feelix

feelix RN

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  1. Is Anonymity Important to You?

    feelix replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    There are other places where I am fearless. I don't want to lose my livelihood for posting here. Waiting to retire

  2. Covid Abuse!

    feelix replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Strange ad popping

  3. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    feelix replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    That is why they make sure all RNs in white coat wear the title RN emblazoned in large caps on their badges, visible from a distance. No disrespect meant for Advanced prepared RNs. Just a reminder...

  4. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    feelix replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    Funny that nurse who is distancing theirself from nurses because now they have prescriptive authority is refused entry into the haloed inner physician circle. They are still called ‘physician...

  5. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    feelix replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    In any other job, the verbal abuse and bullying that is accepted as healthcare culture would land you in HR before you would know and end up in a lawsuit for toxic workplace. Doctors are even...

  6. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    feelix replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing homes are even more putrid than hospitals. The LVNs act like they are royalty and won't lift a finger. It is all on the back of CNAs. The staffing situation is so bad it is a meri-go-...

  7. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    feelix replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    I felt exactly the same on the floor. The trick is to stick it out for 3 years, or at least a year. That will make it a launchpad for other fields. In the meantime start working towards an advanced...

  8. Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    feelix replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Someone explain this to me in terms of science. My ex passed away, 13 years after a bitter divorce. I was driving home from work that day and a song from my early married years was playing. At...

  9. Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    feelix replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you will have to work around a bad reference. I am glad you saved your license. The very fact they are trying to BS you shows you made a good

  10. Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    feelix replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    My BIL had an MI with CPR. He said when he coded he experienced hovering above his bed where he could see the staff performing compressions till he was revived. My dad nearly died of typhoid...

  11. COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    feelix replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are supposedly so filthy rich we don't need

  12. Per policy, I am not allowed to give an opinion on whether to COVID vaccinate

    feelix replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yup! This was told to me by a 70 yo woman. I told her she should feel good about it

  13. Per policy, I am not allowed to give an opinion on whether to COVID vaccinate

    feelix replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That will prevent you being blamed if B. Gates watches their kids change clothes, via the chip. Note, I used only the first initial to avoid

  14. Talent Review With Manager

    feelix replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in General Nursing

    Not if they treat you like a line worker and send you home at 4am because census is low. The way to advance in nursing is education and planning. Maybe her plan is something

  15. Not So Sure

    feelix replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    First of all, you need to shed extra baggage. You should not be losing sleep over your ex or his mother being ill or even dying, especially if you get no financial support. I am not...

  16. COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    feelix replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    School buses pick up children to take them to homeschool? Now that is very little critical thinking by a

  17. COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    feelix replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I quit my school nurse job partly because I was getting paid a teachers salary, which was at least $20k less than what I would make outside a school. Teachers are as qualified or much more qualified...

  18. COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    feelix replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just because we are nurses it does mean we throw other workers under the

  19. COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    feelix replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This line of thought is vicious and small minded. Of course teachers are front line workers because they are exposed to the raw pathogens carried in the snot and cough of our children within an...

  20. Predatory New Grad Contracts

    feelix replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are not the only offenders and nurses are not demonstrating critical thinking in their career lives. Nurses need to be aware of call centers that require you to obtain licensure in...

  21. Not So Sure

    feelix replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    If it would make you feel better, COVID sucked the joy out in every field of nursing. I am in a different setup and thinking of quitting my job, though COVID has settled down. Does your employer have...

  22. Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    feelix replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    One of my jobs was in a procedures lab where inpatients were wheeled in on stretchers and had to wait their turn. One of those was a gentleman with turp whose 3 way catheter bag had to be emptied...

  23. Demonstrating enema help please!

    feelix replied to kfynn589's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Make two concentric circles on a cardboard. The inner circle should be about 5mm and the outer circle about 1cm. Make a hole with a pen at the inner cirle, then cut slits with a box cutter out to the...

  24. When To Just Not Go Back For The Next Shift...

    feelix replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure to email your resignation via your personal email so you will have access to it. At another hospital, I emailed my resignation in October. They did not take me out of the system till April....

  25. Predatory New Grad Contracts

    feelix replied to CreamCheeseRangoons's topic in General Nursing

    So you are comparing apples to oranges. You are comparing leaving a job and breaking of a civil contract on part of the employee to sexual harassment on part of the employer. Last time a read, sexual...