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  1. Are We Too PC?

    guest52816 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    You are exactly right. The NPR/Marist poll that just asked this question found the answer defined by race, age, political party affiliation, generation, gender and whether the respondent lived in...

  2. Are We Too PC?

    guest52816 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    There are some among us who believe not using those derogatory terms is forcing them to be PC. They believe it is their to speak however they choose. Clearly, my coworkers didn't see themselves as...

  3. Are We Too PC?

    guest52816 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a problem with a generic Merry Christmas. I don't consider myself Christian, and I am not religious or superstitious in any way, so I generally just go along with things. The problem...

  4. Are We Too PC?

    guest52816 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it all depends on you definition of PC. If PC behavior means I don't have to listen to my patient use the n-word to describe one of my co-workers, then I am all for it! I live and work in...

  5. without a job until after new years

    guest52816 replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

  6. Would you call in sick?

    guest52816 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about MGH? I stayed at the Back Bay Sheraton this summer, and it was over $200 a

  7. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. That is what I do also. Short and to the point! My current facility never gives anybody a hard time about it. The psych facility I worked at, did balk. So that meant you took your lunch break,...

  8. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. Nurses are not a dime a dozen. My facility is paying a 10k sign-on bonus for nurses. When I started this job in January, the sign-on bonus was $7500. Do you think my employer...

  9. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    If nurses refuse to speak up, the "top" has no incentive to change. My fingers are crossed for you, that nothing bad happens while you are working off the

  10. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    You are right. I don't do anything off of the clock. I take my 30-minute unpaid lunch break. In the event that it is just too busy to take a break, I fill out a form explaining why I was unable to...

  11. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a lawyer would be involved, but if you are not on the clock, you are not working, thus WC doesn't cover you. Continue to work off the clock at your own peril. Do you think the hospital has your...

  12. Would you call in sick?

    guest52816 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes folks just need a job. The OP stated that she had worked days. The problem came in shifting over to nightshift. I don't think your response was helpful. But you weren't looking to help, just...

  13. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I would also warn you again working off the clock. Should you get hurt, WC will not cover you, as you were off the

  14. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you were having an easier time at work, but know that your experience is typical. It is why I do NOT miss working med-surge. My current job, at a subacute rehabilitation hospital, isn't a walk...

  15. Scared.....No Nursing?

    guest52816 replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    You are calling providers with lab results, but haven't actually assessed the patient? Am I understanding you correctly? If so, I can understand provider frustration. Never, never, can a provider...

  16. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I am talking about the sticks that come in PICC dressing change kit. It is clear, plastic, with a rounded tip, that you use to clean area. The rounded tip, is the

  17. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I am an older, newer nurse, and I was taught NOT to shake the chlorhexadine stick, but to squeeze the sides, until you hear a click, and then watch tilt stick forward, til you see liquid fill chamber....

  18. Nervous About Nursing School and Working Full Time

    guest52816 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I worked full-time while undertaking an ADN program. It helped that I am single, with no children, but nonetheless, required a great deal of time management on my part. I was enrolled in a night...

  19. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if you can move to an area with more reasonable job

  20. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the lifting requirements for nursing jobs where I live, in KY, are 50 lbs. There is no way, I would have gone through the physical test you went through. It is crazy and dangerous. Nobody...

  21. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    guest52816 replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I think you accurately summed up present day healthcare in this country. Glad you are doing okay. After reading about your physical, and FIVE 12-hour shifts, I was worried about you. You seem like a...

  22. "My pain is about an eight and a half"

    guest52816 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I round up,

  23. New RN Grad Need Guidance Please :()

    guest52816 replied to NewICUNurse93's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is very good advice. I would only add, what another poster has already stated: Be prepared to resign, and seek another position. You are not an outlier. Your experience is common. Good

  24. New grad nurse wondering if I made a mistake choosing this career

    guest52816 replied to ddrn97's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Last year, I was working med-surge, at a small, community hospital. A new grad, who had been a nurse for three months, was sometimes made Charge nurse. This happens more often than you

  25. Interview Tips for the Older New Graduate

    guest52816 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Your story illustrates my point. Human connections! I graduated from nursing school at age 55. My first nursing job was CVIU. What got me the job was my outgoing personality and customer service...