Arizonarn

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1. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

   Arizonarn replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   This week I, too, became a receiver of care from the "other side of the bedrails." I had fallen at the bowling alley, hitting my left hip hard. Initially, I thought it was only bruised; walked, 1...

2. Nursing in the Non-profit sector

   Arizonarn replied to lsm8477's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the non-profit sector as a staff nurse in a variety of settings, as I work through an agency. One setting is a community mental health clinic, where I am responsible for medication...

3. Burnout

   Arizonarn replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

   I have been an RN for 34 years, working in a variety of areas during the early years after graduation. For the past 29 years, I have worked almost exclusively in psychiatric or substance abuse...

4. Nursing schedules

   Arizonarn replied to SEANurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   On night shift in one facility (8 hr shifts) we worked 6, off 2. It was by a concensus vote by the entire night shift. While the schedule meant we worked 5 weekends in a row (the down side), the two...

5. Nursing schedules

   Arizonarn replied to SEANurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   On night shift in one facility (8 hr shifts) we worked 6, off 2. It was by a concensus vote by the entire night shift. While the schedule meant we worked 5 weekends in a row (the down side), the two...