ritamaecannon

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1. Would you work on your day off?

   ritamaecannon replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   At a young age I figured out that I was not going to be the solution to chronic staffing problems. Now if a co-worker had an emergency to deal with I would be happy to help out in that kind of...

2. The Nightmare known as Psychiatric Care Part One

   ritamaecannon replied to TopazLover's topic in Psychiatric

   Advances have been made; more should be

3. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

   ritamaecannon replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Many business are pushing their employees to the max for all sorts of reasons. Nursing is a tough profession. It has been good to me.......but am looking forward to the time when I will put it behind...

4. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

   ritamaecannon replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Family is an extension of the patient and that is where the challenge comes in. There has to be middle ground with patient safety at the top. People are in the hospital for a reason and the nursing...

5. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

   ritamaecannon replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   While I was reading the previous threads the question kept coming up in my head, what is it about our culture that is compounding the already obvious problems. Music that openly celebrates violence....

6. A male Nurse Practitioner: What are your thoughts?

   ritamaecannon replied to indomie23's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am looking at retirement in about 5-6 years. If the DNP had been on the table many years ago I would not be doing what I am doing today. I had considered a Phd years ago but it came down to that...