1Tulip

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  1. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a job in my life were that wasn't the first or second item mentioned in a company policy, Really! I've been a nurse for over 30 years and it's never... I swear to you I am not...

  2. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. What would your question be? And why does it matter to you what the gun owner "feels". And why should they have to explain their feelings (or anything else pertaining to their...

  3. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think it is a cultural thing. I believe we're the only nation that came into being with the understanding that self-defense is not only our right but our responsibility first and foremost. I...

  4. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Then you make my point perfectly. A shotgun (long gun) makes a horrible mess of a human body. In fact, shotguns are the preferred weapon for home defense in part for that reason and in part because...

  5. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Do yourself a favor. Go to your local shooting gallery, rent yourself a Ruger .22 caliber match pistol. This is what my dad taught me to shoot on when I was 8. Dear RedCell, This is a cultural...

  6. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a minute. I just want to revisit the notion of data collection. The data that John Lott used was the EXACT same data that every policy making organization in the United States uses including...

  7. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It's small, and light and gives your hand a nasty slap when you shoot it. I prefer the 9 mm Sig my dad bought years ago from a Navy SEAL. At 15 yards... I cannot miss. SuhWEEET! But concealment...

  8. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, wasn't there a famous case recently where a nurse killed his wife (a politician in NV) with a syringe full of sux? Just proves that nurses are deranged and no one should be allowed to carry...

  9. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Let's be clear...Lott didn't collect any data so his methods can't be flawed. He simply looked at the existing data kept by law enforcement sources. But... if you want the most compelling data, how...

  10. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you weren't in Elko, NV a few months back when a stalker husband came into a club and killed two people, wounded four and stopped to reload. His rampage ended when another patron killed him....

  11. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Who said it was in my locker? I think it's OK that you feel safer where there are no guns. I feel differently. Thank goodness we have a constitution that recognizes we are both citizens with...

  12. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no.... you are right. Let me stipulate My index finger is extended... resting beside and along (but outside) the trigger guard. The PPK is quite petite. To have my finger resting on the...

  13. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    1Tulip replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    1. An armed society is a polite society. 2. Was threatened by heroin addict who was dealing on our unit. A few weeks later, got my concealed carry permit, a nice .380 auto, a swell Galco "purse"...

  14. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been trying to search out information on a topic and am coming up dry. So, I'm turning to my on-line nursing community. Maybe I'm the only one that's had this experience. OR it's something...

  15. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I will ask our hospital librarian to get me copies. These articles may point me to some other references as well. I found one article about disruptive patients in a chronic dialysis unit....

  16. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    It was very good to hear from a psych person. My thought as a med-surg nurse is that the cause of the disruptive behavior is not my concern. The pathology predates the operation/admission, I can't...

  17. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Vis. calling the police. I could have. I wasn't hurt. (I have really bad knees. If I hadn't fallen just the way I did, I'd have been injured, and would have crawled to the phone and called 911.)...

  18. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I think this is a case similar in many respects to what I am talking about. The "advocate" is placing herself as the one-in-charge. I-care-more-and-I-know-what-is-best. But she did respond to...

  19. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    That is a superb idea. Does the "crisis nurse" only see pts. in the ER? Does he/she go to the units? Work just 9-5 M-F? How available are they? Here is a caveat. A family member is not under...

  20. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    The conundrum I've felt is that neither my base nature, nor my professional know-how has been adaptive in these types of situations. What I have always done (necessary but insufficient) was to kick...

  21. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I think this is some pathology that predates the hospitalization. Maybe it's BPD. In one case, (the 45 yr. old) we had a stat psych consult. He dx'd the daughter (pt) as BPD. So it was the...

  22. Disruptive families in acute care settings

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    OP here... checking in: I appreciate all the comments. I can see that this is not limited to my experience alone, so I am feeling better about it all. Let me make a stipulation here, however....

  23. What if I want to quit the union?

    1Tulip posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm having second thoughts and would like to resign from the union. I live in a right to work state. Does anyone know how to go about this?

  24. What if I want to quit the union?

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hate to make all my friends and associates feel that I'm screening their calls. You are, of course, correct... I can do the answering machine thing. Just don't like it. Word to the wise... IF...

  25. What if I want to quit the union?

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK... I sent the letter off certified mail return receipt requested. I also sent a copy to the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my...