Attheana

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1. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

   Attheana replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Well its been awhile since I posted. I went off the antidepressant and now take my xanax prn very rarely and more so to sleep. Im not sure it was a good move. I loved the prozac... Has anyone heard...

2. Living in Creative Poverty in nursing school or on a nurse's salary

   Attheana replied to hypnotic_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Just alittle tip in ohio and here in florida there is a line of grocery stores that are very low in price. Of course you need to add a few more seasonings to some of the stuff but most are good. Its...

3. What does your spouse do?

   Attheana replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

   Mine does high end security systems for large corporations... He can walk into a building and name the type of security system etc... Ive been with him so long I automatically look up and locate all...

4. Employers ignore "safe workplace" issues.

   Attheana replied to jenruth's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thats was my exact point in another post. Nurses are on there own. I wish we would all get together and form a state or nationwide support group powerful enough to make an impact on legislation and...

5. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

   Attheana posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   I was wondering and it seems to be quite prominent. Nurses seem to have to take medication alot. Mine started in nursing school. Of course I was a single mom of two, going to nursing school, building...

6. New Nurse burned out

   Attheana replied to inursm's topic in Nursing Career

   You are just in whats called "the honeymoons over phase" I was lucky enough for my nursing instructor to teach me about this phase before I graduated. Its when the whole excitement of being a new...

7. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

   Attheana replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   OK maybe I cant pick just one!! But the biggest is us nurses eat our own!!! Thats created because we are the one profession that is judged and monitored by so many agencies but we have NO backing for...

8. Phasing out LPN's.

   Attheana replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It is my understanding and I did some research on Med Techs. They are supposed to be licensed by the pharmacy board. They can pass meds but NOT narcotics and there still has to be a nurse present to...

9. Phasing out LPN's?????

   Attheana replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   That will never happen. If you are looking for a job that long now you must be looking in the wrong place. I am from ohio and hold both an ohio and florida license. There is such a shortage that it...

10. Can you write a word "error" when correcting mistake in charting?

    Attheana replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the facility. I have been taught to make a line thru it and write mistaken entry... I have also used error and my initials either way. You have to do what you feel comfortable. I...