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I went to neither the graduation nor the pinning. I had three good, compassionate nursing teachers. As for the rest, they were disrespectful, unprofessional, theiving and lacking in compassion for students as well as patients. I taught myself nursing...

Need...air...Can't...breathe Laughing too hard!!! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Ratios have gone down? Care to back that up with some figures from a reliable source? Did you remember to factor in that pt acuity has risen steadily in the last few decades as well as the complexity of medical treatments and the scope of nursing pra...

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First, I must say that I am so sorry to hear this is happening to both you and your patients. What they are asking (telling) you to do is ridiculous. When I have been in similar staffing ratio situations, I felt like I was colluding in patient abuse...

What they are asking (telling) you to do is ridiculous. When I have been in similar staffing ratio situations, I felt like I was colluding in patient abuse by accepting the assignment. These aren't nursing jobs, they are butcher jobs. Management kno...

I think ooottafvgvah has a great point that low emotional intensity is the place to start in these kind of confrontations. The thing that was left out of consideration, though, is what I heard the loudest- It just didn't feel right. I think the intu...

Wow, what a great story! I hope some day that I will be able to think that fast. Also, well put about the issue. Of course, I pray inwardly for my pts all day, but I feel that the patient almost always should initiate or request any spiritual care gi...

I am interested in getting involved in my state. How did you get involved? How did you find out where to go? How do you get access to a debate? how do you get listened to and shot down? Also, I am thinking that I need to be prepared--I think any rea...

I am right with you on this. I would probably have been a nurse much, much sooner had I realized the challenges involved. From the media portrayal (remember, even patients don't really see what we do), I thought nurses were sappy fluff-headed people...

Aw, now you know...Courage is not the quality of being unafraid, it is the quality of being scared to death and still not turning away from doing the right thing! Clearly, you have much more than you suspect : ) We are so, so, so lucky to be nurses s...

Thank you for this amazing post. Your patients are fortunate to have you to help and comfort them through this greatest passage. We are privileged to be offered a glimpse. I know you will meet your friend and your other patients again. May we all be...

I, too had this problem (and occasionally still do). The only thing that helped me was to think of someone(s) who you look up to as completely capable, for me it was my aunt and another nurse, but it could be a movie role or anyone who exudes compet...

Maybe not, probably busy making money! : ) A new business is a hungry baby, no time for nursing threads! Nice they posted, though, I'm inspired.

Haha! I used to work at a huge university hospital in a state with a HUGE football following. On game days the ER would take a poloriod of the drunks when they came in and tuck it into their belongings when they left. I thought it was a great policy!

I, too, would like more information on this. Another nurse friend and I have been thinking about doing this for a long time, so I am very delighted to read your post. Do you recommend any particular school for certification? Any surprises along the ...

I think that, like many difficult problems, there is a matrix of causes and conditions that lead to nurses' collective lack of self-defense in the hospital hierarchy. 1. Lingering feminine subservience, reinforced by the conservative nature of the de...

I know this is an old thread, but I have seen Wit and think it is the only thing I have seen where the nurse is even close to being portrayed realistically! Plus, it is a great, great movie.

Like what? I am serious, we must have some good writers among us! What sort of plot do you think people would watch? What would you watch?

Spot on, gentlegiver, You know that would be so. I think the undercover documentary would be way more effective. Only if it were a coordinated effort across several facilities, and then one would have to find a distributor who's parent company had no...

I think we REALLY NEED a few shows that help the public understand what nursing is. Shows like House, ER and Scrubs TOTALLY misrepresent nurses and what they do. On Grey's Anatomy and other shows, its the Doctors, doctors, glamorous doctors that are ...

Whoa! I am sorry that is happening to you; that is just plain wrong. I don't think it is med-surge that you hate, I think it is REALLY crappy management. Not all med-surge is like this. You might want to try another place. You could try HH, it is les...

Stop and remember to breathe. Remember that you are only one person and that you can only physically be in one place at one time. Do not expect yourself to bi-locate. Do not be mean to yourself because you can't bi-locate. Ask for help. Ignore an...

Whew! thank goodness. Mikern2be, could you post the source where you read that Obama said this? I sure would like to pass it on to some of my friends! Thanks for bringing attention to this! you rock.

Why? What is up with them?