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mindlor

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  1. Just Thinking About Leaving Nursing...

    mindlor replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Its a toughie, all i can say is follow your heart and I know that is rather

  2. Things that make ya go, Hmmmmmmmmmm

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    True, and you are spot on about sleep meds, ativan, etc being restraints. I agree with you one hundred percent. However, if they fancy themselves a zero restraint unit they shouuld not be using any of...

  3. Nursing students...I can't believe...

    mindlor replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you brother Rob. I really hate the nonsensical crap that is required by academia....makes me sick. if it were useful it would be one thing, but for the most part it is busy work that they can...

  4. Nursing students...I can't believe...

    mindlor replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Dang Rob, you humble me man, you are a smart cookie :) I love reading your

  5. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    mindlor replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    You kow abba, thinking more about what you said, It would be an awesome ideato program bed alarms to go off if they detect no movement in two hours as that would signal that the patient has ot been...

  6. Torn

    mindlor replied to arnie1234's topic in General Nursing

    At the of the day you must do what is needed to make you happy. Are you happy in your current job? if the answer is no, then leave. You dont owe your bosses anything. You are but a human resource to...

  7. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    mindlor replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Wanted to also add that we tend to call them pressure ulcers these days. he only way to prevent pressure ulcers is to frequently perform skin assessments on the client. This means looking at their...

  8. I need more money.

    mindlor replied to rn2bsn's topic in General Nursing

    You are not a slave or an endentured servant. Anyone who does not actually test the market and evaluate what their skills are worth on the open market at least yearly, are doing a grave disservice to...

  9. Nursing students...I can't believe...

    mindlor replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Very kind of you to ask :) I am doing great. Cancer was caught early and I am 1 year and 2 mos post surg. No chemo or radiation was needed. I am nearing the completion of my third out of four...

  10. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    mindlor replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    haha no a bed alarm is able to sense when a patient gets/fall out of bed.....it uses a pressure sensor to do its

  11. Nurse with side business

    mindlor replied to ohionurse33's topic in General Nursing

    GrnTea as is most often the case is spot on. Just font give them out at work and to patients etc, then you will be fine

  12. Religion

    mindlor replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    ugh, i feel it best to remain neutral. a hospital is no place to recruit for any

  13. Religion

    mindlor replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am right there with you 46 :) I am an agnostic and we believe in some sort of higher intelligence or power we just are not sure exactly what that is... What I do is make an effort to familiarize...

  14. I need more money.

    mindlor replied to rn2bsn's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like you should leave. Loyalty is something that is no longer rewarded....sounds to me like they do not deserve

  15. Religion

    mindlor replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I was taught to always avoid self disclosure or at most disclose small amounts that I felt might be therapeutic for the client. We were taught to redirect back to the client... In some cases...

  16. When someone else gets terminated

    mindlor replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    The biggies are working lots of overtime, and always willing to help other nurses pass

  17. Recently Certified as a PCT in NYC

    mindlor replied to Cammy84's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm never heard of it, must be a NY

  18. A bill to protect nurse whistleblowers signed into law by Gov. Perry

    mindlor replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am just impressed that the Gov can spell his name and write, much more than I had

  19. New No Violence Against Nurses Law

    mindlor replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the violence that nurses endure comes from other nurses, there should be laws against lateral

  20. Recently Certified as a PCT in NYC

    mindlor replied to Cammy84's topic in General Nursing

    What is a PCT doing worrying over EKG and doing venipuncture? I am a little

  21. When someone else gets terminated

    mindlor replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Be glad it was not you and move on. Also never make the mistake of assuming people you work with are your

  22. Nursing students...I can't believe...

    mindlor replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    In sociology I was taught that people will operate rational to the system that they are in. What this means is that if there is a path that is easier that leads to their end goal, they will more than...

  23. Is pounding the pavement worth the effort?

    mindlor replied to 3bellesdad's topic in Nursing Career

    I have heard from others, so this is strictly anecdotal, that it is indeed worth the

  24. Nursing students...I can't believe...

    mindlor replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    As a male one reason I got into nursing was for the entertainment value of watching alpha females go head to head....never a dull moment. WOW. Seriously ladies? Wassup? Its not so hard to play nice is...

  25. scab nursing

    mindlor replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    I would never cross a picket line under any