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Violence in NursingWhen Ashley became a nurse, she dreamed about helping patients and relieving suffering. She never thought she'd be hurt, much less attacked. Her second day on the job, a patient threw a heavy tray across the room, splashing her wit...
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I hear too often in the nursing world that we "eat our young". This is not OK on quite a few levels, but the biggest concern is how often this happens and, despite the fact that so many of us disagree with this behavior and this sentiment, it still o...
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There may be a few people reading this who have never experienced bullying. But, I'm pretty sure every organization of every type, has had to address the subject on some level. Just read or watch the news and you'll see where victims of bullying act ...
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Only the light from the bathroom illuminated Jill's room as I walked in as quietly as possible. It was only 7:15 a.m. and I had received report on 4 patients. Two of them were new, but Jill and one other were patients from the previous day. I walked ...
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I live and work in Miami, Florida roughly an hour's drive from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior High School. The recent Valentine's Day shooting at that school which left 17 students and faculty dead continue to be a topic at the nurse's station. I ha...
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The day was not going as planned. I was covering another nurse on her break. One of my patients had to be rushed to surgery and she was profusely bleeding, another needed emergency dialysis as she was short of breath, a third one is dying alone in he...
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Dear Hospital Administrators, Hello, from one of your high or low performing hospital's staff nurses. Who? Oh right...the nurses who keep my hospital running but I don't even see what's in front of my face, that's who. The abused, the yelled at, the ...
