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I'm so upset.. just walked in the door from working a night shift at a skilled long term care facility. I had a CNA working under me who had left a patient in a bed with urine until the urine had a yellow ring a round it. I instructed her to change t...

The facility I work in has a wonderful mix of ethnicity's and cultural backgrounds. I never make racial jokes including jokes such as "blond" jokes, so there has been nothing to over hear. I work with other CNA's (and nurses) of color, including Afri...

Hi folks, need information please. Was just told by my home health agency that I cannot assist my client with school work, ie note taking, etc. That is considered a non nursing function. Was told that the client would need to have a separate person, ...

There are some great resources out there right now concerning this topic. has become big news in the European countries where there is less tolerance than in the US. Try doing a search for Bullyism in the workplace or workplace bullyism. You'll be s...

Hi Everyone, I'd like to set up a CPR and Firstaid instructing business. Would appreciate all suggestions. Will consider other health education and wellness educations topics also so that I can diversify. At this point, just brainstorming. Will be c...

:balloons: I love it! Over the last couple of weeks have combined efforts with 2 other CPR instructors. We are finding that we are very diverse in our backgrounds and work historys (peds nursing, geriatric nursing, cardiac nursing, emt, search and re...

Thank you for your suggestions! I appreciate all the help I can get. :)

I think I will withdraw from this discussion. There has been some excellent information presented and for anyone who cares there are great research articles out there... For those who don't care or aren't interested in listening to their patients com...

I know from the information gathering I have done on FM that the majority of people who have it have difficulty sleeping. It would be really interesting to find out how many of these people have had sleep studies done and what the findings are.

:balloons: Come on folks--let's do some brainstorming. I have come across such great ideas here and am really hoping for some terrific input. Considering the number of health care providers who teach this kind of courses, I suspect that there may hav...

Teeituptom-- Please let your supervisors and coworkers know how you feel and request that you not be assigned patients with an FM diagnosis. It is truly unfortunate that a definative diagnostic test has not yet been developed or discovered for FM. H...

Wow! Just read this thread and I'm really surprised and disappointed by it. I was taught that certain responsibilities went hand in hand with having a nurses license. One of those responsibilities is to keep up with current medical issues and educa...

Two thumbs up for Flintstones for me also. I compared them to some of the adult vitamins out there and will stick with my Flintstones.... Yabba-dabba-doooooooo

I just resigned from a work situation that I found intolerable. I was so miserable that I couldn't stand to wait for the nurse recruiters to find me a different position and gave my 2 week notice. I'm not a new nurse, nor am I young. I understand wh...

Cindy, Sounds like you've had a very rough time of things. I recently resigned from a position... more like was forced out of a position by things being made so uncomfortable for me. I was very miserable and for the sake of happiness had to get out o...

Ok, surfing the posts and found out that we have some true foot experts out there in the nurse entrepreneur sections--- I'll bet there are some great resources there. Was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis several years ago... Unfortunately, had an HM...

Don't know if these are related, but myoclonus, nocturnal mycoclonus and restless leg syndrome have SOME of the same symptoms you are describing. Not a lot is known about them, lot of theories, ie, neurotransmitter imbalances, things like that. Also,...

:balloons: A giant round of applause for you!! Sounds like the husband was just as much your patient as his wife! :balloons: Although you probably won't have a way to tell, ultimately, it will be your patient who received the benefit. I'm sure that...

It sounds like your team is already off to a great start! The unit that I had my bad experience on was one of the last to incorporate the team philosophy... obviously kicking and screaming the whole way. Wish I would have known beforehand and I neve...

Team nursing is only what the team makes it! One person who is not a team player can make it very difficult for the rest of the team to be a success. I've been involved in team nursing off and on through the years. Most of the time I loved it, howeve...

:roll :roll :roll Having difficulty finding study buddies.... How about new thread just for this purpose? I'm getting ready for my CPNE--looking for study buddies in Portland Oregon/Vancouver Washington area. Willing to go the distance and buddy up...

The CPNE (Clinical Performance Nursing Exam) is a hands on performance exam under the direct supervision and evaluation of one of a team of RN evaluators. It lasts 2 1/2 days and is hospital based. There is a lab portion and then several patient care...

Hi there, Born and raised in Idaho, all of my family is still in Idaho. Currently live in Washington-- visit Idaho frequently. Have done all prereqs and nursing for my ADN except CPNE. If I can be of assistance will gladly do so.

The amount of time it takes to complete Excelsior is variable depending on the person. For me...the two biggest inhibitors are lack of confidence and lack of motivation. The other two factors that I have heard from other Excelsior people are, of cour...

Well said, Kim! Remember the phrase "nurses eat their young"? I think that the negativity is just one more example of that! What cannibals we can be. It seems some of us have difficulties accepting changes in tradition and have big appetites for new...