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I would most definitely contact an attorney or the EEOC since you may have a claim against this employer. Under the ADA, an employer must provide "reasonable accommodation" to an employee with a recognized disability. Modifying your work hours to a...

I think that, in some cases, the perpetrators have become so clever that it might prove difficult for even the most trained professional to recognize sexual abuse. We have a recent case in our county involving a paramedic supervisor who is being cha...

Frank, I am so sorry to read about your troubles and I agree with the other posters that you need legal counsel. As a matter of fact, you have two separate legal issues; W/C injury and the board of nursing issue. I just don't see how you can handle...

Hi Bipley ~ I can certainly empathize with you since I had the same thing last week. High fever, lungs that feel as though they are filled with fiberglass, gunky wheezing cough, aching all over (even my hair hurt). I was down for a week. Luckily ...

One reason that women stay in abusive relationships is fear. Many abusers threaten to kill their victims if they leave. Statistics have shown that during the first few weeks out of an abusive situation, the woman is at a high risk for violent retal...

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words. Yes, it is every nurse's worst nightmare to have someone they love come in under tragic circumstances while they are at work. In retrospect, though, I have to say that I was fortunate that I was on duty tha...

I work at a small ER in a rural community. One Saturday afternoon, last June, we heard the medics get toned out to a possible child drowning in a local lake. A Life Flight helicopter was also summoned from a metropolitan area since we don't have a ...

Great picture! For those who only see a box with the dreaded red X in it, this may help: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807

RTT w/a BBB Ratta tat tat with a baseball bat

This thread brings up an important issue. We really need a place on this site where nurses can go to share their grief and/or offer support to others who are grieving. Sometimes it is hard to just jump in and say, "I am so sad", when most of the th...

Our local pain clinic has had so many patients claim that their narcotics were "stolen" that they have instituted a new policy. Any patient presenting for a refill because of stolen meds must also provide a police report of the theft (much to the di...

I began working in the ER shortly after graduation from nursing school over 17 years ago and have never regretted that decision. I would at least go for the interview and see what you think. Find out how long your orientation will be and who your p...

I suppose that if a patient asked me, "Are you saved?", I would have to reply with, "No, I'm spent." It would be a truthful answer on most days. Actually, I do have a button that says, "Unsaved...and loving it!" However, I don't think it would be...

Yep, VV-sufferer here. I underwent that newer procedure, radiofrequency ablation, in 2003. At the time, my surgeon said it had a 80% success rate. Well, I was one of the 20%. Bummer. Not only did the veins persist, but I have some nerve damage f...

We use pretty much the same protocol that I have seen mentioned here. I remember back in the days when we had no such protocols. As a matter of fact, it seemed that MD's rarely screened for potential alcohol dependency back in the 80's and early 90...

Have you checked out NurseProtect? I believe they are based in Austin and they help nurses who are having board issues. I have read good things about them. http://www.nurseprotect.com/

It's too bad that our state boards of nursing can't be more uniform (and more user-friendly). Oh well, if the Governator has his way, we won't even have a board of nursing in California. He wants to elimimate it! http://www.sacbee.com/content/polit...

Wow! That is indeed creepy! I have heard that animals are able to sense things like impending death. I wonder, did the residents know of Kitty's mortiferous reputation? I would suspect that if they did, Kitty might find himself being briskly laun...

What an odd thing to happen. Hmmmm, maybe you ought to ask them if they have a termination paycheck for the hours you never worked. Better yet, ask them for your W-2 that will be filed with the federal government for the hours you never worked. Ma...

We once had an orthopedic surgeon who thought he was God's gift to medicine. He came into the ER one day to see a toddler with an angulated wrist fracture and found the mother nursing her child. The doc was furious and stormed over to the nursing s...

P.S. Merricat, I just wanted to say that I agree with you that people should not be suppressed from observing their religious faith. I believe in religious freedom. That includes the right to private prayer. That said, I should be no more offended...

The notion that the world was flat was never based on logic. It was a belief held by some theologicans based upon their interpretation of biblical scripture. There are passages in the Bible that, if taken literally, would lead one to believe that th...

Freedom of religion, if it is going to apply to everyone, also requires freedom from religion. We do not truly have the freedom to practice our religious beliefs, including non-belief, if we are also required to adhere to any of the religious beliefs...

Our facility usually provides free flu shots for all staff, but they just sent out a bulletin that there is no vaccine available this year...so no shots for us. I work in the ER, so I guess I will make sure that I take my vitamins and try to stay re...

That is your physiological Zen Master keeping you in the moment. :chuckle