yarmada

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1. The Dark Side of Working Nights

   yarmada replied to CannondaleRN's topic in General Nursing

   What is Kronos?

2. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

   yarmada replied to hotflashion's topic in Medications

   How pathetic things have become that we must tip toe with the thought of "not getting caught". Why is morphine, opiates and all narcotics okay but this plant isn't? Why can we not take another look at this and ask ourselves if perhaps we were wrong f...

3. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

   yarmada replied to hotflashion's topic in Medications

   I want to weigh in on this topic. I live in Pennsylvania and our state has not yet adopted the law for use of medical marijuana however I have followed this topic for a very long time and I can only hope that PA will follow those states who have appr...

4. 2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   yarmada replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   "They told me to go and seek out God....I assumed they meant you Doctor!"

5. Advice for making myself more marketable??

   yarmada replied to RoxyChic's topic in New Jersey

   The most important thing to remember is that you as a new grad canNOT be picky. Everyone who graduated with you is in the same boat and seeking the same opportunity. Take whatever you can get to put your foot in the door. You will have to work the sh...

6. Administering Capsules

   yarmada replied to nurs3ros3's topic in Geriatric

   When in doubt....ALWAYS go to the person in the know!!!! Call the pharmacist...That's what he is trained to do ...Answer these types of questions and concerns...

7. What do I do about nurses who think my job is worthless?

   yarmada replied to onlyj's topic in Relations

   What you do is recognize that people who feel worthless and undervalued will be the very people who will look at you and try to pull you into their boat of self pity. They themselves are unhappy and welcome company in their miserable state. Ignore th...

8. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

   yarmada replied to galenanurse's topic in New Nurse

   Don't sweat it and DONT beat yourself up! Everyone of us when we first started had much the same issues at one time or another. Facilities often do this because they know that nurses are "service oriented" individuals and so a nurse with go to the e...