Ann RN

Ann RN

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  1. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, DUI is doing something

  2. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    Ann RN replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand it anymore! It sounds to me like you think there is some glory side to nursing where the drama of "saving lives" brings you some type of accolade. I picture you in an unsuccessful code...

  3. questions about Post operative care

    Ann RN replied to lil_penguin's topic in General Nursing

    The catheter must be removed before he can void himself. And he probably will have to do this before he can go home. The trouble you are having with getting information may have do do with HIPAA. We...

  4. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    Ann RN replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP - I have read this entire thread. And I sincerely hope you find your dream job. But I doubt it will be in nursing. Over the past 30 years I have seen so many nurses enter the profession for...

  5. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    1. Anger management 2. Stress management 3. Take some time off &

  6. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, OK. So you had a bad day, go out for a few drinks, and kill someone on the way home. And if that someone were my loved one, you bet your patooty I do not think you should ever be a nurse again....

  7. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so in the case of a pedophile who just happens to be a "terrific nurse" but only abuses children when he is off duty - is he "nobody's damn business"? Are his morals only in question during...

  8. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be what you believe a leader is, take your sarcasm and challange the laws. Offer a solution. Don't just say something is wrong. I wish you the best. But for the time being, you are...

  9. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Last time I looked, I did work in America (although on a busy day in the Trauma ICU with 15 family members setting up Aero beds in the waiting room I might think differently). And I'm not

  10. The GOOD things about nursing - why are we still doing it

    Ann RN replied to Tiwi's topic in General Nursing

    When my grandmother was very ill and not far from her death, she would only allow one person to bathe her - me. Why? In her words "because my granddaughter's a

  11. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    "the nursing board moronically decided that a DUI is the equivalent of a moral judgment. laws do not govern morality" Actually, they do. Take a really close look at your State Board's laws. Whether...

  12. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Would you want a pediophile taking care of your children if that has nothing to do with job performance? Again, I stand by my belief that you are licensed by a governing unit where these are the...

  13. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    kind of like telling a depressed person to "snap out of it". "so, the next time one of our own posts here about wanting to leave nursing, feeling burned out, feeling bitter, you go ahead tell her to...

  14. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#483d8b]"i know we will not agree on this issue, that's ok. i know i feel in my heart that you will not understand until you've "done your time". i know you think you already do understand,...

  15. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    well said!

  16. If you suspect your nurse coworker of being a drinker, what do you do?

    Ann RN replied to nitesky83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Coffee DOES NOT speed the metabolism of alcohol. It takes at least 1 hour for your body to rid itself of the alcohol in each and every drink you

  17. If you suspect your nurse coworker of being a drinker, what do you do?

    Ann RN replied to nitesky83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. The NM can then deal with it in the appropriate

  18. Duramorph

    Ann RN replied to DGMLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is not the right place to ask. We as nurses are not licensed to give that type of

  19. I HATE nursing! (long)

    Ann RN replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    This is a GREAT

  20. I HATE nursing! (long)

    Ann RN replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Can I have your job?!

  21. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Ann RN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Our country as a whole suffers the effects of a more lax attitude about drunken driving. While DUI laws are being toughened, none yet compare to that of Europe. Over 50% of U.S. adult trauma victims...

  22. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a tele floor or an ICU? What is the nurse/patient

  23. Did I Handle This OK?

    Ann RN replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Supervisors should be held accountable for their lateness and disciplined just as you would be. Keep a log of the dates and times when she is late. Report this to HER supervisor if she talks like that...

  24. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a tele floor. You should not be titrating drips on a tele floor - this really is unsafe. If this is a tele floor & you're expected to do all that, something's wrong. Titrating...

  25. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Ann RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    What type of unit do you work on? What is your