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I'm starting to wonder about one of my neighbor's kids. I've done a google.com search to find out what are the typical symptoms of child abuse. What I've read, it hits about 50-50. Some things apply, but some don't. Of course, I wouldn't expect t...

I went up to WalMart this afternoon to pick up a prescription. Out front, like every Veteran's Day, the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) was selling Buddy Poppies. I always stop and buy one in honor of my Dad who fought in WWII and a grandfather who ...

Please forgive me for not turning back the pages and trying to find who said this, but an earlier poster recommended Natrol's Omega 3. The nice thing about this is that it contains Omega-3, Flax, and Borage (rather than straight Omega-3). That way,...

Not a cure-all, but do try the light boxes. They are expensive, but you can also get "regular" light bulbs that are full spectrum light. They're only about $9 and last about 10Xs longer than "regular" light bulbs, so considering that, they cost abo...

"Did the patient live? If not I would see a lawyer, and the family of the patient. All be da-- if I would this jerk get away with this. That could be you, me, or a loved one in that sick bed. I would most definitaly not let this one die down. This MD...

What Rusty said. Kevin, I'm surprised that you allowed this self-absorbed, unfair person do this to you! You are usually far more assertive, and certainly articulate enough to handle this well! You already know what to do, now just go do it! :)

I don't agree with "obligated to carry out the...'do not call me' orders." Our first respoonsibility is to the patient. I agree with this very much. The point I was trying to make is the legal criteria, not the moral responsibility or patient advoca...

sjoe, healthcare costs keep rising BECAUSE of the insurance companies, corporations, etc. Where do you think that money is going? Is the 14% increase you mention equivalent to inflation or the GNP? Nope! I keep saying this, on several threads, an...

Your best defense for your license and any potential lawsuits is to document, document, document. You won't lose your license because the DOCTOR didn't do his job. It's hard sometimes to make that distinction when we are very sure what the patient ...

I have to lovingly, respectfully, disagree with you micro. It is a big part of codependent, dysfunctional behavior to "understand" someone else's bad behavior. To quote sjoe, "you will get exactly as much crap as you're willing to take." It is eve...

And in the meantime, GE stock has split twice and brags that in its 26 year history, it has always given investors a dividend check each quarter. I'm sure the insurance companies aren't hurting, either. When will the American workers wake-up and re...

Any "husband" who ridicules, instead of being supportive and loving, needs a generous boot out the door, and his clothes thrown out after him!

>> Ah, now there's the rub. These people can afford the best of care, at private hospitals or private duty, so have no worries about healthcare or shortages.

When the average person finally understands that government and big business does not care about you, nurses, healthcare, etc., unless you happen to be "big business" then you will begin to understand that the government (at least under the Bush) has...

Before there can be a change, nurses (all of them!) have to first figure out there's a problem. We talk about these things at allnurses, but the percentages of nurses willing to work for these kinds of wages and benefits, and tolerate a 2.6 million ...

sjoe, once again, you have written an insightful, no-nonsense post. Like most jobs in nursing, there is a shortage of people willing to work, not a shortage of nurses, educators, etc. Please don't ever change your sig line.

25-33% of every healthcare dollar spent in the U.S. goes to upper management salaries, according to the World Health Organization. This is nothing new. It has been going on for years. Odd that people are just now figuring it out.

Maybe I'm being pessimistic, and would like to continue this discussion. No offense intended. But, I don't think saying "No" or "negotiating" solves the problems for individual nurses. This seems overly simplistic to me in view that very few emplo...

Have there been any studies on fatigue and depression? Does one automatically mean the other? If there is one, does it presume the second? Is it physiological? Hereditary? What about "treatment resistant fatigue?" Women who c/o fatigue get labe...

Just a semantical addition: It isn't stress reduction that is taught, it's stress MANAGEMENT that is taught. No reduction, just techniques to handle the same amount of stress, or more of it. I've had some success with stress management, but the bes...

By the way, to answer your question: they can take it to the state board. Anyone can file about anything, including whether or not your shoelaces were tied properly. The question is whether or not anything will come of it. If you did not clock in,...

If the person who is calling you is a nurse (LPN or RN), I would immediately file a complaint against their license. Keep a record of when the calls came in, who the person spoke with (your husband), what was said, etc. This is "unprofessional" beh...

I hear the negotiation, stand-up-for-yourself, etc. What do you suggest when that has already been tried? I run up against budgets, cut-backs, etc., etc., etc. The answer is NO. If you leave, they hire someone else; and you go somewhere else and ...

If the place is as bad as you've suggested, chances are good that staying jeopardized your licensed. I would definitely put things in writing, but be careful and professional in what you write to them. Something short and sweet such as you did not ...

From the EEOC website: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-sex.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facts About Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is a form ...