For those nurses that are covered by an employer plan, be aware that in the next few years the ACA mandated ALL new employees, every job, every state, to be on an ACA plan. Employer plans were going...
Smile much? Wow, you are an angry typer. I can literally smell the smoke from your keyboard. My statement acknowledged a verifiable fact that ACA has decimated the working poor. I also acknowledged...
The hard part is that the ACA is bankrupting the working poor, something I read in the bill at inception (working nights gives you a lot of time).Did the previous system work? Not entirely. We need...
I thought I was the only one upset that nursing requires witnesses to do anything with a narcotic, but pharmacy techs can escort returns back to pharmacy unwitnessed. One of my coworkers had her...
My pay is pretty good considering that teachers make just a little more than me, but responsibility/ workload wise I make out so much on top. Take into account that compared to almost every other...
MrNurse(x2) replied to mellybelly27's topic in Emergency
. Probably not. Managers these days fast track, so they have little, if any, floor experience. What is really going on here is an excuse to get rid of an experienced nurse that pays more. OP didn't...
#1 My average visit, through my daily log, is 3 minutes, unless it is a head injury or vomiting. My concern is to fix 'em and get 'em back in the fight. #2 The meds in that cabinet are my...
I posted this last year, but I firmly believe that bringing it out in the light is the only way to change attitudes. NAMI has excellent resources, especially if you have an active chapter in your...
Our graduations are very special. Each graduate, some of which I have now known for six years, gives a speech, complete with classmate's thoughts and a video presentation. Staff is always
MrNurse(x2) replied to verdeacres's topic in School
Because she lives in a state that has decided that personal accountability is a thing of the past. Budgeting is so twentieth century. I would not be able to take advantage of this benefit should I...
MrNurse(x2) replied to verdeacres's topic in School
Should the taxpayers pay for your summer vacation? I guess that is really what it comes down to. Every other nursing job pays more than school nursing. Your choice to not work is that, a...
MrNurse(x2) replied to verdeacres's topic in School
I have to shake my head at this. Nothing is keeping those people from doing summer employ. I knew numerous teachers, counselors and school nurses who spent summers as painters, wait staff and camp...
Maybe OTC should be held to Press-Ganey standards. Those that ignore labels are also the ones who will OD their baby on cough medicine and make it impossible to find an infant cough syrup. That being...
One of the staff kids came to me this morning as I walked in. Before she said anything I saw the red eyes. I knew what she was about to ask and took her to my office. A quick look at her puffy...
MrNurse(x2) replied to chrisann86's topic in General Nursing
I have witnessed nurses who believe ATC despite no S/S of pain is the right thing to do. Amazingly, these are the same nurses that believe that euthanasia is acceptable. I honestly believe they are...