trh0630

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1. Diploma Nurses

   trh0630 replied to Wsmith16's topic in ADN/BSN

   I am still in school, just finished Junior clinicals. I am amazed at how Nursing has its own set of politics. I knew this was a serious career, but wow! I can't wait to graduate. The bottom of this totem pole is wearing me out! I didn't think I...

2. I don't get the MA deal...

   trh0630 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

   Doctor's offices should have name tags with MA, LPN, or RN on them. Ma's or anyone else for that matter, can't call themselves nurses unless the office is okay with it, and a lot of them are. It's easier to call them all 'Nurses' than to try to expl...

3. phone calls no outsider would believe

   trh0630 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   I worked OB for 8 yrs, that comes with a lot of crazy first timer phone calls. But the strangest was during the hurricanes. A husband called and asked if he and the wife should go stay at the hospital, because his mom said the drop in the barometric ...

4. I don't get the MA deal...

   trh0630 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

   MA's go to school for a year, and are trained primarily to work in private offices. They give injections, draw blood, can assist with any office surgical procedures, and perform any admin duties. No they ARE NOT nurses, definitely not close to RN's, ...