I agree with grannynurse also. I would be unable to function without chronic pain meds. When my employer found out I was on pain meds the manager tried to get me to take STD. However I did not qualify...
Sorry, I just don't want to let this thread die, pardon the pun. When my grandma was diagnosed in the early 80's with leukemia, she was treated at one of the best and largest teaching hospitals in the...
There seems to be a problem that some "day" nurses think "night" nurses are lazy or just seem to treat them with disrespect. When I was in direct patient care, I was steady night turn and there was a...
People on coke have no self control. So besides the patient risk factor, if you were to work with her you would have to watch your belongings carefully because it is a really expensive habit, people...
gr8rnpjt replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing
You need to know this. You never have to speak to her again if you don't want to. I learned this after many years of therapy. For many years I tried to keep up a relationship after so many years of...
gr8rnpjt replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing
[Number two is INSURANCE companies. Let me explain: My husband has what is considered the best insurance in the country. Right now he doesn't pay for his insurance the company does. Next time you...
What trends have you seen? The Pennsylvania board sends out a newsletter quarterly or yearly, and the most common reason seems to be drug misuse. Although a small section appear to be nurses who...
This one is pretty creepy and it is one of the reasons I got out of the hospital and started working office case management. I worked many years on tele and I worked steady nights. I was constantly...
Bindy, I read your story and I feel so bad for you. I can relate. I work in the Pittsburgh area, I worked in a small community hospital west of the city several years ago. I paid my dues there and...