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  1. Car Seat Stories or information?

    nicunana replied to CMB4321's topic in General Nursing

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has an awesome website. http://www.nhtsa.gov will give you loads of information on car seats. Good

  2. do staffs have a right not to send pt to hospital?

    nicunana replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yikes! Why not bite her head off while you're at it, ms moderator? It sounds to me like wantobeRN asked her question because she truly wanted to learn something, not because she wanted to be raked...

  3. "Nurses are like waitresses"

    nicunana replied to ICRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid I would have been too tempted to ask him if that means that when he has a heart attack he's going to ask the paramedics to take him to

  4. Is it ethical for hospitals to have Mickey D's on premises?

    nicunana replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't your hospital cafeteria sell cakes, pies, puddings, ice cream, brownies, french fries, potato chips, pizza, hot dogs, burgers & other junkfood? Ours does--so what's the difference?...

  5. performance appraisals by peers

    nicunana replied to bford's topic in General Nursing

    We have used this system for 5 or 6 years now & the nurses just hate it. The input is usually fair, but a lot of additional work for everyone. At least you are no longer being evaluated by a...

  6. America's view of the nursing profession

    nicunana replied to elatty's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's because I work in a Children's Hospital, but whenever people find out what I do and where I work, they fall all over me with praise and compliments. Everybody seems to know someone who has...

  7. Stress and Nursing

    nicunana replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I see at least 2 red flags in your post. 1. You know that you do not handle stress well. 2. You aren't really sure why you wanted to be a nurse in the first place, other than you enjoy working with...

  8. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN

    nicunana replied to EdieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In our state our Scope of Practice is clearly defined by the Board of Nursing. A GN is only considered a GN until the 1st time they take the exam. After that they are considered either an RN or a...

  9. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    nicunana replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    It's true that we must protect our personal freedoms, but every freedom carries an equal responsibility. Just because I have freedom of speech, it does not give me the right to enter a crowded...