NurseDiane

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  1. I passed my nclex after 265 questions!!! God made it possible!!

    NurseDiane replied to saved251's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I hate to tell you this, but you're going to have to tone down the God thing when you're out working as a nurse. People don't like that stuff, especially people that are not Christian. You can do...

  2. Employee vs Patient: Do you receive care where you work?

    NurseDiane replied to ladedah1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You may not want to hear this, but we all have the same "parts". I'm sure your parts are nothing special. That's not what people are thinking about when they see you. I say BE PROUD OF YOUR...

  3. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep, that's what you're in for as an administrator. As long as healthcare is being run as a for-profit business and not what it was supposed to be----taking care of people & healing them---that's...

  4. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At your morning meetings, you should ask if being "world class" means all the nurses are being gifted around the world trips courtesy of the hospital

  5. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or, some P.R. push by the hospital to show the public that "Our nurses go above and beyond!!!". Maybe there has been some bad publicity about the hospital lately, who knows. All hospitals are coming...

  6. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh please. This is a result of those stupid Press-Ganey surveys & Magnet certification. The whole thing is stupid. What has the hospital done to go "above and beyond"? Have they given the...

  7. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  8. Med Error by CNA

    NurseDiane replied to TriecyJay's topic in Patient Medications

    I wouldn't worry about them turning you in. They should be worried about you turning them in. I don't know of anyplace in this country where a CNA can pass medications. If the nursing director was...

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You can blame the hospital administrators--and ultimately, they're making the decision----but the real problem is the insurance companies not paying what they should for medical services. Granted,...

  10. I was just laid off

    NurseDiane replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    And by the way---WHAT ARE KUDOS, ANYWAY? Do I get a prize if I get a lot of them? Like a trip to Tahiti or

  11. I was just laid off

    NurseDiane replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL--Oh my God, Sue, I know EXACTLY what you mean!! Maybe it is their "generation" and how they do things. My mother had absolutely no idea about "current" cleaning supplies and fluids, etc. I...

  12. I was just laid off

    NurseDiane replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue--I'm glad to hear all of this. I have recently gone throught a *similar* thing with my 80-year old mother.....she fellon the ice in February and fractured her elbow and shoulder, and had a total...

  13. Are drug addiction and alcoholism disabilities?

    NurseDiane replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Magsulfate--I have actually heard that many people are getting disability/SSI for their children who have mild ADHD or mild autism. How can that be considered a disability if the kids go to school...

  14. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No kidding,morte................we all know how "that"

  15. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    NurseDiane replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Woodenpug, it does me the best bang for my buck. Considering CRNA's just getting out of school are starting at between $110,000 and $140,000, I'd say the educational time and tuition are worth...

  16. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    NurseDiane replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    WITHOUT A DOUBT, Nurse Anesthesia is the very best nursing specialty to get into if you want "bang for your buck". However--you don't do this in "nursing school". Nurse Anesthesia is a graduate...

  17. I was just laid off

    NurseDiane replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, I am sorry to hear about your layoff. Even though we are all complaining about the Fed bailing everybody out, they really have done a few good things like have the employer cover COBRA 65% and...

  18. No nurse is going to answer this honestly but here it goes........

    NurseDiane replied to c_beshore_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg nurses are WAY overworked, WAY underpaid, and taken advantage of at every hospital across the country. If hospitals could figure out a way to have one nurse take care of an entire floor of...

  19. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    LOL----You guys can pull all the quotes and stuff out that you want. I saw the paperwork and know her situation. Also---remember in that particular quote, it says

  20. Are drug addiction and alcoholism disabilities?

    NurseDiane replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think ALL nurses have had some type of exposure to people who know how to work the system. Some people do honestly and justifiably NEED SSI. However, there are a WHOLE LOTTA PEOPLE who could work...

  21. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    southernbeegirl---I agree with you, an nurse who is working while impaired is not an excellent nurse. What I meant was an excellent nurse who is in recovery is still an excellent nurse---drug abuse...

  22. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh, I know blueheaven---that was my point with the obese nurses (and we've all seen them, what a HORRIBLE example that is for the patients we take care of). However, if the BON or another nurse...

  23. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Woody, although I don't know you, I am laughing at your post. If they randomly tested every nurse and doctor in the country, we'd have about one quarter of what we have now taking care of patients!!...

  24. Impaired Nurses

    NurseDiane replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    exnursie, I am sorry if I came across saying that the BON was to blame. I do understand that they are regulatory agency and they have to keep the public safe. I think what I was trying to say is...

  25. Ethical/Professional situation....

    NurseDiane replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    mwboswell---I actually thought about that when I was writing my post because I used to work in the ED. Well, in that situation, people have to stay in the ED until a bed is available, which...