Lisa92804

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1. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

   Lisa92804 replied to purplegal's topic in Relations

   Try to put yourself in their bed (shoes). I have cared for many patients including MDs that other RNs found intimidating....one was a supervisr in her own unit! I was the agency per diem RN. Another had a family member taking notes of all meds and ca...

2. Overweight Healthcare Workers

   Lisa92804 replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I was hired as a telephone switchman in 1974, I was weighed in and at 120, i was told that I weighed 4 lbs. too much to be hired. I was then forced to lift my long skirt that I had dressed up in for my interview. I was advised that they were ch...

3. Overweight Healthcare Workers

   Lisa92804 replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago a nurse with greater experience than I said to me, "the problem in nursing is that Nurses EAT their Young !" Please, folks, let's not do that here. Instead let's appreciate CONTENT and not fault the packaging. Supporting one another would b...

4. RN to MSN Any Reputable Schools?

   Lisa92804 replied to Lisa92804's topic in Post Graduate

   Thank you both for your suggestion of WGU. There just seems to be one small catch and they refuse to address it in writing...the high pressure sales person (probably a management agency) did not seem very "academic" and they refuse to answer my quest...

5. Gun Owning Nurses

   Lisa92804 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   Not with my horrible housekeeping !!! The intruder would more likely end up in a heap at the bottom of the stairs Ala Home Alone (the first movie) after tripping over God knows what in the entry and luckily I might never have to shoot at all!!!

6. Gun Owning Nurses

   Lisa92804 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   In light of our recent election, I would respectfully suggest that anyone who thinks that owning a gun is not "nurse like" take the time to re-read the US Constitution (not the Microsoft version) and focus their attention on the Second Amendment. I c...

7. Gun Owning Nurses

   Lisa92804 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   In light of our recent election, I would respectfully suggest that anyone who thinks that owning a gun is not "nurse like" take the time to re-read the US Constitution (not the Microsoft version) and focus their attention on the Second Amendment. I c...

8. RN to MSN Any Reputable Schools?

   Lisa92804 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   With headlines and internet reports of fraud in so many online schools, I'm looking for advice from anyone who has successfully completed one of these programs. After more than 20 yrs as an RN, I was talked into getting my BS in Healthcare Administr...