AgentOrange

I have not seen anything good come from employee surveys. Issues I've seen, the surveys are not anonymous, in spite of their claims to be. I have seen immediate supervisors punished or in trouble because of negative surveys, even though the problems put into the surveys pertained to issues that only upper management had any control over. Employees being coerced by their immediate supervisor to give good reviews, sometimes with the immediate supervisor insisting on being present while the survey is filled out. Departments that gave negative reviews punished by having to attend mandatory meetings on the issue and forced to come up with "action plans" to increase their department morale (as if the employees themselves are to blame for the bad morale, not because of circumstances controlled solely by upper management.) Employees who refuse to fill out the surveys getting in trouble with management and being blamed for "bad morale" in the department (again these surveys aren't anonymous, and management knows who did and didn't fill one out.) It it exciting to hear that some places actually did have positive results from these surveys. Certainly the idea of employee satisfaction surveys is good in theory, it just seems in practice it is nothing more than a feel-good exercise for upper management to pat themselves on the back, and employes that don't positively participate get in trouble.

This is ridiculous. I've never heard of this being done in a microbiology class. I think it is an invasion of privacy and totally unnecessary. Testing one's own poo is not going to make one a better nurse (or a better microbiologist, for that matter.)

I would be ROTFL if not for the seriousness of this issue. The flu vaccine barely protects people against the regular flu, there is no reason (or evidence that I've seen) to think it will offer any kind of protection against a deathly flu. The reason a pandemic will start is precisely because of the failure of the normal flu vaccine.

I'm not sure how you got the impression that after my "first" experience with Jevovah Witnesses, I had no other experiences. Perhaps I wasn't clear--I have had several other experiences with Jehovah Witneses, and none of them were familiar with arguments against their beliefs or had any knowledge of arguments for other beliefs. Now, I am sure that this is also true for many people of any religious persuasion. I only brought up the point because of the poster who said Jevovah Witnesses are encouraged to study and learn--in my experience, rank and file Jehovah Witnesses (as most people) don't do that. Unlike most people, I would expect that of Jehovah Witnesses because they are purposely going out as missionaries. I'm sure there are Jevovah Witnesses who are quite educated about other religions and their own--my point is many aren't and Jehovah Witnesses are no different than anyone else in this regard.

> As I mentioned, it's well known that to fully understand and convince others of ones position, one must study the opposing position. This is commonly taught in debate classes and teams. In fact, it's common practice to practice debating the opposite position, because if someone doesn't understand the opposite position, they are not going to be able to defend their own position. Yes, if I was in a position where I was debating the virtues of being American or some American policy, I would certainly read the anti-side. I am a Christian, but I have several books on atheism (written by atheists), as well as books on other religion (written by those of other religions), as well as general anti-Christian books (books that attack Christianity, but promote no other viewpoint). There is no way I could confidently talk about Christianity to people in general, without understanding others beliefs (and that understanding can only come by reading others primary sources, not by reading books on other religions by Christian authors.) As for the military--what is recommended of the common soldier in a stressful situation, is far different than what is recommended of the leaders who are actually planning the missions. Leaders planning military ventures do indeed read and study everything they can from the opposing side. All Jehovah Witnesses engage in missionary work going from door-to-door--therefor they should indeed read and be familiar with the common opposing religious beliefs in their area, as well as the anti-Jehovah Witness arguments that they will be faced with. My first experience with a Jehovah's Witness, was with 2 ladies who came to my door. I asked them about a particular bible verse and it's apparent contradiction with Jehovah Witness belief. They had no answer--one of the ladies told me they didn't have time to waste with people who weren't sincere seekers (they determined I wasn't a sincere seeker because I asked a thought provoking question?). I assured them I was seeking truth, wherever it may be found. They then promised they would consult with their elder and get back to me with an answer. Fair enough, but they never returned. Now, I'm confident they couldn't give me an answer without admitting that either the Bible or their belief was wrong (which is why I asked that particular question.) But I was surprised that they made no attempt at all to to answer my question--these particular Jehovah Witnesses (as I suspect most are), were trained in their own beliefs, but had absolutely no knowledge of how to respond when people questioned their beliefs. It made them ineffective witnesses. It's unlikely they would have converted me...but if they had been able to answer my question (or at least come up with some plausible possibilities), I would have been willing to talk further with them. Now LDS Mormons on the other hand (and I'm not a Mormon)--from what I know about their missionary training programs is that their missioniaries are trained in the beliefs of the predominant denominations/religions that they would encounter in their area of witnesses. Not surprisingly, Mormonism is one of the fastest growing religions and has a high level of converts from other religions. The fact is, the person who has studied both sides of an argument, is going to have the upper hand in any debate.

Are you encouraged to educate yourself from all sources (even anti-Jehovah Witness sources), or solely from Watchtower approved sources? To truely be educated, one must study the arguments of detractors as well as the arguments of supporters. It's a common known principle in debate clubs that the best debater can also argue the size of their opponents--because they are that familiar with their arguments. The (admittedly very few) Jehovah Witnesses I know say they risk excommunication if they read a known anti-Jehovah Witness book. They are also told that they can only read the Jehovah Witness approved translation of the Bible. To really study what the Bible says, one must look at the original copies of the Bible, not on human translations. (thanks to the internet and sites such as www.searchgodsword.com , it is easier than ever to see what the original Greek & Hebrew words were, and how those words were translated in various Bible verses.)

this form asks the md/np to explain why the pt is in need of this particular med. she filled it out, got it approved, and my insurance paid everything except my nominal copayment.>> I agree, the OP should have her physician try a prior auth form. Unfortunately, insurance's many times deny them, but they do occasionally approve them (esp. if the pt has a history to justify it--ie if they are having to pay emergency room visits twice a week, they will surely see that it's cheaper to pay for more triptan's).

In my state, anyone can witness. Ideally it is another RN, but some wards only have 1 RN on at a time. It would be detrimental to pt care to wait until another RN or licensed person could come from another ward. It would be a security risk for the RN to just give the med and then have someone witness the wastage later. Clerks and other personnel are given a pyxis sign-on for the purpose of witnessing wastage. They have *no* other privilages in the pyxis, the system recgonizes their sign-on solely for the purpose of witnessing wastage.

Ain't that the truth. I'm reminded that Michael Jackson is/was a Jehovah's Witness (I believe they have officially disfellowshipped him, but I'm not sure.)

My female doctor always calls in another female nurse to witness when she does a pelvic on me. Abuse happenings & accusations aren't limited to one gender.

The patient didn't just lie there. The OP later clarified that 3 nurses held the patient down.