I work for a SART team in California, we are State trained and work closely with all aspects of criminology. All of our cases are taped and recorded. As far as treating patients, I am sorry to hear Rein had a bad experience, I always put myself in ...
We had a "Prim and Proper" Gastro Doc (you know, the ones that stand on a pedestal and think their **** dont stink ), He was called in to do a exam on a patient complaining of abdominal pain and GI bleed. As good nurses do, we informed the Gasto guy...
PSSSSSSSSST........ hey FAB ...... there is a nursing shortage!!! Its their loss, not yours !!!! Also there is such a thing as discrimination when it comes to the medical aspects of your dilema, check it out ..... I personally wouldnt go back to a...
Well I think if anything it will help the patients learn their ABCs... I think its great to be able to acknowledge your accomplishments, but how many patients know what a BSN, MSN, CEN, CCRN, MICN, etc etc etc all mean ???? I think if you are provid...
Can you spell ...... SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ??? I think in every hospital I have been to there is a policy on sexual harrassment. If he is subjecting you to this..... who else is he doing it to? Co-workers, family members, patients ???? I think not ...
RED_ALERT37 replied to Disablednurse's topic in General Nursing
I totally relate to you missing work. I have been out of work for 3 years now, after losing both my legs below the knee to a Beta Hemelytic Strep Infection. One thing I have learned about Nursing tho... there are so many opportunities to work. I ...
I think as a nurse of 15 years, when we stop giving a 110% and not caring about how are patients are doing, and what their needs are ..... We need to move on to a new profession. If hospitals could be run by the nurses and ancillary staff it would b...
RED_ALERT37 replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing
Maybe if you put yourself in the bed of your patient... the idea of "ratting" might make more sense. I think we all would like to avoid confortation or conflict, but when it comes to patient safety I think you need to draw the line. I would do anyt...
RED_ALERT37 replied to kasey14546's topic in General Nursing
HUMMMMMMM.......playin the alphabet game again.... I know many ADNs that dance circles around a BSN.... BSN makes you more qualified to write APA formatt papers in the field..... hummm do we do those at the patients bedside ???? Not knocking the BSNs...
As a new grad I started on the Step Down Unit (cardiac telemetry) and we had a tele tech that sat at the monitors.... One day we were all in rooms busy as usuall, when all of a sudden we hear Vtach in room 201.... and then a code blue was called ove...
I think it depends on what it is being used for ..... I have seen some amazing help with cancer patients......and I have seen some very sad cases of abuse with drug addicts. The addicts need the high to escape, and unfortunately like any other drug a...