Nursing: You Wanna Know What I Think? : December 2010

A Change in Attitude for the New Year -- But Whose? December 23, 2010 7:26 AM by Pat Veitenthal: Ah, the New Year. Clean slates and all that. Time to start anew, all the old dashed hopes and dreams of 2010 now just a memory. I want to make some changes myself this year. Mainly, I've decided to work on my attitude...again. So in 2011, I resolve to: Read More...
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Questioning the Value of Nursing Evaluations December 15, 2010 9:00 AM by Pat Veitenthal: Please forgive me, but I think my generation gap is showing. In the last few days, I've been struggling with my lengthy online self-evaluation. First I have to complete my own, then I have to nominate (or inconvenience?) four peers to do one on me, and Read More...
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Holiday Nursing Schedules December 9, 2010 7:02 AM by Pat Veitenthal: Well, it's that time of year again. While the rest of the world prepares for the holidays, we prepare for the battle of the holiday schedule. Did you work Christmas last year? No? Then guess what...oh...you're going to swap with Nancy? She wants New Year's Read More...
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Walking Away From an Alcoholic. Is It Ever Right? December 1, 2010 12:17 PM by Pat Veitenthal: As a nurse, I recognize and accept alcoholism as a disease. And, as a nurse, I am skilled at treating people with diseases. Since nurses are card carrying enablers as well as fixers, we constantly get involved with alcoholics. We're going to make them Read More...
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