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  1. Low Census

    BumbleBuddy replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Our census has been fluctuating a lot lately. People in overtime and PRN folks are usually canceled first. We keep a list of who gets canceled, put on call or floated and rotate through the nurses. If...

  2. Are there any gay nurses here?

    BumbleBuddy replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Gay guy checking in. I didn't realize I would be as bothered by the shooting as I am. It scares the hell out of me. This guy murdered innocent people, people just like me, my fiancé and my friends,...

  3. Working FT and PRN in different dept. at the same hospital?

    BumbleBuddy replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't you make the same or very close to what a PRN nurse would make if you just picked up OT shifts in the other unit? Or do your PRN folks get money rained on

  4. Am I a bad nurse???

    BumbleBuddy replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    You are not a bad nurse, you're just nervous and new to the job. Everyone makes simple mistakes when they are new and will still make simple mistakes when they've been working for 30 years. Just try...

  5. what's your pet peeve?

    BumbleBuddy replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Use your d*** call light. Stop walking out to the nurses station every time you want something because you think you will get it faster. Other nurses may stop in the middle of whatever they are doing...

  6. Hospital that bans family members

    BumbleBuddy replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or greatly increase your exposure to the CRAZY family

  7. Moved mom out of house: The story continues

    BumbleBuddy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    My mom worked nights and slept days, leaving me alone at nights when I was a kid. I had to learn to care for myself and deal with the fear and depression of being alone. When she was home she would...

  8. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    BumbleBuddy replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm more patient centric when introducing roles. "Hi Mr. Patient! My name is Beyoncè and I'll be your nurse tonight. This is Jay-Z and he is your PCT tonight. We'll be here with you until about...

  9. Staying Positive in Nursing

    BumbleBuddy replied to SarahEAW's topic in General Nursing

    I only have one more day off on my 6 day stretch and then it's back to a job that irks me. Thankfully I only work three days then I'm off again! Hallelujah! Praise those 12 hour

  10. What is it like working on med surg?

    BumbleBuddy replied to hazel_dreamss's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It sucks. No. Sometimes. No. There are my answers. My opinion may be skewed by the fact that I work at a large hospital in the city that takes the most acute patients in the area. Most of the patients...

  11. Sick calls

    BumbleBuddy replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    5 occurrences in a year. Sick days are 1 occurrence and tardies are .5. 5.5 occurrences is a verbal. 6.5 is a write up. Occurrences fall off 1 year after you received it and disciplinary actions fall...

  12. Which Littmann stethoscope is best?

    BumbleBuddy replied to abbynormal43's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think I have the cardiology III. It's pretty awesome and about midrange in price (150$ I

  13. Got hit on by a patient and it wasn't a granny.

    BumbleBuddy replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm the type that's oblivious to when people are flirting with me. The dots didn't connect until one day a discharged patient called the unit to give me his number a week or two later. I was...

  14. Does the size of the work unit matter?

    BumbleBuddy replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was mislead by the title of this post.... But anyways. I like a midsize unit. Ours is 30 beds. There's enough staff to cover days you need off. There's also enough people here to rotate around and...

  15. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    BumbleBuddy replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    I live in the south and my base pay is 21.50. I make about 26.50 an hour since I get differentials. The cost of living in my area is not really that cheap, but I live about 25 minutes away from work...

  16. your thoughts when you first decided to be a nurse?

    BumbleBuddy replied to rosemarydreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Dude, math sucks. Luckily the math courses required to enter nursing aren't really that bad. I'm sure if you put in a little extra effort you'll do

  17. New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    BumbleBuddy replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I second Tylenol. Or Aleve. Works wonders when you have that one patient who makes your head feel like it is gonna explode or when management tells you about a new change in

  18. Self Realization: Coming to terms that it may be time to move on.

    BumbleBuddy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had about 6 days off of work and it's the first time since I've began this job that I took time to enjoy myself or respect my free time without counting down the days until I work again. I...

  19. Self Realization: Coming to terms that it may be time to move on.

    BumbleBuddy replied to BumbleBuddy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input AceOfHearts and HouTx. I think I'm ready to take the plunge. I want to stay within the same hospital system because they're paying for most of my BSN, but at this point I'm...

  20. IVs in the breast

    BumbleBuddy replied to kasekin's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure it's Breast Practice (see what I did there?), but I've seen it a few times, usually on the upper chest. Im curious about the safety of it too. Desperate times call for desperate measures...

  21. what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    BumbleBuddy replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

    You don't have to really worry about her for much longer in my opinion. If she continues on the route she's on she'll end up failing out while you move on up. I experienced this with some of my...

  22. New grad regrets doing psych

    BumbleBuddy replied to nursingfornurses's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with med/surg. You get exposed to a lot of different diseases, many of which are chronic. You get to see how those illnesses (CHF, ESRD, HIV, etc) are managed and what kind of treatments...

  23. Transfer reason

    BumbleBuddy replied to CelticGoddess's topic in General Nursing

    "Career

  24. Should Nurses have to clean patients rooms after a patient dies or is discharged??

    BumbleBuddy replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm just going say that yes, they can make you do it, but if they're gonna make ME do it then I want the housekeeping pay on top of my nursing

  25. Yikes! Flu Shot!

    BumbleBuddy replied to ThespinaDiaz's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^^This! Sometimes I am shocked at how brown the alcohol pad turns after using them on someone! What the heck were you doing before you came into the hospital? Mud wrestling? Rolling around in dirt?...