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1. My mom does not want me to become a nurse

   targa replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   Who cares what your mother wants?!? It's your life. You make your own decisions. Apply for financial aid... get a part-time job, and go to school. Learn to stand up to people now. It will serve you...

2. BSN vs ADN Education?????

   targa replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

   The Aiken article has been thoroughly vetted... it is a watershed. I think the bottom line is................. that BSN nurses are better prepared to think critically, a process which improves patient...

3. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   Just a note about a couple of things: 1. True random drug tests are computer-generated; the names are chosen by a complex computer algorithm. If a unit manager gets info from an outside source that a...

4. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   What an interesting thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=112202

5. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, and if you'll read one of my prior posts, my own suggestion was that the OP contact the unit manager of miss coke-head, and suggest that she keep an eye out for unusual behavior or declining...

6. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, Leslie. I'm glad I was able to change one mind. It's a tough issue, but then, if it were easy there would be no disagreement.

7. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   That's right: management will take the information (and yes, it really IS a rumor... a report from a non-employee about off-premises behavior) and the nurse in question will be watched. And eventually...

8. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   You obviously have a reading problem, Ms. Fish. I AGREE that if she's impaired, she shouldn't be caring for patients. I've never written anything to the contrary. You ARE uninformed about the legal...

9. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

   targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

   I don't take anything personally. I'm providing correct information to people who obviously are uninformed. I would agree that if the nurse in question has a drug addiction which is affecting her job...

10. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY

11. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    I practiced law for over 22 years, and served as counsel to hospitals and other health-care organizations. I have written drug-testing guidelines for hospital facilities on the west coast. In...

12. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    People can contract to do anything. I never stated otherwise. Most hospitals have not required nurses to comply with an immediate and unexplained demand for drug testing. I doubt that many will be...

13. About to give up on being a nurse

    targa replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    The problem might be your reliance on religion to get you through problems, rather than rational thought. Freud made a compelling argument that religious thought is a form of mental illness. Read...

14. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    "The Mgr will have that nurse doing drug screening faster than her head can spin!" No... that's just not gonna happen. A sordid tale of a "nurse displaying illegal activity in public" sounds so...

15. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    targa replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to point out three short phrases upon which this whole matter turns: 1. "physiological or psychological dependence": there is evidence of usage here, but not of dependence; 2. "upon probable...