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  1. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    nurse_clown replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    you know, i wouldn't even listen to it. when i was a student, i thought i'd finish nursing school and work as a nurse while i was in medical school. i knew i was a caring individual. i also knew i...

  2. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

    nurse_clown replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

    So, what do you do? How do you refuse the assignment? I've been left short-staffed many times. It's starting to really wear me down. What if one day I come to work and find out that I'm short...

  3. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    nurse_clown replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i learned the same lesson too unfortunately. and boy did it feel like a stab in the back - it sure did hurt. i really looked up to a senior nurse at my hospital job. not only because i felt she was...

  4. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    nurse_clown replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i noticed that you are from ontario, canada. have you checked out the new legistlature on the child welfare act? i heard there's a number of "interesting" changes to the act. also, toronto has a...

  5. Pts abusing "cultural/religious" practices to manipulate RNs

    nurse_clown replied to HvnSntRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i would ask this patient how she plans to care for her child upon discharge. if she cannot provide an adequate answer such as 1. having a plan in place for the care of the child on the sabbath. 2....

  6. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    nurse_clown replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    well that brings up an interesting question where I work. I work in a Long Term Care Unit at a seniors village. In LTC, I'm an RN and I pass my own meds. No problem there. I don't expect anyone...

  7. Pt's Last Wish

    nurse_clown replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    [color=dimgray]that was a good experience. i work in palliative care too. death doesn't have to be a bad or a sad thing. and it's not like palliative care is slow or not challenging. sometimes we...

  8. I need a pep talk...badly!!!

    nurse_clown replied to mturner88's topic in General Nursing

    you've been given some good sound advice. i too, wish you the best of luck and i hope that you'll be able to see your son for the holidays. i have a three year old son too and i'd be very depressed...

  9. It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    nurse_clown replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    [color=dimgray]i work two part time jobs. both of which told me that i have to be available christmas eve, christmas day, boxing day, new years eve and new years day. i have two kids 9 and 3, a...

  10. can my manager do this?

    nurse_clown posted a topic in Pain Management

    i work part time in a long term care unit and part time in an acute hospital palliative care/oncology unit. one of the residents was admitted to my oncology unit with abdominal pain nyd. she spent...

  11. I need an attitude adjustment- HELP!

    nurse_clown replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yeahthat: there's a lot of manager turnovers where i work too. ya, we worry about who's going to take over and what it's going to be like, but a positive attitude is the best

  12. problems with my unit, any ideas?

    nurse_clown replied to rags's topic in General Nursing

    [color=dimgray]imho i think the problem is, you are working in the same place where you were gn. that must be tough. you should consider yourself very brave for doing that. it must be...

  13. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    nurse_clown replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    [color=dimgray]i definately wasn't a straight "a" student. but that doesn't mean i wasn't interested. when i was in nursing school, i wasn't very serious about it. i was dealing with the death of...

  14. when can I call again?

    nurse_clown replied to FirePup's topic in General Nursing

    just for interest sake, i'd give them a call. maybe there's something you missed in the interview. my own personal feeling is they aren't interested but perhaps you can tweeck their interest again....

  15. venting... this is long...

    nurse_clown posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm in need of venting. i am a part time palliative care/oncology nurse and part time long term care nurse. one of my good friends is a coworker of mine. she's a great person. a hard worker,...

  16. Nursing Home Snacks

    nurse_clown replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    that's fine. when you are in a nursing home then you can request all the sugary snacks you want. that's your choice and it's what long term care calls "resident's rights." but, unfortunately in...

  17. Nursing Home Snacks

    nurse_clown replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm glad someone brought that up because i really need to vent about this. mind you, i work the night shift and we don't give out snacks. but i'm really upset with my ltc facility. i thought there...

  18. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    nurse_clown replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    I wear navy blue scrubs. It's my favorite color. And since it's a dark color, I can wear whatever I want underneath them. I mostly wear what's comfortable - regular briefs and bikini underwear. And...

  19. Should I pursue something other than Nursing?

    nurse_clown replied to mykee00's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You've come this far. I did pretty good on the nclex (canadian). But honestly, I didn't even take it for a little while after I graduated from nursing school. Try taking a refresher course. It's a...

  20. NAI descent: Roll Call

    nurse_clown replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    on my mother's side, i am cayuga first nation. my grandmother was a clanmother and my grandfather was a chief. my aunt is now a clanmother. on my father's side, i am ojibwa first nation. my...

  21. A shy nurse ?

    nurse_clown replied to kennyd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm shy. I'm very very quiet. I used to be scared to do my job. Sometimes, I'd stand at the door in the hallway and have to take some deep breaths before entering a patient room and doing my job....

  22. Help! Acute care exp in long term care a nightmare

    nurse_clown replied to Kashia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my one part time job is in acute care. my other part time job is in long term care. i noticed a huge difference. in acute care, we just throw any size or type brief on the patients. in long term...

  23. What do you like most/least about being a nurse?

    nurse_clown replied to rtin05's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if I could do this all over again, I'd definately be a nurse. Mind you, if I could do it all over again, I would have studied harder and taken school a little more seriously. What I like most...

  24. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    nurse_clown replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    [color=dimgray]about the financial savvy: my sister was married to a big looser. one day, he approached my father and said that he took a little course to be a financial advisor. my dad laughed in...

  25. Fired from job

    nurse_clown replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    i too am sorry you are going through this. another reply mentioned "caregiver stress". that seems like the most likely reason why she was behaving like that. we see a lot of that where i work....