Quailfeather

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1. Fired-need advice/opinions

   Quailfeather replied to Kirsti1181's topic in Legal

   I would most definitely contact an attorney or the EEOC since you may have a claim against this employer. Under the ADA, an employer must provide "reasonable accommodation" to an employee with a recognized disability. Modifying your work hours to a...

2. Child Sexual Abuse: Are Health Care Providers Looking the Other Way?

   Quailfeather replied to sirI's topic in Forensic

   I think that, in some cases, the perpetrators have become so clever that it might prove difficult for even the most trained professional to recognize sexual abuse. We have a recent case in our county involving a paramedic supervisor who is being cha...

3. License Surrender

   Quailfeather replied to frankpjrd's topic in General Nursing

   Frank, I am so sorry to read about your troubles and I agree with the other posters that you need legal counsel. As a matter of fact, you have two separate legal issues; W/C injury and the board of nursing issue. I just don't see how you can handle...

4. My Face Feels Big

   Quailfeather replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Bipley ~ I can certainly empathize with you since I had the same thing last week. High fever, lungs that feel as though they are filled with fiberglass, gunky wheezing cough, aching all over (even my hair hurt). I was down for a week. Luckily ...

5. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

   Quailfeather replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   One reason that women stay in abusive relationships is fear. Many abusers threaten to kill their victims if they leave. Statistics have shown that during the first few weeks out of an abusive situation, the woman is at a high risk for violent retal...

6. Worst patient experience

   Quailfeather replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, everyone, for your kind words. Yes, it is every nurse's worst nightmare to have someone they love come in under tragic circumstances while they are at work. In retrospect, though, I have to say that I was fortunate that I was on duty tha...

7. Worst patient experience

   Quailfeather replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a small ER in a rural community. One Saturday afternoon, last June, we heard the medics get toned out to a possible child drowning in a local lake. A Life Flight helicopter was also summoned from a metropolitan area since we don't have a ...

8. Interesting Study...

   Quailfeather replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

   Great picture! For those who only see a box with the dreaded red X in it, this may help: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807

9. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

   Quailfeather replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   RTT w/a BBB Ratta tat tat with a baseball bat

10. How to deal with unexpected deaths of nurses and other health care professionals

    Quailfeather replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    This thread brings up an important issue. We really need a place on this site where nurses can go to share their grief and/or offer support to others who are grieving. Sometimes it is hard to just jump in and say, "I am so sad", when most of the th...

11. Puuuuuuulese!!

    Quailfeather replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Our local pain clinic has had so many patients claim that their narcotics were "stolen" that they have instituted a new policy. Any patient presenting for a refill because of stolen meds must also provide a police report of the theft (much to the di...

12. Reality Shock

    Quailfeather replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    I began working in the ER shortly after graduation from nursing school over 17 years ago and have never regretted that decision. I would at least go for the interview and see what you think. Find out how long your orientation will be and who your p...

13. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    Quailfeather replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose that if a patient asked me, "Are you saved?", I would have to reply with, "No, I'm spent." It would be a truthful answer on most days. Actually, I do have a button that says, "Unsaved...and loving it!" However, I don't think it would be...

14. My achin' veins

    Quailfeather replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, VV-sufferer here. I underwent that newer procedure, radiofrequency ablation, in 2003. At the time, my surgeon said it had a 80% success rate. Well, I was one of the 20%. Bummer. Not only did the veins persist, but I have some nerve damage f...

15. Alcohol Withdrawl

    Quailfeather replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    We use pretty much the same protocol that I have seen mentioned here. I remember back in the days when we had no such protocols. As a matter of fact, it seemed that MD's rarely screened for potential alcohol dependency back in the 80's and early 90...