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  1. how to explain advance directives?

    steelcityrn replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    Advanced directives is a ready made check list of what a patient may or may not want to have while activily dieing. This form must be given to the hospital with each admission, as a patient or family...

  2. Best white shoes for clinicals?

    steelcityrn replied to Lisa621's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I love S.A.S....but am intrigued about the 11 dollar shoes from

  3. Terminated.. long post......stressed and relieved at the same time

    steelcityrn replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    Best of luck to you. The BON should at least consider your medical dx and the fact you admitted to your wrong doing. It also looks like your trying to get your life back together before taking on...

  4. ethical question

    steelcityrn replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

    I speak to my patients and always tell them what I am doing. To just walk in and not ask a patient if I can see their iv, give saline or anything else is

  5. ethical question

    steelcityrn replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you did do wrong when you did not correct the patient and tell her that you only gave her a saline flush. I believe that is withholding information to a patient. I doubt anything will come...

  6. Coverd by doctor order beetwen nurse judgement and and I don't care I am coverd

    steelcityrn replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    Best to notify your supervisor about it. They have the time to investigate it and figure out where the system failed. Then, the correct person could be held

  7. Stress related near breakdown

    steelcityrn replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Your the only one putting pressure on yourself. If you can afford it for a while, take time off. Your license will not expire with some time off. You have years of experience, I would not worry about...

  8. Dead Babies...To Get It Off My Chest

    steelcityrn replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    The laws need changed in this country....way too much of this. Often only one parent or caregiver is sent to jail for a year or two, while the other one gets off for framing the other one. In most...

  9. Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

    steelcityrn replied to emersushea's topic in Cardiac

    If you are unhappy with your job, find another one. When or if you have a exit interview, be sure to state why you were unhappy

  10. Epilepsy and night shift

    steelcityrn replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It seems that you are making the night turn shift work, so if your question is when should you take your med on your off days, it would seem like taking it the same time would make sense, but you...

  11. HUGEEE PROBLEM with AGENCY

    steelcityrn replied to lisaf79's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Consider the part time job. Sounds like agency work is not working for you. Maybe you can go back to it after more

  12. To pass or To be the highest?

    steelcityrn replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    My goal was to always challenge myself, not another class mate. You can never study or learn enough about

  13. fellow nurse, small error...what to do?

    steelcityrn replied to BigMar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A incident report should have been filled out. Patient states.....description of trauma ect....then you submit it to the right person and shut your mouth, your job is done. Your protected and thats...

  14. Someone told me something that upset me today.

    steelcityrn replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, hard to believe a honest nurse would allow anyone to swipe them in or out...terrible I GUESS HONESTY IS NOT REQUIED IN NURSING

  15. Aggressive Nurses

    steelcityrn replied to Moneypitt's topic in General Nursing

    thats what im talking

  16. Bad Managers

    steelcityrn replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Bad managers are everywhere...some examples are.....not listening,not remembering,not caring,not smart,not professional,not kind,not a team player,not accurate,not compasionate,not considerate,not...

  17. Aggressive Nurses

    steelcityrn replied to Moneypitt's topic in General Nursing

    When someone interupts me, thats when I realize they are idiots and they can go read thru the chart and figure it out. I hate when you have to spoon feed nurses with info that you yourself learned my...

  18. Someone at work is trying to get me FIRED !

    steelcityrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Write down anything that happens with date,times and who was involved. This way you have something to show your boss if they come out of the blue again with anything that could risk your position...

  19. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    steelcityrn replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    im sure my garbage man doesn't love his work but he does it for the paycheck. Come on, of course people have gone into nursing for the money. Those are usually the nurses that start looking for ways...

  20. booted from er job while on general medical leave

    steelcityrn replied to beaujacques's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what the cause is for being off work ill, I have never seen anyone in nursing treated the way they should...how ironic

  21. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    steelcityrn replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why is there not a child advocate there to bond with this little girl and help her with her fear? God bless her,I hope she is not in alot of physical pain, but it sounds like it would be. I swear, its...

  22. Anxiety before work?

    steelcityrn replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im sure most nurses, if honest have had anxiety before, during or after work. Nursing is the one job thats hard to turn off when your shift is over. If your anxiety is becoming a chronic problem,...

  23. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    steelcityrn replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    I have worked homecare for 5 years now and can only think of one time someone actually had a problem with my shoes. I do not show up at the door with dirty shoes, am always checking to be sure I stay...

  24. What things do you feel set apart the great nurses from the good ones?

    steelcityrn replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Going the extra mile, making sure your patient feels like someone actually cares about their well

  25. Average Pay for RN in Pittsburg area

    steelcityrn replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Depends on what type of work. If you mean fulltime in the hospital as a staff nurse with one year experience, probably start you at 23.00 per hour with benefits. If you want to work for a staffing...