Darla

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1. Looking For Other Pa Nurses!!!!

   Darla replied to Pete495's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi All! I'm in Erie Received my license in !987 and my specialty is med-surg(also received certification via ANCC). Looking to relocate within PA but am also considering relocation out of state.

2. 12 hr shifts- a thing of the past?

   Darla replied to SeekUrBliss's topic in General Nursing

   I worked 12 hour shifts for 14 years and loved them. Yes, they were tiring at times but I loved working them. Errors can be made at any time so I'm not one to believe statistics that account for a very small percentage of errors. I'm now at a facilit...

3. Consequences of Bad Choices

   Darla replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

   I would be extremely suspicious of the wife. Just because she hasn't been arrested doesn't mean the police didn't suspect her;perhaps they had no hardcore evidence. I would contact the police(again) and report my suspicions and ask them to continue a...

4. Consequences of Bad Choices

   Darla replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

   I would be extremely suspicious of the wife. Just because she hasn't been arrested doesn't mean the police didn't suspect her;perhaps they had no hardcore evidence. I would contact the police(again) and report my suspicions and ask them to continue a...

5. Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

   Darla replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the replies so far! unions do have pros and cons . i believe the pros otweigh the cons especially when healthcare workers can be terminated without warning and especially if one is a whistleblower about unsafe patient care and/or incompete...

6. Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

   Darla posted a topic in General Nursing

   do you think nursing issues would be better resolved if nurses were allowed to form unions? also, hospitals complain about the shortage and mandatory ratios-has it occured to them that if we had been treated more fairly then nurses wouldn't have left...

7. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

   Darla replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

   I would become a veterinarian!!

8. Advice needed for patient saftey/concerns

   Darla replied to AndiMac's topic in Safety

   I applaud your integrity as a new nurse as too often new grads/employees wish to make a good impression by completing inappropriate tasks. You were correct in not giving the med(as it sounds like it was dc'd). If your superior questions why you disca...

9. Things that make you go "EEEWWW"

   Darla replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Several years ago while working med-surg I admitted a gentleman who was obese,immobile and obviously unable to care for himself. He was admitted for leg ulcers heavily infested with maggots. They were on top of open wounds plus movement could be seen...

10. So.... How many years have YOU been a nurse??

    Darla replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Though I've only been an RN for 16 years I've noticed many changes. Most prominent is the hiring of untrained staff to assist with patient care. My current medical unit has hired employees who have never had formal training let alone been in a health...