Rustyhammer

Rustyhammer

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  1. Patient non-compliance

    Rustyhammer replied to NH-Viking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are many out there that honestly feel that they are "owed" the health care that they recieve and going to the hospital is the fix for whatever problem that they have that day. It isn't their...

  2. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    Rustyhammer replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Are you all trying to tell me that marijuana is still illegal?? pfffftt..*cough...cough...(Bummer

  3. Activities for nurses week?

    Rustyhammer replied to uyf's topic in General Nursing

    soo....when IS nurses week? I really can't remember and for all the recognition we ever received it's no

  4. Activities for nurses week?

    Rustyhammer replied to uyf's topic in General Nursing

    ahem, When IS nurses week

  5. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    Rustyhammer replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a LTC facility and we have a few lame nurses here who I wouldn't doubt would send a resident to the ER without a phone report or proper paperwork etc... These people are an embarrassment to...

  6. Nursing on Indian Reservations

    Rustyhammer replied to UWECfuturenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Having grown up on the "rez" I just wonder...Why would you want to work there? Have you ever been on a rez? Do you have any idea what life is like there? Life is different there and the Indian way...

  7. Im so sad.

    Rustyhammer replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    When I married both my wife and I were 28. We had both been around enough to know what we did and didn't want. I had spent some good quality time alone prior to marriage and now after 16 years and 3...

  8. What Freaks You Out?

    Rustyhammer replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sitting here eating dinner and laughing. My wife comes up behind me and reads over my shoulder and says, "I don't know how you can sit here eating pizza while reading this!" Ahh...the...

  9. Verbal Orders, Do you take them?

    Rustyhammer replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Working in LTC if we didn't call and get phone orders, we wouldn't get any orders at all!! We do the assessment and place the call and with some docs pretty much tell them what we want. In 15 years...

  10. Is this a violation of the new whistleblower law?

    Rustyhammer replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fiesty- You are such a "rabble rouser"! Makes me dig you even

  11. Help I am a new grad and I made a medication error!

    Rustyhammer replied to Rosey's topic in General Nursing

    Rosey- I have been nursing for over 15 years and still am prone to an occasional med error. It's not that I'm not a good nurse ( I think I am) it's just if you consider the amount of meds given (20+...