KCIN, thank you for your insightful original post regarding the development of nursing. I would like to comment on your second post, and this "most trusted profession" tagline that's so often used...
I am a single mother, and I grappled with leaving my baby. (Still do, and she's 18 now!) What do you I think? I think you making the right decision. If you can see the end of the tunnel, I say bite...
I wouldn't go as far as to say out loud that he should die, but you can't change how you feel. I saw pt who was a sexual offender last week, and it was a weird experience because I felt nothing no...
In a jungle, a mother lion must leave an injured cub because the survival of the rest of the pride depends on it. A human mother's efforts to take care of her less than perfect child, or a helping...
If a midwife and the anesthesiologist had a disagreement about how much the epidural should be reduced once the mother is ready to push, who has the final
Laboring down, interesting... must explore that, thanks. If it shortens pushing time without hurting the baby or mother, why not? Do you position the mother upright? I saw a nurse prop a mother up...
Thanks for your responses. I'll elaborate what happened with me. The midwife examined the pt, says she's ready to push, and my preceptor asked me (still under orientation) to call the...
There is no such a thing as hospital's confidentiality, only patient's confidentiality. That word, connected to HIPAA, has been corrupted by people. The hospital has no more confidentiality than a...
I went for many interviews, so here's my experience. They ranged from very scrutinizing to just a formality, ie, unless I started naked dancing in front of the NS, I got the job. There is a tendency...
epiphany replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing
I wonder if he might actually think bedside nursing is beneath him, and it may have little to with his social skills. I had many classmates who went into nursing to become CRNA, or to go into...
epiphany replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing
Just as suggestion here... I think we should exercise a little restrain with adding on to the five rights. Whilst right documentation and right to refuse is appropriate, do they belong in the list?...
Gossip is toxic to the environment. Unfortunately it is also very prevalent in my work place. Sometimes a nurse is not even necessarily upset with another nurse, but the whole act of gossiping and...