Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Do nurses deserve a raise?

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Registered Nurses deserve a raise. Current wages for Registered Nurse are not compatible with the education, stress and danger of the job.I have been a Registered Nurse for 18 years. I no longer work full time. I work part time at a large teaching hospital. I make $35.00/hour. I am not entitled to any benefits, this higher ho... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Keys to success for nurses

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Keys to success for a nurse begins before passing the State Boards. With forethought and careful planning, nurses are more likely to be successful in whatever field of nursing their career leads them.First and foremost, one needs to identify their niche, that area that they truly find interesting, that area where they feel th... More..

Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Why chronic pain is a medical issue and not a mental problem

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Chronic Pain is a medical issue but it frequently creates mental issues. Medical treatment for chronic pain is essential.Unrelieved chronic pain causes depression. This is a fact.Chronic pain is difficult to treat and manage. As pain improves, disability and depression do not always resolve.A Congressional mandate declared 20... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life

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8 minutes in my day (as a nurse)13's iv pump is beeping, the unit secretary calls out...as i pass by the station armed with 6 mg of dilaudidto push on a sickle celler in 66 who calls out every hour for the same and manages to greet me with hungry eyes and salty lips from the lays scattered acrossher lap while leaving sticky ... More..

Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication How to prevent medication errors

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As a Registered Nurse for 20 years, I have witnessed and heard about many medication errors over the years. One of the saddest occurred at a hospital. It resulted in the death of a child.Unfortunately, despite the checks and balances in place, the wrong amount of chemotherapy was ordered by the Physician, prepared by the Phar... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Gift ideas for nurses

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As a Registered Nurse for the past 18 years, I feel very well qualified to recommend gifts for nurses.Nurses, for the most part, are giving, nurturing and unselfish. Taking this fact into account, some of the nicest and most thoughtful gifts that you could give would be those that she wouldn't buy for herself. The best person... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Gift ideas for the sick and hospitalized

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Gift ideas for the sick and or hospitalized patient might seem difficult to buy. As people are often hospitalized without advance notice, we often buy gifts of the last minute variety.Since people end up in the hospital without any forethought or planning and often are in need of essential items for comfort. Boredom can also ... More..

Relationships & Family > Dealing with Problem People How to deal with people who drain your energy

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We have all been exposed to a person or persons that drain our energy.The key to knowing how to deal with it begins with the simple question of "Do we have to continue a relationship with this person?"For those of us who have no choice but to continue to deal with these human vacuum cleaners, the most important course of acti... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a parent

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death of a motherdenial perforated with the nurses wordsshe may go homebut you do realize she will never be the sameshe won't walkshe will be bedriddendoctor says take her homeand pray to God she goes fastphone ringsChaplain says it's time to comeDad arrives, knees buckle as he makes his waydown the hallarrangements made so n... More..

Relationships & Family > Married Life Marriage: Until death do us part

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Until death do us part...A lifetime commitment to another human being.For richer and poorer, in sickness and in health.In today's society, divorce is so common and is seen as an easy out.With the exception of physical and/or emotional abuse, one should take marriage as it is intended to be, a life long commitment to their par... More..

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