QMA_David

QMA_David

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  1. the discrimination question

    There is such a thing as Professional Slander which Nursing Personnel have sued for in the past. If you truly are not guilty and they have "black listed" you then find an attorney. Your local Bar...
  2. What would you do???

    I would definitly fill out Nurses notes for every single symptom that appears in every single patient. I'm sure there are many many many..... common things to look for are the oubvious, big changes in...
  3. What is the typical path from CNA to LPN/LVN?

    Many Many places here in Indianapols anyways, especially the Magnet Hospitals and some other 9 hospitals in the city do offer such benefits. At Clarian Health here in Indianapolis the hospital will...
  4. Female Nursing Students Dont like me !

    I think what your going through is pretty common. However what you will find at least what I found working with almost all women all the time is that you become "one of the girls" :chuckle . You...
  5. Hateful ER Docs

    The problem is that like most staff in Nursing, the Doc's are stressed out as well and usually going on little sleep. I can over look someone snapping and biting people's heads off here and there but...
  6. Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    I've heard lay people, (usually really uneducated) say that Nurses were nothing more then waiters, there to fluff your pillow and massage your feet, some people out there have this "soap opera" idea...
  7. I made a med error

    Wow. I agree, it sounds like the patient had no harm done to them from. The dizziness can be from a number of including the dialsyis making him hypotensive. So they can't prove a specific unless the...
  8. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

    I wear long sleeved shirts and so do many other guys and women under their scrub tops, especially since Hospitals are so cold all the time to keep bacterial growth down. Come fall and winter everyone...
  9. After being in Hospitals for 8 years coming back to a Nursing Home was like culture shock! Things are done soooo different and the rules and guidlines are so very different. The biggest thing I...
  10. Qualities of a Good Nurse?

    Tn Nurse Jane too funny! :chuckle ...about the pump My best teachers/Nurses have been the ones who totally stand up for their patients and don't judge. I think the Nurses I've admired the most are...
  11. Hard of Hearing Male Student Nurse

    If you know sign or can learn sign language I'm sure schools for the blind would be great since usually the blind have more acute hearing. Also you could check out something like webMD or create your...
  12. Nurses who Hunt and Fish

    Hey buddy, I love to fish, I really like to fish for cat but find it hard to find others since most of my co workers are female! None of my friends fish, my brother does but he's in the middle of...
  13. kissing a pt/ resident

    uhhhh gross.... :uhoh21: I hug many of my patients and I will let them kiss me on the cheek. Once in a while I while kiss one on the top of their head. However emotionally needy patients seem...
  14. too little to be a nurse?

    Nursing is more of using your "brain muscle vs your arm muscles" I would simply tell the patient "I'm sorry but I am assinged as your Nurse" If we need help moving you the other staff will be happy to...