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ponymom

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  1. Doctor teaching nursing class

    One of my labs was taught by a research oncologist. She was
  2. CNAs and Nurses Referred to as "Girls"

    I've honestly never heard any of this in any of my nursing jobs,
  3. Downstaffing

    What a pigsty of a system you work for. Leave and don't worry if they try to trick you by bringing up 'patient abandonment'. You're better off working at Wal-Mart. Find some way to make this public...
  4. Failed last semester and it hurts

    Oh stop your sniveling and wipe your nose. I can hear you crying from here... You're right, there are no words......You asked, and you received. Sometimes things just don't work out. Not the end of...
  5. Failed last semester and it hurts

    What do you mean by "fight this grade"? The limit was set. You failed. Try again. Take some time off if you need, do some independant study or something; sounds like you may need a medical math...
  6. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    I wanna know where he/she is working that there are six staff members on duty and able to be in the room at the same
  7. Bad business? Quitting without notice?

    She's no friend and played you for your weakness in thinking she is. Just another one of these pigs. Of course, you accepted of your own free will, but she led you to that acceptance under false...
  8. Personal Hygiene: An Era Gone By

    Thanks
  9. Can nurses live comfortably?

    What's a "nice
  10. Asked about Pyxis discrepancy after resigning

    Good God, why the hell did you wait so long to leave that
  11. Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    Nope, can't do it...they just stink too much, especially coming back inside from the cold. Just sayins
  12. Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    Well you could have the administration (NOT the nurses) 'find' more staff, realistically, that's all the nurses really care about. Other than that, your scavenger hunt idea is stupid, rediculous and...
  13. nurses love

    Oh good lord. I'm going 12 hours for six days this week
  14. How to make more money as a LVN

    I left nursing and went back to manufacturing.....problem
  15. Nurse, clean up aisle 5 (rant)

    I always kept the COW, the bedside table, scanners, med cart, etc.wiped off. Hell even in my present factory job, I wipe my workdesk, the phone, computer keypad, office doorknobs, scanners, table...
  16. Your cousin is a petty and jealous pig, who is probably unhappy in her own life. You're weak in her eyes. Stand up to her and back her
  17. Bullying

    I've seen it a few times. It's been attempted on me a few times also. I put a fat stop on that and taught the offending pig how to treat me.
  18. Nursing is not for me

    I'm glad you're finishing out. Nursing may not be for you and that's ok. But you will still have your degree. Know that it will definitely be much more difficult and stressful and more than likely...
  19. Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    I'm still here (and staying) because I love
  20. Nursing School Probs

    School (including and *especially* clinicals), is by far the easiest, most stress-free part of the whole nursing
  21. Getting to know the residents

    Until there is some form continuing relief from inappropriate, unrelenting, chronic, don't-give-a-damn understaffing, that is *all* that nursing home care will ever truly be...just a series of tasks...
  22. Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

  23. Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    I used to drive about 35 miles to a nh job. It was in a fairly rural village, in a very well-known snowbelt area. I would routinely pass by the homes of staff who lived in the village, I would get...
  24. Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    So many pigs in healthcare. You know, I work in a manufacturing plant now (left nursing completely because of b.s. like this garbage). I make more money with better working conditions, security,...
  25. Will I get in trouble?

    Good God, another one worried only about getting