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  1. Do You Have a Voice?

    weirdRN replied to ERERER's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the whole philosophy behind shared governance, but, I don't believe that it is really necessary. I believe that policy is set to satisfy the lawyers. Often Policy is way behind studies...

  2. Nursing and Depression

    weirdRN replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how you could be a nurse and not be depressed.:roll I went to my PCP yesterday: severe headache, aura around objects, dry metallic taste in my mouth, BP:190/110, Nausea, Vomiting. Got a...

  3. Nurse tracking devices

    weirdRN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I beleive for the purpose of liability, that the tracking devices may not be such a bad idea for all healthcare employess, Docs

  4. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    weirdRN replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    I was once told that a person who smiles brings more comfort than the best nurse in the whole building. So, I adopted the whole smile and sing and be happy no matter what attitude. I was reading...

  5. Nurse tracking devices

    weirdRN replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This defenately has some intresting

  6. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    weirdRN replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, but why bother complaining about things that I can not change? Why not try to change my own thoughts about the situation and try to find a way for me to work within the parameters that...

  7. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    weirdRN replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    When I am off work, I practice smiling. I see enough tragedies at work that I have no desire to watch anything remotely sad on my time off. When I wake up, I breath easy and slowly for ten minutes...

  8. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    weirdRN replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    I had a discussion with my significant other several days ago. Some background first. He is investigating Buddhism (sp? sorry Buddha!). He reads philosphical writings a lot. We were talking about...

  9. How do You Know?

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love Nursing. I really do. I love caring for patients. I work in long term care. I seldom see them get better or go home, but I get to know them. The wonderful people who used to be just like...

  10. Do you really hate your job?!?

    weirdRN replied to jrsmrs's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes. Sometimes, I love it. All of the previous posters have valid points in their posts. There will always be days that are just awful and there will always be days that are just great....

  11. Meal assists, tips, tricks and howto's.

    weirdRN replied to Levin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it is truly common sense then everyone would automatically do it with out being prompted. However, some of the things that nurses do are not thought of by the lay person, thus the need for the...

  12. Ideal Nursing Position... What should I look for....

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have decided to begin looking for a new nursing position. I want to be smarter this time about getting a nursing job. Last time I based it on convienence and family situation along with...

  13. Meal assists, tips, tricks and howto's.

    weirdRN replied to Levin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeck there goes my love for

  14. The squeeze is on!

    weirdRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I see a lot of the problems with Helathcare these days because of the Company ADMINISTRATION and For PROFIT attitudes. The problems and the attitudes are directly related. No one is ever in it just...

  15. Leaving your first nursing job, how hard was it?

    weirdRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, I hope someday to have your courage. I also wish to be as articulate as you

  16. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    weirdRN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have an idea. It is my opinion that every child born in the Untied States should not be Automatically a citizen. BOTH their parents should be citizens first. Then they may become citizens when...

  17. Nursing Judgement and Suction

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a resident who has an order to clean trach and suction Q Day. The resident did not need suctioned at any time while I was on shift. No SOB no Dyspnea, Sats in the 90's. I changed the trach...

  18. Nursing Judgement and Suction

    weirdRN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Okay..... So like the COPD patient who expectorates copious secretions on waking in AM, that was what most likely happened with this woman when she woke up. oKay that makes sense to me. SO the...

  19. Health Profession & Wacko's

    weirdRN replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    I consider myself a "wacko" I'm just different. I am too sentimental and entirely too emotional by half. I have some pretty hardline conservative views and a few that are way to liberal to talk...

  20. license to breed

    weirdRN replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    There will be people who pay attention to those ads and people who do not. It would be interesting to see who did and

  21. license to breed

    weirdRN replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    Good Question. Have you ever read A Brave New World? Seriously. Our society as a whole would be better off with a LOT of education in a lot of places. But then again, it is the same old story:...

  22. license to breed

    weirdRN replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    There are lots of people who just should NOT breed. Ever. Then there are those who should only breed under the strictest supervision. I wrote a paper as a freshman in college arguing that men and...

  23. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    weirdRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    To address the question directly, No, I do not beleive that the current thinking on pain control is creating drug addicts. I have several residents who state a pain level of 8-9 every time I ask. One...

  24. Is there power in the color white?

    weirdRN replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah

  25. Is there power in the color white?

    weirdRN replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    Please excuse me, This is a Nursing Board. I was not discussing the entire healthcare profession. Only