tonchitoRN

tonchitoRN

Member
  • Content

    213
  • Visitors

    4,837
  • Followers

    0

About tonchitoRN

Latest Activity

  1. burn patients

    in no way should you take this lying down. i suggest getting your documentation to justify your nursing care. you should also demand a written apology from the nurse you confronted, the supervisor who ordered you off the unit and security. and you sh...
  2. my pinning ceremony had similar issues. they required the women to wear the stupid cap. i did not attend the ceremony because of the cap issue. to this day i do not regret not attending.
  3. Can you believe this?

    2nd hand smoke also kills. so let me get this straight. the super asks the nurse to drop everything to take the pt. down to smoke. the nurse puts her license at risk, puts her work behind and also her health at risk. who in their right mind would do...
  4. Can you believe this?

    2nd hand smoke also kills. so let me get this straight. the super asks the nurse to drop everything to take the pt. down to smoke. the nurse puts her license at risk, puts her work behind and also her health at risk. who in their right mind would do...
  5. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    anyone can legally call themselves a "nurse". however, only those w/ an RN license can call themselves a "registered nurse". report them to the board of nurses. they should be the ones to deal w/ this person.
  6. Do Doctor's smoke?

    i knew an oncologist who smoked cigars. i asked him why considering the cancer risk. he told me it is the chemicals in the cigarettes that cause cancer, not the tobacco itself. he said the cigars he smoked did not have chemicals. is this true?
  7. Teachers' Group Votes Against Helping Children w/Diabetes

    i too do not support teachers playing the role of nurse. schools need nurses to be nurses. 'nuff said.
  8. CE's

    if you do not plan on working for a while you may want to put your license on inactive status. i may be wrong but i have a florida licence which i will put on inactive status this year for the first time. they do not require ce's for inactive statu...
  9. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    for those who are afraid of being sued, just remember nowhere does it say you have to give your name. i knew someone who stopped to give first aid to someone after an accident. she said she gave a fake name because she wanted to help but feared the...
  10. Online BSN

    my RN-BSN program is 95% online. they have the goal to have a 100% online program in the near future. you might check them out: Texas Tech University Health Science Center. There is one campus in Lubbock and one in Odessa. Another program you migh...
  11. 20/20 Report on VA system

    i think most va hospitals are much better than this one depicted. however, all are ridden with problems. my husband works for a va outpt. clinic. he complained because there is a 6 month waiting list to get a 24 hour halter monitor for a patient. ...
  12. How many really use STERILE technique?

    when i was in school we were tested on sterile technique. it was a do or die test. that means if you broke sterility, even the tiniest bit, you were flunked from the program. you bet your booty i learned how to do it perfectly. it is difficult but...
  13. interview clothes

    now this might seem petty to you but it is important to me. let me explain my dilemna briefly. i went on an interview recently. i don't have a need for business-like clothes so I have one dress that i only use for interviews. i put it on for the in...
  14. nurse hurt in line of duty

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/03/21/medical.helicopter.ap/index.html read the above article. it is about a medical helicopter that crashed. the pilot, patient, patient's mother, paramedic are dead. the nurse is in critical condition. i feel sa...
  15. Taking out the trash

    you have time to take out the trash? btw - something i was taught a long time ago. no matter how much you wash your hands they are never 100% clean. even though everyone wears gloves and is diligent about washing hands you are never as clean as you t...