christinaquilter replied to WIchica0732's topic in General Nursing
Get out, Get out, Get out. Not out of nursing, out of the Unit. Not everyone is suited for critical care. Not everyone is suited for homecare, not everyone likes OR, not everyone is suited for ER....
What a slap in the face from St. Charles Community College! LPN's take 36 credit hours of Core Nursing classes (not talking general ED classes.) When you bridge, they only give you credit for 8....
I'm and Lpn with several years experance. I work with a CNA who is from another country. She claims in her country she was a nurse and is studing to challenge the RN boards. Not to sound deragitory,...
christinaquilter replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing
That's horrid... what would she have done next? Taken your photos out of the frames on your desk and replaced them with hers? You did the right thing, and honestly, if she can't be trusted with access...
Don't you hate it when you get info you don't really want? A co-worker (and fellow nurse) felt the need to relate a story to me about the last time she got high (prob. to feel me out.) And has odd...
I am in need of ethical and legal guidelines. I have a pt with a darling little love story... A woman on hospise that comes to the SNF and finds the man of her dreams and proves true love really does...
I am not starting this post to decry the fact that there are nurses on probation for drug related offences. I'm making this post to ask you to tell me how to work with them. Safely and legally. I will...
christinaquilter replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing
There is a flaw in your thinking. You assume it is better to be dead than to be in pain. This is a contemporary thought. The Bible (and I only quote it here as you recognize it, and as an old text)...
christinaquilter replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing
I see on one side people stating that it is a violation of the infants body and the parents rights, I see another side stating that it is for learning proposes, no "harm" is done so it should be ok....
christinaquilter replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing
That HAS to be a direct quote of your study from the 1950's. So, I'm "liberated" when my children are potty trained? Man, have I been doing it the hard way. What with kissing boo-boos, making meals,...
christinaquilter replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing
Three little words, "hostile work enviorment"... start mentioning, loudly (exps. around creep dr's) how people are getting sued for this now... If that doesn't help, start metioning it around...
christinaquilter replied to shadowrose81's topic in General Nursing
Hi, You sound wonderful. Yes, when I started taking care of pts I was INTO them. I wanted to help in anyway i could and I thought about them day and night. Some pts, from those early days, still...
Hi, I'm an LPN currently working in long term care with accute care experance. I'm looking for a new job (evenings) but I know that solicitations are not allowed here, so I wont ask that question....