Nurses do eat their young and not just new grads, it never stops. When moving from one field to another it happens. The PHD has contempt for the MSN, the MSN has contempt for the BSN, the BSN contempt for the ADN. the ADN contempt for the LPN. If you...
What's the old cliche? Been there, done that, have the T-shirt! I wish you well in your endeavor! Bear these things in mind. Do you want your medical history on the street for all to see? Do you want your life totally disrupted for the four or five y...
I have been in nursing for a long time. Some of you may not believe this, but you can make (within reason) what you want to in nursing. It all depends on where you want to work, who you want to work for, when you want to work and what you want to do....
It is policy at my facility that a nurse is not assigned a relative. In the past, this policy has carried over to include friends. Some nurses want and even expect for their friends or family to be assigned to them. This is a can of worms no matter ...
Okay folks, what is the ideal? Should we have definate boundaries between nurses? Let's say we number various tasks in patient care. We start from the very basic tasks such as bedbath, bedpan, linen changing, feeding etc., and work our way up, the hi...
I am so sick and tired of you Diploma RN's ramming your superior preparedness down my throat. I have been a nurse for a long long time, first as an LPN, then ADN, then BSN and finally MSN. I have had the opportunity, over the years to precept nurses ...
Ecb, your post was great, a tragedy but there was so much to read between the lines. I have two ex's so I know what you mean by being on speaking terms, at the time. LOL! And getting reliable information from an AA buddy, sheesh! This is the REAL wo...
Something I forgot to tell you! Would you believe that some of the patient care was done by the other patients assigned to the unit? I saw a man shaving another and assumed he was a friend or relative. He was a patient assigned to the next bed! Such ...
You know? Eliza, I have often wondered how nurse/patient ratios and acuity were established in VA facilities. I was in the Army as a corpman, did two tours and came out as a LPN. I had the opportunity to pull some duty in several VA facilities. This ...
Jen, Short staffed nursing homes fit in the same as every other facility. If your facility is short staffed, then patient safety is an issue, it does not matter what type facility it is! This is just a start, we have a long way to go. It will take so...
Jen, Short staffed nursing homes fit in the same as every other facility. If your facility is short staffed, then patient safety is an issue, it does not matter what type facility it is!