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1. When do you know it's time to retire from nursing?

   morman posted a topic in General Nursing

   Besides for physical health reasons or being comfortable financially, when do you know it is time to retire from nursing?

2. I saw another nurse assault a patient

   morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

   Yet another respondent who appears to have trouble with reading comprehension... Last update that I shall post here. It was reported to the manager, who only took my report and that of the assailant. None from the other witness ultimately, no consu...

3. Job Embeddedness

   morman replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

   I understand where you're coming from, NursehoneyBeBe. It seems like any attempt to exchange ideas through a round table dialogue in any sort of forum is becoming a remarkably rare commodity indeed.

4. Inappropriate Facebook postings by family and friends of the patient

   morman replied to morman's topic in General Nursing

   No, I have NEVER stalked anyone on social media. The idea of that or of posting anything less innocuous than funny pet videos is absurd. And yes, it would be so easy to say "not my problem". Too easy. It's ironic that, in my first post, I was accuse...

5. Inappropriate Facebook postings by family and friends of the patient

   morman replied to morman's topic in General Nursing

   No, it was an adult who has young children. And no, I doubt anyone sought the family's permission to post the picture. I guess my question is that, if we wouldn't allow media to take such pictures for reasons of patient confidentiality, why would we...

6. Inappropriate Facebook postings by family and friends of the patient

   morman posted a topic in General Nursing

   A young parent of young children recently coded in our emergency room. Unhappily, resuscitation was unsuccessful. Once the body was cleaned up, family and friends were allowed in to say their goodbyes. Someone posted pictures of the deceased on Face...

7. TB question

   morman replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, but OP said that they were given 9 months of Directly Observed Therapy so it must have been deemed either latent or active TB, not just a positive Mantoux. And does not the States have a central Public Health Department or CDC which oversees the ...

8. TB question

   morman replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Nursing

   Ouch. A lot of misinformation here. A BCG in infancy, or even when given to an adult, does not guarantee a positive Mantoux test. Skin reactivity is variable and wanes with time. The only time that a person is not tested is when there has been a ...

9. I saw another nurse assault a patient

   morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

   Just an update.... I reported as I had always planned. The manager promised to look into the whole thing but has not done anything in 6 weeks beyond take my written statement and request one from the other witness (who is well and truly scared of the...

10. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

    Curiosity called me back to check this thread once again. Thank you to those who had had specific, noninflammatory observations and suggestions. I appreciate the consideration. Once again, this is a true scenario. I would like to point out that th...

11. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

    Before I disengage from all of you, let me reiterate that I have never said that I was NOT reporting - that is not an option for me nor has it ever been. Reread my comments! What I was relating was the honest trepidation that I had in disclosing t...

12. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

    Nope, this is NOT a homework assignment and no, I have no concern about my career - nor my ethics. He will be reported. The patients need protection. My question has more to do with being taken dispassionately and seriously. The male nurse quickl...

13. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    morman replied to morman's topic in Relations

    Ah, that is the rub. I truly think that any report I make will be discredited as nothing more than sour grapes, and will henceforth be labelled a trouble-maker. Perhaps the anonymous route would better, then I could just volunteer as a witness. See...

14. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    morman posted a topic in Relations

    A big male nurse grabbed a struggling, intoxicated elder by the throat in front of me and pushed him back on the bed, growling "I told you to f'ing lie down!". I would normally have absolutely have no problem reporting this, except that we are in qu...