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  1. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    guest974915 replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    While I agree with the notion that unions provide protection for lazy and incompetent employees, I also agree that unions are a good thing. Remember that in 'At-will' states, employees can be...

  2. Lose vs. Loose

    guest974915 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve; "orientated X 3". Huh? You mean "oriented x

  3. Ageism in Nursing

    guest974915 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    No comprende?? Without using the 'Quote' function, it is impossible for readers to to know to whom or what this comment even relates

  4. Ageism in Nursing

    guest974915 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Treating aged nurses differently for any reason(s); perceived disabilities, attitudes, demands for higher salaries...is

  5. Ageism in Nursing

    guest974915 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This is only partially true...to see the bigger picture, as some have suggested, is to 'follow the money'. It's not about not smiling enough, having wrinkles, wearing bifocals, not embracing...

  6. 41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    guest974915 replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    This ^^^^. This over glamorization of Nursing by Johnson and Johnson and others just isn't reality. For many of us, it's weekends, holidays, being called in 'on call' at 2:00 AM, difficult demanding...

  7. Travel nursing? Those with experience - how does it work?

    guest974915 replied to jaidon84's topic in Travel

    As some have suggested I would to second that travel nursing is much, much more glamorous that what it really is. There is the constant worry of securing your next travel assignment, added to the...

  8. questionable IM injection

    guest974915 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently switched specialties from surgery to corrections and recently observed a fellow nurse administer a viscous depot injection (4ml) into the deltoid muscle of a adult, small-built male. This...

  9. questionable IM injection

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    50Mg/1cc X 4=200Mg total (4ccs). 4ccs of this just seemed like a lot for a

  10. questionable IM injection

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your excellent points! Haldol Decanoate was the med. My thinking was that 4ccs of decanotate into the deltoid of a cooperative psychiatric patient (when there was not a a lot of...

  11. questionable IM injection

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! That confirms by initial

  12. Anybody else feel this way?

    guest974915 replied to Rocketskates's topic in General Nursing

    I have commented on this topic before and agree with the OP and many of the commenters. I graduated with a three year "Diploma of Professional Nursing" twenty-five years ago and have been actively...

  13. Turnover Times

    guest974915 replied to RNWoodhouse's topic in Operating Room

    I've worked in surgery for a very long time and I've just had it with these prima donna surgeons. In between cases, they sit in the physicians' lounge shooting the bull, stuffing their faces or...

  14. RN MGR Told me I'm too old.

    guest974915 replied to gumbi_12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    While I completely agree, accusing and proving age discrimination are two very differerent things. Unless you have a witness or a paper trail (and a whole lot of $$$ for an attorney's retainer),...

  15. CERNER

    guest974915 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a traveler too and also proficient with several EHRs. I agree with the above poster-Cerner is very quirky and notorious for double entries-hate it. Epic is much more intuitive and a far superior...

  16. Pay cuts

    guest974915 replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that they need to free up some money to hire more pencil pushing MBAs to their much needed assistant to the assistant to the assistant to the assistant executive

  17. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    guest974915 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^This is the absolute best post in this thread and no truer words were ever spoken-perfect, major kudos, and a huge thank you from your comrades in the trenches for telling it like it really is....

  18. Well, there goes our bonus!

    guest974915 replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't surprise me in the least-gone are the days of common respect, civility, decency, mutual respect, tolerance, and pride. Go to any public area and this behavior is on full display-look at...

  19. If you could start all over, would you choose nursing again?

    guest974915 replied to FutureMrDrNurse's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ and add toxic coworkers, passive-aggressive co-workers, and surly, sarcastic and nasty physicians-I've encountered many!! Without hesitation, an emphatic NO for me-CVOR and General Surgery 23...

  20. So TIRED OF IT

    guest974915 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    These are EXACTLY my sentiments. I, too have noticed a real downturn in society the last several years and civility toward others has just about become a thing of the past! I personally notice this...

  21. Shaking my head

    guest974915 posted a topic in Travel

    Hoping some fellow travel nurses can give some needed much needed advice or maybe just commiserate. I am currently on a CVOR/General Surgery travel assignment in a 200+ bed community hospital on the...

  22. Shaking my head

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in Travel

    Ned, thank you for your response. I too have many years of OR experience in numerous hospitals throughout the country and though I can't reveal the specifics of the situation, suffice to say that...

  23. Where are the nursing discounts?

    guest974915 replied to mel2234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In almost 26 years of active nursing (multiple practice areas and states), I have witnessed a near gutting of staff nurses' benefits. Both of my parents were nurses, had much better benefits and...

  24. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    guest974915 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    While I fully acknowledge the gender salary disparities that persist in the workplace today, being a "male nurse" is not a 'ticket to ride' and most definitely comes with a lot of baggage and its own...

  25. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    guest974915 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    My belief is that instead of attempting to attract another gender, race, ethnicity, ...whatever to the profession-why not stop diluting the admission standards and curriculum to encourage the...