Croweater

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1. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

   Croweater replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Disabilities

   I am referring to nurses working in clinical areas where they need to be able to read accurately medication labels, syringe amounts that type of thing. For nurses unable to do this, then there is nursing education, ptient education, occ health, man...

2. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

   Croweater replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Disabilities

   Requiring 20/20 vision would exclude a good number of nurses already practising. However, patient safety is the first priority and if a nurse needs extra visual aids (apart from prescription glasses) to carry out her job she should not be in clinic...

3. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   Croweater replied to remotefuse's topic in Relations

   Whatever the circumstances, it does not give the doctor the right to humiliate her in front of 15 other people. If he felt slighted, he should have met with her and the manager somewhere private and discussed the issue there. There are very few w...

4. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   Croweater replied to remotefuse's topic in Relations

   Good for you. For too long, nurses have been on the receiving end of doctors' arrogance. For some reason, some doctors believe they have the right to abuse and denigrate nurses - it is workplace bullying and should not be tolerated. Shame on you...

5. The Hotel Phenomenon

   Croweater replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

   Your analogy between your daughter's job at Starbucks and a busy nurse is bogus. Nursing staff are highly trained individuals with responsibilities which is could land them in court if they make an error. I doubt if your daughter would be sued for...

6. The Patient's "Guests"

   Croweater replied to rnsheri's topic in Humor

   Hospital visitors' behaviour reflects the deteriorating standard of manners and behaviour in society. There is a difference between the family member who acts inappropriately because of stress (and most nurses recognize this) and the visitor who i...

7. Don't like to clean pee & poop: Can I still be a nurse?

   Croweater replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I think the crux of your dilemma is more that you have never been interested in nursing, so why pursue a career in this area? I have seen so many young nursing graduates who did nursing because they thought it 'something to do'. They are quickly dis...

8. Incivility: Beyond the Nurse

   Croweater replied to Jkaiservi's topic in Rock

   I have been nursing for over 40 years, have worked in several different countries, was a commissioned officer in the military and more recently a civilian nurse. I would like to think that it was the oppressive, patriarchal system which turns nurses...

9. Ob course

   Croweater replied to Croweater's topic in New Hampshire

   Thanks for answering re: OB course. I spoke with the New Hampshire nurses board who did not suggest any institutions who may be able to accommodate my requirements. I am loathe to have to spend thousands of dollars doing any sort of year long bri...

10. Ob course

    Croweater posted a topic in New Hampshire

    I have just moved to New Hampshire having completed an RN degree in the UK. However, I cannot get licensed with the New Hampshire Nurses Board until I have completed the OB component. Does anyone know where I may be able to do this in New Hampshir...