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  1. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    I need some
  2. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    "I am so sorry I cannot share that link." Rather
  3. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    "I am very curious over the amount of spirituality on display on this Web site, and I mean all over. I've never seen anything like it among any group of professionals, much less, among those...
  4. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    At risk of being barraged with hate mail, I offer the following; First , if prayer makes you, or someone else, feel better then by all means do it. After all, prayers can't hurt. But suggesting that...
  5. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    "Studies have actually shown that those who pray are physically and emotionally healthier than those who do not" Studies? I think you meant to say, "Some people believe that those who pray..." There...
  6. INR increasing...without anticoagulation?

    INRs take time to crest and fall even when a patient has stopped taking coumadin. It can also be affected by liver or clearance
  7. "Well it doesn't matter, they're already on abx anyway"

    Check it, flush it, then get a bladder scan...if there ain't no urine, you ain't gonna get none. Stop messin' with
  8. "Nursing just happens to be the largest work force in a hospital." Really? How about nursing just happens to be the department that allows the hospital to be, well, a hospital. It provides the actual...
  9. Your thoughts on being "written up".

    Nursing will be "revamped" when nurses regularly, and firmly, learn to say
  10. Your thoughts on being "written up".

    "Conscientious Professionals" do not tolerate such catch-22 conditions. They ask: "Which do you prefer....all charting done or no overtime?" These days, they are often incompatible...
  11. I believe the new nurses are transferring the anger they've developed when they suddenly realize their wonderful nursing school never really told them how tough things are for new nurses. You see,...
  12. "As for those overpaid nurses, I can assure you that CEO probably makes triple of what a senior nurse makes." Are you kidding....the CEO in my place makes approximately 20 times what the most senior...
  13. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Nothing trumps experience. While you cannot teach at a university without a PhD, all you need is an associates degree to get in the nursing door. Nursing schools that hand out rose-colored glasses...
  14. I've made a mistake, and now I need help

    Where's the docs responsibility in this. Doesn't he have ensure that the paperwork is complete"? He may be as culpable as you are. Does he sign it before any injection are
  15. should i quit?

    If you do not learn to say "no" you will slowly be eaten alive. And if you do internalize that your health and well being is more important(yes, that's right) than the of the residents you care for,...
  16. I HATE NANDA!!!!

    Someone's making a nice living off NANDA... And only when every nursing instructor petitions to drop this obtuse nonsense will things change. Everywhere you look, nursing organizations are gleefully...
  17. Need ideas to reward nurses that successfully pass their CCRN

    Our place offered a $500 incentive. That was all the creativity any nurse
  18. Disciplined For Helping With Disaster

    You chose drama over everyday responsibility...your judgement was in
  19. Which job offer should I choose in UAE?

    Which one do you
  20. Go to the VA, if it is one which is properly run. Quality really varies, VA to VA. Also, new grad in an ER is scary thing....if not for you(it should be) then certainly for the
  21. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    If you allow people to be rude to you, those who are likely to be rude will find you a willing volunteer. Nip the rudeness in the bud the moment it happens...the rude are generally bullies/insecure...
  22. Google "careers in finance" and start
  23. Beware, law is rife with areas of gray. But it is clean, focused and done at a pace you can manage--if you are your own boss. But you will also be responsible for the lives of others..just not their...
  24. Impossible job expectations

    Unless you enjoy being a blue collar monkey, get off that med/surg floor as soon as you can. No, there's nothing wrong with blue collar. But when you are warned to be safe, then are warned to get...
  25. Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    On the HVRI, or Hospital Vomit Risk Index, a job as cafeteria worker ranks near the bottom. Then again, some new "watch the budget" dishes make even that job a