Bruce RN

Bruce RN has 12 years experience and specializes in MICU/SICU and PACU.

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1. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

   Bruce RN replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN/LVN

   Although I haven't worked in an area that employs LPN/LVN's in a long time, I have to say that for someone to speak for all RN's and to say that we feel that LPN/LVN's are "useless" from our "point of view" is a little harsh and somewhat distorted. ...

2. I just got a DUI...

   Bruce RN replied to McArdle's topic in Illinois

   I have lived around alcoholics and fully agree about the selfish behavior and only thinking of "I". It irks me to no end! I also noticed a couple of posts commenting about how they had relatives that are alcoholics. You can't let your own personal ex...

3. I just got a DUI...

   Bruce RN replied to McArdle's topic in Illinois

   I'd like to add that the OP doesn't need to be judged or shamed any further than what has already happened. Telling her that she could have gotten into an accident with a car with a baby in it isn't helpful, IMHO. It just adds more shame and stress ...

4. What Does a BSN have to do with CRNA?

   Bruce RN replied to JustAWannaBe's topic in SRNA

   I can't speak to your comments about your friend in medical school because I'm not familiar with the requirements, but even if that is the case........ Does that make it ok to lighten requirements for CRNA school because some med school did the same...

5. What Does a BSN have to do with CRNA?

   Bruce RN replied to JustAWannaBe's topic in SRNA

   Although I would consider this to be excellent advice to the OP from an actual CRNA, I can't help but feel the need to remind all of you who are critical of the original inquiry that this is coming from a brand new grad, not one of your seasoned vet ...

6. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   In addition, this whole thread is just another example of why visitors shoudn't be allowed into the PACU in the first place. The fact that there were two visitors, visiting adult patients recovering from seemingly normal surgeries, one of which was ...

7. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. The breakup was most definitely not her fault. However, giving out opinions and unproven theories disguised as fact, when the employee was dressed in scrubs and employed in the PACU, put the family member in a vulnerable position and she mo...

8. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   I respectfully disagree. She most certainly did plenty wrong. You don't have to watch everything you say just because someone will report you. You must watch everything you say in front of patients and family members simply because every morning or ...

9. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   I totally disagree. She most certainly made inappropriate comments and did plenty wrong. As much as we've all encountered patients and family members who think that they know more than we do about nursing, medications, etc. the vast majority still t...

10. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that whether or not he was cheating is not the issue either. I also agree that the wife was sneaky and inappropriate in her methods of probing her husband while he was coming out of anesthesia. My post was responding to your saying "the fact ...

11. San Antonio vs. Houston

    Bruce RN replied to chioma829's topic in Texas

    That's a matter of opinion and you will get a lot of varied answers here as Texas cities often rival one another. My answer as a traveler and a TX resident: San Antonio has cheaper housing, but the nursing salaries are lower than Houston to go along...

12. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    Bruce RN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    But is it really a fact that he WAS cheating? Simply because he made those statements while coming out of anesthesia? I think that a point is getting missed here and that is that the theory about anesthesia being some powerful truth serum that compel...

13. doing stuff differently

    Bruce RN replied to cvryder's topic in MICU

14. The patient's family members

    Bruce RN replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Your solution is not a bad idea at all so please don't think that I'm cutting it down. I do not, however, believe that nurses should be resorting to such tactics as dating diapers just to prove to a family member that we were in the room 15 minutes a...

15. Family: The Monitor Monsters

    Bruce RN replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU

    I have to disagree with at least some of this. There most definitely is such a thing as telling too much info to visitors and I must admit that I've been accused of doing it by my co-workers on occasion. You are right in that family teaching is a p...