yankee_in_SC

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1. Having your water turned off

   yankee_in_SC replied to woodyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dear WoodyRN, Where I work, there are all kinds of food and beverages around (of course never on top of the vent, haha)..as a matter of fact, ordering food in is just about as important as patient...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   AVOIDANCE I am good at...haha. It goes against the grain of who I am, but it is necessary. I can keep totally busy and to myself for the entire 12 hours. I am trying to get more acquainted on Swans...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   Let me tell you my opinion on management...As Long As the Work is Done, They Don't Care. Period. They see what they want to see. They have to account to the higher ups for the work, they certainly...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   lita, like I said in a previous post, no amount of orienting can prepare you for the nuances for the job. And in critical care, the nuance can be a life-or-death issue. Sometimes the stress level...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Hollykate, You are right about teaching (and may I include orienting as well?)--no amount of training prepares you for the trenches. You have personality clashes, can't find the supplies, don't...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Duckie: Thanks for the insight..I think the problem is that nurses are so overworked these days that it is just a race from clock in to clock out. Who has time for patience these days? I had a...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   Hi TEXERRN..Thanks for the advice..there are lots of agency nurses working at my hospital, and believe me, I engage them in conversation whenever I can to get info!! Let me clarify that there are...

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   yankee_in_SC replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

   I still have 18 months to go with my contract in order to keep my sign on bonus... but there is another large hospital in this city, along with a smaller one about 25 miles away. As soon as I can get...

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   yankee_in_SC posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am new to this website and board. I have a big dilemma that I need some feedback on. I moved down south last July to take a nursing job in an Open Heart/Surgical ICU. I had 4 years...