Willow Moonsidhe

Willow Moonsidhe has 25 years experience and specializes in ER, L&D, ICU, LTC, HH.

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1. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

   You made a mistake and nurses are human. Sounds like you have gotten solid advice from the post but I will be praying for you and your family. Willow

2. The Downward Spiral: Incivility in Nursing

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Relations

   I took both articles out as even though I quoted who wrote it and gave reference to the website which I seen done all the time on here. I do not want to offend anyone I was just trying to make people think for a change about what is important in life...

3. National Nurses Day: May 6th

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Activism

   Yes they are =)

4. National Nurses Day: May 6th

   Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Activism

   Don't Forget National Nurses Day, also known as National RN Recognition Day, is always celebrated on May 6th and opens National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, the birth date of Florence Nightinga...

5. The Downward Spiral: Incivility in Nursing

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Relations

   I am giving credit to the authors and the website. I feel especially reading some of the responses here that this is a much needed exploration into why these things are happening. Maybe it will help others to discuss it more in depth and the articles...

6. The Downward Spiral: Incivility in Nursing

   Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Relations

   The Downward Spiral: Incivility in Nursing anifestations of the behaviors compel the reader to understand the context in which the information is being presented.http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/739328

7. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Relations

   Oh my gosh this sounds like what I went through this past year. I wish I had the clarity to do what that nurse did. I think the whole thing flustered me so much I did not know how to respond. I was going to add a tag about what do you do when the new...

8. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Relations

   I started as a nurse in 1984 and there was no bullying then. People were more interested in giving good quality care than the power struggle I see today. I wish we could move the calendar back to those days and let the new nurses see nursing the way ...

9. Appalled at LTC standards of nursing care

   Willow Moonsidhe replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Geriatric

   Ok started new job today and they staff nights with 1 nurse to 30 patients a much better ratio than 60 to 80 per nurse for sure. =)

10. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Relations

    A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS Authors and Disclosures

11. Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Homes

    Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Geriatric

    Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios for Nursing Homes Ning Jackie Zhang; Lynn Unruh; Rong Liu; Thomas T.H. Wan Authors and Disclosures Posted: 05/19/2006; Nurs Econ. 2006;24(2):78-85, 93. © 2006 Jannetti Publications, Inc. Information from Industry Advanc...

12. Mistakes Common in U.S. Hospitals

    Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Geriatric

    Mistakes Common in U.S. Hospitals By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters Health) Apr 07 - About one in three people in the United States will encounter some kind of mistake during a hospital stay, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. The finding, which ...

13. Should Nurses Blow the Whistle?

    Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Geriatric

    Yes I did it anonymously at http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline/ This is CMS fraud page.

14. Should Nurses Blow the Whistle?

    Willow Moonsidhe replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Geriatric

    I blew the whistle on that job I quit after one night. In truth though I have seen more unethical things than I ever would have dreamed of since I came back as a Registered Nurse from disability. Nurses charting crap they did not do and things they d...

15. Should Nurses Blow the Whistle?

    Willow Moonsidhe posted a topic in Geriatric

    Should Nurses Blow the Whistle? Jennifer LeClaire With the various corporate scandals of recent years, we've seen plenty of headlines about whistleblowers in the business world. Now, the nursing industry is bringing us its own front-page cases that...