dspkfm

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1. Manager catch phrases

   dspkfm replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Agree.....one of these days God is going to get fed up with his name being used so lightly and insincerely I also hate it when people take God's name and Jesus name in vain......if one calls on his name mean it.....I am so sick of hearing the defamat...

2. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

   dspkfm replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

   I love nursing and as an older nurse found that hospitals do not want older nurses. I went to work in the field over 20 years ago and want to return to hospital nursing. I would love to have a hospital retrain me to work a schedule when they need cov...

3. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   dspkfm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   As a nurse who is 65 I am not ready to give up on nursing but it is ready to give up on me. I am tired but still want to work some in nursing and do not want to quit completely. Why do the facilities not see that I could fill in to help them during s...

4. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   dspkfm replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

   A PA has their place but get them out of their one little area and critical thinking is not their fore-tay or should I say fore-stay......they cannot carry over critical thinking because their knowledge is only in one area so don't let them get your ...

5. Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

   dspkfm replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

   Hard to believe you can call yourself an atheist and still be a nurse. I have been a nurse for 33 years and witnessed beyond a doubt there is a God in heaven who created the living and the dying. I vowed to be a nurse at age 16 when my boyfriend's fa...

6. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   dspkfm replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   No hair hanging down, no nails, no nail polish, and respect.....you had better respect....and white yes my shoes did squeak and they were white and yes I wore a hat and a dress.......I knew and the patient's knew who the nurse was and did not have to...

7. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   dspkfm replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   What about mixing 24 IV's for 22 patients' on your hall....because the pharmacy did not mix........anyone remember those days.....I was the only RN and had 2 LPNs and 2 nurses aides....we did it all.......from all the meds, hanging all the IVs, no pu...

8. Is this ethical?

   dspkfm replied to pumpkinspice's topic in General Nursing

   At 90 she does not have long to do what she wants to leave her alone and let her sleep.....How dare you tell her when she can and can't sleep......she is like a baby they sleep most of the 24 hour cycle......so let her stay up and watch TV at night.....

9. Too old to become a nurse??

   dspkfm replied to MyteMite's topic in General Nursing

   Excuse me Phd.....the ADNs are badly needed in many settings where there are small hospitals and rural areas....not all places have the luxury of big city

10. Too old to become a nurse??

    dspkfm replied to MyteMite's topic in General Nursing

    No you are not too old but do not wait for your name to be pulled out of the hat got to school on line. Get started somewhere there are folks out there that need some one who does not wear long finger nails, their hair slung over their shoulders, and...