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  1. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    sayitgirl replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I like your comment,

  2. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    sayitgirl replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I had to comment on this one because I worked as an agency nurse as an LPN when I finished up nursing school to become an RN. I cannot not tell you how many facilities that I have worked at that...

  3. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

    sayitgirl replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    This article just reinforces to all of us how important it is to take a statistics course. Probably the most limited in skilled jobs is journalism. As we can see from how poorly written the article is...

  4. The "bully" nurse

    sayitgirl replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't have to be a head nurse or charge nurse to experience nurses eating their own... you can be the housekeeper, nursing assistant...they do not

  5. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

    sayitgirl replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    Best answer! We all work hard just have different

  6. Overbearing pt family

    sayitgirl replied to nursestacy73's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a reflection of the management of your facility. Sounds like you need a trade

  7. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    sayitgirl replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know why there is such a misconception about psych nursing. People seem to think that nurses are doing counseling in this type of nursing. The place where I work at nurses do nursing....

  8. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    sayitgirl replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the

  9. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    sayitgirl replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't think that nurse was honest with you. I worked in a drug rehab that had a contract with several prisons. And every one of the patients admited had health problems. Hypertension, diabetes,...

  10. pay and conditions of psych nursing in usa

    sayitgirl replied to nd1960's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at a State Mental Hospital in northeastern U.S. There are a lot of different aspects of nursing there.To start, there is over a 1000 patients, divided into five buildings (based on acuity and...

  11. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    sayitgirl replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you know what side of the fence your director is on before you do this sometimes they are on the same side...it can come back as a nightmare ..do your homework

  12. Should a new grad go straight to the OR??

    sayitgirl replied to Tibbymc's topic in Nursing Career

    The nice thing about this forum is that you can get feedback from a spectrum of diversity at your fingertips... the mouse and keyboard.

  13. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    sayitgirl replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    The newbie joins in with the oldtimers using them as her shield against the abuse....kinda of like if I join in they will not bother me...sad but true...until it is her turn to be

  14. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    sayitgirl replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, just like high school. Things were better in

  15. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    sayitgirl replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    The next job I took was excellant! It was not a perfect job, every one has its ups and downs but the people were nice. They worked as a team for the most part. The only reason I left was that I just...

  16. Should a new grad go straight to the OR??

    sayitgirl replied to Tibbymc's topic in Nursing Career

    I personally think all new grads should work in med surg for at least one year. I just finished my year this past July, and I am working in psych nursing. I was an LPN previously for ten years and I...

  17. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    sayitgirl replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Once you start working and experience this you will never forget it, believe me. Nurses eating their young can be a new grad, or nurse new on a unit by employment or just working another unit for the...

  18. I need some knowledge from an LPN or RN by tomorrow please help!!!

    sayitgirl replied to Lil_Ms_Priss_25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hi patrisha i was an lpn for ten years before i became an rn. here's answers for your survey. hope this

  19. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    sayitgirl replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's nothing wrong with being a LPN, CNA or whatever a person chooses in life, as long as they are happy with their job. That's what is really important. But my question to you, have you ever...

  20. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    sayitgirl replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know I was a LPN for ten years, and I used to be one of those that would say there is not much of a difference in the job assignments of LPN's and RN's,until I became an RN. True if you are...

  21. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    sayitgirl replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well we know that's not going to happen ...what's next

  22. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    sayitgirl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I understand your point because I have been a nurse for eleven years, one as an RN; but all I was doing in the room was sitting and holding my son's hand most of the time. When his bed needed to be...

  23. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    sayitgirl replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry you're tired of this thread :stone , but the format is so we can all discuss issues and share info with another nurse so you can 1. ask Brian to close the thread 2. or unsubscribe to the thread...

  24. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

    sayitgirl replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Nursing Career

    ADN: Depends on where you work, outside of the medical hospital you can do a lot; Director of Nursing Assistant director of nursing unit manager at LTC Assistive Living Facilities Mental Hospitals you...

  25. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    sayitgirl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Okay I just wanted to jump in and give an outlook from the patient's family perspective. I lost my son about a year ago to a long illness. He was admitted to ICU three times over a year and my...