CHESSIE

CHESSIE

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  1. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    CHESSIE replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I live in western New England, and granted, hospitals "prefer" BSN grads, but do hire ASN grads and LPNs, and all are hired for per diem positions. No nurse, LPN, ASN, BSN is given a commitment of...

  2. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    CHESSIE replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, I can see the reason. It is the all mighty dollar. I hope that the experienced RNs and LPNs will not lose their joba and be grandfathered so that they can continue to give great nursing care. If...

  3. Nurses smoking weed?

    CHESSIE replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, MA, THC is legal for medical use, by prescription, and it is considered to be a controlled subject. For this use, I agree, however, recreational use is another matter. I do not believe...

  4. The film: Vaxxed.

    CHESSIE replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    It is bad fiction, and has no business on this site. Perhaps "Vaxxed" should be on GomerBlog and not in any theater,

  5. The film: Vaxxed.

    CHESSIE replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I am "pro Choice" on much in life, but when that "Choice" endangers others, I am not "Pro Choice." As has been stated, numerous times on the All Nurses site, children and adults who are...

  6. The film: Vaxxed.

    CHESSIE replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Nursej22, I just clicked on the "gomerblog," and read, with interest, about the two, Mercedes owning, ladies who refused to have their children vaccinated, as they felt that the...

  7. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    CHESSIE replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You sound as if the fiancé is discouraging you to do what you really want to do. Take some advice from an old lady who will be 79 in a few days, "kick him to the curb," take the NCLEX when you...

  8. The film: Vaxxed.

    CHESSIE replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    The worst part of the rhetoric that is repeated by those who eschew vaccinations and their refusal to be vaccinated is the danger that they pose to others. There are children and adults who are...

  9. Getting Our Egos Out of the Hierarchy!

    CHESSIE replied to BethBoynton's topic in General Nursing

    Inflated egos are detrimental to good patient care. This is true whether the person who is overly impressed with him/herself is a physician, one of the administration or one of the staff nurses. A...

  10. The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    CHESSIE replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Go to Google, and read from William Robert Johnson, or other sources, that are listed. The stats are there. Now, there is a anti choice site that denies the facts. However, in 2008 40% of women age...

  11. The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    CHESSIE replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree. Thank goodness, there are physicians who will still perform abortions. One in three women will have an abortion at some time in her life, and I hope that abortion will be done safely. As a...

  12. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    CHESSIE replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager is awesome, I hope that she is able to stay as your manager. I worked with a manger just like yours who was, also, very supportive of her staff, and would pitch in when we were...

  13. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

    CHESSIE replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope that you never have issues with kidney stones. However, if you should have this issue I, honestly, think that you would change your mind. Granted the patient who was coding took priority, that...

  14. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    CHESSIE replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I could not agree more. Unions in this country have been severely weakened over the years, and they helped, not just the hourly workers, but the exempt workers, also. My husband worked for GE, prior...

  15. Hospice: A Dream or a Nightmare

    CHESSIE replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice is wonderful and I applaud the nurses who choose this as their field. That said, to be honest, most of the care does fall on the family member/s. Often it is only one family member, a wife or...

  16. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    CHESSIE replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    Your first paragraph was correct. However, to discipline an employee in public, in front of other employees is always contraindicated unless what the employee was about to do or had done put a...

  17. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

    CHESSIE replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This tactic will only increase the likelihood that the patient and husband's irrational behavior will escalate

  18. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

    CHESSIE replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is obvious that patients are not the only "jerks." Physicians can fall into that category a, disturbing, fact with which we are all

  19. The effects of not reporting harassment

    CHESSIE replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly this is all too common, because your manager/director is part of "lower management," and her position is "on the line," if she supports her staff against a surgeon who "brings income into the...

  20. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    CHESSIE replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the "ideal" hospital setting, there would be ample staff and management would listen to those who know the situation/s. However, few hospitals, if any at all, are "ideal." Dangerously low...

  21. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    CHESSIE replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    This same scenario happened to me, nearly 30 years ago when I was a relatively new hire from another facility. It was not a manager, but a coworker, and she did not know what actually happened but...

  22. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    CHESSIE replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct, if all pertinent information is given to the nurse who will be caring for this new patient. However, as the writer stated, not all needed, and pertinent information was given to the...

  23. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    CHESSIE replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    However, one must have a license to drive a car, and if you own a car you must carry liability insurance, to compensate someone who is injured or their vehicle damaged due to your negligence, or DUI....

  24. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    CHESSIE replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Somehow I do not think that a musket/s carried by one or even two persons could kill the number of people killed in Sandy Hook, the theater in Colorado, or the Planned Parenthood Clinic, also, in...

  25. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    CHESSIE replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, MunoRN, there are private sales, and sales over the Internet, often without any background checks. Plus the fact that some folks, in this nation, seem to have a fetish for all types of guns....