I'm sure you have some sort of criteria, but I know that it cannot be based all on the letters behind a person's name and how their previous job references check out. What if someone has great credentials, but just doesn't seem like they will fit in...
Why not just go to RN school and do it right? I know that a lot of people think that being an LPN first makes you a better RN. I don't believe that it does. It makes you a better bedside nurse, but RNs are really getting away from the bedside. So...
onlyanrn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency
Why not educate people who visit the ER for nonemergent things? How would you feel if your mechanic made fun of you for bringing your SUV in for something silly? It is just as mean to laugh at patients who don't have your knowledege and education!
onlyanrn replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency
I agree that only someone who is seeking would worry about how not to look like she is seeking. If you are truly in pain, you are not going to care what others think of you or how you apepar.
onlyanrn replied to Ultreya816's topic in Geriatric
Sometimes things are not as they appear. I have seen nurses in action who are a bit grouchy and don't really go by the book, but are beyond excellent when the chips are down. Don't be so quick to judge the nurse you are training with. She may be comp...
I diasgree with most of what has been said. Whatever happened to teamwork and supporting one another? I, for one would have had no problem signing the corrected count. Do you really think someone would lie about a mere to pills? Nurses need to st...
Why would you even consider lying to a patient? It seems very cruel to me! Think about the poor patient, desparetly wanting to see her mother and jsut being out off and pacified by staff. What a horror! The kind thing to do, is to explain to the ...