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1. what is a special quality of a nurse that people look up with?

   care bear replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

   It seems strange that nurses usually rate extremely favourably in surveys of which professions/professionals are the most trustworthy etc. We care for anyone & everyone regardless. We care for them at the beginning of life (& even before birt...

2. what is a special quality of a nurse that people look up with?

   care bear replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

   It seems strange that nurses usually rate extremely favourably in surveys of which professions/professionals are the most trustworthy etc. We care for anyone & everyone regardless. We care for them at the beginning of life (& even before birt...

3. Restraints - Face Up Or Face Down?

   care bear replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

   I currently work in a mental health facility and our policy on physically restraining patients/clients has changed due to the increaing issue of positional asphyxia. We restrain the patients physically ourselves and not with ankle or wrist restraint...

4. Can nurses in the US really work a straight 24 hour shift??

   care bear posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was reacently watching an episode of Dr Phil (yes I know I need a new hobby ) about women who are overworked/overscheduled etc. There was a story of a woman who is a nurse in a neo natal intensive care unit who works a straight 24 hour shift. Is...

5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   care bear replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   So many pet peeves so little time... Pet peeve #1: Working with nurses who just dont care about the patients. They are more interested in going to work to socialise, to make personal phone calls, to disappear off the ward for various reasons etc Pet...

6. Best nursing shoes?

   care bear replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone I alternate between two pairs of shoes. They are not typically "nurse" shoes or from companies that supply "nursing" type shoes. The first pair are a pair of Doc Martins shoes. They are expensive to buy but last for a very long time. The...

7. Motivation level at an all time low!

   care bear replied to Richo's topic in International

   Hi Tracy All I can say is hang in there. I finished my RN degree last year after working as an Enrolled Nurse, full time, throughout the three full time years of my degree. Talk about lack of motivation!! People often asked me about how hard the...