Greenthumbnurse

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1. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

   Greenthumbnurse replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 1976. My first job was as a floor nurse in a large county hospital. We were discouraged from wearing gloves when we had to clean up a patient who was soiled. The first reason was that it "would make the patient feel dirty." The se...

2. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

   Greenthumbnurse replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

   I have been teaching some classes in a medical assisting program in Tennessee. The majority of students do not have a high school diploma; many do not even have GED's. I am frankly appalled at the lack of academic skills many have. (Some don't even h...