Da Monk

I saw a recent blurb advertizing the show "House". I do not like the show, but I will never watch it again (that would be the second time). In the ad House has a patient who has a seizure (phony looking) and falls to the floor from the bed. House exc...

I do not know how it is in NY or where ever, but it seems a bit presumptuous to me ( having been in this game for 30 years), for one to expect to be exclusively hired onto the day shift directly out of school. You may expect to have to put in you due...

We are in the top 100 wired hospitals in the US. We use McKesson Care Manager. I did not like it when I came on board about 6 months ago. But the system is infinitely adaptable and I think it's a pretty good system now. All units use it. It is a wind...

I heard that in 2006, they will be checking to see if the staff's shoe laces are tied according to the standards and if pants are the right length. All buttons also must all be buttoned. OH! And stethescopes must NOT be worn around the neck.

Hi kcsun3. Maybe this idea is erroneously based, but if you feel so down about all of this, perhaps it would be a good thing for you to seek psychotherapy regarding your issues. I know this sounds like something a psych nurse would say, but I myself ...

My wife, also an RN, but who is unfortunately now disabled by chronic illness, was a psych CNS. She worked over 25 years in nothing but psych, both clinically and in management. I worked in OR, ED, MED-Surg, ICU, and privately for a neurosurgeon befo...

I noticed that you exposed yourself to nursing situations where you are working around foks that are severely ill where you are sticking things in them, hanging IV's, and whatnot. Plus in hospice folks are dying and on chemo floors folks are fighting...

I've taken care of several patients over the years. I know there a different degrees of the illness. I hope your problem is of a lesser degree. The patients I cared for were not being treated for NF, but other problems and they had had NF for years. ...

I worked at a psych hospital who proudly touted their no-restraint geropsych unit. Unfortunately, there were numerous falls, and one that was fatal. There were numerous 1:1's ordered, but other patients suffered from lack of staff and the cost of the...

Pricklypears's story about the entitled MD is priceless and I think the story is indicative of how more than a few MD's view themselves in relation to the rest of the people they "serve". My father always said a license to practice medicine was a lic...

Are not people who are infected with deadly diseases such as HIV liable and prosecutable for having unprotected sex and not informing their partner? I would contact your local police or health department or an attorney to find out about possible law ...

I hate to break it to you, but I am a man. Anyway, I think our point is made. There is age discrimination out there, no matter which sex is involved. And I may have been the victim of silent sex discrimination in a female dominated profession. Plus, ...

I think susannyc has an interesting perspective here. I'm 57 and had a number of contacts and interviews for management positions over the past 15 months. I have continued to hear about the nursing shortage and have seen evidence of it in the number ...

Some people have no business in management. Quit!

I'm sure part of the robot's programming will be it's ability to articulate, "DANGER! DANGER, DR. ROBINSON! YOU HAVE JUST SEVERED A MAJOR ARTYERY. DANGER!", or, "DAVE. I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROCEDURE, BUT I PREDICT A FAILURE IN THE PATIENT"...

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WOW! I have worked with women for about 30 years and have rarely run into this. But, the worst one was having a man-hating, openly lesbian, grad school professor, who went out of her way to embarrass or shame me on more that a few occasions. I often ...

Fro my own grad school experience, I think some of the core courses were a pain, but after you get into courses that interest you more, things get easier. I worked nights full-time and attended school part-time, doing the program in 2 years. I had to...

I like fooling around with Mediterreanean stuff. I do one with skinless chicken breasts (boned)cooked in balsamic vinegar, margarine, basil, a tiny bit of fresh garlic, and extra-virgin olive oil. 1. First, you gotta wash up that nasty chicken and tr...

I had a 3.9 GPA in grad school. Anybody know if you can still get into SigThetTau after being out of school 10 years? And if so, how to go about it. Thanks.

The nursing shortage can't be that bad. This sounds as if it's a bureaucratic shortcut. If this type of thing is going on in California, you nurses there are really sitting yourselves up to be "set dressing" like your "Governator" says. And I keep he...

Dear Huladancer, Why have you waited until now to decide to do something about your situation? If you came to the US before the age of majority, why have you waited until now? I assume you are protecting your illegal immigrant family and yourself fro...

You have the settlement. What more are you seeking?

And next comes the robot MD.

All the administrator has to say is I did not say that and you're screwed. Don't do it.