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Dear Kara, From what I hear teaching isn't all it's cracked up to be either. Teachers are increasingly complaining of being overstretched and underpaid, and that there is so much paperwork to do that they wonder how they might manage to get through ...

Has anyone ever had call bells going off in their dreams? I hope I'm not the only one!

This is a double sided issue. On the one hand, both the courts and the lawyers that plaintiffs and insurance companies use prefer to sue/award costs against the person with the deepest pockets, meaning that you are last on their list. You are also ...

This is a double sided issue. On the one hand, both the courts and the lawyers that plaintiffs and insurance companies use prefer to sue/award costs against the person with the deepest pockets, meaning that you are last on their list. You are also ...

That is not the point, KRVRN. If you have false nails, you are likely to get bacterial and fungal infestation under the fingernails, as the study showed, and it is very difficult to get rid of (requires medical treatment). Meanwhile you are a bacte...

Peggy, I agree we need to get past the hopelessness. For this purpose, wouldn't a pin shaped like handcuffs be a more appropriate symbol, since the health system has got us literally handcuffed? Perhaps more expensive, I agree, but very effective,...

Terrianne, Firstly, it depends what kind of offences you have been convicted of. It would be impossible for a person with a recent conviction of assault to be granted licensure, except in some extenuating circumstances. Fraud, robbery and theft are...

jt, you are not saying that the lightweight ones aren't worth as much, are you? Seriously though, I think it's going to take a lot more than ribbons to settle a dispute. Not to mention that the hospital administrators can just use it to their ad...

This has turned out to be a very interesting thread. I was surprised to see the way that psychomotor skills were downplayed. Some health professionals have great people skills and knowledge, but are very mediocre at performing psychomotor skills. ...

This has turned out to be a very interesting thread. I was surprised to see the way that psychomotor skills were downplayed. Some health professionals have great people skills and knowledge, but are very mediocre at performing psychomotor skills. ...

I've got to agree with nurs4kids here. That information is already given in a lot of places to all staff during handover. It is necessary to know what the patients' problems and general history are, whether you can resuscitate them or not and wheth...

Yes they do. To prescribe drugs of addiction there are certain rules the doctor must follow, which may vary depending on where you live, but in general the pt must be in enough pain (and the right sort of pain) to warrant this type of medication. W...

I must say that everywhere I've been, there have been female nurses that have tried to "protect" the female patients from male nurses. Has/does anyone else experience this? For some reason, being a male automativally puts up a question mark as to you...

We have a geriatrician here called Dr Death. But he pronounces it deeth. I wonder if that is the real pronunciation or if he felt he had to change it :)

Hi, can anyone tell me if there are any board exams in NZ or Canada and whether new graduate positions are coordinated through an organisation or offered by separate institutions?

Thanks for the replies. I actually wanted the information to help prepare for an upcoming chat forum on preparation to the workplace which is going to be held in the chat room at GreatNurse.com. I plan to have guest speakers from Australia, NZ, USA...

Chellyse66 answered it well so I'll tackle it from a different perspective: nursing is a very challenging career and you will often find yourself overstretched, with or without family commitments. It is important to prepare yourself for these challen...

Actually, Navy Nurse, there are many posts on this site about patient:nurse ratios, good administration and work safety. It is evident that this and other issues are very important to many of the posters here.

I have read many posts which explore infighting, eating young and oppression of nurses. Many have expressed the opinion that whatever you try to do about it, management won't listen or your coworkers are still going to turn on you. I would like to ...

What can we do to combat bitching and backstabbing in the nursing profession? I realise that the cause of this behaviour is complex and includes oppression from the medical profession and the conditions we are forced to work in. However, in putting a...

Kday, a very good description of the "why" behind the behaviour. It is essentially what I was saying, only you said it better. But really I don't see that adults are that different from children when it comes to fear, loss of power, need for love, an...

Sounds to me like very little can be done, but at the very least management should agree that for the time being, this aide have NO contact at all with the client in question. It is true that these scenarios do occur a fair bit in psych and in the ER...

Of course assertiveness is important in confronting nurse-eating behaviour, as Kday pointed out. However it is often not well-received, especially when the person trying to assert themselves are a new grad or student. Nowadays team work is considered...

Duckie, that was a very difficult decision to make and after reading your last post I agree that you made the right choice. While this resident appears to have moments of insight and remorse towards her behaviour, she also appears to lack overall in...

Having worked as an Addictions Counsellor prior to Nursing I was faced with working with many patients with personality disorders, mostly antisocial, histrionic and borderline, but I also worked with patients who had a narcisistic, paranoid, depressi...