Kashia ASN, LVN

Believe in both....

Here is Wikipedia on Nightingale Pledge history. I said it in 1999. It is beautiful traditional and of no cause to offend anyone....after all , the dollar bill still reads.... In God We Trust Nightingale Pledge - Wikipedia, the free en...

I recently heard of a traveling nurse that wears uniform styles of the 40's 50's..a dress style white stockings shoes. She was told from nursing heads she had to wear regular scrubs so she went to the CEO ( small rural hospital) She said "sir, I lo...

Quick scenario: Pt returning to ltc from acute care with new medication orders. Norco previously ordered number "2" 5/325 q 4 hrs, packages labeled hydrocodone 5/325. New order written: Norco "1" 10/325 TID. 3 different nursing staff was giving "1" 5...

I found the great Allnurses forum when I was a student, before I graduated. It helped me so much! And has helped me throughout the years. But here I am posting this....I am leaving nursing. I am a LVN. Shortly after graduating, I landed a full time...

I just remembered! The place I agreed to work ( agency) next weekend has some hostile nurses. UGH! They work Noc shift, I am doing days. No problem except during report. A few of them who have no need to be in report, will sit there and taunt me. Try...

Contemplating and came up with answer. We have a right to not be harassed in the work place, a legal protection. In that case, situation referred to employer who is responsible for protecting employee from harassment and for taking appropriate measu...

As a nursing instructor you can find out what faith related nursing careers there are. Google "Parish" nursing, or community faith based nursing, etc. and then let students know about these options. There are various faith related medical systems, ma...

I would not think so ..if the Board of nursing was contacted every time a med error was made, they would have no time for anything else. We are all human and we do all make mistakes. If the hospital/facility was so unforgiving as to terminate over si...

I have really loved nursing when on full time staff. As agency nurse, I still love the patient/nursing aspect but the politics personalities of other nurses have made it little bitter. So I would say//I love nursing and look forward to compassion com...

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In small rural areas I think this is common or has potential to be. I have worked with doctor as coworker who was also my doctor at one time. It was fine, professional lines respected, relationships separated. Maybe a little more warmness from knowi...

Long ago, we did have a patient called Spiderman. He was the real deal. He had been bitten by brown recluse , delayed seeking treatment, damage eventually to bone.... and he ended up having total hip replacement. He was Spiderman! :-))

Now that is funny!!

good advice. here is what I discovered.....collect written references from nurses you work with who know you feel comfortable with you. you know, the old fashioned hand written on paper kind of reference. Go see, call, or hand write prior nurses you...

In report, as agency new on the scene, I care to know a brief but relative history if there has been change of condition in patient. Who is diabetic, and pills crush or whole. New admits, recent falls, isolation's for_________, any GT's, ABO's curren...

Greetings new nurse.....all nurses can be treated poorly so its nothing about being new. just a place to jab, but if it was not that, they would find another. well, I am an older nurse- And I see changes among people everywhere, but to stay on point...

Could you just talk directly to the nurse offending you? If someone has done something that offends you, maybe just bring it up to them. In a calm way, you can state your concerns.

Girl, hear what Peter Paul and Mary are sayin about doing the right thing....If I Had a Hammer..... Thank you for doing the right thing and being a patient advocate instead of .....like the others:-)Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer - YouTub...

Thank you for inspirational story. And reminder of Hebrews 13:2......:-)

I love patient care! and some nurses and other staff as well.:-) The hard part -it is oppressive and money profit is bottom line. working in non profit or church owned places tend to have better environment, more staff, more love of people. There ...

A follow up comment after reading more posts: Which states require a nurse applying for a lic to list medications they are on? California does not require this. On potential employers: OK, what do nurses do that are taking Xanax Ativan Vicodin regula...

I am in agreement with Sasha, the poster of this thread. If a patient who happens to be a nurse, has a physician recommendation, in a state which allows for this, and it is not used while on the job, but is used in accordance with its intent, it is t...

Just a short comment on what is where: I do agency work and work a lot of different places. There are wonderful long term, assisted living and acute care hospitals and there are the "others." I find federal and state survey ratings are fairly accurat...

A little research from Merriam Webster and Oxford: [h=2]Definition of NURSE[/h]1 : a woman who suckles an infant not her own : wet nurse 2 : a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically : a licensed health-care professional who practices...