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It seems to me, the one piece being missed here is that this woman has already been in a vegetative state for fifteen years. The family stating that they think she can get better makes it sound like this just happened last week and already her husban...

What would you do if this had happened anywhere but in the hospital? You would go to the police without question. The fact that this assault took place at your clinical and now the hospital is trying to bully you does not make this OK. You need to st...

I have read We Band of Angels, it is an excellent book that shows the strength and spirit of nurses and their contributions during WWII. They were one tough bunch of nurses. All of the books by Echo Heron are excellent as well.

I think that it's interesting that as health care providers, we take care of people that could have any range of communicable disease. We are told to use universal precautions and that that will keep us safe. I don't know why the same wouldn't be tru...

When I saw the title of this discussion, I thought it might be someone saying" why do we have this debate."Why can't we respect each other as colleagues with the same professional license and the same professional responsibilities.That it doesn't mat...

I THINK THAT FORMING A COMMITTEE WITHOUT PHYSICIAN REPRESENTATION IS JUST GOING TO END UP BEING A BUNCH OF NURSES TALKING ABOUT HOW BAD THE DOCS ACT AND NOT HAVING ANY AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR.IF YOU WANT CHANGE,YOU NEED A DOC,A REPRES...

I TOOK CARE OF MANY PATIENTS JUST LIKE THIS IN THE ICU.ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAD IN THE HOSPITAL WAS THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.IS THERE ANY WAY TO PURSUE AN ETHICS CONSULT AT THIS MEDICAL FACILITY?THAT A FAMILY THAT DOESN'T PARTICIPATE IN HIS CARE GE...

I don't hate anything about students,to the contrary I find them refreshing. I think they remind us of how it is to be young,compassionate and eager to learn.The realities of nursing that get us disacouraged sometimes haven't touched them yet.We'll w...

I HAD A VERY SIMILIAR EXPERIENCE, I WORKED FULL TIME ON ONE UNIT AND PICKED UP EXTRA TIME ON ANOTHER UNIT FOR A CHANGE OF PACE. THE MANAGER ON MY FULL TIME UNIT CONTACTED THE MANAGER OF MY PER DIEM UNIT AND THE TWO OF THEM "DECIDED" THAT ANY AND ALL ...

POLITELY SAY TO THE ADMINISTRATION,REMEMBER THAT DOCTOR IN BOSTON RECENTLY THAT LEFT HIS BACK SURGERY PATIENT IN THE OR MIDOPERATION WHILE HE WENT TO THE BANK. REMEMBER WHO REPORTED HIM, RESULTING IN MUCH EMBARASSMENT FOR THE HOSPITAL THE DOCTOR AND ...

1. B 2A. C 2B. A 3. 14 YEARS 4. 15 YEARS 5. C 6. A STAFF NURSE 7. 28.83/HR 8. I 9. 36H/WK & OT 8H/WK 10. FULL TIME

BOY DOES THIS ALL SOUND TOO FAMILIAR. THE "WORKS WELL UNDER CONSTANT SUPERVISION AND WHEN CORNERED LIKE A RAT IN A TRAP WORK ETHIC." A FEW PEOPLE WITH A LOUSY WORK ETHIC ARE LIKE A PLAGUE THAT CONTAMINATES EVERYONE ELSE. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO IT IF SH...

BOY DOES THIS ALL SOUND TOO FAMILIAR. THE "WORKS WELL UNDER CONSTANT SUPERVISION AND WHEN CORNERED LIKE A RAT IN A TRAP WORK ETHIC." A FEW PEOPLE WITH A LOUSY WORK ETHIC ARE LIKE A PLAGUE THAT CONTAMINATES EVERYONE ELSE. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO IT IF SH...

IF I WERE YOUR SISTER I WOULD CONSIDER THE TITLE OF TROUBLEMAKER A COMPLIMENT-IN THIS CASE IT MEANS A NURSE WITH A CONSCIENCE AND COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR HER PATIENTS. THESE OTHER NURSES AND ESPECIALLY THE DON SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.GOOD FOR...

I CAN'T IMAGINE THR FRUSTRATION THAT YOUR SISTER'S FEELING. IT SOUNDS LIKE TOTAL LACK OF SUPPORT ALL THE WAY AROUND.MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO CALL THE BOARD OF NURSING IN HER STATE BECAUSE WHAT YOU DESCRIBE IS UNSAFE FOR PATIENTS. I THINK THE BOARD W...

GENDER DOESN'T MATTER LIKE COLOR DOESN'T MATTER.SOME INDIVIDUALS MAKE BETTER NURSES THAN OTHERS.

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A NURSE, COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE-A DESIRE TO HELP-A STRONG WORK ETHIC , BEING VERY ORGANIZED AND A SENSE OF HUMOR HELPS. NURSING IS A WONDERFUL PROFESSION AND IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING IT THEN YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF NURSING...

YOU DID THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT THING. AS NURSES, OUR JOB IS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND TO PROTECT OUR PATIENTS. IF A DOCTOR WROTE AN ORDER SO FAR OUT OF THE NORM I'D TELL HIM TO COME IN AND GIVE IT HIMSELF. WE NOT ONLY HAVE THE RIGHT, BUT AN OBLIGATION TO ADD...

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS MAN'S ABUSE.DOCUMENT HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS TO JUSTIFY WHY YOU WON'T GO THERE ANY LONGER AND I WOULD CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION FOR THE BATTERY HE COMMITTED.ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS THAT AREN'T ACCEP...

I WOULDN'T TRADE MY LITTMANN MASTER CARDIOLOGY, I HAD TO REPLACE MY TUBES ONCE, BUT YOU CAN'T BEAT IT FOR HEART SOUNDS. I TRIED THOSE ELECTRONIC ONES-WASN'T IMPRESSED.

YOUCAN BE A VERY GOOD NURSE,WORK FULL TIME-OVERTIME AND DO WHATEVER ADMINISTRATION ASKS YOU TO DO, BUT BOY WHEN YOU GET HURT IT'S LIKE THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO BOTHER WITH YOU. IT'S LIKE BEING USED UP AND THROWN AWAY. I GOT HURT LIFTING A PATIENT WITH...

SPEAKING OF THE LAB, I HAD A CRASHING POST OP CABG,NO BP-SUSPECT HEMOTHORAX. I ORDERED STAT H/H WITH TYPE AND CROSS.AFTER 15 MINUTES-NO SIGN OF THE LAB, I CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE BUSY AND WOULD BE UP WHEN THEY WERE READY. I REMINDED THEM T...

AS ONE WHO HAS BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE, I CAN'T SAY ONE IS EASIER OR BETTER THAN THE OTHER-THEY'RE JUST DIFFERENT. IN THE UNIT, YOU MAY ONLY HAVE ONE OR TWO PATIENTS BUT YOU CAN'T FATHOM HOW BUSY THAT CAN KEEP YOU- BUT YOU ALSO HAVE MORE RESO...

AMEN BADBIRD. WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER.

CARDIAC SURGEON CALLED DURING ONE WILD FULL MOON, PATIENTS SCREAMING, TUBES BEING PULLED OUT-ATIVAN I MG PO/IV/IM TO WHOOEVER NEEDS IT UNTIL THEY QUIET DOWN.