dkaykaymom

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1. Scared Of Bullying

   dkaykaymom replied to prospect's topic in Relations

   I couldn't have said it better. As nurses, we are taught and learn compassion for people; mostly, that is who we are. We may not like the person we are caring for, or may not like their lifestyle choices, but generally, our compassion is there. I ...

2. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

   dkaykaymom replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Management

   I got one better. . .how about an RN with about 6 months experience being made a DON of a 100+ bed LTC?

3. Getting Burnt Out

   dkaykaymom replied to noc4senuf's topic in LTC Directors

   Thunderwolf, I am a nurse who has been through alot in the world of LTC, because of these experiences I feel VERY strongly about some statements that are made regarding my fellow staff nurses. I am trying very hard to change some things in the way I ...

4. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

   dkaykaymom replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Humor

   During the Stone Age, while I was going to school, I was also a nurses aide. In them days there was no such thing as certification and an aide did pretty much what their nurse told them to do. One day my nurse determined that one of her male patie...

5. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

   dkaykaymom replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had my first baby in hospital setting 29 years ago. I had come home from overseas when I was 8 months pregnant and had a difficult time finding a Dr. who would accept me at such a late date. The first time I saw the OB, I told my mother he wasn't...

6. Patients who steal from the ER

   dkaykaymom replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

   HMMMM. . . .interesting response. I wonder why the majority of American citizens have never heard of this United Nations Article. Our government sure hasn't made it a top priority for improving health care here in the states.

7. Patients who steal from the ER

   dkaykaymom replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

   And WHERE does it say that "everyone is entitled to health care regardless of their ability to pay"?