Controversy

Visitation in the ICU

I think we as nurses have to put our personal feelings aside and consider what is ideal and best for our patients. If that means structured visitation, great. If that means unlimited visitation, so be it.

How a nurse views the holiday season

We have to plan ahead, usually several months, in order to (hopefully) get the time off we want or prefer. Staffing is always a game of Russian roulette.

Doctoring the ‘Doctor’ title?

I have taken an interest to this particular debate, since I am a current Nurse Practitioner student who will eventually hold a Doctorate of Nursing Practice…

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Nurses go clique-ety clique

Can nurses be catty? And would more men on the unit change the clique-y atmosphere that prevails?

Social media policies?

Are you aware there are actual policies and procedures out there regarding how nurses and other healthcare professionals conduct themselves on social media sites?

Do “new nurses” scare you, too?

I’m finding more and more ‘newer’ nurses who think they know everything. And I cannot shake the feeling that the ‘newer’ nurses scare me just a little.

Can fat nurses be good nurses?

If the role of a nurse is to teach patients and the public about healthy lifestyles, ask yourself if it’s possible for an overweight or obese nurse to be an effective nurse.

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On doctors, again

I’ve been around the block, and I’d say no other hospital relationship is more cantankerous, it seems, than the nurse-doctor one.

Cash only, please

More than 10% of doctors have resorted to a cash-only system, and that percentage is growing! Am I the only nurse freaked out by this idea?!

Wanted: Good Customer Service Skills

Yes, I understand the hospital business means big money, I understand that health-care is ultimately about dollar signs in our country today, yet my nursing practice dictates safety. I mean really, the patient is NOT always right. They just don’t have the knowledge and training to be so.

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Mean Nurses

Since my last blog I have been thinking a lot about “mean” nurses. Sadly, they are out there–and sometimes they make our jobs miserable. When I previously wrote about nurses not “having time to eat our young,” I was trying [...]

Controversy

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