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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 carrying the load of the young. And then, the reali...

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 truth be known, it wasn't about money, or trumped u...

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

The body count is also pretty high. You may only see ONE plaintiff attorney, but defense counsel paid for by an insurance company will be there in numbers. You can count on it.

I usually recommend insurance. I do not believe that anyone goes out and plans to cause an injury. But it happens every day in every location, on the highways, on airport runways, on cruise ships, in schools, and in hospitals. I have heard recently o...

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

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 believes the doctor to be an employee of the hospi...

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

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 worse because they will have entered the program thin...

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

Excellent Post~

Excellent Post~

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 to get into an advanced psychopharm course ASAP. ...

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 isn't already divided enough). In order for nurse...

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 family.

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. Personal injury suits are VERY risky and VERY expen...