RN/MSN/JD

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1. eating our young?

   RN/MSN/JD replied to happytobehere's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Some call it 'eating their own young.' Others call it 'proving yourself as a nurse.' And then, there is 'reality shock.' Sometimes nurses DO eat their own young. But sometimes, they get tired of...

2. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   RN/MSN/JD replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I saw this happen once. The perception was that it was the 'good nurses with the proven track record' who were getting taken out. Granted, those nurses had BEEN THERE longer than anyone else. But...

3. Most unforgettable nursing instructor

   RN/MSN/JD replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

   What year was this? Anyone who tried that today would be sued for

4. Inquiry about travel nursing

   RN/MSN/JD replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in General Nursing

   I know a nurse who had h is car shipped over when he went to

5. Can you be sued

   RN/MSN/JD replied to nurse2beeinthefuture's topic in Legal

   That is going to depend. If the physician is an employee the hospital can be sued under theory of respondeat superior (let the master answer.) Under agency theory, if the injured party reasonably...

6. OK, so WHERE ......

   RN/MSN/JD replied to RN/MSN/JD's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Gee, I think there probably are issues specifically related to female nurses also. BTW: you seem to have jumped to some conclusion about

7. Know it all classmates

   RN/MSN/JD replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

   Rest assured that what the CNA's know is only the very basic level of skills. Once you get more into areas that require critical thinking, they will be no better than you. Some may even be a lot...

8. OK, so WHERE ......

   RN/MSN/JD posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

   .........is the FEMALE Nursing Student

9. Eating your young

   RN/MSN/JD replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   You are wrong about this. Student nurses can join their state nursing organizations and by default are members of

10. Eating your young

    RN/MSN/JD replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Excellent

11. Eating your young

    RN/MSN/JD replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Excellent

12. FNP's - how much psych do you do?

    RN/MSN/JD replied to catch33er's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have taken both Advanced General Pharmacology AND Advanced Psychopharmacology. Testing in the 'general' course consisted of two questions about lithium. Since you asked, MY best recommendation is...

13. NP w/no desire for RN?

    RN/MSN/JD replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This phenomenon is not unusual. But it troubles me. It troubles me for a variety of reasons. First, I think nurses becoming NPs who do not want to be RNs first are dividing the profession (as if it...

14. Lawsuit Threats from Family Members

    RN/MSN/JD replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Addendum: Your facility SHOULD have a patient advocate who can work with families and diffuse their complaints. If there is a patient advocate, that would also be a proper referral for this

15. Lawsuit Threats from Family Members

    RN/MSN/JD replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First, in order for someone to sue you he must have a cause of action. So if you have not been guilty of a tort (civil wrong) then any action to sue you would be dismissed if it in fact got filed....