eakirlin

I had at first thought to not put in the comment about requests for the gender of a nurse. Often it is not as hard to accommodate, but on the other hand, I have seen my male counterparts sent home because of some useless allegation about misconduct....

I agree with how disagreeable it is to witness some of these racially motivated patients, but also equally disturbed by women who want only female nurses, although I understand if you were traumatized by a male. HOWEVER, as a white nurse, I am somet...

agree with too much baloney, and having been on some white/right supremacy threads lately (they came unsolited on my email), the tone of some of this crime documentation retorts has the same feel to it as white supremacists. ?‍? Let me say that wit...

I found the different posts on IT very helpful. Am also considering Diabetic Nurse specialist. Does anyone have that educational background and work experience? Thank you for your anticipated response.

more than racism, this country has a long history of social heirarchy common to most post colonial countries, and it applies heirarchically to races and the "majority" race , so called entitled, as well. Law enforcement has a goal of protecting pro...

Just now getting the thread on catholic healthcare institutions encouraging futile care. Was the person encouraging an actual nun, priest, brother... because if so, they are going against very clear church teaching, which I am posting below: Catholi...

I would like to make two observations, and then thank the respondents for some real gut issues, and the courage to take it where it leads. 1) I almost stopped leaving notes in my personal life, because there is no way to control the "tone" in a note...

One person, maybe more, wondered if I reported the policeman-nurse. Yes, and nothing became of it. Not at my facility, who buried the complaint, and the police force would not even do forensics on the nails. I saved them. I asked my charge nurse t...

Excuse me.... but it takes much more than a police force to maintain civic order. Where there is no justice, there is no peace. Have any of you used your first ammendment rights to meet in a peaceful assembly to petition the Government? The first t...

There is a culture in some police stations and in some locales, and it amazes me that the police are roll-modeling assaultive behavior for the camera... like the young women thrown on the curb, later hospitalized.... or the 75 year old man pushed bac...

Believe that in many locales, police violence is a problem, and I have my own stories to tell on that subject, and the stories of many friends and neighbors. I think many nurses look to law enforcement for help, and in some cases, that trust has bee...

thank you hppy for having a positive reference for nurses. I am rather aghast at the responses that are so judgmentally placed as to remind me that while nursing ought to be a compassionate enterprise, many of us are not kind and not compassionate. ...

More to the point, might we consider some thoughtful criteria by which we might screen caregivers in their roles as potentially being in the middle of a covid ward? my facility just gave a nod to remove pregnant women from this scenario.... whereas ...

Have been fascinated by the thread of narratives following the statement of the ED nurse under "discipline" for illness related to covid19 exposure, however one processes whether this actually occurred or not (the exposure/ illness resulting). Theref...

you are correct.... at this point nothing.... I generally keep a lawyer on retainer, because once you go down the occurence report menu, things come up that are often not resolvable... and often lead to damage ....but that is a backstory. If the occ...

Appreciate your response. Since I do not know which specific items you are responding to, would offer the following: Objection to unsafe standards should not qualify as a glass half empty. I believe Florence did plenty of this in Crimea, and Qu...

I am so sorry about your situation. Get your employment lawyer now. It takes a few weeks to find one who will do more than take your money. Yes I have sued my employer before, over a safety and staffing issue, and was able to countersue for slander...

ohhhh my heart goes out to you. Does your doctor at least have a new protocol with how to deal with patient's with coughs, or coughs with fevers.... my personal physician won't see any of those people and is sending them to ED. Don't touch anythi...

hmmmm! my BS meter is chirping. Try sending this to the CDC and a national news agency, and see what is said about that from official sources. See if you can do it anonymously, if to a news agency. This is a yellow surgical mask, not even an N95 ...

could you send your protocol to Gov. Cuomo of NY and the other state governors?

have considered working for plastic surgery myself, except that it is potentially so high risk. Everyone gets sued if the patient doesn't like the result. Do not believe you can create a note for anyone but yourself, but contact the ANA or your sta...

being 70+ years and with two comorbid conditions that would likely cause me to die if covid 19 were contracted, I have had to consider that this might be the hill I die on... and in particular when N95 masks are not made available to me. I have one ...

An N95 .... my kingdom for an N95" might loosely echo the Shakespearian cry from Richard III and that he was in need of a horse or his kingdom would be lost.. and in point of fact all of our tiny kingdoms could be lost because we do not have regularl...

I am an RN of 40+ years experience, certified for ICU with 35 years as CCRN. Name is Eleanor A Kirlin,RN,CCRN, MBA Graduate of University of Texas/Austin 1978 December I am working at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio, TX

Title: "is it just me.. or...? Is there a significant downturn in the use of cough etiquette in this country??? For me, the answer is yes. I have had to up the ante on the cough information on my ICU patients since flu season started in September....