saustin

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1. Waking resident to give pain injection?

   saustin posted a topic in Geriatric

   Has anyone ever heard of waking a resident from a restful sleep in order to administer an IM injection for pain? A particularly difficult family has requested that we do this for their father and our DON has gone along with it to keep peace. The resi...

2. Nursing Crisis (Notes the Fact That Nurses Are Opting For Jobs Other Then Nursing)

   saustin replied to nightingale's topic in Activism

   I have been a nurse for twenty years and things have never looked worse to me. (See post "working while ill") Poor managers, long hours, low pay etc. I am afraid that the nursing shortage will not be so easily resolved this time. The average nurse in...

3. Working while ill

   saustin posted a topic in Activism

   The hospital where I work has a new DON. He has implemented a new policy where missing more than three days in four months due to illness will result in termination. Now we have nurses working with elevated temperatures, vomiting, URI's etc. I will a...