JustMe

I was divorced, no kids, when I graduated from nursing school. I went out with my girlfriends & dated a few guys but nothing seemed to come along. So I decided I would be comfortable living alone. Also I was open to the possibility that the guy I met might be divorced with kids. That HAS to be a consideration--otherwise you eliminate most potential mates. I had high standards & only compromised on one, but I met the right guy & we just celebrated our 33rd anniversary. Good luck! 😊

Nurses have a lobbyist in Washington, DC. The American Nurses Association is NOT a union. It is the professional association that represents ALL nurses.

I hear what you're saying, but unfortunately it is not nurses who manage the purse strings. Even nurses who sympathize with our plight are stuck in positions that do not allow for improvements because if they try to improve the situation--hiring more staff to allow for breaks, training and mentoring new hires and new grads, etc--they are replaced with someone who will tow the corporate line. I've seen it happen time and time again in my 35 years at the bedside. I even saw a nursing CEO get fired because she sympathized with her nurses during contract negotiations. I can't see the situation getting any better until EVERY nurse stands up and says no more. They can't run the hospitals without us but there are too many nurses who will back down and "suck it up" to prevent rocking the boat.

How hard can it be to stand quietly with your patient and/or family while prayers are being offered? Regardless of religion we need to empathize with our patients (read: not sympathize). Nursing is an altruistic profession. That means we do for our patients what they can't do for themselves--including prayer--without qualification.

Looks like the MD never learned that the chart is a LEGAL document! Nurses need to document EVERYTHING but always objectively. That guy's going to end up in court one day and you don't want to go along for the ride!