Tiara

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1. Anyone ever had a kidney stone?? Yowzer!

   Tiara replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Hoolahan aka MargaretH! Sorry to hear about your stones! I don't know why, but my husband managed to have the attacks on holidays - so beware, you did it once! He has a long history of stones....

2. refusing mandatory O.T.

   Tiara replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   Glad you refused. We, as nurses, have to remember that we are not responsible for the staffing patterns in the hospitals. We are responsible for the care of the patients and our own licenses. How...

3. What age do you plan to retire?

   Tiara replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, when you think about becoming a nurse and helping people, you don't give a lot of thought to the physical side of things. There are nurses who manage to get by without knocking...

4. Nurses prayer

   Tiara replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

   My thoughts and prayers are with your aunt and family. God

5. Closed Staffing

   Tiara replied to KwizRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked the closed unit, there were quite a few nurses who were always glad to pick up an extra shift. We were occasionally floated someone else if no one on the staff could make it. The...

6. Closed Staffing

   Tiara replied to KwizRN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on a closed unit once. We were responsible for all our own staffing. In short, this meant covering for each other, working over, etc. However, there were periods in this unit when the...

7. Professional Attire for Nurses

   Tiara replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

   There has been a lot of talk about the image of nursing. I really think the image went down the tubes with the advent of silly print jackets and scrubs and ugly sneakers. I don't think wearing white...

8. Nursing and Euthanasia?

   Tiara replied to shelleys's topic in General Nursing

   That's a big, controversial topic and there's a lot to cover. If you search the internet, you should be able to find something. Assisted suicide is, of course, illegal in most states. Euthanasia...

9. Nurses prayer

   Tiara replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

   Your aunt will be in my prayers. God

10. Could THIS Be the Cause of the Nursing Shortage?

    Tiara replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is all about compassion and doing for others. I believe that. However, you can have the best intentions in the world and make an error, omit something, lose your judgment for a...

11. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    Tiara replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    I find it interesting that the American Association of Nurse Executives has come out in opposition to the mandatory overtime bill introduced in the House on Thursday by Democratic Representatives Tom...

12. What would you do?

    Tiara replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    Buck, I'm glad you found another position elsewhere. This is the kind of petty nonsense which contributes toward passive-aggressive behavior in nurses. It is

13. Union input please

    Tiara replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    If things are as you say, then what are the reasons for nurses wanting a union? There must be something lacking. Do they have input with administration re conditions and what directly affects them...

14. Could THIS Be the Cause of the Nursing Shortage?

    Tiara replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    If you read the articles about mandatory overtime (www.healthleaders.com) bill, you will see 55,000 RNs and LPNs in California are choosing not to work in hospitals. There are many nurses across the...

15. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    Tiara replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    Natalie: I did notice that the first paragraphs are personal! Yours mentioned your letter and mine mentioned the press. Ha. Maybe his clerks know