StirLady

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1. Teachers and Nurses

   StirLady replied to Nrs2b71's topic in General Nursing

   As an Army Waivers Clerk I worked around mostly men. Love this part, I had 135 male recuiters coming to me because their recruits couldn't get in without the waiver. TRUST ME when I say it is not just a female thing. We are just more educationally ar...

2. Very Disturbing

   StirLady replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   We have the numbers to fight this problem, we just don't know how to use them. John Engler (MI Gov) gave us some raises in his first term in office, I think to get more votes. He made it look like this would be an ongoing thing like a Cost of Living ...

3. S. O. S.

   StirLady replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations! You have just officially joined the human race and the nursing Profession. You have not been tried in this profession until you have been tried by fire. The trick is to only get crispy around the edges. We have all been in your shoe...

4. Our primary reliance on skilled nursing facilities is a failed experiment

   StirLady replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

   This is a very good and most likely workable theory. Most families would prefer this model. I have seen it working in the rehab and hospice environemnts. The only problem I see right now is that the American Public bought the idea's of the Johnson A...

5. Utah suffering severe nurse shortage

   StirLady replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   What is wrong with the attitudes in this thread? First of all, we seem to have some real misconceptions regarding Utah. Most people would not want to leave families and areas they are familar with to go to a state we consider almost as cold as Alaska...

6. The big bad word: unionization

   StirLady replied to not-nancy-nurse's topic in Activism

   I am relatively new to the area I live in with only 1 1/2 years living here and 1 year under my employment belt in this area. However, I wonder about some of my co-workers and their intelligence levels. Having been raised around UAW teritories all my...

7. Pain scale (Rated R)!!!

   StirLady replied to nurseyperson's topic in Humor

   I have mixed feelings about this topic. While I giggled and rolled on the floor with everyone else over the first writing, I ponder over my own experiences. I believe that with all of us in different scopes of practice (ER, ICU, RECOVERY, LTC, HOPSIC...

8. Do you feel the LVN/Lpn Is being left out in the nursing profession?

   StirLady replied to kjmta57's topic in LPN/LVN

   Let me be the first to invite you to Northeast MICHIGAN, specifically the Tawas'. We need experienced nurses to work with us. We, the full time nurses on the 2nd shift are all little practicing nurses or as a couple of our aides (not the bright ones)...