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  1. Financial Help for Military Spouses MyCAA

    RLeeRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I came across this program availible for the spouses of military families to pursue certain education goals that will adapt to the mobility of the military family. If you know a military family get...

  2. Is NLNAC or CCNE required for VA Hospital RN's

    RLeeRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello all, this is my first post on Allnurses.com. I am currently seeking employment as an RN with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a New Graduate, and would like to know if every VA...

  3. i cursed somebody at work, somebody overheard and filed a complaint. what can i do?

    RLeeRN replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This whole thread can be used as evidence that our education system is a failure. When someone has to utilize profanity to communicate, it is often the result of a rather low vocabulary. It is kind...

  4. scab nursing

    RLeeRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    The rule that someone should be forced to pay union dues when they do not want to is wrong under an circumstances. Especially since the money may be used to support causes or policies may not agree...

  5. scab nursing

    RLeeRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    I have to pick myself off the floor from laughing when union nurses say they don't unionize for $$$$$$$....All for humanity.....oh, and free this, and free that.......Reality check...Nothing is free....

  6. Financial Help for Military Spouses MyCAA

    RLeeRN replied to RLeeRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes they did down size if you will, by limiting it to more junior ranks among enlisted and officers. I found out about it shortly after it changed and did not qualify. However, it looks like a real...

  7. Financial Help for Military Spouses MyCAA

    RLeeRN replied to RLeeRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the reminder about the link.....Here is a link with some more information on the MyCAA program....

  8. Administering pain meds to a sleeping pt

    RLeeRN replied to opossum's topic in General Nursing

    You nailed it! Assess don't assume.........PRN Meds are there for a tool to use to help the patient, not to play keep

  9. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    RLeeRN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had some of the best care in regards to diagnosing and planning of care by NP's for myself, wife, and children. From my NNP in the NICU to the FNP at the urgent care who did an excellent job...

  10. Help I took a percoset and Im a new Hire!

    RLeeRN replied to Cindy 17's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding! I can just see them looking down their noses at the OP while wagging their finger as they type...:) Some may even be sipping a little booze (because its legal right) at the same time...

  11. My Student is draining me.....

    RLeeRN replied to AngelofLTC's topic in General Nursing

    It looks like you have a great opportunity to teach him a lot over the next 5 weeks. Teaching him how to assess pain without being tempted to make assumptions of what he thinks the pain "really" is...

  12. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Morte, The idea that management or administration is willing to allow children to be abused to prevent "bad press" is another talking point thrown out when issues are not handled exactly how the staff...

  13. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    You make a good point in that nurses are mandatory reporters of abuse by law. Obviously, anyone with authority within the hospital has found that there is no "abuse" going on or that the parents are...

  14. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of how many parents or family one meets it is in the best interest of the patient, family, staff, and facility to treat each and every encounter with a high level of professionalism. Of...

  15. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Well said.......spoken with some real wisdom and concern for all those involved, not just taking the easy way out.

  16. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    When in doubt call the parents selfish child abusers who risk the lives of their children for a cozy pillow...oh, and unless your a peds nurse then you can't have an opinion.........Really? I am sure...

  17. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that is obvious is that all the "true" facts are not known. To make an absolute statement that miscommunication is obviously not a factor is going out on a limb to say the least. Poor...

  18. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    RLeeRN replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.....call CPS, refuse to care, parents may want their child to die for money gained from a lawsuit?! Good Grief! What happened to the child in the case that the parents refused the nurses request...

  19. FYI Tuition Help for Military Spouses

    RLeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I have stumbled accross this program that is available to Active duty Spouses. It provides tuition assistance of up to $6000 for spouses seeking education for licensure ie. RN, LPN etc I...

  20. Nurses Rally for Health Care Funding

    RLeeRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With all that the nation faces as a threat on many fronts, what does the largest nurses union bring to the table to fix the healthcare concerns? "Tax Wall Street"! Wow....that's deep....:/ The lady...

  21. experienced nurse with anxiety on the job

    RLeeRN replied to SFDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are one of those people who strive to excel in all that you do which is good, however; that can lay a large of amount of self imposed stress on you. Nursing is a second career for me...

  22. Do you ever feel like a licensed drug pusher?

    RLeeRN replied to whykiki0103's topic in Emergency

    Maybe the OP can put this slogan on a srub top in bright colors so the patients can have a read before their pain assessment. On the back can say "Dont cross the Line!"

  23. Do you ever feel like a licensed drug pusher?

    RLeeRN replied to whykiki0103's topic in Emergency

    This made me

  24. Suggestions for RN-BSN online

    RLeeRN replied to EDRNinDC's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello OP, It doesn't seem that you really are particular about what school you attend. I am not sure if your postition requires a degree program with CCNE or NLNAC accreditation as do some Veterans...

  25. Active military transitioning to Nursing?

    RLeeRN replied to navytech09's topic in Nursing Career

    Staring at a Radar screen and making an assessment of what you are observing leading you to take some type of action or to pass on that information to someone with a different skill set to make a...