Edward,IL

I've known alot of nurse with bad backs thsat have successfully move to private duty/pediatric home care. The lifting is usually minimal or at least you can expect help from the patient's family. It's a lot less stressful in other ways. I've found ...

Nursing education has moved from hospital-based diploma programs (which, by the way, granted little, if any, college credits.) Please see the American Nurses Assosciation re their position on entry into practice. Please see National League of Nursing...

Re titles: The important thing to look at is WHO is giving the title? Legitimate titles are specifically written into each states Nursing Prctice act. This is the law that regulates who can hang out a shingle with whatever credentials. This is call...

Private Duty is the place for competent, assertive nurses. > Flo envisioned for her new profession that we would be doing private duty, using the hospital to provide formal pre-service training for nurses (which at that time had zero training). &g...

Re: IT and Nursing We are just at the begining of using computers to help us handle all of the information. A background in IT is wonderful! A degree in nursing is great! Put the two together and help move the nursing profession forward. Anyone who'...

I have an additional question/comment. We have always been told and adhere to very strict narcotics counts and accountability via documentation, having a witness watch and document wasted meds, counting narcastics between shifts, etc. I've heard that...

I left the hospital 12 years ago and never looked back. The ENVIRONMENT is everything. Private duty in the home is a wonderful environment for the patient and the nurse. 1) Nurse to patient ratio is always 1 to 1. 2) The families are generally supp...

The license to practice nursing comes from the state board of Nursing. After successfully completing the NCLEX and receiving their license, the nurse can then use this license to earn a living. If you (and about 99% of us do) voluntarily allow yours...

I think this is an excellent post. I also add the suggestion that EFFECTIVE nursing leadership in positions in hospitals (and other nursing service administration positions) develop and maintain strong on-going relationships with nursing leaders in N...

I agree with sjoe that you should change to an assignment that you feel a "good fit". If you're doing private duty on the weekends, it shouldn't be difficult to find a different case! I also agree with the idea of becoming an independent provider. ...

Good answer. There is an illustrated lesson and very thorough explanation in the Springhouse Publications text I have. It's about twenty years old now, but is very good at explaining this and measuring central venous pressure using a penlight shini...

I remember a study that was done several years ago with oncology patients and oncology nurses rating what each group thought were the most valued skills in a nurse. While the nurse group placed the highest value on psych-social traits (listening to ...

Chicago has ALOT of opportunities for nurses to work, return to school for their next degree and live a relatively safe life in a real city without alot of the hassles that other big cities have. If you want to work in a hospital, really shop around....

1) GET OUT OF THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! 2) Slavery was ended in the US in 1865. 3) Get a new job. Not a salaried one, but one that pays by the hour. Have limits in your employment agreement re hours of work with specifics for overtime, number of hours per ...

I thank God every day for metronidazole (Flagyll)! Edward, IL

Many states are following the fine example of CA in introducing legislation to guarantee minimum safe nurse-patient ratios. The one I like the best is the state of Nevada, with specfic numbers for all areas, documentation requirements of shift-by shi...

The article is very well written. Of course, there are volumes more to tell- I took 8 years studying those volumes! This does begin to bring to the public view the seriousness of the situation going on in hospitals. Any product approved for consume...

A thought that I've had for twenty-some years: combine the best of both. Graduates of ADN and BSN programs should be required by law to complete a 0ne-year internship/residency at a hospital -based program. The content and oversight of the program...

I've had Crohn's Disease for 34 years, since age 10 y/o. Quite an experience going through high school, college, nursing school twice (ADN, BSN). It can be done. It is never easy. Most signifigantly, check out a web site for a group called PARA. In...

Titles are part of our name that one uses to convey to others a status that is aquired. In European countries, titles often times come to a person by birthright (royalty). In the US there is a cultural tendency away from any monarchy and a tendency t...

>I do private duty homecare as a self-employed nurse and part-time through a home health agency. >It is legal in 50 states for a nurse to receive renumeration for their services (you do not have to be an employee of an institution or agency if...

Once, while doing a private duty home care case, I called my NM and told her that my mother had passed and I would need to be out of town for a week (I was obviously crying as I spoke). Her rude response was "Well I'm not going to be able to find an...

I like to be refered to as "Your Majesty" or "Your Highness".

An annonymous opinion by the MD's of an RN's performance? An unsigned letter by someone who isn't even qualified to practice nursing (evaluating a nurses performance requires a license and registration with the state BON). Is the nurse manager ...

An interesting discussion. A bit about the history. White caps where worn by maids historically to keep dirt, smoke, suet, etc out of there hair. This style of cap was sometimes adopted by some nurses. In Roman Catholic countries throughout Europ...