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  1. Barcode Meds/Patient

    burn out replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    we have been barcoding meds/patient for over a year at our hospital and it really is much safer but you have to be careful and not become too dependent on the computer to do all your thnking ....

  2. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    burn out replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    ICU for 20 years and still lovin it..worst place nursing home- What is the expected outcome for those patients and do they even

  3. Are nurses treated badly?

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

    they don't treat me as badly as my abusive second husband does that asnwer the

  4. Nursing...a profession or just a job

    burn out replied to wdkasper's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing school I was doing it because I could get a job anywhere in the United States..there has been a nursing shortage for a long time..since I was going to do alo of traveling this...

  5. male nurses in OB

    burn out replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any difference with a male nurse being in and OB nurse thatn any other type of nurse. Male nurses give female patients baths and put in foley caths. The only problem would be if the...

  6. Getting Along- The Union Debate

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

    Please let's not make a sterotype of a nurse-that is a slap in the face to every republican anit union nurse in america. I know that at Board level politics are very important to nurses but let's not...

  7. online schools cheapen our profession?

    burn out replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    I still don't see how you can compare the two. The RN's responsibilities are different than that of an LPN. An Rn can get out and pass breakfast trays and put people on a bedpan just like a CNA, she...

  8. titrating cardizem

    burn out replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

    I don't understand how you can just hang a cardizem drip and do nothing with it after that. You have to continually monitor and assess to make sure that 1. It is working effectively and bringing...

  9. Charting Bloopers

    burn out replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    when referring to placement of pulseoximeter on patient "Sat on

  10. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Then why did you go back? I guess you get out of it whatever you put into it.I really don't mean to sound harsh but I really believe that the more knowledge you have the better anything you...

  11. online schools cheapen our profession?

    burn out replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    This isn't an issue of good nurse/bad nurse this is a question of knowledge base. Yes there are good LPN's but let's face it there have been 2 levels of nursing established for a reason and an LPN...

  12. Which School is better?

    burn out replied to BamaBound2bRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I went there for 2 years to get my pre requistisits and that is an awesome place. If all schools could teach like that one. Is mrs. Klopenstein still there teaching

  13. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know why it is always the ADN putting down the BSN. How long had the poor charge nurse BSN even been a nurse? Thank goodness she had you and the other ADN back her up but goodness a...

  14. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You still have to have the knowledge of where you need to be putting your hands and what to do with them once you put them somewhere and you better be prepared both professionally and legally if you...

  15. The most heartbreaking thing ive ever had to do :(

    burn out replied to *Peanut*Vennie*'s topic in General Nursing

    Handling death is perhaps the most emotional part of nursing- for some reason it effects everyone that cares for the patient. Unfortuneately we don't have a care plan for nurses on how to deal with...

  16. The nightmare returns---Hunter Group is coming!!!

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

    I have never met Hunter nor do I want to but..It sounds like a good ole union organizing time to me (just for the scare if it passes or not) I have never seen management soo willing to communicate as...

  17. Morally What would you do?

    burn out replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I am not for sure but I do not think you need a license to walk someone to the bathroom-this is not totally a nursing function. Why do you have the call light ring in your office if you are not...

  18. verbal discipline and retalliation...(a little vent)

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

    Can we say HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT? I don't know about your facility but where I work there is a procedure for filing complaints of this nature and that your employer must take action to keep things...

  19. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    burn out replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    I remember having A's prior to nursing school and making A's during nursing school but in nursing school there were not as many. I guess it just depends on your goal-everyone wants to maintain a 4.0...

  20. Which School is better?

    burn out replied to BamaBound2bRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    uah is the best around. when you finish you not only know what you are doing as a nurse but why. It may be expensive but it is worth everybit of it. good

  21. HCA to sell all hospitals in WV

    burn out replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Lifepoint takes over sometime this month--it is really scarry. Doctors are upset, nerves are on edge. When and where will the axe

  22. Help on a Pay Scale issue!!!

    burn out replied to Debbie1972's topic in General Nursing

    i believe you friend is correct. CAMC used to have a baylor program and many hospitals are bringing them back. these are where a nurse contracts with the hospital to work 24 or 36 hour week ends for...

  23. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    personally i am tired of being expected to be a professional and getting paid like a technician. Perhaps if the boards of nursing would get their acts together and make an entry level as a BSN and...

  24. Please Advise..need help

    burn out replied to edynjoy's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    p.s. keep me posted on how it goes for you. good

  25. Please Advise..need help

    burn out replied to edynjoy's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    just hang in there kid. you just have to give yourself time to get a tough skin. I remeber when I first started just on a med-surg unit when I lost my first patient I cried my eyes out now 20 years...