UnewmeB4

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  1. Scripting: Yea or Nay?

    They use it in all the local stores...and I hate it! "Did you find everything you were looking for?" I feel like saying, "no, want to help me find..." I don't think it would bother me, however, all...
  2. Union

    Thank you for sharing your views. I have heard nurses ranting and raving about how..."this place sucks...we get no respect...I am so sick of this...we need the union..." etc. My response (after...
  3. Can anyone who precharts give me an idea of work settings? I have been doing this for 30 years, and never felt the need to prechart. Yes, I have worked in various settings, Rehab, NH, med-surg,...
  4. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    I hope they take their time doing it, as this has gotten too insane for
  5. Nursing career - how does it fit with having a family?

    I worked 3-11 0r 11-7 while my kids were babies. When they were in school, I went 11-7, and never had to miss a thing. The best thing is, I get to avoid all the traffic. Even when going home in...
  6. Governments need to learn our value

    First, I do agree, we are undervalued, and not just in a monetary way...make sure you read this befoore going on, as some of you will undoubtedly be livid. Did you not look at what pay scales were...
  7. Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?

    I am happy to report, that even our inpt psych unit has a policy, whereby, a nurse is to file assault charges if assaulted by a patient. I was really pleased to hear that. Although I do not work...
  8. Drug ads shifting under pressure

    They are great at targetting their audience. If I am at the gym at 1 pm, the ads are all about depression. Viagra is saved for the evening when the "men are
  9. New bill for safe nursing standards

    Thank You for sharing the down side. I always think of this, as I have been a patient in our own ER many times, where the ratio is 5:1(less in Trauma CAre area) We don't have mandated ratios on the...
  10. Funny, we complain when we don't get recognition, and we complain when we do, because "they" aren't doing it right. This is what is so sad about Nursing. Why not get on your hospital committe and...
  11. We have had computerized charting for years. Still waiting for Docs to get on board. ESPECIALLY can't wait for the ordering to be done by computer. As anything new, you have to be properly trained,...
  12. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    Michael has requested that the Medical Examiner perform an autopsy on Terri when she dies. I respect him for
  13. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    Michael has requested an autopsy to put an end to all the stories that have been circulating. I have to admire him, especially after reading the court
  14. Then, you are going to be onehelluva frustrated
  15. My friend in a nursing home, saw one of his patients sitting at the end of the hall, eating something. When he got close enough, he almost gagged. The old guy, who was notorious for removing his...
  16. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    THANK YOU! She has been there for how long? If they had wanted to end her life, they could have done it long
  17. When Working on the Gyn floor, we had a pt come in who had had a tampon in her for over a week. It was "stuck". In the meantime, she was still having sex. Let's just say, the odor when the...
  18. Medical Errors

    How many of you ever read the book "Internal Bleeding"? It is a great book written by a couple Drs, who now run the Safety Program at UCLA Med Center. It was about the System as a whole, and what...
  19. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    My problem with the protestors, is that the place she is at, is a hospice, where there are other patients there...in the process of dying. What about their rights to a peaceful death? I just try to...
  20. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    I use to tell people I was coming back as a man...but, with my luck, women will finally be in
  21. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    I can't believe people have still not read this! It is unbelievable...imho. We in nursing are so much into "evidence based practice". It is in the court records. You may also want to quit...
  22. Do you have a living will?

    I have seen many...way too many living wills disreguarded due to families taking over. I have seen many people shocked that everything will be done(short of cpr) when a loved one has a living will....
  23. Share your feedback re: ethical nursing issues

    We have that problem as well...or, LOC II(meaning no code) Meds only...what a crock, or, CPR, without intubation. Where are the meds going to go if there is no circulation to get them there. I...
  24. Best analogy I have heard! Puts NURSES in a VERY BAD
  25. NO, read the court reports. THEY encouraged him to date other women. He even introduced the women he dated to them. They all got along...BEFORE the lawsuit...which was against the OB who was...