l.rae

It's a career, not a voluntary ministry. However I will say this, those who have no ppl skills or compassion need to steer clear. Some degree of emotional comforting will always be required in this field to be outstanding.

I can't afford to pay for their 'free' health care

Is there any policy or standard requiring that an ICU be able to accept an admit within a 30 minute time frame? If this is so and anyone can provide a link it would be most helpful. I'm sure there are exceptions as codes etc. My co-worker tells me this is a standard national guideline. Thanks

"reality", "nursing" and "mansion"...in the same sentence? geesh, do we still use the term oxymoron?

No one forces you to say the pledge, or any part thereof that is found "offensive." The marriage law was voted on where I live. There are many laws, true that could be argued that they are bibliclly based....as in laws regarding murder, thieving etc. you get the drift. While I stand strongly that ppl should be allowed to express their faith, (reasonably), I dn't stand with the extreem right evangelicals that want to legislate morality. According to the New Testiment and Christ's techings, I've never come across an account of His teachings being forced on anyone. He said ,"who so ever will." Far as I can tell, Christ was a huge proponent of free will, and so am I. I will share my faith if asked. I will express my faith as a privilege of freedom. If I offend anyone, I expect to be told in a respectful manner and would change my behavior as long as it does not infringe on my faith or constitutional rights. edited because I can't spell...where is the spell check?

I would like to point out part of your statement, "if we are also required to adhere to any of the religious beliefs or rules of others. " Never is anyone "required" to adhere. Just because someone witnesses someone practicing a religeous rite, or wearing of a symbol in no way reflects participation. If the mere site or sound of religeon is offensive then the problem goes much deeper. One of our Jewish nurses posted information on the celebration of Ramadon in the nurses station. Did I feel violated? NO, as she does not feel offended when I wear my cross. People who preach tolerance need to practice what they preach, otherwise it is nothing but plain hypocrisy. Tolerance vs. Abstinance...I vote for tolerance. As for saying prayer, I do, silently. I agree it is for myself and the family. At death, I believe the eternal fate of that person is fixed with the last breath they take.

Walked on water?????

heard a funny story once.....In a teaching hosp, residents are required to do a stint in each area of medicine regardless of the specialty they are persuing. One of the residents in the ER was actually studying to be an oral surgeon. Sooo, imagine how he felt when he had to go in and do a pelvic exam. As the pt laid their draped and speculum inserted, she made the comment, "l'd rather do this any day than go to the dentist." The resident stood up, peered over the pt's draped knees and said, ''Really? l'm a dentist!".....pretty comical, but l found it hysterical that the pt never batted an eye or wondered what the heck a dentist was doing 'down there'.....

l don't see any generalizations here:confused: quote: Don't get me wrong, I have worked alongside a few Nurses that care about the students and want us to learn. But, MAN! there are 4 nurses on the floor that give all the nursing students such a hard time. ......maybe not stated eloquently.....but you know, throwing the first stone...yadayadayada.......lighten up y'all.....or sober up:D

lt;s never safe to assume someone is faking......honestly, there is a whole package of red flags that lead to this deduction.....l feel bad for you Hellllonurse, there are nurses out there that have no compassion.....and besides, it is unsafe to assume you are correct in charging pts with faking, l believe one should get the benifit of the doubt....doesn't necessarily mean they will get the drugs they want.....but those who get beligerant at the mention of toradol, or are allergic to every low key pain reliever known to medicine, no family doc...even though they were referred the last 6 times they were in.....and on and on.....after a while it is painfully obvious....pardon the pun...

funny how the abd pain fakers always ask for something to eat....l don't think so. 3d shift guy...l still find your statement about ppl not planning a trip to the hosp fascinating.....l am not badgering about it, but it calls to mind a distant relative....many yrs ago, she was so hooked on soap operas that l believe she lost the ability to separate fantasy and real life.....this was back in the 60-70's....she had every malady and tragedy that her soap stars did......and when they got pregnant, she would too and talk about how her and so-and-so were expecting....if it weren't so pathetic it would be hilarious.....of course this was back in the day when there were only about a half a dozen soaps on the tube, otherwise....l think the population increase would have been off the charts...LOL.....

gizzy, l wish l had a nickel for everytime l have told a pt....."You need to take your fingers out of your throat"...l have caught many trying to induce the old heave- ho.......we had a "migraine in the other day....walking around the room, laughing and talking loudly w/ visitors, lights on....she didn't even have the decency to fake it...... but she did get some Toradol....LOL!

l went thru the training in June of 01....we also heard from prosecuters office, spent time practicing expert witness, spent time in the crime lab, the program we had was excellent put out by University of Cincinnati....l have not done a lot with this, l was just thinking this morning that l need to get back into it more seriously.

l meant to post a poll.........oh well, don't know what happened.

especially when you could have swept it under the carpet.......a short while back, l went into the pt room to give an IM inj. Almost always, l draw up meds in the med area, for some reason, that evening l did it in the pt room....l change needles after l draw up the med, so when l re-capped the firs needle, l laid it on the counter, turns out the cap was loose. Next thing l know, a visitor was stuck with this needle... thankfully it was not contaminated biohazard-wise....pt did not want to see a doc, wasn't upset, and no one else knew....but l wrote it up, didn't feel l had a choice. If anything had come of it later it would have been much worse and the injured could have made false claimes. So l got a "verbal". My NM was great about it but stopped short of commending me for my honesty, which l found dissapointing. Anyone care to share?:) .........LR