TIREDmidnightRN

My daughter recently suffered a back injury when a client repeatedly ignored the EMT warnings to keep hands inside the stretcher and instead grabbed a stair rail while being transprted. An UAP was fired and then reinstated after allegations by an ale...

I tried to vote, but it said I am invalid?

I would teach....or consult re: religious needs/differences of clients.

Shoot..I became a nurse because my parents wouldn't let me study law ( I was young when I went off to school the first time)....by the time I was ready to go for more school I didn't want to "start over".....so I stayed with nursing...and I believe I...

My daughter was denied too...because the comp person "didn't like the way she talked back".........she appealed and it looks good.....but why do we have to fight our bosses' insurance companies...why not let the PERP pay????????!!?????????????!

I see a big difference in cardiology. A 150 pound woman is ordered to lose weight.I have even heard, "I will NOT care for that person til she loses weight!"....Men who need "Big Boy " beds...no mention of weight.not a word.

see...this is just WRONG....don't you all feel that it is time we had LAWS to protect us better? If you can be fined 7500 dollars for accidentally harming a road crew person.....shouldn't there be SOME liability for PURPOSELY harming a health care wo...

I was a teenager when I became an LPN......got my Rn after my kids were old enough to stay home without a sitter. The only drawback to starting young was getting the aides to treat me with respect. They used to call me "that little girl nurse"!

Michigan uses EMT's in ER and on patient care units..they are classified as tech's or UAP's....I like it....rather than an aide who has had NO formal training, I get a person with a license of his/her own...a person who has passed a state or national...

My son was to testify against an avowed satanist...a teenager who had murdered three people in a brutal manner.....(my son had heard the kid brag that he was gonna do it to "gain power in hell"....and had called the police.....who told him they were ...

Mandatory On-call has been a problem where ever it is tried..exhausted staff.....crisis situations where babysitting is not available...One nurses aide had her children dropped off at the police station because she was forbidden to go off duty on tim...

I mean the cost of litigation would outweigh the amount recovered........didn't sleep today..or last night!!!!!

The cost of getting the paperwork togather to show the other side that they do not have a case is unreal! even if you never do wrong...never make an honest mistake, and never go to court....just fighting back if someone accuses you..your shift.........

I was charged fees for uncovered services...but my insurance had a clause that stated the provider was to accept ONLY insurance payment with NO CHARGES passed on to me..the culprit was the HOSPITAL I WORKED FOR!! I finally, after months of demanding ...

I read the entire Health care act proposed by Hillary Clinton and committee..in fact, it stated that since nursing education is subsidized by the government, the government OWNS nursing practice, and can order re-location to areas with shortages....A...

I wouldn't do it myself, but understand when others do...strikebreakers DO cost a fortune.and paying that high amount for nurses who are NOT familiar with the hospital and area will just re-inforce the value of the staff nurses......but I think, when...

I agree.it is what you learn as you go that counts..I often tell people that nursing education is NURSES teaching theory and practice.so, whether you gain the bulk of your knowledge in the working environment or in a classroom, the important thing is...

Henry ford Hospital system already has bare-bone staffing.....and recently spent a fortune on new entrance doors (purely for looks) and other costly physical plant ungrades......Henry Ford Wyandotte has spent who knows how much money moving the peds ...

If there is an on-going problem at the facility I would be careful about going back there. I once worked at an ECF where the narc counts were often off....we had meeting after meeting.the ADON issued dire threats...........one night during end of shi...

Hmm........ i was lying on my back Staring at the ceiling fan you were lyin' through your teeth And drivin' that ol' van.... ................................ummmmm... ................................ok

This is crazy! I can remember waaaaaaay back in my first classes being taught that if we became ill we were ASSUMED to have failed to follow proper technique! If you spill coffee on yourself you can sue McDonalds for serving hot coffee while it is ho...

My daughter wanted to try the LPN to Rn route....(She has a learning disability and two small sons, straight college classes were not an option) but there was a waiting list..she enrolled in the EMT class instead, it was very fast, and she did well....

"The patient who caused the injury went home the next day" This is too common! In this case (DT'S) she wasn't in control of herself..but....OK.I am driving all over creation being insanely diverted and doubled back on freeways.detoured to other close...

LOL! Too funny, but I can relate! I was once sitting on the floor watching a Tiger's baseball game.the thing went into double overtime and I started to get a little 'crampy".so I stretched..just a normal stretch there on the floor with my back agains...

I have come to the exact same conclusion! I have almost five years in here...and it has been a very comfortable situation up until this recent thing......gonna see what they were calling about this week.I think they have heard, through the grapevine,...