rach_nc_03

hey- i'm a new grad, working in a picu...i had some issues for my first 2 months with an impatient and rather harsh preceptor who was more likely to say, 'why aren't you understanding this??' than to actually help me learn...so, for that reason, and ...

I'm hoping I can get some ideas from you experienced ortho nurses.... I'm having an open dislocation hip surgery next month, and I live in a split-level house (need to climb stairs to get in the house). I'll be anything from 0 to 50% weight-bearing ...

\\Sweet! That means 30's are the new 20's! I feel more energetic already!

I hated it. Pettiness, vindictive students and teachers (threats of violence from a fellow student).....the LYING! Being treated like an idiot by nurses in clinicals. Being chastised for standing up for my values and principles (hm, I thought nurs...

Good question. Is the process for qualifying for a student visa to go to school in Canada any different from the process for getting a visa for going to school in the states? My own experience was much like the others here who graduated in the las...

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Amen. Read my recent post about having hip surgery, a failed epidural, and NOT getting any pain meds for several hours post-op. And how my surgeon almost put me in a coma at hour 36 because nothing could touch my pain by then. The biggest problems ...

as for the protocol for having a same-sex staff member in the room during skin assessments- I've seen a lot more attention paid to this kind of thing in recent months, regardless of patient and staff member gender. My physical therapist works in a s...

Here's the other problem with asking around- let's say disciplinary action is taken against him. Now, for just a minute, let's assume that he's gay (or a racial minority, or older, etc....something protected by the EEOC). I'm not trying to infer th...

I work for a large cooperative nonprofit company that, among other things, offers health insurance to members. I do a lot of research on new drugs, new clinical practice guidelines, new disease info, trends in healthcare, etc, and design programs (p...

patients or family members who want to talk partisan politics. for some reason, I ran across these types a lot- in the neuro ICU, it was the SAH or MG patients who were totally alert, but stuck in their beds- I refused to engage, and tried to diplom...

also, research nursing, and case management/utilization review for insurance companies. if it weren't so late I could probably think of a few more!

I've never ever given anyone a hard time for having an opinion- I'm just pointing out that some of the things you state as facts aren't true. As for the poll of non-medical folks- I assume you mean I should ask them if nursing is 'only' hospital nu...

AMEN. You hit the nail on the head.

I don't know Canadian law, so one of the Canadians will have to respond to that. I have a tough time believing it. Your first statement, though, is specious. How is your health insurance company demanding power to oversee *your* healthcare any diff...

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yeah....but we *shouldn't* have to put up with any of the above. We continue to get treated this way because we allow it to happen.

Forgot to mention that when I did staff development/employee health, I caught flack for sending sick employees home. Sorry, if you have a high fever, massive diarrhea, and have to keep running to the bathroom to puke, you don't need to work. I'd fi...

One of my first patients as a PICU nurse was a shaken infant (maybe 3 weeks old). The DA wasn't able to press charges for attempted murder because they didn't have enough data about who shook the baby nearly to death. The only way that was going to...

I briefly had the responsibility of infection control at a LTC facility. To prepare for the job, I was sent to an IC certification course. Lack of compliance in hand hygiene is a HUGE problem everywhere, and there are evidence-based surveillance pr...

She's an idiot. Sick is sick. You're endangering your own health by being there, and that of your patients. And she had no business asking about details of your illness. When I started working outside of bedside care, I'd been so accustomed to 'p...

Here's a question (seriously not trying to confrontational, I simply don't know the answer): What is the financial impact of providing healthcare to illegal aliens (undocumented workers, if you prefer) in the US? What is it in other countries? For t...

First off, nurses are not broken up into RN and BSN- an RN is simply an RN, no matter what educational path got them to the point where they could take the NCLEX-RN. Also, you should check your facts on the 'old school' nurses who all went to school...

They are obligated to show you a copy of the policy manual, period. Even without the other horrid crap you're going through with them, it's absolutely insane that they think they can prevent you from seeing the policy manual!! WTH? Read up on labo...

OK- question for you. All of the non-bedside jobs that nurses can (and do) have, like telenursing, utilization management, case management, clinical research- why are these not nursing jobs, if (a) the job requires a nursing license, and (b) the nur...