karenm31

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1. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

   karenm31 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

   I have never had anything like that happen to me and thank goodness. I don't know that I would have been able to hold my tongue as well as you did. You are right though, we should be building each other up, not tearing each other down. I remember w...

2. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   karenm31 replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   It happens to me as well. I was working in a hospital in a city near by to my hometown about six months ago. It seemed like every time I would introduce myself, more often than not, I would get that question too. When I responded with "LPN" I would g...

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   karenm31 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   AMEN SISTER! I only wish that we could get away with saying these things. I am like you, I could think of a million more things. Sometimes I feel like I'm wearing shackles instead of a stethoscope!! Merry Christmas!

4. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

   karenm31 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in UK

   I agree with you I think. What is WTS? Forgive me for being ignorant.

5. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

   karenm31 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in UK

   \ I guess I should have been more specific when I said I thanked her for her comment. What I meant was that I agree with her when she said that she would have been more upset than "well that was her choice". I think I would've had to walk away from...

6. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

   karenm31 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in UK

   I agree with you. This whole subject of religious rights just sickens me. I don't care about their religion when they come in for me to care for them. I have two children of my own and I can't imagine leaving them behind because I refused treatmen...