MissyWrite

MissyWrite

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MissyWrite replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Night Terrors on 9 NorthWest I was a brand new nurse working graveyard shift on an oncology unit. We also sometimes got sick inmates from the prison; they were placed on our unit on the 9th floor,...

  2. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    MissyWrite replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    I was a nurse with ADHD. I didn't know it at the time, but I wish I did. As the OP said, there are different types of ADHD, and the important thing is to know yourself and choose a situation that's...

  3. When does it get better?

    MissyWrite replied to RNBuggers's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't give up on nursing! Every new nurse is nervous, but from what you've said the situation you work in would only make that worse. I'm concerned that you feel 'annoying' because you have to ask...

  4. Patient's rights dilemma

    MissyWrite replied to newgraduategal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^

  5. When does it get better?

    MissyWrite replied to RNBuggers's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If it's true that you have patients that "should be in the ICU" (usually a 2:1 staffing ratio) and you are a new grad, this is a recipe for disaster. Most of us were nervous as new grads, but even an...

  6. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Interesting results from an NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll of the public regarding quarantines for health workers: More than seven in 10 Americans support mandatory quarantines for health...

  7. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Remember the unidentified/anonymous Ebola patient treated at NIH? Here is his very compelling story: EXPOSED: After an accidental needle stab, a doctor's Ebola watch begins After an accidental...

  8. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL I'd be at least 104. Straight to the tent for

  9. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well if that's true, I'd be

  10. Abandonment or not? Need opinions! in Louisiana

    MissyWrite replied to nicole8476's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Well, the answer is she will find out from the BON. The BON exists to protect the public, not nurses. But if she didn't leave a patient in jeopardy, and notified her supervisor, and the mother was...

  11. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So glad to hear that Dr. Spencer is improving, and has been upgraded to stable condition. It seems that when this virus is caught early, and the patient is given good care, it is survivable. I lost...

  12. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So glad to hear that Dr. Spencer is improving, and has been upgraded to stable condition. It seems that when this virus is caught early, and the patient is given good care, it is survivable. I lost...

  13. Is this legal? Hospice RN required to do Home Health visits

    MissyWrite replied to deblowe52's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    A hospice case manager does hands-on care. That's what they do. They're called a case manager because they manage the case as well -- even though they work as a team along with a social worker, HH...

  14. charting MD aware when you were not the one responsible to call MD as per facility policy

    MissyWrite replied to Yoyo1313's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    If the MD needs to be aware of something that happens while you're on duty, then make him or her aware of it yourself. Never hesitate to call an MD with a valid concern. Give no thought to what time...

  15. home health as new grad or wait it out?

    MissyWrite replied to eatsleeplove_nurse's topic in Home Health

    You said you weren't to comfortable with the autonomy part. I don't blame you. But when you work in HH, you're out there on your own. You can't ask someone to come take a look and give their opinion....

  16. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Great idea -- public support through more totally unnecessary, unfounded confusion! You're really grabbing at straws now. So you're saying the quarantine isn't really needed for disease control --...

  17. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ***CODE BLUE, ALLNURSES *** CODE BLUE, ALLNURSES *** CODE BLUE, ALLNURSES*** Ummm.......on second thought, CANCEL CODE BLUE. It's already been 6

  18. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She will never make everyone happy, will she? Everyone will find a reason to judge her. Why is that? What matters is the outcome. She was treated horribly, she had her civil rights violated, and she...

  19. Judge issues order enforcing nurse quarantine in Maine

    MissyWrite replied to musingmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

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  20. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hopefully, some day when you're a nurse you'll understand the scientific rationale behind your

  21. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The general public seemed to think her quarantine was great, but it surprises me when a supposedly educated nurse agrees. Chris Christie said he was keeping the public safe from selfish and dangerous...

  22. Judge issues order enforcing nurse quarantine in Maine

    MissyWrite replied to musingmom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They can try, but it won't work. Thank God. From an interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, an authority on law and public health issues at Georgetown University Law Center: "I asked Gostin if state and...

  23. Nurse Nina Reunited with Her Precious Bentley

    MissyWrite replied to blondy2061h's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was sooo happy to see this, to see them both come through it and be reunited again. I love my dog, and I can only imagine how much Nina worried about him and missed him. When the whole thing...

  24. Maine Med Assn calls Kaci a hero

    MissyWrite replied to FLAlleycat's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kaci is a hero. We know that if we stop the spread of Ebola in Africa it also stops the spread to other places, which makes it a matter of national security. No different than a soldier, Kaci went...

  25. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    MissyWrite replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Today is the day Nina Pham will be reunited with her beloved dog, Bentley! When I watched Nina's press conference as she was released from NIH, I noticed something. She was very serious and somewhat...