explorer13

explorer13 has 15 years experience.

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1. The Struggle: When A Nurse Diverts

   explorer13 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   If your diabetic patient was caught sitting in a mound of candy wrappers what would you do, write them off? If you have a chance pick up some literature about addiction, The problem with addiction is that it is so insidious. I think there is a contin...

2. Nurses with depression

   explorer13 replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Stress 101

   Thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences about depression. I have had dysthymia too - chronic low mood, since my teen years. My father was physically and emotionally abusive to my brother and me. An angry unhappy man. My mother was lack...

3. Nurse unable to walk without pain. Where to work?

   explorer13 replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

   You might like to try a golf ball instead of a tennis ball to massage your foot too.

4. Groin Prep for Cardiac Cath

   explorer13 replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

   OOPS please ignore last comment - I was reading a different thread and my reply ended up here instead.

5. Groin Prep for Cardiac Cath

   explorer13 replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

   As an unbiased onlooker I'm wondering why this prep cannot be done in cath lab. Is it an infection control issue?

6. Methadone Maintenance

   explorer13 replied to KADRN's topic in Addictions

   I have heard some nurses and physicians who work in addictions say that they "love addicts". Can anyone explain this to me? I have worked in a number of specialities but would never say I love people because of their particular disease - as in I love...

7. I'm a job hopper.... HELP!

   explorer13 replied to NurseCard's topic in Professionalism

   I totally understand being unhappy in a job to the point of depression. Life is way to short to live that way. - and life's too long to live that way...

8. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

   explorer13 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

   Get out while you can - do something else - nurses really do eat their young!

9. Caring nurse turned Raging *****

   explorer13 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 58 years old and I wish in my youth, I'd chosen a different "profession" - yes I was told it was a profession yet see it portrayed as a "trade". There are people who are called to this profession and those of us who choose it but are not really "...

10. The Struggle: When A Nurse Diverts

    explorer13 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    I struggle with the rationale of rehiring a person who has diverted, into a position where they may be tempted again. If a person stole money fron the bank would they get rehired I wonder?

11. Communication 2

    explorer13 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    off license = liquor store joint = meat for roasting/broiling - try asking for that at the meat counter *** = cigarette