Pam I Am RN

Pam I Am RN specializes in Cardiac, Ortho, Surg.

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1. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Relations

   I find all the defensiveness interesting. What's up with that?! How would you all feel if a police accidentally chalked you up for driving 10 mph over the speed limit rather than the 5 you were actually going? Or for having a BAC of .1 when it was on...

2. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Relations

   I hate to be the one to inform you but the definition of complacence is "total lack of concern", a far cry from absent-minded. I'm not so sure you would want an absent-minded surgeon working on you. Nor is it right to expect that your patients would ...

3. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Relations

   Complacency: total lack of concern. I am bothered by any nurse that exhibits complacency. It is both unprofessional and unethical. A patient chart is a legal document meant to accurately reflect all assessments and interventions provided. Not just a ...

4. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN posted a topic in Relations

   I recently read about the Honest Abe Award honoring nurses for being the most honest profession. Where I work I do find many honest nurses however I see an equal number of dishonest nurses. Nurses that chart they flushed IV's when there were none to ...

5. tomato/tomahto?

   Pam I Am RN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   NurseChick they use that same story at my hospital about the COWS. I think it is a nurse urban legend.

6. tomato/tomahto?

   Pam I Am RN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Magz 53, where can you get a BSN in 15months? Are you talking about the fast track programs for people with a Bachelors in something else getting a BSN?

7. Nurses and smoking

   Pam I Am RN replied to ashleyh_84's topic in General Nursing

   I think nurses and dr's smoking is no worse than nurses and dr's being obese

8. Nurse tracking devices

   Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would agree with you BSNgrad if we didn't also have pocket phones. I am usually called on my pocket phone rather than found by the locater. How many professional organizations/companies do you know that require only certain employees (nurses/cna's)...

9. Nurse tracking devices

   Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Diahni I do wonder why nurses put up with this crap. If we stood together we could make a difference but too many nurses are afraid to rock the boat for fear of losing their jobs. If all nurses united then what could hospitals do but listen? Hospital...

10. Nurse tracking devices

    Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally am offended at having to wear one and it's not because I am a slacker, to the contrary, I bust my butt. However after reading all the posts on this subject I can see where I could use it against the hospital I work at. The hospital autom...

11. Isolation pt's and spreading diseases

    Pam I Am RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Safety

    I had 2 MRSA, 1 C-Diff and 1 Neutropenic. When I told my unit director she said "we have contact precautions in place so we can do that". Legally yes, ethically it's just wrong.