namaste_71

namaste_71

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About namaste_71

I'm not a nurse myself (yet)--but many people close to me are. Right now, I'm a friend of the profession and professional journalist who writes about healthcare. I expect I'll enter nursing as a second career someday ...

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  1. Where would you take a family member?

    Greetings, all. If you had a sick family member, what hospital in Florida would you use? (It doesn't matter what area of Florida this is in. And it doesn't have to be your own.) I'm trying to find a place to take a loved one. And I'm willing to trave...
  2. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    As long as you don't roll through the doors and screech to a halt outside her office, I'd say you're fine. :-)
  3. Does n-e-1 have info on the VA hospital

    Not sure about Miami, but Bay Pines in St. Pete and James A. Haley in Tampa are supposed to be nurse-friendly and new-grad friendly. Cost of living is a lot better in that part of the state, too.
  4. Role transition

    Congratulations! You might want to ask if your employer (or potential employer) has a nurse internship/residency/mentoring program -- something beyond 2 weeks orientation on your unit of hire. Some hospitals even have new grad units, where they pair ...
  5. Unbelievable Family Members

    Sounds like the daughter needs a psych consult! Kudos to you for keeping your cool.
  6. The Patient I Failed

    What a sad and beautifully written story. If I am ever facing the end of life in a hospital ICU, I hope I have a nurse with a heart like yours.
  7. Thank you notes to patients?

    From the patient side, I don't see what difference these make. My s/o recently received a thank-you card after spending 10 days on a local med-surg unit. It was signed by whoever happened to be on shift before the card was mailed. I can't remember th...
  8. Supervisors that gossip!!!

    I would think HIPAA, professional privacy and common sense would lead one NOT to divulge that kind of information. Whether or not he/she breached any regulations -- it was still inconsiderate and not very wise.
  9. Catty coworkers

    I'm very thankful for every not-so-nice nurse I've encountered, I meet 5 more who are wonderful, competent and compassionate professionals. To quote the over-quoted adage ... one bad apple spoils the bunch ...
  10. Catty coworkers

  11. Catty coworkers

    Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm sure the problem isn't unique to nursing -- or even to women, to an extent. Chalk it up to big egos, small minds and low self-confidence, or maybe the people in question have miserable lives, and want to share...
  12. Now why is it you never see things like this on Grey's Anatomy?
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  14. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

    To the person leaving the kid in the car: Hmm ... let's see ... when you get in your car after it's sat in the hot sun, it's bloody HOT in the car. So hot you probably can't touch the steering wheel or the metal part of the seat buckle. So -- even if...
  15. Try this source. Scroll down to Florida required courses, and you'll see one for medical errors (there are two: one for license renewal and another one). http://nursing.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Main.aspx Whatever you do, DON'T lie about completin...