nurseswholovenursing

nurseswholovenursing has 23 years experience and specializes in Oncology, LTC, Rehabilitation.

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1. Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

   Well said! Couldn't agree with u more. Maybe the powers that be will also discriminate against people who eat to much fat in their diet? We know it causes colon cancer, and God forbid, what if an applicant is over weight? Maybe 18 pounds too much is ...

2. Diploma RN's, any of us left?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I don't know any diploma nurses anymore. But I did work with many early in my career. They were always leaps and bounds better prepared than the rest of us. Best nurses I ever worked with! It's a different world now. I keep thinking it would be bette...

3. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in Newark NJ on 9/11. Around 9:30 that night, the hospital allowed us to attempt to leave our hospital, and to get home. All of the major roads leading into NYC had been closed, and the tunnels and bridges leading into New York were still cl...

4. Reporting unnecessary pain

   nurseswholovenursing replied to erint91DC's topic in Student Assist

   When I was a student, I didn't challange the nurses who had to put up with me. I knew I didn't know what I was doing, and i knew I was there to learn. There was an instructor there if I had any problems, i utilized her. Know your limitations, open yo...

5. Reporting unnecessary pain

   nurseswholovenursing replied to erint91DC's topic in Student Assist

   Ok, I am confused. There were no xrays, MRI, CT scan, for this pt admitted with a dx of lumbar fxs? And there wasn't info from those scans saying whether the fxs were old or new? And what made you think she was in any "stage of healing", you said ost...

6. Need some advice - am I that unreasonable?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to ACNPmomof2's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds so awful! Just time to move on, take your talents elsewhere. And fortunately, there are other great Docs out there to work with, and learn from. Just an FYI, it always seems to me that HR usually backs the mucky mucks. They are supposed to ...

7. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations

   You probably should reserve your own attitude for after you have been a nurse for a minute. After you have worked in the trenches for years, you will come to understand that you don't know what your talking about. No, it isn't right to be disrespec...

8. Is pain still the "5th Vital Sign"?

   nurseswholovenursing replied to SuzieF's topic in General Nursing

   I do believe that ALL pain can and should be treated, especially in an acute care situation. It is my job, and I did not need 10mg percocet post delivery, but thats me. But some woman do. I took care of a 88 y.o.woman who weighed about 80 lbs, and s...

9. The Fifth Vital Sign

   nurseswholovenursing replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   I have never done guided imagery in all my years of being a nurse, especialIy in oncology, it is bunk. I was talking about repositioning someone with a tumor the size of a basketball coming out of their vagina, or yes, God forbid, using an ice pack f...

10. The Fifth Vital Sign

    nurseswholovenursing replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an Oncology nurse for over 15 years. We did get overflow of med/surge patients if we had beds, and i remember patients "frequent fliers" who no floor wanted because we all "knew" their clocks were set for their next dose of whatever pain ...

11. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    nurseswholovenursing replied to ORRN21's topic in Stress 101

    Jesus should be capitalized.

12. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    nurseswholovenursing replied to ORRN21's topic in Stress 101

    The laws must vary from state to state. We are not allowed, under HIPPA, to ever ask what medication an employee takes. It is between you and the place yor employer has contracted with to screen your drug test. We only test for 5 drugs, which is the ...

13. Not getting it as nurses- the view

    nurseswholovenursing replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    I could care less what those 2 women on the view said. I've never seen that show and don't even know who those women are, who apparently are idiots. I feel bad for everyone who felt so hurt by their comments. I would have been mad as hello if it had...

14. Under staffing Cna

    nurseswholovenursing replied to Iloveshoes55's topic in Activism

    Being a CNA, Is the hardest job in all of nursing. You are all sorely underpaid, and undervalued. I learned many years ago, that any nurse that does not listen to their CNA's and follow up on any patient/resident concerns, is a fool. You all have sav...

15. Can we lay to rest the "compassion" nonsense?

    nurseswholovenursing replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I have not been a member here long, but I decided i would become one, because over the years I have found many experienced based anwsers from so many real nurses posting anwsers to questions that I couldn't find else where. I see where this site coul...