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  1. incompetent coworker

    KMSRN replied to ella401's topic in General Nursing

    You can't just up and fire someone. Maybe they are taking the necessary steps and collecting the documentation to get rid of

  2. Fears - Possibly Contraversial

    KMSRN replied to sandstormsdust's topic in General Nursing

    Some fear is healthy and going on in spite of fear is courageous. In my experience, obsessing about something, whether a disease or fear itself, is a way of avoiding some other issue. BTW the word is...

  3. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    KMSRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I have great respect for people who overcome addictions. I am not an alcoholic and I realize that is mostly due to my genetic make-up, not any great strength on my part. The most important thing to...

  4. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    KMSRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Well

  5. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    KMSRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree and I do not subscribe to the addiction as a disease theory. Some addictions (heroin, alcohol, etc) do have a physical component but they also have a component of choice. Addicts do have...

  6. Why Management is often not sticking up for Nurses

    KMSRN replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians bring in patients (and money) to the hospital however nursing is the function of the hospital. This is what some physicians and administrators don't seem to grasp. The function of nursing...

  7. Post-Holiday Special! 50% Off Admission for Addicts!

    KMSRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    . Yes people do decide to become heroin addicts (or alcoholics or cocaine addicts). They make that decision when they DECIDE to get the money together, then DECIDE to go find a dealer, then DECIDE...

  8. Any thoughts and words of wisdom greatly appreciated.

    KMSRN replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that you have to provide the most stable environment for your child - he/she comes first. You have stability in your current job, in both time and money. You only have one opportunity to be...

  9. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    KMSRN replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    I will never cease to be amazed by the number of people who just don't get

  10. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    KMSRN replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    I said credit reports are indications of integrity and character - not definative. I don't think they should necessarily be used as the only basis for hiring. I don't know many scum buckets so on...

  11. Empoyers Who Request Credit Reports!!!

    KMSRN replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    Lizz, all I can say is AMEN! Credit reports are indications of integrity and character. Mistakes can happen but they are the exception. I think checking a prospective employee's credit is a valid...

  12. Nicotine Addiction as a Disability

    KMSRN replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Addictions, smoking, drinking, drugs, food, sex, and whatever new substance or action will be considered addictive, do have a physical, addictive component. They also have a the component of choice...

  13. Yummy Nutritious Breakfast For Nurses!

    KMSRN replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel like eating first thing in the morning either (I drink several cups of coffee before going to work). But where I work, between 9-10 am everyone goes down to the cafeteria and gets...

  14. How the Battle Axe is Born

    KMSRN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    I must be very fortunate not to have encountered these "battle axe" nurses. In work in oncology and palliative care with many nurses, Christian and otherwise, who are compassionate and caring, who...

  15. " . . . or should we just hire someone mediocre who will stay a decade?"

    KMSRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby Vee - She probably didn't mean to insult you. If she thought you were mediocre she wouldn't have said anything in front of you. Like cyberkat said, she probably had a bad moment of "foot in...

  16. When to dilute IV push meds ???

    KMSRN replied to RNNC2003's topic in General Nursing

    I look up all IV drugs unless they are things I give all the time and am absolutely sure of correct administration. Recently an experienced RN clogged a port a cath with dilantin because she didn't...

  17. nurses as battered women

    KMSRN replied to O'Rose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I went through a messy divorce several years ago. Fortunately, I was never physically abused but there was major emotional/mental abuse. Here are a few suggestions to help keep your personal,...

  18. poor spelling -- it matters

    KMSRN replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    Spelling and grammar are very important but I attribute most of the errors here to typing errors or just being in a hurry. But on charts - that's a different matter. They are legal documents and it...