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1. Are you afraiD

   workinurse@aol. replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   Fear and abuse are in the mind of the beholder, chronic fear and abuse can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD will ruin your health and life and end your career. Don't go there. Leave and find a place you feel loved, a nurturing environmen...

2. Nurses over 50 &/or with health issues affecting work

   workinurse@aol. replied to Karen4HIM1951's topic in General Nursing

   Mario, Your ideas of fairness and ethical treatment of nurses do not fit the reality I have seen since '78. Sadly nurses in Northern California are viewed by hospital managment as overhead until over 50 or sick when you become a liability then if you...

3. Nurses over 50 &/or with health issues affecting work

   workinurse@aol. replied to Karen4HIM1951's topic in General Nursing

   I think this is why we see few nurses over 50 in the hospital. Hospital careers for RN's end far short of 65 due to health reasons or normal aging prevents meeting job demands aimed at healthy YOUNG people. Your future as you age in Hospital Nursing...

4. What do you think of this?

   workinurse@aol. replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

   I do agree with documenting whatever is needed to keep out of court. The stress of worrying about going to court is damaging to our bodies, the stress of being in court would be much more injurious. Stress hormones cause actual physical damage, not t...

5. What do you think of this?

   workinurse@aol. replied to willie2001's topic in General Nursing

   We all fear getting in trouble and covering our liabilities, the stress to the nurse is the problem here. Patients are customers buying medical goods and services but we want them to be hostages. What I am interested in is--did the patient benefit? t...

6. Self magazine article

   workinurse@aol. replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

   After 16 years in ICU I recommend my 3 teenage daughters stay away from hospital work of any type. Experienced hospital workers protecting their children from harm creating Hospital Nurse shortage?? Average age of RN 45 would mean half over and half ...

7. Your most rewarading day!

   workinurse@aol. replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   CCU start of shift report, most undesirable patient on ventilator couldn't use call bell and shook siderail constantly. Can't take off restraints she goes for her ET tube. Driving everyone crazy. Volunteers for her? Yes me, straight to her room, qu...

8. Low confidence

   workinurse@aol. replied to Pishi's topic in General Nursing

   BSN may be needed to become a Wound Certified Nurse. Low stress with full autonomy. Doctors will sign any order you write, most wounds heal, if not there is surgery, jobs are 8-5 Mon-Fri. Hospitals will destroy your life. Aging population guarentees...

9. Nurse went "ballistic" over her medication error.......

   workinurse@aol. replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

   Negative occurence report is the word. We answer to these. Positive occurence reports, where are they, do we get called to answer these?? We peck each other to death. Ballistic, a sign of Traumatic Stress Syndrome. The prolonged elevated Glucocort...