Faster

Faster has 45 years experience.

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1. Said No Nurse Ever

   Faster replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I love our support staff. They work so hard!

2. Caught Sleeping on Night Shift

   Faster replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   The point I had hoped to make as the OP was what I consider to be the double standard on the part of the nurses. I noted that the nurses complained about my clerical staff person falling asleep at her desk, while they felt it was fine for them to do ...

3. Caught Sleeping on Night Shift

   Faster replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I didn’t have authority to fire nurses. I managed the non-clinical clerical staff. My point was that I was struck by the double standard of the nurses.

4. Caught Sleeping on Night Shift

   Faster replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I used to work in a large hospital in Boston. I was the manager for the front desk on patient care units, overseeing non-clinical staff. I would often get reports from nurses about my overnight person falling asleep at the desk. One nurse even took a...

5. Cna incident investigation

   Faster replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

   I wonder if there is a risk to your defense by posting your story online.

6. Any truth to this story?

   Faster posted a topic in Headlines

   Five nurses at a Denver hospital were suspended for three weeks when they opened a body bag and commented on a dead man's genitals: Denver Health nurses suspended after opening body bag to see man's genitals.

7. Boston Med-new TV show, will you be watching?

   Faster replied to kat von b's topic in General Nursing

   The MHG is the helicopter landing pad designation. Most landing pads are identified that way, as the H standing out as Hospital, so the insignia would stand for Hospital, Mass General.

8. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

   Faster replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

   maybe this will be helpful for you. also. look up the trichotillomania learning center on the internet. excellent resource. illinois chicago, near downtown and/or northern suburbs chicago area support group the chicago-area support group is just get...

9. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

   Faster replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

   Isn't it amazing when you finally learn that there is a name for this, and you aren't the only one that does it? My very best wishes for you.

10. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    Faster replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    the breaking of the hair in half is part of the disorder. some people with trich will bite the hair after it's been pulled and some just touch the pulled hair to their lip. if your friend wants information and/or support, she could contact this perso...

11. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    Faster posted a topic in General Nursing

    During the summer of 1965, at the age of 13, I experienced the onset of a little known disorder that would come to define those still early years of my life and remains with me to this day. Over the past year however, Trichotillomania has lost much o...

12. Unusual disorder - Trich

    Faster replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    MuddaMia, please check this link. It contains information that will help your daughter. www.trich.org/about_trich

13. Unusual disorder - Trich

    Faster replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    I was in Junior High School when I started this and I had obvious bald patches on my scalp. Other kids in school were brutal with their teasing. The embarassment and subsequent isolation had lasting impact. I'm only now, 42 years later, beginning to ...

14. Unusual disorder - Trich

    Faster posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone I'm curious as to whether any of you are familiar with a disorder called Trichotillomania. This is a very unusual compulsive disorder, in the family of Tourettes', that cause people to pull the hair from their head, eyebrows, eyelashes. I...