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dec2007

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  1. What do you think? My mother is told she is a drug addict by her primary care physician

    dec2007 replied to lhome's topic in General Nursing

    What does OSH stand

  2. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    dec2007 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not so

  3. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    dec2007 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Perhaps you are unaware, but the post listing all of your achievements and accomplishments did sound egotistical and self-important, not self confident. Attitude is important when dealing with staff...

  4. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    dec2007 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No one's opinion is

  5. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    dec2007 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Our staffing was just cut again at the recommendation of the the"efficiency" consulting group hired by our hospital administrators. We already rarely had lunch breaks, and never had those two 15...

  6. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    dec2007 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have always preferred my CNP as my PCP. She is phenomenal! She also has an excellent track record as a diagnostition. But she also had years of ICU hospital experiences. She is invaluable to

  7. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Niklat....overachieve much??

  8. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    No, it isn't complaining. Labeling it "complaining "is a way to silence people who are trying to makes changes. Sometimes it works. I know I stopped trying to fix things awhile ago. I just couldn't...

  9. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!!!!

  10. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have often wondered why "loved ones" feel that treating the caregivers with distain will ensure increased quality of nursing care. Honestly, being treated with hostility makes caregivers avoid...

  11. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather have you, Cardiacdork, with your priorities of patient safety, carrying for me our my family than all the "customer service" practitioners out there. Keep me stable and safe and I'll forgo...

  12. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Well said!!!! Butt sometimes it kinda DOES feel like a

  13. No Respect.

    dec2007 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if the ICU "rules" have changed everywhere, or if it is just my facility, but we are no longer allowed to stop family members from coming in to the room at their whim. We must cater to...

  14. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    dec2007 replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    My best tip isn't a hack, just advice. If you are surrounded by ancillary staff that are spending most of their time on Face book or internet shopping, say something politely before you become so...

  15. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    dec2007 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that pretty much sums it

  16. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    dec2007 replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Best advice

  17. My husband wakes me up!

    dec2007 replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    Come out and say "I love you. I appreciate you. But DO NOT wake me up when I'm sleeping! It is a BIG DEAL to me, so please humor me on

  18. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    dec2007 replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't learn this as early as I should have. It's great

  19. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    dec2007 replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Smart!

  20. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    dec2007 replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    See below. I forgot to quote.

  21. PTO granted

    dec2007 replied to heatherrn1234's topic in General Nursing

    Unfair, but we are so short staffed ALWAYS that we have the same deal. And we have one month a year NO ONE can ask off, because we have a local yearly event that always results in LOTS of traumas. And...

  22. Keep What You Love, Return the Rest: Healing from Trauma with EMDR Pt. 1

    dec2007 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    We have to be very careful when we throw around the PTSD diagnosis. While you may have true PTSD from repeated childhood abuse, not every " trauma" results in a real PTSD. We frequently see people who...

  23. Just a question

    dec2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious, does anyone know what percentage of nurses currently working, and/ or still in school, plan to stay working at the bedside as opposed to continuing on to other career

  24. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    dec2007 replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    Stitch, it is not just your individual experience. What you said is spot on! My heart and spirit have slowly broken over the course of these changes in nursing. I pray for the future of our...

  25. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    dec2007 replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    My Quote function is not working properly. I apologize. Regarding the previous poster's statement below: "Regarding voice recordings, yeah I say never do that. At the very least we'd have to get...