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  1. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!
    Hi hkrntobe, I will start by saying that I am sorry that this has happened to you. Now to the nitty-gritty: To those nurses who have said that as a new nurse you should "fly under the radar",...
    Sep 25, '12
    Forum: Nursing Issues On Patient Safety
  2. Limiting Medical Care for the Elderly
    Locked-in man 'condemned to suffer' - Yahoo! News UK The above link is an interesting article about a UK man with locked-in syndrome secondary to a stroke. There comes a point where stopping...
    Jun 19, '12
    Forum: Critical Care Nursing
  3. Branching out from Critical Care
    I have lost many good ICU coworkers to PACU, IR, and other procedural roles. I think it comes down to where you work at and the opportunities that come up (because in our organization these positions...
    Mar 1, '12
    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  4. Nurses in Kennedy Clash Speak Out
    I agree, some customer service is fine , but many helath care organizations are trying to push the "customer is always right" theme and that just doesn't work if you want improved patient outcomes. I...
    Mar 1, '12
    Forum: Nursing News
  5. Nurses in Kennedy Clash Speak Out
    The media has again taken liberty of its political bias by insinuating that the nurses "were the only aggressors", painting Kennedy as a victim. This man and his attitude disgust me as a citizen. ...
    Mar 1, '12
    Forum: Nursing News
  6. New grad who wants to be ICU, pls help!
    Our ICU will only consider nurses with at least 1 year med-surg experience and those who agree to work our neuro tele/stepdown get preference. My advice would be get a med-surg postion and try to get...
    Apr 28, '11
    Forum: Neuro Intensive Care Nursing