Garden,RN

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  1. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    Garden,RN replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I never set foot in a nurse's office as a child, not once. I went to Catholic schools in elementary and private middle and high school. Once the administration brought a nurse to each classroom,...

  2. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree and many patients sense this as well. It is pretty obvious clinically. My general experience was that once the patient started receiving the cocktails, many became chemically addicted and...

  3. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in a situation similar with a vent

  4. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I get it. I am not sure which way you are going or get the reference about the patient's arm falling of the bed. I just felt like a trained for a culture of life and when I went to Hospice it was a...

  5. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    [COLOR=#000000]"With different rules and expectations. Even different laws." I never received this memo. You just better make sure you are operating within the laws and proper standards of practise....

  6. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in Hospice settings too. I have ethical concerns as to how we define human life and end of life

  7. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    Garden,RN replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    It is for research, that includes asking others in this case, nurses. Your answer was very

  8. Stupid things that nurses say

    Garden,RN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well you only spoke the truth, but ...sometimes we have to bite our

  9. Stupid things that nurses say

    Garden,RN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I read your comment with a smile, a mistake. Yes, he happened to be a recovering alcoholic, perhaps if you had more information about the patient you would not have said. I don't drink, just can't,...

  10. Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Garden,RN replied to ServantLeader's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you ever feel like simplifying our healthcare system? Starting with the patient and working from there. What does the patient actually need, not want, but need? Of course one would require...

  11. Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Garden,RN replied to ServantLeader's topic in General Nursing

    You hit on many interesting

  12. Discussing Menstruation With Students

    Garden,RN replied to aetienn6's topic in School

    I have substituted as a school nurse in one state and worked in the clinic and another. I always felt like there were many problems, including psychosocial and health education that nurses are...

  13. WE NEED TO

    Garden,RN replied to luv2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would like to see us step back and honestly look at what has happened to our health care in the past 20-30 years and be honest. We are a very sick population. We should all look at the health care...

  14. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope by now you found your stethoscope and suspect by the numerous answers, you will never, ever lose one

  15. Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    Garden,RN replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have a family member who was able to become a CRNA with a BSN, 20 years ago through a pilot program in a large teaching hospital in Alabama. Her career choice has been an excellent one! And I hate...

  16. Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    Garden,RN replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    The whole reason for giving us nurses advanced practise roles was to reduce expenses by cutting out MD's as much as

  17. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks.

  18. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why not looping around the

  19. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    Garden,RN replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say this but your answer was

  20. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, even though this isn't facebook, lol at

  21. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the risk here of losing all my dignity for asking this question, is a COW something really obvious that I do not know about on a floor, or was it a real moo moo cow. I have been out of inpatient...

  22. Knock knock. Who's there? HIPAA. HIPAA who?

    Garden,RN replied to Joe V's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think HIPAA needs improvements and simplification, I don't even like it as a patient. I am sick of signing HIPAA forms at every encounter for me and my children. It has become

  23. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Garden,RN replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am very protective of my stethoscope, for that reason and because i want to keep mine clean. If you know who it may have been I would ask. it is possible that someone accidently took it and you may...

  24. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    Garden,RN replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    On the Allnurses,com website there is a category called

  25. WE NEED TO

    Garden,RN replied to luv2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Except that they don't represent my views, have never even considered