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  1. Medication legal question

    I have searched the internet high and low and cannot find an answer. I thought I would check in to see if anyone can answer this. I am a RN in a medical setting. I gave an Invega injection to a psych patient and then waited for the pharmacy to sen...
  2. Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

    So there is no law out there that states a male nurse cannot work obstetrics?
  3. Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

    I have discovered recently that my hospital will not allow one of our male nurses to float to the OB floor because he is a male. We take turns floating and they continually skip his float date. The other day, a surgical floor aide(male) was going t...
  4. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    It has been nearly two years since I wrote this post and obviously struck a nerve with many nurses and at the same time, many others could relate to my frustration with our profession at the time. In that two years, much has changed for me. I am st...
  5. I have a Question for you Male Nurses out there.

    Thanks for your reply truern. I'm not sure he has any recourse and I'm not even sure I gave him sound advice but what I told him to do was to get his degree in June, pass his boards and then write a letter to both the University and the hospital. ...
  6. I am not a male nurse but I want to ask a question and get some feedback. I'm a female nurse who has worked med surg for 20 years. We have nursing students at our hospital. Last year I had a male nursing student on our pediatric unit for the semes...
  7. We started computer charting in early december and I absolutely love it...except...the ergonomics is horrible. The monitors were place in each room, near the window ledges. To chart in the room, I have to crane my neck upwards as the seats are too ...
  8. nurse with arthritis

    First of all, I want to thank your two sons for serving our great country. I do want to ask you though. Have you thought about taking a DMARD for you arthritis? This combination you are taking as you know will spell disaster for your stomach at so...
  9. union pro or con

    This is an interesting thread. I am a union nurse and glad of it. Yesterday, i spoke with my state union rep. He was telling me that another hospital in my state which is non union simply dumped their retirement plan. The nurses who have been the...
  10. Need Union Advice:

    I am a union member at my hospital. There are about 300 RN's employed and it is closed. We each pay about 500.00 a year for dues. We just negotiated a new contract and settled it in 3 days. This is why: Our union president ran into administration...
  11. nurse with arthritis

    May I ask what kind of meds you are on for your arthritis? Do you also have RA? I am a nurse with RA and I just went off Plaquinil after two years due to the side effects. I cannot work when feeling like I'm going to pass out, throw up, or have a ...
  12. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    thanks for all your responses. i contacted my attorney today. he gave me advice on what to do. i am a union nurse but my union is absolutely worthless. our reps are in managements pockets and it is about to all fall apart. i cannot trust my rep ...
  13. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    There was no misunderstanding. The nurse that came to me heard it herself. She was shocked that such information would be disclosed at an informal meeting. Plus, I am not being disciplined at all. She lied to them. I'm angry about this and just ...
  14. I am a RN in a small hospital. Today, a fellow nurse pulled me aside after lunch and informed me that our nurse educator took a bunch of my fellow nurses out to breakfast. During breakfast, this educator informed all the nurses that I was about to ...
  15. New & Ready To Move On To Bigger & Better

    I wonder what percentage of nurses who hate their jobs, work on med surg.