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

  16. I WILL BE A NURSE(even after reading this board)

    Tiara replied to Robin61970's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck to you Robin! Hopefully, hospital conditions will have improved considerably. If not, there are many other areas in nursing worth

  17. I WILL BE A NURSE(even after reading this board)

    Tiara replied to Robin61970's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Nursing is a noble, honorable and intrinsically rewarding profession. However, I would not view posts as negative if I were you. Forewarned is forearmed. It should be obvious that...

  18. unlicensed personal in hospitals

    Tiara replied to CJM's topic in General Nursing

    I was shocked when I saw a list of employees needed at the hospital where I used to work. The list comprised mostly Patient Care Technicians. They wanted them for ER, OR, and Critical Care. From...

  19. can anyone tell me what to do

    Tiara replied to ahmedbeta's topic in General Nursing

    Could you call your State Board of Nursing and ask them? I would think they could direct you on how you would do this. Best of

  20. Is this staffing the norm?

    Tiara replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    There is a big discrepancy between what the hospitals feel is safe staffing as opposed to what the nurses feel is safe staffing. This is apparently an issue in California where they are trying to get...

  21. RN for 7 months in tears...failure if I can't cut it?

    Tiara replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    I know you're a relatively new nurse, but whatever you do, don't make it your problem. One of the reasons nursing has not progressed, in my opinion, is because they're hard on themselves and tend to...

  22. "Nursing Shortage-Deal with root causes"

    Tiara posted a topic in General Nursing

    Good editorial in Atlantic City Press about the problems we've been discussing: www.pressplus.com Click on columns/opinions on right side. Some progress for

  23. "Nursing Shortage-Deal with root causes"

    Tiara replied to Tiara's topic in General Nursing

    Agree! This is an interesting situation. This hospital has been anti-union for years and I think they're concerned to say the

  24. If there are so many negatives to nursing, why would anyone choose this field?

    Tiara replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    The practice of nursing is not the problem. The issue is this is 2001 not the dark ages. Technology has moved forward at a fast rate but the treatment of nurses hasn't changed in years and

  25. RN vs LPN assessments

    Tiara replied to st4304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It depends on what your state Board of Nursing dictates. In most states, the RN must perform the assessment and delegate