Athena904

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1. Drug seekers

   Athena904 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the encouragement. People are people whether nurses or not so I wouldn't expect anything differently as far as common decency. Glad for all the helpful comments though. Very interesting to one who has not entered into the reality of the...

2. Drug seekers

   Athena904 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it did resolve my question. I am honestly enlightened by the responses and have a more in depth picture on what is happening with health care and patients. I didn't realize that the number of people who intentionally abuse the system wouldn't ri...

3. Drug seekers

   Athena904 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Yikes! So many people agitated! I am not implying that it's my opinion the ER's would be overrun. That is why I'm asking YOU what you think because I don't know. I don't work in a hospital and was curious if some one could tell ME what they think wou...

4. Drug seekers

   Athena904 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting feedback Bluegrass. Lots of insightful things I haven't thought of yet. I also feel placing judgment on people is not in good taste or effective. Hope I didn't come across as sounding nasty or judgmental towards anyone. Just voicing reali...

5. Drug seekers

   Athena904 replied to Athena904's topic in General Nursing

   Obama's health care reform. I put free in quotes because technically it wont be FREE! Just handed out to anyone who needs it. I am just wondering professionals opinions on if they think this will be a big issue once socialized medicine begins. Thank ...

6. Drug seekers

   Athena904 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am almost out of nursing school to get my ADN and be an RN. I was curious for those of you who work in a hospital/clinic setting of how often patients are only seeking admission to fuel their drug addictions. My concern is that when health care is ...