tonchitoRN

in no way should you take this lying down. i suggest getting your documentation to justify your nursing care. you should also demand a written apology from the nurse you confronted, the supervisor who ordered you off the unit and security. and you sh...

my pinning ceremony had similar issues. they required the women to wear the stupid cap. i did not attend the ceremony because of the cap issue. to this day i do not regret not attending.

2nd hand smoke also kills. so let me get this straight. the super asks the nurse to drop everything to take the pt. down to smoke. the nurse puts her license at risk, puts her work behind and also her health at risk. who in their right mind would do...

2nd hand smoke also kills. so let me get this straight. the super asks the nurse to drop everything to take the pt. down to smoke. the nurse puts her license at risk, puts her work behind and also her health at risk. who in their right mind would do...

anyone can legally call themselves a "nurse". however, only those w/ an RN license can call themselves a "registered nurse". report them to the board of nurses. they should be the ones to deal w/ this person.

i knew an oncologist who smoked cigars. i asked him why considering the cancer risk. he told me it is the chemicals in the cigarettes that cause cancer, not the tobacco itself. he said the cigars he smoked did not have chemicals. is this true?

i too do not support teachers playing the role of nurse. schools need nurses to be nurses. 'nuff said.

if you do not plan on working for a while you may want to put your license on inactive status. i may be wrong but i have a florida licence which i will put on inactive status this year for the first time. they do not require ce's for inactive statu...

for those who are afraid of being sued, just remember nowhere does it say you have to give your name. i knew someone who stopped to give first aid to someone after an accident. she said she gave a fake name because she wanted to help but feared the...

my RN-BSN program is 95% online. they have the goal to have a 100% online program in the near future. you might check them out: Texas Tech University Health Science Center. There is one campus in Lubbock and one in Odessa. Another program you migh...

i think most va hospitals are much better than this one depicted. however, all are ridden with problems. my husband works for a va outpt. clinic. he complained because there is a 6 month waiting list to get a 24 hour halter monitor for a patient. ...

when i was in school we were tested on sterile technique. it was a do or die test. that means if you broke sterility, even the tiniest bit, you were flunked from the program. you bet your booty i learned how to do it perfectly. it is difficult but...

now this might seem petty to you but it is important to me. let me explain my dilemna briefly. i went on an interview recently. i don't have a need for business-like clothes so I have one dress that i only use for interviews. i put it on for the in...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/03/21/medical.helicopter.ap/index.html read the above article. it is about a medical helicopter that crashed. the pilot, patient, patient's mother, paramedic are dead. the nurse is in critical condition. i feel sa...

you have time to take out the trash? btw - something i was taught a long time ago. no matter how much you wash your hands they are never 100% clean. even though everyone wears gloves and is diligent about washing hands you are never as clean as you t...

getting the rn is not going to solve your problems. in fact, if you are going into it for the money then you are doing it for the wrong reasons. get a book on frugal living and start paying down your debt. it can be done. the more debt you are in the...

congrats they did not reject you. usually schools keep a list of qualified candidates just in case a student does not show up on the first day of class. they are making sure they have all their slots filled. good luck.

i was recently hired to work in an alternative health clinic. they just got a new doctor and are trying to promote chelation therapy. i have been trying to do some research about the how-to's re: safe administration since i am not familiar with the...

jnette - don't leave. your insights are valuable. i have learned that most of alt. medicine is poo poo'd because there is no money for the pharmaceutical companies to make. i have seen several patients benefit from several different therapies of al...

wouldn't the er be more expensive? for $71 you saved your child several hours of misery. the next visit will be cheaper.

the month before i delivered the newspaper reported how the local hospital had switched babies by mistake. the mistake was discovered right away because the mother knew she had delivered a baby boy. when she got home she changed the diaper and foun...

i was once a poor soul with no health insurance and barely enough money to keep my head above water. now i have money but i will not forget what it was like to be poor. it is not a good feeling to know what hunger is. always remember you too are on...

i used to work in a place that did colon hydrotherapy. they had plenty of clients and all paid cash. in alternative medicine they promote the idea of cleaning the toxins out of the body. one way is colon hydrotherapy. it may sound yucky but the clie...

it is true that it is hard to feel veins through gloves. however, i have learned to stick people wearing gloves. believe me, i am good inserting iv's with the gloves. it just took a lot of practice.

get a lawyer just in case. the facility may just ignore it and not report it. if they report it they will be opening a can of worms. some facilities would rather shove it under the rug. good luck.