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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 honestly happened to you, then you should protest. A...

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

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 educated opinion, such as a medical professional ...

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 these into two distinct jobs... Either you are a case...

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 there is a God? Can people really believe that a...

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 advice... To find a local station in your area that c...

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

OK ... I'll bite on this one... And if I become a target for those who haven't seen the light, so be it. This is what I BELIEVE! My answer to your question is YES, you do have to believe in God to be a good nurse! To be a good anything... It is ...

Hello Nice Nurse, I would just like to offer some words of encouragement. Life is so full of looking back at our mistakes, but the fact is that you can't change the past. You have moved on, and outgrown those mistakes. Leave them in the past. If...

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. If you are concerned that you will be distracted...

I think many of us are missing the economic principles here... No one is going to bid below their standard rate. That would take a complete lack of financial sense on the part of the bidder. Ask yourself this... Would YOU work an extra shift at Y...

I think many of us are missing the economic principles here... No one is going to bid below their standard rate. That would take a complete lack of financial sense on the part of the bidder. Ask yourself this... Would YOU work an extra shift at Y...

If I may... my $0.02 I think most of you are taking this way too personal. If you don't agree with it, then don't bid on a job... With the nursing shortage being what it is, you can find work anywhere you want, and as much as we all like to whine a...

Like the others mentioned, get the last several years of OSHA logs and look for the most common problems... But the fact is, that with most industrial settings you may see everything from spider bites and splinters all the way to amputations, major...

That should be http://www.aaohn.org George

Occ Health Nursing involves so many things... If I tried to describe everything that Occ Health Nurses do, then I would leave something out... The fact is that it's different depending on what setting you work in... Just like the difference betwee...

Is anyone at the AOHC in Chicago right now? Just curious??? George

Hi Kay and Gloria, I guess you are lucky if you have good resources locally for ceu credits... I have a few opportunities here, but as much as I travel, I prefer to make the one big trip instead of several 2 day visits... I really think you get alo...

Betts, I find your post to be perfectly fine. I don't consider it preachy at all. There's nothing condescending about stating the facts. I think most of us have at one time or another had more than we needed to drink. As you get older and more ma...

All of the above, and then some... Look at your employee population demographics and work with that information as well... Age and gender specific programs. Lunch and learn information sessions work well to educate employees about their health ris...

I think this whole idea of sign on bonuses or retention bonuses begs the question of "Why do we need bonuses to attract or retain nurses?". If nurses are paid fairly and treated fairly, then management should never need worry about paying "bonuses"...

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 experienced" nurses on the tele floor... Gets he...

Old Master, When it all comes out in the wash... you are the one who has to look in the mirror and face yourself. I think it is perfectly acceptable to refuse to work in an area that you don't morally support. I respect everyone's right to refuse...

A good disability management program involves much more than a case manager who simply accepts a claim and starts sending checks in the mail... It involves working with qualified professionals... doctors, nurses, case managers, occupational therapis...

Find a way to pay the difference... Everything in life comes at a price, and you ALWAYS get what you pay for... The difference in cost for a quality program will be well worth it as you begin your nursing career. Suck it up, work a night job, get s...