armymalenurse

armymalenurse has 8 years experience and specializes in MED-SURG Certified.

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1. Should Nurses know procedural costs?

   armymalenurse replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in Activism

   I think it should depend on where you work and the types of patients you get. Unfortunately, our country's insurance is a business. I haven't run into this issue in the US but I have in the Philippines where patients pay in cash. It was a while back ...

2. How to keep awake at night-Coffee

   armymalenurse replied to nursenyiva's topic in Stress 101

   I don't know, Dunkin Donuts coffee is still good to me... : )

3. An Open Letter to a Former Nursing Professor

   armymalenurse replied to FurBabyMom's topic in General Students

   I wish I could tell one of my professors where I am today. She cried and told me to go home from clinicals after I documented in my notes and reported to the doctor that my patient refused his colace because he has been having diarrhea for the past t...

4. Tonight is my last night!

   armymalenurse replied to augurey's topic in General Students

   Sounds like you've thought this through well enough. Stay motivated. Don't worry about the old school. You know what's best for yourself. Good luck and congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family.

5. Should I quit nursing school?

   armymalenurse replied to mara.bug's topic in General Students

   Hi mara.bug I'm sorry you went through this awful experience. If you already withdrew from the program, then I encourage you in your new endeavors. I do want to encourage you to go for what you are passionate for in life. If you are this way in psych...

6. Continuing education for unemployed RN

   armymalenurse replied to Melliemel33's topic in Tennessee

   Hello Melliemel33, one CEU is equal to 10 contact hours. The requirements above sounds confusing. But to meet CE requirements, my friend also says Medscape seems the way to go. Registering is free as well as the CE credit. Here's the instructions fro...

7. How Nurses Cope with Death

   armymalenurse replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   This is one of the saddest part of what we do as nurses. We interact with patients with the insight that death is always a possibility. On a past post, I commented about establishing a boundary for yourself and I also added that this is hard to do be...

8. I'm an LPN and I understand.

   armymalenurse replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi nicktexas: Still in and still pushing fluids...

9. I'm an LPN and I understand.

   armymalenurse replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN

   Still in and still pushing fluids...

10. Understanding Herd Immunity from Vaccination - How much is enough?

    armymalenurse replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very informative and clearly stated. I agree that I hope this post brings whoever is on the fence regarding vaccination to finally bring their children in for vaccination. Vaccinations saved thousands of lives. The unvaccinated should not rely on her...

11. Beyond Burnout: What is Compassion Fatigue?

    armymalenurse replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    This has always been a problem and I agree that we all are struggling with creating and maintaining a boundary to keep us from having emotional distress. We just seem to have trouble finding out where that limit is. I've seen these among Army nurses ...

12. I'm an LPN and I understand.

    armymalenurse replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN

    You have done what many people with higher degrees have failed to explain and I applaud you for that. Yes, there is a bit of insecurity about the difference but there are training and knowledge differences as well as differences in scope of practice....