paul you do what you want to do .i personally believe this profession needs more nurses period.more people like you who go it to it because its truly what you want and you care .my boyfriend has been...
we have mandated ot which i was not told about until after i was hired .i work 12 hr shifts i can only be mandated another 4 hrs for total 16 hrs then there has to be 8 hrs before my next shift starts...
nuangel1 replied to CantHardlyWait's topic in General Nursing
i could not agree with vamedic more .no its not illegal but its stupid on the hospital and nurses part .you as a nurse are reading a strip on pts you can't see nor are taking care of vary dangerous .i...
triage nurse thankyou for sharing .that was and excellent post and i too believe we learn form eachother.i love this forum.i am glad admin supported you .that was a load x2 none should have had to do...
i guess i am old fashioned .i was taught to look professional when going in for application,interview etc.minimal makeup low heeled shoes suit or dress with minimal jewelry ,no open toed shoes etc .i...
major depression was on med 2 yrs .did see a psychologist for years helped along with med .have been weaned off and doing well for 2yrs .i personally would never disclose .i was never risk to my pts...
nuangel1 replied to crazy4trauma's topic in Emergency
we do not have a hard and fast rule.but we try not to separate parent from child unless parent is too distraught or can't let us work.usually 1 if not bot of parents stay and we explain if poss. as we...
yes psych nurses are real nurses .i can't imagine myself being one fulltime .i think it takes a special person.i see enough pts with psych problems being in the er .thats enough for me.we as nurses...
the general public do not have a good understanding of what we as nurses do on a daily basis.i just finished reading a very good book related to nursing by suzi franco rn. she wrote a short book of...