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  1. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    fiestynurse, Thanks for the follow up. Please keep us informed as you find out more. There is one thing I am really unclear of. Just how do you start an IV and then hook up a non IV tube to it?...

  2. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    JT, if you think it is hilarious to post something that says that other nurses do not care if the patients they are caring for live or die, then I truly feel sorry for you. I would feel the same way...

  3. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have. There are many states that are walk through states. It usually takes about 2 hours for the process to be complete while they verify your lincensure status and everything else. I see...

  4. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is more than obvious that you do not see the meaning behind my post at https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12873 How can you battle against and exclude nurses one day and...

  5. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a license in many states. I have yet to recieve a licence without the new state board of nursing verifying my existing licensing status with all the other states. This includes existing or...

  6. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do not even go there with you insinuations. This is an individual incident. I bet if I search hard enough I could find a past story or incident that envolved a union nurse. Would that mean that all...

  7. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    fiestynurse, You got a raw deal. But you are still a personal hero to

  8. Nurse accused of manslaughter in patient's death

    wildtime88 replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Besides the alleged drug use. I wonder if this was packaged in a regular syringe and was added to an IV bag. Some hospital are pharmacies are still using this packaging system for liquid oral...

  9. sitter usage

    wildtime88 replied to babsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in many hospitals where if a sitter was needed then you lost a nursing assistant. The worse part of that was that many of these places ran on bare staffing requirements to begin with....

  10. HELP me find a job doing insurance physicals

    wildtime88 replied to LindaHP's topic in General Nursing

    I actually did this a couple of years ago. There are many companies that offer these services. The best way to find out who is available in your area is to contact all your local life insurance...

  11. pain with neuropathy

    wildtime88 replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    There is another treatment that is said to be very effective with the pain associated with this condition. There is a paste that is made from hot peppers that is then applied to the affected area....

  12. Anyone allowed to nap on their breaks?

    wildtime88 replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have also worked at many hospitals in the U.S. where I have had to wake up residents and ER attendings who were actually provided a room with a bed to sleep in while the nurses where told they could...

  13. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We all know that a code of ethics is not subject to a personal interpretation by an individual or an individual group. Nor can you pick and choose which code you follow and do not under different...

  14. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    No jt, I am not loosing my edge. I am just tired of messing with you. Everyone can read the code for him or herself and determine them for their selves. You gave very little logic in your argument...

  15. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    I tell you what jt, sit down and rewrite all the codes by changing words and the meanings to convey what was intended to be written. Start from the very first because we all know, at least most of...

  16. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    fergus51, are you saying that these codes are so braod that individuals can interpret them to mean many things? Even though they are written in precise language with one building into the next one?...

  17. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    WashYaHands, actually a collective action can take many forms other than a strike or walkout. It can be collective bargaining, protesting, a rally for political purposes, a petition, a mass meeting...

  18. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    Jt, again there is no personal interpretation here. The language and wording used in the ANA's "Codes of Ethics" is clear and precise so that everyone who reads it will understand it. There are no...

  19. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    By providing only minimum staffing for life and death cases, other patients go without needed medical treatment if staffing is not bolstered by replacement nurses. Of course this does not sound so...

  20. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    hoolahan, according to most union nurses who go on strike. The last thing they want is for replacement nurses to come in. So how does that make it ethical on the union nurse's part. It doesn't...

  21. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    According to the ANA's recently adopted "Code of Ethics" put into place for all nurses within the profession to follow, there is nothing left to debate. A striking nurse is performing an unethical...

  22. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    wildtime88 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    Here is another one of the individual codes: "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. " I have heard this same reason/arguement used by...

  23. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    wildtime88 replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Jenny you are right on the money. If you are to go restraint free, then you must have the staff to do it

  24. HELP!! JCAHO is coming!

    wildtime88 replied to AmandaRN's topic in General Nursing

    First, relax Just answer the questions they ask you truthfully. If you do not know the answer then look it up or find someone who can. I love it when JACHO is coming through staffing is optimal even...