explorer

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1. there's got to be a place for me...?

   explorer replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

   Try mental health!:balloons:

2. Need help.....quitting job

   explorer replied to BrandNewNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Good advice.:balloons:

3. should I be mad?

   explorer replied to Jean Alice's topic in General Nursing

   :balloons: You were right in assuming that the nurse that fell should have gone to the hospital to get checked out. Were does a phlebo get off in telling a nurse what they will or won't do?:angryfire

4. Violent Sex Offender on our unit (long)...

   explorer replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   When he became a violent sex offender, he gave up his right to privacy.

5. Would you become a nurse again

   explorer replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I would do it all over again.

6. What is/was your favorite nursing specialty?

   explorer replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

   My area of nursing is psych. I work with veterans and some of the pts have trouble with mental illnes while others have trouble with addiction(alcohol, cocaine, crack). It sometimes gets difficult when a patient doesn't want to cooperate. For the ...

7. Question about horror stories

   explorer replied to nursehottie12's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes it is all in the way you present your mind.

8. Are you at work?

   explorer replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

   I spend time on the Internet when I'm not doing my work. My work involves using the computer. I sometimes lookup medications on the Internet because this is faster than looking it up in a drug book. If I run across a disease that I'm not familiar ...

9. Is it ok if I lurk and post occassionally

   explorer replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't see any problem with lurking.

10. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    explorer replied to Mama2-3's topic in Safety

    If no harm was done to the patient, I think that the place were you work is going a LOT OVERBOARD in having any kind of hearing. Have you done something to make them not like you? They need to "chill out" a little bit. :balloons:

11. Lack of confidence in skills, knowledge, experience... trying to return to nursing..

    explorer replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in General Nursing

    Start by dealing with the problems closest to you. Your appetite would be a good place to start. Once you get to eating again then your body will get stronger and your mind clearer. Then when you are under pressure your mind will come up with the bes...

12. HELP needed with medication errors

    explorer replied to johnnrachel's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things that has reduced medication errors is a computerized medication program. You have to scan the patients arm band which through bar code(which is his social security number) tells you who he is identified as. It then brings up his m...

13. plastic vs metal cutlery on psych units

    explorer replied to margarita's topic in General Nursing

    The facility that I work in uses plastic untensils. We have had pts. use even the plastic utensils to cut on themselves. :balloons:

14. Stop bashing men, please

    explorer replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. :balloons:

15. Why I need a new job

    explorer replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck in your search. :rotfl: :chuckle :balloons: