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I'm hoping to increase nsg awareness on the topic of defensive nursing. Most of you are aware of defensive charting practices. The practice of stating facts--not opinions. However, many nurses seem to throw caution to the wind when they accept nursin...

What I am about to describe is the real problem in nursing it is: #1: It's the nurse who charts on their lunch break.(why? Because they cave into upper mgt. to be more efficient.) #2: The nurse who takes more patients that is safe to handle. (Why? On...

I have a little down time so I'll cast a peeve of mine. I just can't stand anyone who comes to work with cologne or perfume. Don't these people know that in a hospital that there are patients w/ respiratory problems, and that the odor could trigger a...

Ha! I hear the doctor thing more than any other. Other than that, I don't get any flack. ------------------ http://members.tripod.com/~SUBQ/

If you feel that it is unsafe...than by all means go by what you feel. I quit an excellent paying job due to unsafe staffing to patient ratios. It is your license and the patients life that is at risk.

It is far easier to quit a job like this one and find another one than it is to get your name and license tarnished by working for a cut-throat hospital. They will pay dearly for there mistakes. They will find out the reality that when you cut cost b...

GREAT TOPIC: Yes, nursing shortages greatly impact patient outcome. Here is a few of the things that can and do happen as a result of nurses working short--staffed: Medication Errors Assessment Errors Transcription Errors Documentation Errors Procedu...

Hey: I just quit my job in 1-2000. I was tired of having my license being put at risk--so I quit. I came to work and was assigned 12 heavy patients. The normal is 8. They refused to bring in help. Therefore, I quit. I flat out REFUSED the assignment....

Is losing your license worth dealing with a psycho co-worker? These are the kind of people that will see too it that you not only lose your job--but lose your license. If you can't change the situation: then its time move on to somewhere else. And al...

I get this kinda thing all the time. It reall cracks me up! How many doctors take their pts. to the restroom? I have several pts. ask me if I'm their M.D. after I take them to the restroom and help them wipe their tail. ------------------ http://mem...

Hey: Sorry to hear about your troubles. I think what the problem was--was that your patient is a nurse. And some nurses just love to let other people know that they are nurses. I would much rather keep quiet when I'm a pt. and not let on that I'm a n...

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Hey: Follow this link http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/sall_home.asp Select Healthcare and Practitioners. Then select the state that you want to work. That should give you an idea of what the payscale is for that area. Later, SUBQ! --------...

OK, I have what seems to be a logical argument from Canoehead. I have inculede Canoeheads post from below and will answer the questions that Canoehead posed: Canoehead Writes: canoehead Wait. What are the alternatives? He informs the charge nurse tha...

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I really don't care if someone has piercings or tatoos. What I care about is: does that nurse know how to give quality care? Personally, I don't understand why anyone would want piercings on the brow. I can't understand nose piercings. How can someon...

Julie w. You totally understand what it is that I'm TRYING to convey. Your point on "nurses writing each other up over a missed med vs. just giving the fricken med" is just one of the many different illustrations that I was trying to convey to zdjoe....

KdaY: You obviously have no sense of perception. You read into my statements what you want to. You said that every statement that I have made on this site is negative and hostile. Well, I hope there is some sense of hostility in my tone. It is obviou...

Say Dude: Asking for an employee hospital badge is very inapropriate. Any person with a little common sense knows that handing out an employee badge is not a smart thing to do. One thing being is that is a breech of most hospital policy, and a breec...

Ok, I knew that someone would misinterpret what I had to say. So, I'll respond to each comment: By the way, SUBQ, take your misogynist comments somewhere else. Your juvenile attitude and comments represent exactly the kind of people we DON'T need in ...

If your changing jobs because of job security, then?????????? On one hand, youl'll never run out of places to work. However, on the other hand, it is doubtful that you'll put in more than 5 yrs at one place d/t the b.s. that is involved in nursing. N...

I just came out of a situation just like that. I refused to be assigned CNA duty. Why? Because I did not go to school to become a CNA. I respect CNA's and have nothing bad to say about them or their work. However, I have spent years as a CNA and I wa...

Hey Spitfire: You have got to stand up for your self. I have vented my opinions about this same kinda crap. See the post: {THESE NURSES SUCK} What I did was I warned my charge nurse at the facility that I was working at that this was not an acceptib...

If you really want to know whether or not to get into the LPN thing or the RN thing let me suggest that you try being and aide at a hospital. If you can hack the foul stench of poop and urine as well as dealing with demanding patients and working for...

KONA: I agree. That was a very good response and I appreciate the info about what is going on in California. I just quit my job and I am hacked off because everyone is so damn indifferent. Nobody seems to care! It's almost like I work in a industry ...