We signed up for this. We signed up to take care of sick, infectious patients. If you feel that is I is "defeatist" to do what you were (presumably) trained and hired to do, maybe you and your...
Thousands upon thousands of people are without a stable income now (think of those who work in businesses that have declared non-essential and small business owners). Nurses at least have a source of...
Yes, this still exists. With some doctors, you have to be careful to not seem to be making a suggestion or to be voicing an opinion, because if you do you will be slapped down hard. And I say this as...
Exactly. And why rigorous nursing education and training as knowledge work should be the first line of defense. This task-monkey orientation to nursing practice is the greatest threat to patient...
Agree. This is mean-spirited and self-righteous. I will wager that every one of us can identify something bone-headed that we have done at some time in our careers. That said, if licensed nurses are...
Hilarious. We had a patient's family member say "I know as much as the doctors" because he had been at the bedside every afternoon for a couple of weeks. He had been able to be at the bedside because...