ms_orion

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1. I desperately need some advice

   ms_orion replied to Sensibility's topic in Nursing Career

   Are you working at a VA Hospital? I have never met so-o many physicians that accuse nurses of "diagnosing" as I have at the VA. Yes....the post above..."respectfully ask for a written plan of...

2. Urgent Care Clinic

   ms_orion replied to finallyRN7's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Personally...My Hospital experience sucked! BUT..it was at a VA Hospital, substandard care and disrespect!!! More skills are learned in a physicians office....except the use of lifts and all the...

3. Nurses with depression

   ms_orion replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Renee ... RELAX! If a medication is prescribed for you by your physician and you do not experience any side-effects that may compromise your or a patients safety...THERE IS NO PROBLEM. NO. You do not...

4. Average pay for office RN

   ms_orion replied to WSUnurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   You have WSU in your post...assuming Washington State? I made $26.00/hr...it depends on your experience and the

5. Urgent Care Clinic

   ms_orion replied to finallyRN7's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   The usual advice in school - - Med-Surg - - I started out as a float nurse in a Primary care clinic (which I despised in nursing school, because "they weren't real nurses") HA. I loved it, also did...

6. New NP

   ms_orion replied to SAM49's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am not a NP but...you are correct..."How do you really, really see a patient in 15 minutes"? It is a disgrace that healthcare has become an 'assembly' line. How often do you get checked out in a...

7. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

   ms_orion replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

   Where do YOU work? 5-star? I thought I was at a n excellent place as well..until I worked there for awhile....substandard care and people showing up just to get paid. Whatever happened to this...

8. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

   ms_orion replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

   No, It is not too much to ask. We are all in this together, or are supposed to be anyway. I don't know the answer to how to get people to help. It isn't any wonder why people get so burned

9. How can nurses avoid burnout?

   ms_orion replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

   I cherish my time alone as well

10. Unhappy and Depressed

    ms_orion replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Nursing! I graduated in 1993...took a positionin a family practice clinic until I could obtain a hospital position. Well, I ended up staying with family practice until I moved to another...

11. Office nurses ARE real nurses!!

    ms_orion replied to BSN75's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I worked as a "clinic"nurse for years and always felt "less than" a "real" nurse. We moved out of state and I applied at a hospital. I have been there 3 years now. Oh, yeah..I have learned skills I...

12. So many ways to mess up!

    ms_orion replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It ain't NEVER going to end... if you do one thing well .. you will get reamed for doing another thing poorly -- and the thing that you did well -- you will get no credit for that. LTC... sucks!...

13. Treat your patient like you would want your mother to be treated

    ms_orion replied to awakenthepassion's topic in General Nursing

    amazing: a man who had never ever been sick, never been to a physician or hospital...had a stroke. difficult to understand him when he spoke...as he recovered and was able to speak "better"...he...

14. Is my supervisor trying to get me to quit?

    ms_orion replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm....did I write this? LOL....**** happens everywhere I

15. Infection control guidelines or book?

    ms_orion replied to regnurse1995's topic in Infectious Disease

    Thank you so much for this