Dealing with death as a lay person who later became a nurse was hard and different because I wasnt use to comforting "strangers." I found myself crying and comforting the patient's family members although the patient may still be alive and well. Pain is pain when losing or even celebrating the loss. These two deaths were sudden and one had took a hold on my heart 20+ yrs ago! Come on in and listen to another page of my crazy career!

This story I heard right after nursing school that taught me to 1) You have the right to protect your license and the lives you care for by saying, "No, I won't do it." 2) Keep malpractice insurance no matter what because no one cares for your license and livelihood except you? 3) At the end of the day as in the beginning of your shift. Only you as the Nurse are the boss until the day your license are taken. 4) The company you work for is just that and have every right to fire you at any time because you are expendable. No matter your title or position! 5) Protect yourself and your license at all times! "Nurse, Mam, why didn't you say no?" You would have thought by listening to her answers the her mom, dad, brother, husband and children had died. I'm sure it felt that way and her whole being was paying for it.

This is a common belief of most people on their jobs. It is not so nurses. They gather information and takes it to your boss and guess what happens next? I'll happily tell you that same ease on down the road MJ sings about and Dorothy traveling the yellow brick road while meeting all kinds of clowns. At the end of that road they simply were wanting to find a way home. Well, if you look like me then HR and your boss or bosses may very well help you get there! Ohhhh here they come! Watch out they will chew you up! This episode dedicated to those serving a company that will happily get rid of you even when they are very aware of the unfairness, dealing with undercover racist as your boss as well as the coworkers and can be HR as well! Take notes...Lets go!!

We are always looking at doctors and nurses as saviors or angels. Let me not fool you because there great ones and then many are devils in sheeps clothing. I have to show my Nursing super powers and become the rebelling advocate for my patients! My job is to advocate for those that are too scared to go up against a doctor or too weak physically and or mentally that are also, sadly, without family. Blatant racism and discrimination of any kind, will have zero tolerance in my book? Now by saying all that, let's go and listen to another "thatblacknurse" yes, this shit happened story! You are welcolmed to like, express on here or by emailing your comments to [email protected].

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Rated R...patients get on your nerves at times. Working with a busy, nosy, and problem causing Nurse Karen can cause a nurse like me devastion!! Nurse Karen's need to sit your ass down!!! I had to remove the song guys!! Sorry...

I am an ADVOCATE for my patients! I will not stand and say nothing because I am about to go up against a doctor. To hell with that!! A life before foolishness!! I am THAT BLACK NURSE!

Yes, Black Nurses can be resilient! Yes, we can do more than one thing at a time because we have to! At the end of the day. We are women and men that have feelings, too. We don't usually have an outlet because of "We must be strong!" We are Black ladies and gentlemen and we should not show weaknesses! Bullshit!

I admit as a new grad I too, was an asshole! However, I wasn't that arrogant and if I was I wasn't a dummy! Nasty attitudes come a dime a dozen because I can BE a bigger than life, attitude and run you over! This bitch though was just an dumbass undeniably. Go on and listen to this Validictorian with a BSN ya'll. This is a, "I can do this at home," procedure. Dumbass! Because of little Miss Elise, no longer do I precept!

Ms. Elsey once again was operating outside the laws of equality called her big wig friend in the hospital. Little did she know that I talked to him often at work and at lunch, but "I never knew he was the CEO!"