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  1. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    wrightgd replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    Many posters here indicate that their employer or potential employer is using information from a drug screen to discriminate against them because of medical issues... That's illegal!! If it has...

  2. 22 yr old male, wants circumcision, i have questions

    wrightgd replied to jusWannaKno's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful, I had it done and couldn't walk for a whole year!!! But than again I was a newborn... Sorry, just had

  3. Faking It

    wrightgd replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Toadly, Thanks for the insight! Very informative, but even more than that very open and honest. My prayers are with you. I think this forum should be open to anyone who has an opinion, especially an...

  4. Work Comp case management

    wrightgd replied to dcarp's topic in Occupational Health

    Hi dcarp, I agree with Sharon. It's hard to put a number on what a case load should be, because just like any patient load, acuity has to (or at least should be) factored in. My company splits...

  5. religion and nursing

    wrightgd replied to alikat70's topic in General Nursing

    Without trying to judge anyone's personal views, can I just ask a couple of questions please? How can anyone look at the natural world and all of it's inter-related complexities, and not believe that...

  6. Debt ridden nurses?

    wrightgd replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    May I recommend to anyone who is having financial problems, or if you just need a little advice, listen to Dave Ramsey. He's a little over the top for some folks, but he preaches sound financial...

  7. Where are all you SC nurses?

    wrightgd replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    I'm here in Upstate SC... Charleston is my second facorite place to visit... I love the mountains first!

  8. Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment

    wrightgd replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

    Like others have said, nursing is no different that any other part of life... Treat those around you with respect. When in school, focus on learning. When at work, focus on getting your work done....

  9. Practical jokes at work

    wrightgd replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in ICU when one of our nurses gets on the phone and calls out to the telemetry floor. Acts as if he is from a funeral home which had just come for a deceased patient of one of the "less...

  10. merit based salary increases

    wrightgd replied to woo 2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have personal experience with the "merit system" of pay raises. You are right to be skeptics. It basically boiled down to the fact that no matter how good an employee you were, there is still a...

  11. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    wrightgd replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    WOW... what a topic, and what a variety of thoughts on pot and ETOH... Here's one more thought... Personally I find myself as a person who needs to be in control. Not of people, or situations, but...

  12. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    wrightgd replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Two quick comments: 1) Basically this is a polarized topic... I don't think there is any middle ground. There are those of us who see this as being cut and dry... We can't understand the rationale,...

  13. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    wrightgd replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ok with that... thisnurse, you are right about alcohol... it can be just as bad, and often worse than other drugs... I guess one difference is that alcohol is regulated. It has to meet...

  14. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    wrightgd replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Let's put the issues of impairment, health effects, compromised patient care, whetever, aside for a minute. Let's just look at the fact that it's illegal... Maybe I'm a little overboard, but where...

  15. Divorce And Affairs????

    wrightgd replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to take the time to say congratulations, and I'm sorry, to all of you who went through such torment from your former spouses. I can't imagine someone being so cruel and insecure that...

  16. Divorce And Affairs????

    wrightgd replied to rachaelm4's topic in General Nursing

    Renee... great post... Divorce is not a pretty picture, no matter what the circumstances surrounding it... and life is already full of stresses and pressures, that we usually heap upon ourselves...

  17. A question of code status

    wrightgd replied to gpip's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked ICU, there were a couple of docs who would write for a "chemical code".... That is, meds only, no chest compressions or electric shock, tubes, ect... Almost always inefective, but it...

  18. COHN Certification

    wrightgd replied to Lisabunt's topic in Occupational Health

    I took the exam last year in San Francisco... What I did to prepare was the Bonnie Rogers review class at UNC. It was a really good overview of what to expect on the exam, however, like with any...

  19. body removal...

    wrightgd replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that until we are actually faced with our own declining health, it's hard to put ourselves into the position of these geriatric pts. Although, we must all face the fact that there are no...