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  1. HR 5688 Act

    burn out replied to lydiasmom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    why would anyone be against a bill that require a health care provider to be honest with the patient about their education and training. yes it does make a difference with me, if i am really , really...

  2. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    burn out replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think beinga union has anything to do with it. In my state the wage and labor board requires an employer to pay time and a half for anything over 40 hours a week. Since most of us work 3-...

  3. Pt refused to leave!

    burn out replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh to be so Holy. I pay $300.00 a month to cover myself and my childrens in health insurance but when my 15 year old daughter became pregnant (while I was working 12 hour day shifts) my insurance...

  4. Retrogression vs. Unlimited visas for nurses

    burn out replied to Ethan_mike's topic in International Nursing

    If the incoming nurses were made to pay taxes I might be more in favor of using foreign nurses. Where I work we have 2 cardiologist from Syria, each year they return home for 1 month in order to...

  5. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    burn out replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes we hae male nurses on our ICU uint and have had them for many years. I find them to be just as competent as female nurses and enjoy working with the mix. the only problem I have with male nurses...

  6. kids and being Nurse

    burn out replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift for 18 years. During the day when I slept my mother would come over and watch the kids while I slept, that way I was at least available. If their was something going on at...

  7. Hca

    burn out replied to ern91's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked for a HCA facility for over 10 years. Over the last year HCA has tried selling all of their hospitals in my state to a company callled Lifepoint, we recently just found out that...

  8. traumatized by vermin

    burn out replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I never imagined that you would be afraid of anything, I am glad to see your more sensitive side. I do understand your fear . We had a problem with spiders on our ICU unit. We kept reporting that...

  9. Nurse manager email - Opinions?

    burn out replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of liked the part about the education, I wish my hospital would provide us with that much education. Just from experience if it is not mandated education with pay then no one where I work...

  10. New Policies

    burn out replied to wildcard47833's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know if there are any laws about what time you can give a patient a bath. It seems to me that if you took a patient that was not confused and got them up at 4 am and gave them a bath and put...

  11. Restraining critical patients with heroin overdoses

    burn out replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    That is the same policy our hospital has. However, if you have a patient on sedation and on the vent and have the soft wrist restraints that is considered double restrained and is against JACHO...

  12. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    burn out replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    In all reality nursing is a yukkey

  13. Sexual Harrassment?

    burn out posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other day I was taking care of a male patient that absolutely made me sick to my stomach. Everytime I walked into his room he would whip out his member and just leave himself exposed. At first...

  14. Sexual Harrassment?

    burn out replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    WE CAN READ WHAT HE SAID. THE IMPLICATION IS TO KEEP THE PERVERT AND GET RID OF THE VICTIM THAT IS TOO TIMID TO CONFRONT HIM, THE TIMID PERSON IS THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM NOT THE PERVERT. Believe me I...

  15. fun with implanted defibrilator....

    burn out replied to papawjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that what they are made for? In the worlds of Tim McGraw"Live like you are

  16. Sexual Harrassment?

    burn out replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Please give me a break. Why is it that it is only male perverts that do this kind of thing..therefore it really isn't an issue men have to deal with but it is created by men. I have never walked into...

  17. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    burn out replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Discrimination against the aging worker is not just contained in the nursing field. I think that as the age for retirement goes up that there will be more older people forced in the job market and...

  18. Death Penalty Anesthesia

    burn out replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  19. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    burn out replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am basically anti-union. I see unions as more middle management trying to secure their jobs and livilihood in the union. So far I doubt that a meat packers union or an electricaians union know a...

  20. What type of exercise do you do??

    burn out replied to CardioTrans's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Before having children I used to do Jazzercise 1-2 hours a day and lost 50 pounds in no time. Currently I have bought a TurboJam video and get exhausted eating a bag of chips just watching the...

  21. Nurse as advocate

    burn out replied to RedcarRN's topic in Emergency

    I don't understand why you are so threatened by this. Med student or pre med student most patients wouldn't even notice the difference. Unless she was writing orders or making rounds alone for the...

  22. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    burn out replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in a coal mining state where the United Mine Workers is very strong. Yes miners make good money but look at all the safety issues and mining disasters that are occurring just recently. How...

  23. Your honest opinions please....

    burn out replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in General Nursing

    What makes you think we are

  24. Death Penalty Anesthesia

    burn out replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Preface: I know many of you will not agree with me but I do have the right to express my opinion so please respect that right. I see no difference in anesthesia for execution vs abortion because in...

  25. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

    burn out replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At 23,00 a pop it sounds pretty lucrative to me. For that kind of money I could not imagine anyone phasing anything out. Go for the LPN and if you have to go back later to be an RN to keep on being...