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Hi, I think what you may be looking for is info on horizontal violence. Lots of info on why we treat each other so poorly. Google the term horizontal violence. There is a great article by Caroline Hastie about the topic and suggestions on how we can...

Hi, Agree that one of the problems may be not enough housekeeping staff, but why hire more housekeeping staff when you can get nursing staff to pick up the slack? I'm glad eveyone has so much time on their hands that they can do all these extra dutie...

hi, question: where was your clinical instructor? what were your clinical goals and expectations for the day?? seems we haven't addressed the issue of how we are treating our nursing students. maybe your nursing program needs to look at where they ar...

Hello to all, Enrty into practice has been a hot issue for a long time. Applied to my community college for the nursing program in 1974. Took a year of liberal arts and science courses before I was admitted to "experimental" program. There were 2 pro...

Please excuse the typos in my previous post. Ida

Hi Marie, Best of luck on your nursing career. You will have worked long and hard to accomplish your goals. Remeber that as an LPN or an RN you are accountable for your nursing practice. Time spent away from nursing duties and patient care can compr...

Hi, If you love nursing why not think about looking into accelerated MSN programs? With a BA and your ADN and RN you can apply to an accelerated program. Don't know what's available in your state but it would be a shame for you to leave nursing. H...

Hi Julie, You are doing what we all should be doing. You are a wonderful role model for new nurses. It seems like the experience has made you stronger. Good luck with school. It must rough with the job and taking care of 5 kids. I hope something bet...

You're welcome ! Bullying has been around forever. We're more aware of it because of the media. We're part of an international community now rather than just a small part of the world. Besides all the domestic violence that goes on, children are exp...

Hi Julie, Sorry to hear about your terrible experience. I've been a nurse since 1977 and your experience was the most blatant act of bullying that I have heard about. I've seen covert acts and nurses just not helping new nurses, gossiping, etc. Did y...

Hi Vicky, There's a good article on HV written by an Australian nurse midwife. The U.K. and Australia seem way ahead of us in writing about this issue. Check out Horizontal violence in the workplace by Caroline Hastie. She has links to other articles...

The above post addressed especially to "unhappy nurse". I hope things work out for you.

Hi, Have you heard of horizontal violence? Sometimes referred to as nurses eating their young. It's a form of negative behavior that decreases morale and prevents us from uniting and achieving professional power.It happens alot in nursing. Maybe n...

Hi, I agree that the people you expect to support you are sometimes not there. It really hurts when people make light of it. I'm glad things are better. There's lots of info on workplace violence and violence against nurses on the internet. Google se...

Hi, Wondering if you pressed charges against the visitor who assaulted you? I hope so. What was the outcome of the incident? Were you offered any help after the assault? I am involved in workplace violence issues at my hospital and teach nonviolent...

Hi, I'm a psych nurse. Not sure what ABX is. Did someone want you to give a med and not chart it? I'm confused. Your situation sounds terrible. I agree with the other nurses. Find another place of employment . Is there someone in Human Resources t...

There are OSHA guidelines re: violence against health care and social service workers.It's a 36 page paper with recommendations for reporting, prevention, education etc. One concern voiced in the report is that violence against health care workers is...

Hi PPL, I did some searching on Yahoo.com and there are multiple references to TRIAD. Two that stand out are Piedmont Triad of N.C. Three health care institutions that are considered the Triad are in N.C. They have a website: http://www.thasln.com/th...

Hi Lew, I'm really not sure why you want to go into psych nursing? Have you had any psych clinical experience in school? Psych nursing can be very rewarding but it can be very stressful. There is always the chance that you may be injured by a patie...

Hi jllpn, Two books by Irvin D. Yalom--Inpatient Group Psychotherapy and The Theory And Practice Of Group Psychotherapy are books that I have used. There is an excellent text -Psychiatric Nursing 2nd edition- edited by Suzanne Lugo that gives guideli...

Hi PPL, I agree with you about a psych consult and also re: meds.Your posts are always informative. Many older people are not medicated properly for pain. Also many are taking too many meds or may be going through withdrawal. I left info for you re: ...

Hi PPL, There is another way and I just found it. Try this: Go to The New York Times and on the front page, on the left hand side there is a site index. Go to Science/Health and click on it. Then go to the bottom of the page to Site search and click ...

Hi everyone, This is a really hot topic and there is an interesting article in the New York Times Saturday, June 24,2000 Seeing Drugs as a Choice or as a Brain Anomaly by Michael Messing. You can read it on-line by going to the N Y Times Archives. I...

Hi Michelle, I hope you have gotten some encouragement from the other posts. I am interested in what you really didn't like about Med-Surg. Was it the type of patient? The instructor? Body fluids? Nursing is stressful if you allow it(or any other pro...

Hi PPL, I agree that there should be a different standard for those who steal and use on the job. Addiction takes a terrible toll on the system, the profession, families and friends. I would not want to work with someone who was using and risking the...