Garden,RN ASN, RN

It is never even a slightly good idea to put any medication in your pockets for hours. It an especially bad idea when it is a pain medication. While I do believe the nursing profession is too harsh on nurses on this one they are completely correct. Y...

You are correct. I took time to raise my children and ended up at square one. This is the same in other fields as well. Considering the study says that 93% of our workplace is female, if there is a gender gap we females are to blame no? Also, being a...

Yeah, well as long as she is not endangering herself or others, you have to gulp, accept it. I too have heard some wild stuff from people that otherwise functioned fine.

I have noticed a difference in their approaches both as a patient and a nurse. You raise yet another good point.

I think that the osteopathic training may have something to do with it as well.

I would also add to your list the osteopathic training. That may also have something to do with it.

Welcome to the culture of nursing, sadly. The first three months of my nursing career i went home and cried everyday, convinced I had made the bigger mistake of my life by becoming a nurse. I was not the traditional student fresh out of high school. ...

I agree that we should never document that an incident report was filled out, as that was like the first day of nursing school. I have a question, wouldn't any lawyer automatically inquire about it, or is there a limit to access if it is not a part o...

I raised my two sons and would not recommend nursing as a profession if you want to spend time with your kids. Sadly for a profession that has been predominantly female, the workplaces are very unfriendly towards parenting. I would recommend working ...

The advance practice nurses will end up in the same boat the MD's are in they will eventually have to do more and more for less and less money. In the end we are all being used by the many decision makers that could not possibly care any less about p...

I am glad you did, you made someone happy at the end of their life.

You are right! I would think a properly structured residency would not only be good for the individual nurses but also for recipients of care.

What part of the country? I have never seen segregation in health care.

It shouldn't be for nurses.

I love your answer and agree with you perfectly. I spend countless hours writing wonderful nursing care plan in school only to never actually do it in real like, not once in 20 years. You are right, our profession does have an identity crisis. Thanks...

Thanks for the honesty, I agree!

So you work for corporate America.

I too have left all the reasons you left and others, I think many of us have the same experiences but of course with differing circumstances. I felt that our problems as a profession are deeper than even we realize. Everything goes back to being unde...

Well yes, I am sure it is not easy either for them. As far as I can tell our government has taken off with health care and turned it into a mess.

In the past this has happened to me and to many of my friends and it is awful. Our health care system is very wasteful and we health care workers suffer the consequences. It is wasteful in that we are bogged down with so much that has little to do wi...

She just spoke the truth.

Loved your post.

It does seem like the medical board tries to work with the doctors more than our boards do with nurses.

I am laughing because i have a serious problem remembering names. Sorry for everyone like me that has annoyed you.

She is right, she isn't suppose to get it from another patient. not legally.