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  1. co-worker stealing narcotics

    tddowney replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't smell right. Most state BONs don't have the kind of staffing to be able to commit people for six months to one facility and one investigation. As others have noted, this is not a rare...

  2. Needing a little input/advice from the guys...

    tddowney replied to EdBSN09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    "I find that areas like ER, OR, cardiac cath lab, endoscopy, special procedures, and management are what catch my interest. Those areas tend to be much more focused on specific, acute situations and...

  3. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    tddowney replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm also a guy, over 50 with many years in the corporate world, in an accelerated option program. I have to agree that gender plays a very large roll in how nurses treat each other. I also have to say...

  4. What if I can't make it?

    tddowney replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    First off, take a deep breath and relax a bit. A year ago, I remember sitting in my office the weekend before my first anatomy test, thinking "I can't learn all this stuff by Wed." Fortunately, I...

  5. Enraged (venting)

    tddowney replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Yes, addiction is an illness. But illness is not an excuse for assaulting anyone. The OP believed, rightly from the facts related, that he/she was in imminent threat of bodily harm, indeed had been...

  6. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    tddowney replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How right you are. Before I started nursing school, I was an EMT on the only ambulance within 50 miles of the hospital. We had people who would call 911 for minor scrapes, children with skinned knees,...

  7. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    tddowney replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    BINGO

  8. Discrimination...You think??!!?!

    tddowney replied to Jamie Dale's topic in Men in Nursing

    "She then said that I was moved because it wasn't in the best interest of the center for two males to work on the same hall." My question is what are the reasons it's in the center's best interest. I...

  9. How to file complaint against IL BON?

    tddowney replied to lizzyd's topic in Illinois Nursing

    "I just think that considering the nursing shortage, processing new nurses should be a priority and this issue should be brought to someone's attention so that it can be remedied." You misunderstand...

  10. If this is what they call nursing...

    tddowney replied to MKZ's topic in MICU, SICU

    "I really had the wool pulled over my eyes when I had gone in for my interview. I was told orientation would last for three months, that I would work the night shift and quality of patient care was...

  11. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    tddowney replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "When I was in the Army, the hardest thing I had to train new nurses to do was take care of themselves first so they would be ALIVE to take care of their patients. Sometimes tough love is the only...

  12. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    tddowney replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    "Lie and cheat when caring for patients and, if proven, your license is revoked. Rightly so!" The consequences may be much more than losing one's license. A civil suit is likely, and criminal charges...

  13. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    tddowney replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    "You could look at it in a different way. That cheater may be more likely to double, triple check when administering meds or often seek help from other nurses to avoid certain mistakes. " The reason...

  14. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    tddowney replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo on having the courage and integrity to take the ethical course. I do have to laugh about one thing. When I took last spring, our shortest exam was about 300 questions, and there was no way our...

  15. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    tddowney replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    It may be that the letter writer was trying to make a point quite different than how we've read it. Perhaps he's saying that there is a nursing shortage because nurses are being poorly utilized,...

  16. Nursing & website is depressing!!!

    tddowney replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What can you do? Well, for starters, don't agree to come in on your day off again. If I get fed a pile of BS, I won't put myself in position to have that particular meal

  17. New grad recruitment

    tddowney replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    If they're putting on a recruiting fair, they need nurses, and will by the time you graduate, too. Be straightforward about your interest in working for that hospital, and your status as a...

  18. Made a med error

    tddowney replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    i think this is very good advice. just a thought, but you might also consider telling the director you realize how the error got made, and you would be willing to share the lesson with other...

  19. Threatening clinical instructor

    tddowney replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    Asking tough questions is one thing, but making demeaning remarks about students, especially in front of other students, or worse yet, patients, is simply unprofessional behavior. I'm older and have...

  20. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    tddowney replied to shill's topic in Emergency

    Thanks much, shill. I'm a nursing student with interest in the ED and this is very handy info in an easy to use form. I put the file on my PDA to browse at odd free

  21. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

    tddowney replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    START! Otherwise you'll be in your 50s before you know it. I'm 53, in an accelerated program, and I'm challenged, but having lots of

  22. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

    tddowney replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an EMT in school to become an RN. So, I guess I'm half-ok with the former lady editor. Seriously, I've only had limited clinical experience so far, but sometimes I do have better luck as a male...

  23. How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    tddowney replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    The key is to be there on time. That means having a buffer for the things that go wrong with some regularity.......traffic, dog runs off, kids sick, etc. I usually get there 20-30 minutes early. We...

  24. One year in...time to charge?

    tddowney replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in General Nursing

    You mention twice in your post that you feel like you need more experience. While it's gratifying to have the confidence of your supervisor and others, you know your abilities best. Go with your

  25. Computers in class

    tddowney replied to mnhawki's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I use mine for note-taking often. In part because I can't read my own hurried scribbling later, and in part because I can go back and add in material from internet or other sources and have it in...