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quazar

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  1. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    ITA w/the PP about dispensing advice when not on the clock and not being asked, and especially about not revealing that you are a nurse in public. As for Mr. Peebles, sounds like he has a bit of a...
  2. Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

    I also do these things, and didn't even realize until just now that I do them for the reasons you stated. I take my breaks alone and prefer it that way, I like a calm quiet day before my shift, and I...
  3. Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

    Huh, well apparently I am one. Who knew. At any rate, I have no idea how I learned to cope...I just have. I'm kind of a control freak at work I guess. I keep my patient rooms very orderly and...
  4. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    Aw, thank you.
  5. Sleep Rooms

    Agreed, same. I would also be too paranoid/keyed up to sleep. I worry about my patients when I'm not watching them. Until I officially sign off and clock out for the shift, I always have one...
  6. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    Sure I did, all the time. Then instead of beating myself up, I decided to really watch closely what those nurses I admired were doing, and incorporated their practice into my own. It took me a long...
  7. All. the. time. The whole "Florence Nightengale/Mother Theresa" image has GOT to go. Like the PP said, a nurse is what I DO, not who I AM. I'm allowed to have thoughts and opinions that make people...
  8. For real! That would be nice, wouldn't it? Have you checked on Glassdoor.com? That's a good website that has reviews from employees, current and former. Go to this link and click the "companies...
  9. It'll be okay, I'll just tell you what I tell my kids: mistakes are how we learn. This was relatively small, and you came out of it with a good attitude moving forward. Med Surg clinical is...
  10. Honestly I got a red flag from both of those situations, but that's just because of my own personal past experiences. "Excellent customer satisfaction" makes me wary, because I have yet to see a...
  11. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    What on EARTH??!!?!? Where, within the bounds of reality, is this even achievable??? Are you KIDDING me? I would be tendering my resignation and RUNNING out the door of that
  12. Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    Props to the PP for a well-used House of God
  13. Possible move?

    Okay, this helps me some. All three of the areas you are considering have trauma centers that are very busy, in well-known hospitals. As for how it is actually *working* in those trauma centers, I...
  14. ICU nightmares

    I have that dream at least once a month. Omg. I HATE
  15. Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    This is what is bugging me about this whole thing. What the Perception of ‘Professional’ Hair Means for Black Job Seekers | TakePart Some of the docs I work with wear dreads, and no one gives...
  16. Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    The new cut looks nice, very sharp!
  17. Possible move?

    Where are you looking to go? The mountains, the beach, the piedmont, or perhaps somewhere like Charlotte (large city)? Workplace environment varies from working with very rural communities with...
  18. Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    I admit, it worries me, at first glance. I also admit to not having read it in depth, because I have been actively avoiding the topic due to the fact that I have close friends and family members who...
  19. Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    Please don't shave your locs, those are really hard to grow out and maintain. If you love them, keep them. Seriously, just tie them back or yeah, wear a men's surgical cap if you have to. It's your...
  20. ICU nightmares

    I've had that dream so many times, and I work L&D. Omg. Talk about waking up in a
  21. Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    As someone who is a supporter of natural hair, I find it irksome that your manager would push you to cut your hair as opposed to tie it back. Why cut? Why not just tie back and make sure it is off...
  22. Truly, if you train yourself to ALWAYS use universal precautions and not fudge on it, you should (theoretically) be fine. I don't worry about catching HIV from my patients. I do, however worry about...
  23. Magnet status...yay?

    I was burned so badly twice with a magnet conversion that now when I see "magnet status," I am automatically suspicious of the hospital and less inclined to work there. It was awful, both times, and...
  24. Is there an Ombudsman you can report
  25. Apparently this is a new thing they are trialing in the UK? UK nurses, have you any experience with this you can tell us