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  1. Should nurses be allowed to strike?

    RNPD replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks again, jt, for those articles. They were right on the money, and I just sent off an email saying so & thanking that reporter. I urge others here of like mind to do the same. If we can get...

  2. Should nurses be allowed to strike?

    RNPD replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks, jt. As usual, a professional response using factual info and not gut reaction or personal agendas. Every nurse in this country needs to educate her/himself as to our true rights and...

  3. Overdoses...

    RNPD replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    For opiate ODs, you give Narcan-and man, can they become nasty & combative when they wake up and find out you ruined their high! Then it's mostly supportive tx with IVs, monitors, etc,-and more...

  4. Nurses Diverting Drugs?

    RNPD replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    .... The reason I've posted before is one of my assignments was to gather information about a paper on diversion. "- jfpruitt (this thread) -----------------------------------------------------...

  5. Nurses rat on nurses

    RNPD replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    quote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by rscarlatti ...The patient was not harmed so why hurt the nurse by documenting the error......

  6. floating

    RNPD replied to tlbw/tlc's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry fergus, I did misinterpret. I guess I was tired that day! Glad we agree and no hard feelings, I

  7. floating

    RNPD replied to tlbw/tlc's topic in General Nursing

    fergus, med-surg IS a specialty. Unfortunately, admiin doesn't always recognize it as such. Would you want me monitoring your baby's FHR or assisting at your C-section, or measuring your fundal...

  8. Has anyone ever heard of this? Can you give me some information on it if you have.

    RNPD replied to nursecheryl's topic in General Nursing

    Also have seen this several times with males who have indwelling caths for an extended period of time. The urologists I know referred to it as catheter

  9. Getting a bad reputation at work

    RNPD replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to write people up. For the incidents you related, however, I would have done so also. I ask myself 1) is it serious (did it have the potential to cause serious harm, or did it cause harm?)....

  10. I snapped

    RNPD replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    "Tonight for example, I admited a woman who is on a heprin drip and required pt inrs drawn Q2.......we are not equipped to do that...."-Sundowner I am curious as to why a patient who is so unstable as...

  11. I snapped

    RNPD replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you had such a bad time. We all snap-there have been countless times in my career when a combination of stress and too damn much work for one person to do safely has caused me to lose it...

  12. Pittsburgh, UPMC announces layoffs?

    RNPD replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    There were layoffs at Nyack Hospital in NY this week-just in time for Nurses Week! They closed an entire med surg floor, and layed off about 20 people, according to the local paper. They are blaming...

  13. Straight pay for 12 hour shifts?

    RNPD replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Straight pay for first 8 hours of my 12 hour shift, then $5/hour from 3 PM to 7PM (OT 1 1/2 after 7PM). Union hospital.

  14. Filipino Nurses

    RNPD replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    ohbet, I don't care if they speak Tagalog on their breaks-although if I am the only non-Tagalog speaker in the break room with them, it is still rude and exclusionary! But this happens sometimes even...

  15. Filipino Nurses

    RNPD replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    Renee, You're very welcome! :) As for your Asian relatives, it is OK to refer to the culture as Oriental and maybe this is what you are thinking of. Remember, things can be Oriental, but people are...

  16. Filipino Nurses

    RNPD replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    I became curious and decided to look this up. It is indeed offensive to refer to a person of the Asian race as "Oriental". Here is what I found, from the American Heritage dictionary. Note its usage...

  17. Filipino Nurses

    RNPD replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    I have worked with many Filipino nurses and found them to be excellent. A baccalaureate degree is required in the Phillipines to be a nurse, and so they are well educated and well trained, and work...

  18. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

    RNPD replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

    All my point was is that if you are mistaken for a nurse, you "JUST CORRECT EM AND MOVE ON." No one is asking for a personal crusade. I explained why it is always in a patient's best interest to know...

  19. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

    RNPD replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

    "I get called Doctor all the time I guess cause I am male (weird, huh) and look a little older than some of our residents and I just correct em and move on. " Rob_Fl I'm sure if the patient mistook...

  20. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry. jt, I didn't see your original post, only Wildtime's quote, and i took it out of context. I should have known better. Having been thru a strike situation, I can understand the anger &...

  21. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    If it is possible to be licensed in some states in 2 hours, I stand corrected. I would like to know which states you refer to, however. It amazes me that any bureaucracy can get ANYTHING done in 2...

  22. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Read what I said again. You may have licenure endorsement in many states-did you ever get it in 3 days in even one of those states? It usually takes weeks to months. But I guarantee that if you chose...

  23. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Union tactics such as work stoppages and slowdowns are hard to argue against. It does make others have to actually address the problems. If they were just some way that all the nurses actually...

  24. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, wild, you need to educate yourself. It has been well documented that US Nursing does not properly screen candidates for strikes. In fact, the hospitals are told that up front. The agency pushes...

  25. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    RNPD replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    FYI-Fastaff is affiliated with US Nursing Corp in Denver, the agency that supplies scab nurses for beaucoup bucks during nursing strikes. Could it be that Fastaff is not properly screening the nurses...