K9lover ASN, RN

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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    K9lover replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe in some areas but California is saturated it would seem. New grads are having a terrible time getting hired anywhere and, given no one wants to pay benefits getting hired on as regular staff is...
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    I hate nursing

    K9lover replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    May not be a bad idea to look into another career choice or obtain RN giving you more options. I grew to hate bedside nursing. Looked around and found there were a lot more options; occupational,...
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    K9lover replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's the DEA they account to, as a new nurse I once had a Morphine pill roll under the Pyxis machine; looked everywhere as it had rolled into some dusty corner of the med room and they freaked. The...
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    K9lover replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree that off work people should be able to do whatever they want. I was not a social drinker but most people can handle their drinking, pot etc...and I've been clean & sober 27 years...
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    I hate nursing

    K9lover replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I thought I was
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    Why I'm leaving nursing

    K9lover replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

    You have never heard of a bedside nurse not getting paid
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    K9lover replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better, I am glad I am in last decade of my working years for same reasons and it will get worse as more reimbursement is tied to satisfaction. Now, along with every new...
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    K9lover replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Why are regular staff generally so unpleasant to travelers & registry? Worked contract many years past and this has experience of myself and every traveler/registry RN; assignments based upon...
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    racist patients

    K9lover replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Proud why? You, myself and everyone else did nothing on our end to earn anything. Skin color actually is a mere genetic trait which serves only to protect us from sunlight. It is actually hubris to...
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    K9lover replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Animal refuge; dogs, cats, horses...treat them well/care for them. That is a love humans cannot come close to; all I need is land &
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    Calling report to the floor.

    K9lover replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It's because floor nurses are CONSTANTLY slammed. Went from floor nursing to ER nursing only to discover what I had suspected all along; ER nurses hang on to those patients until 5 minutes prior to...
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    racist patients

    K9lover replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True but we need not continue to 'humor' every bigot in the name of almighty 'customer service', it's 2016! Why the h*ll is it still acceptable? I've encountered patients complete with 1/2 dozen...
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    What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    K9lover replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    They haven't advanced to actually microchipping us so it's the next best
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    K9lover replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Actually what I took exception to is anothers' remark that "maybe they should take up coke." It seems all too acceptable to bash anyone with any other history of addiction and we hear it all of the...
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    K9lover replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    No more rude that someone carrying on ad infinitum and with intended sarcasm gloating over money while stating they are an obese bariatric educator. I would not educate anyone in my specialty if I did...
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    K9lover replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, been a member forever and changed e-mail/username. The one who posted was more obnoxious than I could dream of ever
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    K9lover replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    This bears repeating? The individual still has a BMI of 60 so how is this any sort of example...now, as a illustration let us say I work with alcoholics and hey, make uncommonly good money *smirk* and...
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    K9lover replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Been sober since '89 (well before becoming an RN) and I can talk to my patients about 3 day alcohol and coke binges but I don't recommend anyone go through what I did and it's unlikely I would be...