Wuzzie

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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think they were stupid to do this and should have been disciplined however, the author's overly dramatic use of the terms "narcissistic" "egotistical monsters" was so over the top it was hard to...
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    You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    Wuzzie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Or maybe they thought better of it and decided to post something a bit more positive.
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    You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    Wuzzie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she needs something more practical than philosophical. To assume her intent and comment on it in a way that paints her in a negative manner without having actual knowledge of said intent is more...
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    You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    Wuzzie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Kalipso has been a member here for awhile so not really random and she definitely asked if anyone here has successfully made the switch out of nursing. Where else would she have access to thousands of...
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    You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    Wuzzie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the clap-back the OP is getting. Wanting a rewarding job with supportive managment and a good work-life balance isn't particulary unreasonable...just unreasonably difficult to find...
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    Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    Fair point but from what I've experienced in the world of nursing the idea of it being a "calling" is falling by the wayside. Probably a good thing considering what a mess it is right
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    Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    Some people may say this and it's true for them but I would say that for the larger majority it's a job like any
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    Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    Again, who is making such a big
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    Allied Medical Training RN to EMT Bridge

    Wuzzie replied to Chuckleface's topic in General Nursing

    I’d start with ICU first. That’s the meat and potatoes of flight
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    Allied Medical Training RN to EMT Bridge

    Wuzzie replied to Chuckleface's topic in General Nursing

    If your goal is flight nursing most quality programs require at least 3 years of experience in a high acuity ICU ( SICU/CICU is usually preferred). Experience with balloon pumps and LVADs will put you...
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    Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

    Who says it
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    UTI Coughing

    Wuzzie replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, a UTI is a urinary tract infection it has literally no bearing on how to treat a
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    UTI Coughing

    Wuzzie replied to thisnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    How does having a UTI impact decisions made to treat coughing and wheezing? I’m
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    Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    Wuzzie replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed but if she's in the middle of a med pass, as she stated, the LPN supervisor should not have refused to take over for her until she was finished with the pronouncement. We all know the next...
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    Signs of Toxic/Unhealthy Workplaces

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    It is if you want to legally or formally invoke the “hostile workplace” argument. It may differ state to state but in mine and many others it is only applicable if you are part of a protected...
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    Accused of Falsifying Vital Signs

    Wuzzie replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    Whaaaaat?! You mean that not everyone has a RR of 16?
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    Suicide Risk Assessment

    Wuzzie replied to explorereb96's topic in General Nursing

    You should have seen what happened when this first came out. Some lug-nut adminstrator thought it meant we needed to screen every patient we saw in clinic, at every visit. The first day it rolled out...
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    Signs of Toxic/Unhealthy Workplaces

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Unfortunately no. A "hostile work environment" is applicable only if the person involved is part of a protected class. That's not to say it wasn't hostile but from an HR standpoint it does not
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    Signs of Toxic/Unhealthy Workplaces

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    This is textbook bully behavior. She is withholding information you need to do your job. This is reportable to HR as it puts patients at risk. Pro-tip: HR doesn't care about your feelings so don't...
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    Absences - Insomnia

    Wuzzie replied to 6244444's topic in General Nursing

    True, but you would not believe the number of people who think FMLA is a paid benefit. I have had a couple of co-workers who got intermittent FMLA for really sketchy reasons who then got egregiously...
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    LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    Wuzzie replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    This ^ And I'll further add that no one in a low-level, quasi-supervisory role is going to tell me how to execute said
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    Does being addressed as "Nurse" annoy anyone?

    Wuzzie replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer "nurse" to the myriad of other things I've been called by patients. Most of them not allowed here per TOS.
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    I keep Postponing My First Day Of Work

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1170294's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't say it was abnormal but also didn't have the extra details of what your illness involved until your second post. "Feeling ill" is often a manifestation of anxiety and without the extra...
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    I keep Postponing My First Day Of Work

    Wuzzie replied to Guest1170294's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you need to start work next Monday and then be reliable. If you can manage that I don't think you'll have a problem although it's hard to say what your co-workers feel about you continuing to...
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    Hospitals charging nurses $100/month for parking?

    Wuzzie replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Nursing

    I pay more than