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Oct 29 - Nov 4 Hottest Topics |
What Ebola has Done for Nursing
With all the trials and tribulations facing modern day nursing, it becomes difficult to look on the positive side. What good can come from such pain and suffering? With budget cuts, staffing shortages and direct patient care being more about money than the individual, the light is hard to see. Right here and right now a hope is shining out of the depths of the Ebola crisis. Here and abroad you've been heard. I hear all of you, loud and clear.
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Seasoned Nurses Looking To Tattle?
Several seasoned nurses often look through other's charting (assessment, notes, etc) to nitpick for mistakes and bring up to management. I totally understand looking at other nurses' charting to see a timeline of events, but now I'm a little nervous about charting. Any thoughts?
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Nurses eating their young... a different perspective
Nurses eat their young. It happens and people complain about it like it is a bad thing. It may be in your eyes if you are the one being eaten, but in my eyes I am going to eat you alive and spit out your bones into something that resembles a nurse. You are entering the cauldron of fire, so expect to get singed.
That above statement is already setting some of you on edge. I understand that and I accept that. I felt the same way at first, but as the years have passed by I have learned why we do it and more importantly, the reason.
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Anyone teach nursing school clinicals on the side?
I'm looking into this as a side gig to my PRN job. Just to mix things up. I think I'd enjoy it. Pay is almost identical to my PRN hospital job. Does anyone do it and love it?
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Using Your GI Bill Benefits in 75 Easy Steps!
No, it didn't really take me 75 steps to tap into my GI Bill benefits, although I'm not quite there yet and who knows? The number of steps may rise. But there are important factors to consider in which GI Bill to use, and some interesting tidbits that make all the difference in the world as far as which GI Bill works best. I don't claim to be an expert at all, but this is my experience.
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I'm supposed to what now?
Long story short, it was suggested to me that I administer sublingual morphine to a sleeping patient. I see several problems with this...
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Survey Results: To Quarantine or not to Quarantine
We just want to thank the 3800+ of you nurses who took the time to participate in the latest survey. Your voices have been heard and here is what you said about Kaci Hickox and other healthcare workers who have cared for Ebola patients.
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Loan Repayment: Work paying for Loans
I was just curious if anyone had any luck getting the hospital they are working for to pay off their loans or a portion of them. How common is this? If you did get loan repayment did it decrease your salary and how long was your contract?
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[Toon] Like our job wasn't tough enough. Now, we have to deal with Ebola hysteria.
Ebola strikes fear everywhere and as a result, panic ensues. As nurses, we provide care with keen discernment. The impact nurses have on caring for not only our patients, but how we act out of prudence, not fear, when dealing with the public, is immense. Have you had to deal with the public during the Ebola crisis? What impact has it had on you as a nurse?
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