Pam I Am RN

Pam I Am RN specializes in Cardiac, Ortho, Surg.

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1. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I find all the defensiveness interesting. What's up with that?! How would you all feel if a police accidentally chalked you up for driving 10 mph over the speed limit rather than the 5 you were...

2. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I hate to be the one to inform you but the definition of complacence is "total lack of concern", a far cry from absent-minded. I'm not so sure you would want an absent-minded surgeon working on you....

3. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Complacency: total lack of concern. I am bothered by any nurse that exhibits complacency. It is both unprofessional and unethical. A patient chart is a legal document meant to accurately reflect all...

4. Dishonest Nurses

   Pam I Am RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I recently read about the Honest Abe Award honoring nurses for being the most honest profession. Where I work I do find many honest nurses however I see an equal number of dishonest nurses. Nurses...

5. tomato/tomahto?

   Pam I Am RN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   NurseChick they use that same story at my hospital about the COWS. I think it is a nurse urban

6. tomato/tomahto?

   Pam I Am RN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Magz 53, where can you get a BSN in 15months? Are you talking about the fast track programs for people with a Bachelors in something else getting a

7. Nurse tracking devices

   Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would agree with you BSNgrad if we didn't also have pocket phones. I am usually called on my pocket phone rather than found by the locater. How many professional organizations/companies do you know...

8. Nurse tracking devices

   Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Diahni I do wonder why nurses put up with this crap. If we stood together we could make a difference but too many nurses are afraid to rock the boat for fear of losing their jobs. If all nurses united...

9. Nurse tracking devices

   Pam I Am RN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I personally am offended at having to wear one and it's not because I am a slacker, to the contrary, I bust my butt. However after reading all the posts on this subject I can see where I could use it...

10. Isolation pt's and spreading diseases

    Pam I Am RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had 2 MRSA, 1 C-Diff and 1 Neutropenic. When I told my unit director she said "we have contact precautions in place so we can do that". Legally yes, ethically it's just