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  1. Medication legal question

    lorster posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I have searched the internet high and low and cannot find an answer. I thought I would check in to see if anyone can answer this. I am a RN in a medical setting. I gave an Invega injection to a...

  2. Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

    lorster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have discovered recently that my hospital will not allow one of our male nurses to float to the OB floor because he is a male. We take turns floating and they continually skip his float date. The...

  3. Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So there is no law out there that states a male nurse cannot work

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

    lorster posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Last night a 49 year old male patient was admitted to our med surg unit with R/O PE which was later ruled out. He also had a history of anxiety. Admitting doctor ordered 5 to 10 mg Ativan po Q 4hrs...

  5. Has anyone given Haldol IV?

    lorster posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was caring for a very agitated patient the other night. Doctor ordered Haldol 2mg IV. I questioned it as this route is not FDA approved but was told by the pharmacist that this particular form,...

  6. I have a Question for you Male Nurses out there.

    lorster posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I am not a male nurse but I want to ask a question and get some feedback. I'm a female nurse who has worked med surg for 20 years. We have nursing students at our hospital. Last year I had a male...

  7. New computer charting killing me.

    lorster posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    We started computer charting in early december and I absolutely love it...except...the ergonomics is horrible. The monitors were place in each room, near the window ledges. To chart in the room, I...

  8. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    lorster posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading thread after thread on this forum and I have come to one conclusion. We are all a pathetic bunch. We take abuse that most other human beings would not put up with. We are...

  9. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    It has been nearly two years since I wrote this post and obviously struck a nerve with many nurses and at the same time, many others could relate to my frustration with our profession at the time. In...

  10. I have a Question for you Male Nurses out there.

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks for your reply truern. I'm not sure he has any recourse and I'm not even sure I gave him sound advice but what I told him to do was to get his degree in June, pass his boards and then write a...

  11. nurse with arthritis

    lorster replied to iwanna's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First of all, I want to thank your two sons for serving our great country. I do want to ask you though. Have you thought about taking a DMARD for you arthritis? This combination you are taking as...

  12. union pro or con

    lorster replied to mark3274's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is an interesting thread. I am a union nurse and glad of it. Yesterday, i spoke with my state union rep. He was telling me that another hospital in my state which is non union simply dumped...

  13. Need Union Advice:

    lorster posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am a union member at my hospital. There are about 300 RN's employed and it is closed. We each pay about 500.00 a year for dues. We just negotiated a new contract and settled it in 3 days. This...

  14. nurse with arthritis

    lorster replied to iwanna's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    May I ask what kind of meds you are on for your arthritis? Do you also have RA? I am a nurse with RA and I just went off Plaquinil after two years due to the side effects. I cannot work when...

  15. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thanks for all your responses. i contacted my attorney today. he gave me advice on what to do. i am a union nurse but my union is absolutely worthless. our reps are in managements pockets and it...

  16. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    lorster posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a RN in a small hospital. Today, a fellow nurse pulled me aside after lunch and informed me that our nurse educator took a bunch of my fellow nurses out to breakfast. During breakfast, this...

  17. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There was no misunderstanding. The nurse that came to me heard it herself. She was shocked that such information would be disclosed at an informal meeting. Plus, I am not being disciplined at all....

  18. Is this a fair practice??

    lorster posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place but here goes. Just want opinions on this situation. In August I had surgery that required me to be out of work with no lifting for a week and light...

  19. About to call it quits before I start!

    lorster posted a topic in Travel

    Well, my first assignment that I'm supposed to start the last week of January is off to a rough start. The company will not answer my questions. They will not guarentee me blocked shifts which was...

  20. New & Ready To Move On To Bigger & Better

    lorster replied to NewGrad07's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what percentage of nurses who hate their jobs, work on med

  21. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    lorster replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm totally confused. You got a years probation from the BON for spilling water and calling a donkey an ass? Did I misunderstand

  22. Non-compliant home care patient with stage three decub

    lorster replied to sticknurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sticknurse. I took care of a spinal cord injured man for 11 years. The first three years for an agency and when I quit the agency, he called me a while later and asked if I could work privately for...

  23. Hello anybody out there? HIV+ Nurses

    lorster replied to herecomestrouble's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hello all. I am just curious. Were any of you with HIV or HCV infected at

  24. Is this a fair practice??

    lorster replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Neither of us had work comp

  25. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

    lorster replied to grbrico's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I was diagnosed with Ra in 2005. I am 47. I am on plaquinil right now which has made my life so much easier. I went from working 12's to 8's and am so much happier and feel like I can make it...