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http://patients.about.com/b/2012/02/02/crossing-the-line-or-doing-her-job-nurse-fired-for-educating-patient.htm Nurses should offer education to their patients. ...

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/31/woman-goes-in-to-have-baby-hospital-cuts-off-her-arms-legs-and-wont-say-why/ Has any one ever heard of anything like this before. This woman goes into the...

The patient has a right to refuse.

In years past, I had the experience of being stuck at a facility for 32 hours where I was sent by my agency. This was on account of a snow storm. I had to work a double and was then required to be...

I have seen authority figures who bully, guilt-trip and terrorize mothers into aborting babies as well.

The reverse can also be true when someone insinuates to a pregnant woman that she is too stupid to carry a baby to term and make plans for it to live. I think there are abortions done on mothers who...

There was one patient who I put a sheet around, not because I was told to or because there was an order but because I was afraid she might fall. She had severe arthritis and I did not think her...

I live in the northeast. I worked at a hospital that would call the staff in before a storm and have a giant sleep over and order pizza for the staff. If the crew leaving couldn't leave we would...

[QUOTE=Esme12;6893537]Live in job.....??? What part of the medical profession are you employed? I am wondering what made you comment a thread from 2009 do discuss this on such a lovely day (at...

What this reminds me of is a live-in job I had where when it snowed, I never had to leave the house.

If it's against the law for nurses to be on the road when it's dangerous I think they're doing something right. I'm wondering how many people have died by being coerced to go on the road when it's...

My cars have only front-wheel drive. There was one day when a nurse who lived near me was kind enough to pick me up after a show-storm. She had all wheel drive

I think a lot of places need to have some live-in staff members over the winter to protect people from having to drive to work. In times past, I have also gotten the sheriffs department to...

The problem with on online nursing program is that the influence and interaction of your teachers and with the other students and family members is really important. ...

I have seen girls who slammed a patient's head against the bed board when they pulled her up in bed and then laughed when she cried out in pain. I saw two separate girls do it to the same lady...

When I was new to healthcare I had to work with a girl who liked to tie knots in the restraints even though this is a safety issue. Sometimes she and I were working the wing alone together so I...

As if this was not enough, some supervisors demand that "Under no circumstances are you to "get into it," with these family-members. Some of them are just overgrown children testing their...

I see what you're saying as far as that not every patient who is having sex with their nurse is a confused or helpless patient who is suffering. Some caregivers are bullied and pressured...

This one looked like an official hoyer lift patient. It it was me taking care of her I would be out of the room to get transfer help from the others. What has happened in times past is ...

They go through abuse at home too.

Even taking a picture of a patient just to be freindly or just to share with their family or facility can be frowned on by HIPAA.

I also have worked on nursing home floors where patients had scabies and no one was using isoloation techniques. I was flabbergasted that a public, professional entity like them would be this...

I learned a lot from the above posts. Here is another question about burping. I think if the doctor tells you to "let it out" they are not implying that you should open your mouth and burp...

I typed in "abuse and neglect" once on Google and found a news report stating that a nurse was in trouble because on her shift, "the meds were not given." I could see through it right away...

When I was new I was taught that the T with the dots above it means bowel movements and it looks nicer in the notes, especially if you do home care where families read them.