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  1. Lupus

    lorster replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    Sphinx, I don't think they can make you work nights if you have a note from your doctor. I think that you should present your manager with some information on this disease to make her understand just...

  2. Nursing Shortage

    lorster replied to olichi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Pricklypear, you said it so well. I wonder if there is such a thing as a national union for nurses. And I'm talking every nurse in the good old USA being a member. There is power in numbers and...

  3. Atheist or Agnostic?

    lorster replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am agnostic but am quickly moving towards athiest. I was raised in a christian home and after seeing what is happening in our world right now, I don't think even a prayer is going to help. I do...

  4. Lupus

    lorster replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about you getting arthritis at age31. I also took out disability insurance just in case. I start on plaquinil after the initial eye exam. I guess all we can do is take it one day...

  5. Lupus

    lorster replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    I was just diagosed with rheumatoid arthritis yesterday. Have been sick for about 5 years, not knowing what was wrong. I have had 3 bad pneumonias in a year. I work on a medical floor and take care...

  6. Help - Suspended

    lorster replied to AnnetteER's topic in General Nursing

    AnnetteER. You did fine. You prioritized your care. Getting the D50, getting the lab and letting the team leader know were the best initial steps. The guy had not coded so this would have been a...

  7. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, the story gets better. We ended up giving the patient 5 mg of Ativan, the nurse refused to give more. The patient was then discharged to home. The nurse went over his discharge papers and...

  8. Night shift and EXTREME fatigue

    lorster replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift for a couple of years and I eventually adjusted but it was hard. It was back in the days before 12 hour shifts were available at my hospital. One other suggestion I'd like to...

  9. Feeling humiliated/Vent.. How would you respond?

    lorster replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    ILOVEBUSTER, i absolutely agree with you. As a nurse of 18 years and a frequent charge nurse of a 38 bed unit, I have been used and abused by docs so many times, i cannot begin to count. I now have...

  10. What is a union????

    lorster replied to cvwshadow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a union nurse and would have it no other way. I am new to this site and was just reading about the Tenn nurse who was fired on the spot....within hours of whistleblowing. My union would never...

  11. I think I'm in big trouble

    lorster replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager would be foolish to write you up for this. Where was he or she? Its time that management step up to the plate, shake the dust off their scrubs and get to work. I would have done the same...