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  1. Why do people abuse nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i bet the stupid judge would not feel so self-glorious if one of the criminals in his courtroom,slapped the crap out of him...but, he has uniformed law enforcement in his courtroom to protect him at...

  2. Why do people abuse nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a co-dependent profession. Physicians, hospital administrators, hospital support and other co-workers have blazed the path for nurse abuse in the past. Now the family and their sadistic...

  3. I want to quit after one month....

    ASSEDO replied to nurse_runner's topic in General Nursing

    I travel that far plus every day to get to work. After a few months of driving and nearly falling asleep, I went online and brought books on CD's. I love the drive now. Can't wait to get back on...

  4. jail nursing

    ASSEDO replied to jays's topic in Correctional

    My son-in-law works as an officer at our local jail. He told me the prisoners were nice to the nurses. He has never had a problem with a prisoner not respecting a nurse...But again, it would depend...

  5. big bad nursing myths busted

    ASSEDO replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Nurses are a dime a dozen." Quote from a director (bean counter) at BCBS (a insurance company). He was an accountant over nurses. go figure. When our RN supervisor requested a pay raise for the RN...

  6. RN Social Worker?

    ASSEDO replied to Tangerine Lipgloss's topic in General Nursing

    Case Management, in some hospitals, are required to be unliscensed social workers, plus utilization managers (a three in one deal for the hospital). However, I have never ran across a social worker...

  7. Is it true nurses dont like their job?

    ASSEDO replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    I would break my neck to switch back. Is it too late to switch back??? And you gave up an education in business to major in nursing???

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    ASSEDO replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My mother-in-law, who was a few days from death per cancer, kept telling me that there was a small boy (4 or 5 years old) that would sleep at the foot of her bed at night. Only she saw this child....

  9. 8 Common Charting Mistakes to Avoid

    ASSEDO replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    As a chart auditor, I love great documented. It helps identify care and helps coders recover (bill) money for the hospital. It also plays into how much staff will be hired, in a round about way. A...

  10. Writing Notes

    ASSEDO replied to L&DRN03's topic in General Nursing

    state the facts of the event in detail in the medical record. remember if its not documented, it didn't happen. see the code of federal register (highlighted in red) that must be in the medical...

  11. Vacation 'Denied' due to another nurse's medical leave: Fair or not??

    ASSEDO replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    The problem is with the hospital. They plan poorly and don't have adequate staff to cover illnesses, vacations, holidays, and funeral leave. Most hospitals save money by inadequate staffing. So if...

  12. I'm a bad nurse!!!

    ASSEDO replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    You must be a Southener by blood. Giving confort food. We eat fried chicken all our lives, it clogs our arteries, we die early, and guess what is served at your Wake? More Fired

  13. Nurse Abuse? Need help!

    ASSEDO replied to Davis1989's topic in General Nursing

    i have been a nurse for 40 years. nurses have lost their rights to run a floor without hurting “feeling”. once upon a time nurses had authority to run the floor, get the work done and still give a...

  14. Nurses writing up nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    If this was a true incident report, a name should not be listed. The manager would have addressed this issue with the nurse, and drop it. Maybe this is what actually happened... If this was a 'write...

  15. Nurses writing up nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I hate nurses that write up other nurses. It's so second

  16. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    ASSEDO replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    when you get called in to work on your day off, there is definitely one or two problems with the hospital. neither is your fault! please do not blame yourself because: 1. the hospital works on a...

  17. Tired of being SICK!!!

    ASSEDO replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in General Nursing

    When a person starts a new job it is common for the person to be sick for a few months as they build up immunities to your new enviroment....Some buildings, expecially old ones, or buildings with...

  18. You know you work nights when.......

    ASSEDO replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    you have to tell pts "the kitchen isn't open right now" when they wake up at 0300 wanting bacon & eggs yes, i can relate to that: the kitchen is closed and you have a hungry patient. there is...

  19. Puzzled.

    ASSEDO replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    i was taught teamwork and teamleadership, but that the rn (or nurse in charge) should try to keep themselves available for patients that could "go bad" and to be available in a second's notice. tying...

  20. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    ASSEDO replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Document in a legible handwrite and kill less

  21. Do you have to be "smart" to make it through Nursing school?

    ASSEDO replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    yes, you have to be smart to be a nurse. i have never met a nurse that wasn't smart. i have worked with nurses that didn't apply themselves, or had another agenda, but they were all smart. a person...

  22. I changed my mind about becomin a Nurse...

    ASSEDO replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    congratulation on your decision. teaching is a wonderful profession and you will only work 180 days out of the year with major holidays off. you will retire with state benefits and will be eligible...

  23. Will the new Medicare payment revisions improve or worsen nursing working conditions?

    ASSEDO replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Medicare pays for patient care. However, I have never read in the CMS manuels or transmittals that they require a nurse/patient ratio. Medicare leaves this ratio to the hospital and pays the hospital...

  24. Horrible thing happened in O.R yesterday

    ASSEDO replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    as an old surgical nurse of many years, i have seen it all. however, the hospital should have a procedure of what to do if a needle or sponge is missing. the surgeon does not have the say-so. you...

  25. Is Nursing School Hard?

    ASSEDO replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, its