OK, best answer I can think of under the circumstances...explain to the patient why the care is necessary and that there is no female nurse available at this time. If the patient still refuses the...
I am sorry you have had to go through all this. There is no excuse for them not investigating the whole situation. I don't know what else to say except good luck with your case against them. I hope...
I am a new grad and I do come in early to read charts before I clock in, and sometimes stay after I clock out to finish up what I couldn't finish during the shift. I only clock out before finishing if...
I have also never seen male nurses "trying to get out of doing nursing duties". Sometimes they will ask for help, chaperone, or for a female nurse to do private area care, usually at the pts request....
While I definitely think that people should be held accountable for false accusations made, I don't think that incarcerating two older women with psych issues would help anyone. I agree with the...
Your post reminded me that medicine and nursing are always changing. All we can do is try to keep up with the changes, know why we do the things we do, and evaluate whether they are working well. We...
Sometimes it is hard to keep from feeling insulted or angry when I believe someone is trying to deceive me (lying about pain to get meds). The voice inside my head says "I can't believe s/he thinks...
My mom also had chronic pain from 25 years of rheumatoid arthritis. Mostly what worked for her was never missing a dose on her methotrexate/prednisone schedule. I remember being with her at doctor's...
One of my nursing instructors went to St Xavier and she said it was a wonderful experience. The private schools are more expensive than state schools, but usually their financial aid depts are VERY...
If you are sure you want to live in Illinois, you can get licensed in Illinois even though you have gone to school somewhere else. The NCLEX exam that is taken after graduation is a national exam, but...
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Regarding previous post: "If your blood type is O+ and your husband's blood type is O-, and your baby's blood type is B+, don't get mad when your pediatrician tells you and your husband that the kid...
Hi, I graduate from school in 10 days, so I'm not sure about which PPE I would require, but yes, I would supply my own if I could find it. I would want, no wait, EXPECT to be vaccinated. After all, If...