Tiara

Tiara

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  1. Where is JCAHO in all of this mess??

    Tiara replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    The best answer I have seen to this situation is, "the fox guarding the

  2. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

    Tiara replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are not really taken seriously. The image is one of a cute little handmaiden. On the other hand, the hospitals have the image of charity, compassion and dedication to patients. What's wrong...

  3. NBC nightly news

    Tiara replied to teamrn's topic in General Nursing

    It was a cut above anything else I've seen on the news. However, even though they mentioned the ANA survey they left a lot out. You can e-mail them at msnbc nightly news. I notice there wasn't much...

  4. Dress Code

    Tiara replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital administration is always fiddling while Rome burns. Let's worry about coded-color uniforms and warm fuzzies and scripts for patients; that will take the heat off the real problems like...

  5. What am I doing? Am I insane?

    Tiara replied to zdjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will find that nurses love their profession but are concerned with working conditions. When they discuss safety issues, lack of time for patient care and poor staffing, they are telling...

  6. NURSE THE NURSE: gotta improve retirement benefits

    Tiara replied to lsmo's topic in General Nursing

    This would be a good idea for the Million Nurse March. Better benefits should definitely be incorporated into their agenda. Unfortunately, young nurses do not realize the dearth of benefits to be...

  7. verbal 'scripts'

    Tiara replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What does this tell you about respect for the nursing profession? Apparently, despite all the nursing education, we are too stupid to know how to address a patient. Several years ago, I had to...

  8. what are my legal rights?

    Tiara replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on documentation. If you tell the charge nurse or supervisor that you are not comfortable with an assignment and then document on an incident report or an assignment-despite-objection...

  9. note to Pittsburgh nurses

    Tiara replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    There was a big article in a New Jersey newspaper a couple of weeks ago by the CEO of the New Jersey Hospital Association. The theme was being kind to nurses 365 days a year. It was the most...

  10. New nurses in ICU

    Tiara replied to janine3&5's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot begin to imagine going to a specialty unit right out of school. If you really knew the legalities attached to being a hospital nurse, you would have to reconsider. A preceptor probably...

  11. pulic image of nurses

    Tiara replied to seashells's topic in General Nursing

    It's a well-guarded secret what nurses do! Hospital administration and even doctors have a vested interest in putting us before the public as nice little people who try to do as they are told. I...

  12. The Real Deal

    Tiara replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    jts: Why don't you post that article from Oregon nursing assoc. everywhere! It's really interesting. You should post the link at Spectrum and

  13. Nursing as a profession

    Tiara replied to jherman's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to know if you work at a hospital. In most hospitals now, you don't need to "catch" negativity. The stress of the job is enough. Many nurses are married and don't have to be...

  14. It's a nurse's market

    Tiara replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

    It is a nurse's market, but it's important to remember that puts a lot more on the nurse. For instance, hospitals need you and as long as you have a license, you might be able to go wherever. Does...

  15. Truly sad- please read and consider

    Tiara replied to ShannonB25's topic in General Nursing

    Shannon, I don't know a nurse who wasn't thrilled to finish school and have this profession. What has happened in health care is not exaggerated here; it's the truth. Negative is not always a bad...

  16. So long Nursing

    Tiara replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a bit of a shock, I would think, that after you get your war wounds and work-related health problems, you find out that not only were you not that important to the hospital, you are disposable....

  17. Anything nice to say?

    Tiara replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

    Change begins with an awakening to a problem. Nurses are fighting for the right to practice nursing in a prudent and judicious manner. Some posts may be perceived as negative but they are honest and...

  18. Would you do it all over again?

    Tiara replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

    KatieD, wanted to make sure you didn't misunderstand me! In my other post, I said I would not work full time as a nurse when I had little children again. I would become a nurse again because I love...

  19. Would you do it all over again?

    Tiara replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

    KatieD, wanted to make sure you didn't misunderstand me! In my other post, I said I would not work full time as a nurse when I had little children again. I would become a nurse again because I love...

  20. Would you do it all over again?

    Tiara replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I can certainly understand your wanting to go into nursing because of what happened with your baby. Working as a nurse's aide is a good way to find out if it's what you really want; I would...

  21. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

    Tiara replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    jt - totally agree with you about veteran nurses. I think there is a method to the madness! I have noticed a cycle: get new nurses, orient them and after they get what's going on, discourage them...

  22. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

    Tiara replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    What's frustrating is that these news stations have a bias toward the hospitals and the slant is always in that direction. The poor hospitals can't get nurses! They need to know that hospitals have...