CrashVector

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1. Can a male nurse work in home health?

   CrashVector replied to northmississippi's topic in Men

   And if other groups had that attitude, women still wouldnt be able to vote and there would still be slavery.

2. Can a male nurse work in home health?

   CrashVector replied to northmississippi's topic in Men

   no, its not "just part of the gig". its blatantly illegal.

3. Was going to earn my NP, but not anymore.

   CrashVector posted a topic in NP Students

   Now that the AACN is requiring nurse practitioners to have a doctorate's degree, I no longer plan to go on to become a nurse practitioner. Why? simple. Because some genious decided to force nurses that want to become an NP to earn a doctorate's degr...

4. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

   CrashVector replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

   JULES: As I was leaving yesterday, three of the nurses were filling out incident reports, and I had already filled one out. I'm a stickler for documenting EVERYTHING I see. I called the unit this morning, and talked to the nurse manager, who told ...

5. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

   CrashVector replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

   A few interesting facts about violence against nurses. Found this on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/NACNEP/reports/fifth/intro.htm "Violence against nurses is a complex and persistent occupation...

6. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

   CrashVector replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree. I could in NO way in good concience recommend the unit where I work to anyone. The unit doesn't practice what they (we) preach. We try to teach them coping skills like taking a walk or watching some TV until they cool off, but we don't let...

7. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

   CrashVector posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am a male LPN working at a large hospital in Louisiana. My question is simple: When are nurses allowed to defend themselves against assault and battery with physical force? I work on an adolescent behavioral unit. We are supposed to be helping te...

8. What tools do/did you find helpful?

   CrashVector replied to scazbaby's topic in Louisiana

   I do not go to charity, nor am I an RN student. I am currently a senior in an LPN program in Baton Rouge...I graduate this October. We have two clinicals left (geriatrics 2 and Professionalism) before we're done. The things I have personally found ...