lindahartford

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  1. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    lindahartford replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    No. Not

  2. NTI: Resiliency and Burnout

    lindahartford replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Is meaningful recognition code for more money? I was thinking more like listening to the staff's needs and

  3. NTI: Resiliency and Burnout

    lindahartford replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Out of 14 suggestions, there is only 1 that refers to Administration and that 1 is "appropriate staffing." Everything else is on the ICU staff and nurses. Administration is off the hook again. After...

  4. Inappropriate nurses?

    lindahartford replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The threat I see is that she was pouring meds when she was interupted. That can be

  5. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    lindahartford replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    You're right about bumping. Won't do that again. But I do know it took me a quarter of a century to figure out just how important odors are in relation to diagnoses. Probably comes easier to

  6. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    lindahartford replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    Check out # 53 by Linda Hartford. Yes, we are supposed to educate our patients. Just be understanding and sensitive about the subject. Odors are very important clues to an

  7. My Burnout Story

    lindahartford replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Welcome back. I'm happy for all of us. Ps. What is an

  8. How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    lindahartford replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    An issue that has not been mentioned is the possible cause of the body odor. Many diagnoses are accompanied by body odors i.e. diabetes, wound infections, bladder infections, high fevers,PID. kidney...

  9. My Burnout Story

    lindahartford replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Please, don't give up on the amazing healer in you. You are among so many young women who have been abused by the system. Burnout is a euphamism that hospital administrators like because it puts...

  10. RN shortage

    lindahartford replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. They deliberately short the staff on every unit and tell you to "Do the best you can." How many times have you heard

  11. RN shortage

    lindahartford replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I loved my job in the trenches for 53 years. I'm not sure you know what you are missing. When I turned 70 Social Security gave me a hefty raise I didn't know anything about. Nice but I still had a...

  12. RN shortage

    lindahartford replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    No. I do not believe there is a shortage of nurses. Hospitals, on the whole, understaff by keeping low patient/nurse ratios, overwork and underpay nurses so they give up and quit and they give young...