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  1. PTSD- Am I alone??

    namaste_71 replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I should add that, in the case of my significant other, cognitive-behavioral therapy and medication have helped. There will always be anxiety and flashbacks, but he has tools to manage them. The...

  2. PTSD- Am I alone??

    namaste_71 replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    My heart goes out to you, and know you are NOT alone. You're taking a very brave step by seeking help and talking about your PTSD. I also encourage you to find a therapist you trust, if you have not...

  3. Causes Of The Nursing Shortage

    namaste_71 replied to mifligirl's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses also can help their cause by finding ways to debunk the myth that nursing is a COST center for hospitals. Because competent nursing staff and safe staffing ratios help to prevent medical...

  4. Causes Of The Nursing Shortage

    namaste_71 replied to mifligirl's topic in General Nursing

    Duplicate

  5. A True to Nursing Movie

    namaste_71 replied to skinc1's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... I can't think of a movie off-hand. I was watching a flick from the 70s over the weekend (the name escapes me) and I was pleasantly surprised to see the nurse portrayed as a competent medical...

  6. Nurses and Tattoos

    namaste_71 replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't care if you're tatooed up to the eyeballs and have enough piercings to set of the nearest metal detector. As long as you're a good nurse and I'm safe, none of the rest

  7. Moving to Northport, Port Charlotte Area

    namaste_71 replied to kiss04bam's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey, I'm from northeast PA, too. I was born around Scranton and raised in Wayne County. My last winter there I was in thigh-deep snow digging my car out ... AGAIN. I had enough. Packed up and headed...

  8. How was your service today?

    namaste_71 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Ack. The whole focus on customer service is getting ridiculous. As a patient, of course I would expect respectful treatment from the clinicians who are caring for me. I would also offer them respect...

  9. What would you do?

    namaste_71 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Something pretty disturbing happened and I'm not sure how to handle it, or what my options are. A family member spent about a week on the general, inpatient psych unit at the local hospital. When she...

  10. What would you do?

    namaste_71 replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you. At this point, while virtually impossible to point to exactly WHO did it (she was foggy from the psychiatrist abruptly stopping several medications, but that's...

  11. What would you do?

    namaste_71 replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually my spouse. A release form was signed upon admission allowing me to ask for information and speak with physicians and nurses. I was given a verbal review of all medications prescribed...

  12. What would you do?

    namaste_71 replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks ... she's now in a better facility that can help

  13. What would you do?

    namaste_71 replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    It was Xanax. And, no, she was "on watch" most of the time she was at the facility -- as was her roommate. A CNA was with her 24-hours a day and someone would have seen that happen. Also, the other...

  14. "simma Down Na''

    namaste_71 replied to SOCALRACERX911_RN's topic in Emergency

    Sadly, this reminds me of some of the ERs in my town ...

  15. What nursing journals to you subscribe to?

    namaste_71 replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    What about ADVANCE for Nurses? RNs and students can get it

  16. How To Become an Emergency Nurse

    namaste_71 replied to happy_bunny_101's topic in Emergency

    Hi there! You might also want to get in contact with your local hospitals. It's possible one of them might allow you to shadow a nurse for a few hours, and you can speak with someone in person and in...

  17. Dating co-workers

    namaste_71 replied to jerenemarie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't fish in the company

  18. Patients can sue all the nurses?

    namaste_71 replied to autumn_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about all states, but in my home state -- very broadly speaking -- the burden of proof rests on the patient (or family) to prove that negligence, harm, etc. occurred. Any legal consultant...

  19. Possible move to Fl. Lot's of questions

    namaste_71 replied to markas214's topic in Florida Nursing

    Stay away from all of the hospitals in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda (Fawcett, Peace River Regional and Charlotte Regional). They're understaffed, for-profit facilities with a reputation for not...

  20. Dry, Chapped, Cracked, Burning Hands

    namaste_71 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    This stuff smells horrible but it works wonders. http://www.bagbalm.com/ When I worked as a reporter up north, my hands were exposed to the cold a lot -- dry, cracked, chapped, sore. (It's hard to...

  21. How nasty!!

    namaste_71 replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospitals in my town, the RNs are as bad as the docs, CNAs and others who provide hands-on care. How's this for disgusting: My best friend was in the hospital after a routine appendectomy, and...

  22. Drinks in the nurses station...

    namaste_71 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient or visitor to a hospital, I don't give a flip if I see a nurse drinking something at the nurses' station. I'm more concerned with clinically competent care and handwashing (or at least...

  23. Drinks in the nurses station...

    namaste_71 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Well, once-upon-a-time it was used for "medicinal" purposes. Isn't it also an

  24. Drinks in the nurses station...

    namaste_71 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    How about installing a fully stocked bar

  25. What does RN-BSN mean? (Confused)

    namaste_71 replied to abug621's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's a program for RNs with associate's degrees who want to earn a bachelor's. Think