kwkrnc

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1. your opinion, as a new rn to an experienced one? night vs day

   kwkrnc replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Welcome to the most rewarding, wonderful, demanding and sometimes most stressful career. You should hold your head up. No doubt you studied and worked hard to reach your goals and you are in the early phase of a BIG learning curve...due in lar...

2. Inmates as Patients in Hospital

   kwkrnc replied to 4cas2's topic in General Nursing

   So, I will keep this simple and to the point...if a facility is going to have inmates in the facility then there should be a very detailed policy that dictates exactly how the inmates are to be handled. Without that policy everyone is at risk and it...

3. What factors are important when nursing someone with depression

   kwkrnc replied to davidthenurse's topic in General Students

   You are absolutely right. The only dumb question is the one that went unasked. You will know you have landed in an excellent unit when you see that all of the nurses are asking questions and looking for answers. The unit will have plenty of readil...

4. What factors are important when nursing someone with depression

   kwkrnc replied to davidthenurse's topic in General Students

   You are asking an excellent question. Depression is pervasive and yet oftentimes undiagnosed. The reason the face of depression can vary so much is because each of us have been rasied in different families that set differernt standards for behavio...

5. I believe we need a male nurses week

   kwkrnc replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to hear that you are 'kidding'. It needs to be made clear to everyone on staff that being make does not automatically include you in every heavy lift or anything else. If it makes you feel any better it has been my experience that the male...

6. Absolutely FURIOUS!!!!

   kwkrnc replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, again I believe this has been asked and answered though some of the answers were not in your or anyone elses best interest. So, may I sugget this get closed out. We have some very real issues in nursing and health care that impact everyone and ...

7. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

   kwkrnc replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Don't you think this point has been belabored long enough? We have very real issues in nusing that need the kind of attention this is getting.

8. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

   kwkrnc replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, you have received some excellent answers and some that make me shake my head. The last one was particularly good. I must admit that I mostly scanned until the last one. Something you said really stood out for me....about taking care of people ...

9. did i screw my self out of this job?

   kwkrnc replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, If they had ruled you out they would not have booked the interview. We all make mistakes...in fact, that is the biggest problem with nursing...it is a job that has as a standard perfection. Unfortunatley, alas, we are but human. I don't know h...

10. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

    kwkrnc replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I love that you asked this question and so I'm going to ask one in return. How do you feel about nurses wearing all white? The debate has raged for as long as I have been nursing and I have always maintained the same stance: Where is the nu...

11. Absolutely FURIOUS!!!!

    kwkrnc replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have read your post along with each of the answers you have received thus far. First, take some slow, deep breaths because you must be calm in order to perform with the highest degree of professionalism and for the sake of your health. You a...