Rant - How should *I* know?

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There is a trend going on here lately where random people come on here and ask really specific questions.

Y'all need to stop it. It makes you look lazy and stupid.

Pick up the phone and call the appropriate people. Don't ask random strangers on a message board.

How in the heck should *I* know what the schools in your area require to get in? Call the admissions office and ask them. And hope it doesn't change before you finish high school.

How should *I* know what benefits you should expect as nurse once you get out of nursing school? Call the local hospitals/clinics/wherever and ask them. And hope it doesn't change before you graduate.

How should *I* know what the hiring practices are for your local hospital, when you are completely anonymous and could be from Taiwan for all I know? Call the local hospital's HR department and ask them.

You've all seen deeply specific questions on here.

Sometimes I wonder if people have forgotten how to communicate. In this age of social media, do people just not know how to ask anymore?

Is every question a group question now? Should you post random questions on different message boards and expect an answer?

Why wouldn't you contact the actual peope who KNOW the answers?

I am baffled.

Oh wow, I'm only a page or two in, but that's perfect. It starts out subtle, but speeds up fast!

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Oh wow, I'm only a page or two in, but that's perfect. It starts out subtle, but speeds up fast!

It's a good one. I loved it.

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"Your job is not to judge.

Your job is not to figure out if someone deserves something.

Your job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken, and to heal the hurting."

I Love this!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

I was really sad when we got shut down on that thread. Never really understood why cause we weren't hurting anyone:no:

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

The ones that baffle me are the "What shoes should I wear?" Uhhhh. How am I supposed to tell you what shoes your feet are going to feel good in? I know what shoes MY feet feel good in, but my feet are not your feet!!

I also like the "This is my situation . I wasn't wrong, was I? Because everyone else does it blah blah blah" And then 50 AN people reply and say yes, you were wrong. And then the OP never is to be heard from again.

And how do I get in on this Flounce game? Cuz that's hilarious.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

When someone registers & posts a homework question. Perfect example: Diabetes Mellitus.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

**************Doing the "Florence Flounce" On outa here********************

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Another favorite:

I heard from my friend's cousins' brother's nurse that Nurse Nancy is UNETHICAL and STEALING DRUGS!!!! Now I have never seen anything wrong nor do I know for a fact anything is going on buttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Should I go ahead and make trouble and turn them in????? I know it's true, after all, cause "they" said so.

Or........

I'm in the middle of the toughest semester of nursing school and I have several kids (or NONE YET) butttttttt

"baby fever" has hit me soooooo hard and I want to complicate my life 10-fold and have a baby NOW. So, what do you think?????

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Specializes in geriatrics.

I'm always amazed when the OP states, "if you aren't directly answering my question (the way I want) don't post on my thread."

Pardon me? You're asking on a public forum.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

You may remember this gem (an oldie but goodie)

https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/things-youd-love-267763.html

I've often considered starting a thread like "Things you'd love to tell other AN members - and not have the thread closed!"

Would be much like what we've posted here, but we clearly need to vent. A lot.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
I'm always amazed when the OP states, "if you aren't directly answering my question (the way I want) don't post on my thread."

Pardon me? You're asking on a public forum.

"I find it ODD that you barged into my intimate tête-à -tête with another person on this 30 page thread". OK. ogle.gif

This isn't a bistro. You can't reserve a table for two here.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Question: "Am I the only one who ....?"

Smart a** answer in my head: "Yes. You're the only one ... and it means that there is something terribly wrong with you."

Question: "Has anyone else ever ...?

Smart a** answer in my head: "No. The rest of us are too smart for that. There must be something wrong with you."

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