NurseDiane

NurseDiane

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  1. Do others follow this practice?

    NurseDiane replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Excellent

  2. Do others follow this practice?

    NurseDiane replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in Men in Nursing

    How did those 2 males steal during a count, if there was another nurse in the room with them? Isn't the whole purpose of counting with 2 people to make sure the count is

  3. Registered Nurse Interview (Due ASAP)

    NurseDiane replied to FutureJoy's topic in General Students

    I am not hating on your post, but a thought came to my head: Do you think a nurse would be interested in having a cup of coffee to do an interview after their shift? Maybe I'm too cynical, but I...

  4. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that was the deal in Colorado. I figured that this issue was going to come up sooner or later with the ever evolving marijuana laws. One thing I thought about since my post is that...

  5. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear of your personal struggles, hppygr8ful. I am also sorry to hear that the BON thought it was in their realm to punish you for it. What I find to be so ironic is that if the ER staff...

  6. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that clarification, klone. As I said, my opinion means nothing. You would think that with the progressive laws regarding marijuana in this country, that the boards of nursing would...

  7. Wolford College lawsuit update 2014

    NurseDiane replied to OhioRN10's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have never heard of this anesthesia school. I went to anesthesia school back in the early 90's & it was through a state university/medical school. We did much of our clinical training at the...

  8. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    This was bound to come up sooner or later. As soon as medical marijuana was legalized in many states, I wondered how long it was going to take before this issue was discussed. Laws that govern...

  9. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I just have to leave a comment about the "gap" in employment on a resume. It makes me mad that a "gap" in employment on a resume would initiate a question in an interview, or some kind of "discussion"...

  10. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You're absolutely correct----most nurses do not know how an intrathecal pump works at all. If you told a nurse who interviews you that you have an intrathecal pump, they would nod as if they were...

  11. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

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  12. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I actually do not think you have to tell your employer that you would test positive on a drug screen. If you can prove to the lab that you have a pump & something written from your doctor stating...

  13. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I wouldn't disclose any type of medical condition or disability until AFTER you have the job. It is not necessary for a job candidate to reveal any disability/condition at the time of interview. I...

  14. IPN issues- 2015

    NurseDiane replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Some of the most ridiculous things I've read with state monitoring programs is a graduate nurse who had a DUI 12 years prior to graduation stating that on the application to take the board exam, and...

  15. IPN issues- 2015

    NurseDiane replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is a reason they come down on you like a ton of bricks & give you about 12 minutes to make a decision-----they know you're panicking & will take a better deal than going in front of the...

  16. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when computerized charting was first utilized. Computer charting was supposed to REPLACE paper charting. Now, nurses have to do charting on paper AND in a computer. WHY? Because the...

  17. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's why the time clock thing is used----because there is always that 1% of nursing that abuses the system, and so the entire nursing staff gets "punished" for the 1%, because they can't be trusted....

  18. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I thought a lot about these posts, and the bullying & other problems that some "new" nurses complain about. I assume that the nurses that have experienced the bullying & other issues are...

  19. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    While that's a great idea in theory, the states with nurse-to-patient ratio laws don't follow it. There are loopholes, just like with every other thing in this country. Hospitals can say that they...

  20. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses will not change anything because we are not the source of any income for anybody. The only reason that big pharma, the AMA & the government listen to doctors is because they have the...

  21. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The Democratic House majority wanted to push the ACA through before the elections, because they knew they were going to lose the House & would never get the bill passed with a Republican majority....

  22. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    You got it, Linda. The ANA is some sort of administrative group that does nothing except collect fees from nurses for joining the group. They have no power, no control, nothing. They just employ a...

  23. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    CHESSIE---Your comment made me cheer & laugh at the same time. Neither Republicans nor Democrats would agree to a single-payer system. They're all in the pockets of big pharma, big medical supply...

  24. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    The "pro-lifers" simply do not get the fact that Planned Parenthood is not all about pregnancy termination. They do much more teaching about women's health & pregnancy than they do abortions....

  25. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, there is no way an experienced nurse could teach you "everything she knows" because it would take as many years as she's been a nurse to teach you those things. You have to build up...