listeningangel

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1. Pt. being forced to sig form or dropped

   listeningangel replied to Hesstx's topic in General Nursing

   more info re: your situation would be helpful in order to help you. is this your private prescribing MD for your healthcare or works for your employer to determine your fitness for duty? big...

2. EM and surgery

   listeningangel replied to deyo321's topic in Correctional

   Hey Deyo, I would be concerned also, about the ankle monitor interfering with OR equipment. The technology varies and continually changes with the ankle monitors. Different facilities purchase...

3. EM and surgery

   listeningangel replied to deyo321's topic in Correctional

   sounds like a good

4. EM and surgery

   listeningangel replied to deyo321's topic in Correctional

   no kidding, it's there for a reason. that's understood. however, compromising a person's health is a decision made by the physician's. Judges recognize that the law allows for these determinations to...

5. EM and surgery

   listeningangel replied to deyo321's topic in Correctional

   great question..not so easy to answer. I've had patients that were transferred to hospital , ended up in the OR with officers in the OR with shotguns as necessitated by security determined by law...

6. Terminated from 1st job :(

   listeningangel replied to *Blessed2BaNRS*'s topic in General Nursing

   This makes me sad...a nurse with a dream turned into nightmare. I guess what bothers me is that in taking responsibility for your actions you have decided you have no recourse. it's so traumatic, what...

7. What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

   listeningangel replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

   tbrd's research is not biased..the points he wants to discuss are well documented from many credible sources accepted in the correctional healthcare industry. We have over a 100 years of history in...

8. Terminated from 1st job :(

   listeningangel replied to *Blessed2BaNRS*'s topic in General Nursing

   most attorney consultations are free for the first hour and sometimes can take the case on a contingency and you will not be out of pocket the

9. Terminated from 1st job :(

   listeningangel replied to *Blessed2BaNRS*'s topic in General Nursing

   I am not sure what state you are in, but here is my best advice... you must and should contact an attorney and discuss a wrongful termination action to clear your name for your future or this will...

10. What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

    listeningangel replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    I think that violence is one of the underlying problems that does contribute to the mindset you talk about, tbrd. People react to it when they deal with it as part of their environment, work or...

11. Can a nurse be part of the Special Operations and Response Team (SORT)?

    listeningangel replied to Cowboy Thug's topic in Correctional

    P.S. Kudos to the health facility administrator for communicating the appropriate role of the nurse. Facility health administrators are also responsible in their capacity to know the legal role and...

12. Can a nurse be part of the Special Operations and Response Team (SORT)?

    listeningangel replied to Cowboy Thug's topic in Correctional

    According to all standards for nurses in corrections, nurses are health care providers and should not participate in security functions such as you describe. Basically, you cannot serve two masters,...

13. Did I Do the Right Thing?

    listeningangel replied to sweet_b's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you did the right thing. Hopefully she made that phone call. Your concern is admirable and probably prevented subsequent hi-risk behaviors. Compassion for others is so lacking and...

14. Whitman goes toe-to-toe with nurses union

    listeningangel replied to NNU NURSE's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I can attest to the careful scrutiny CNA utilizes in their expenditures...alot of integrity. union bashing seems so politically popular now. I'm amazed at the lack of focus on California govt and...

15. What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

    listeningangel replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    OK tbrd, so you are not a nurse... I am so impressed with your insight and research about the correctional environment and thecultural mindset of it all. You touch on many important issuesthat I have...