elilbitz

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1. Why does this stigma exist in relation to new nurses?

   elilbitz replied to VeraciousRN's topic in New Nurse

   Actually, I found nurses with 2 - 5 years the worst at doing their best to make you look worse than they! and nurses with more experience to be the ones who have little patience - usually the ones who are not happy with the way managment is handling ...

2. Why does this stigma exist in relation to new nurses?

   elilbitz replied to VeraciousRN's topic in New Nurse

   I don't believe there is a 'stigma'. There is a Reality that SOME seasoned nurses eat their young. I don't believe it has to do with nurses forgetting what it was like starting, or lack of compassion, or whatever we have thus far thought might be 'la...

3. Suboxone Film: Is it Ethical to Cut?

   elilbitz replied to elilbitz's topic in Medications

   Thanks for your reply ~ I was never alerted that anyone responded. For the record, the facility has no pharmacist. It is a small addictions hospital that is run by an addictions doctor who also takes on that role of pharmacist...and is also accountab...

4. Suboxone Film: Is it Ethical to Cut?

   elilbitz posted a topic in Medications

   I am an addictions nurse working with the new Suboxone Film. It comes in only 2mg or 8mg strengths. The administrators of the hospital are requesting the nurses cut the 8mg flim strips into half to make 4mg doses. Apparently this is more cost effecti...

5. male nurse sexism? L&D in the ICU

   elilbitz replied to alsmedic's topic in General Nursing

   This IS so wrong! There ARE still more male MDs delivering babies and they certainly don't get the boot! That charge nurse was exercising her personal view and not professionalism. Best of luck to you.

6. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

   elilbitz replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

   I see it as a great opportunity for leadership! FOR ME if anyone ASKS for help, I DO it if I am able ~ ESPECIALLY if the instructor asks ~ then I don't see where I have the room to decide if I feel comfortable with it or not. It was also a compliment...

7. Too good-looking

   elilbitz replied to GOMER42's topic in General Nursing

   I've also heard and seen good looking people discouraged from going into nursing in the first place. The 'Discouragers' stating the job isn't 'glamorous' enough for them! I think some people find good-looking people too shallow for the job. So not fa...

8. End of the Nursing Shortage

   elilbitz replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

   There are too many nurses out there already who are not in it as their calling ~ and have been throughout history. That is exactly what motivates me to get out there all the more! (2010) I wish 'to be the change'. (Ghandi, not Obama!) Where I live wa...