Mars

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1. How soon we forget.

   Mars replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism

   I don't think our constitution allows our government to force us to buy anything. I think the forced auto insurance is wrong too. We are becoming a society that wants everyone to take care of us and then we wonder why we don't feel good about ourselv...

2. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   Mars replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Sure. Lots of nurses are working in their 60s and 70s. And, there is soooooo much diversity in nursing positions, I know you would be able to find something if you developed health issues.

3. Question for Nurses who are MOMS

   Mars replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think nursing can work, you just need to manage your career not the other way around. I raised four children just 6 years apart formt he oldest to youngest and worked full time the whole time. A support network is essential (would be any way with 4...

4. HELP! Social question-over the line?

   Mars replied to jlove1821's topic in Relations

   Yes. This is something you could get in trouble for because your relationship is based on your meeting them as a nurse, then becoming friends. There is a film, I believe called somthing about a thin line. It came from the national association of boar...

5. will nursing ever be in demand again?

   Mars replied to amzyRN's topic in California

   I have heard we should expect to see nursing positions opening up after Jan because they will be in new budet year. Lets hope and pray it is so......

6. What are some questionable/old-fashioned nursing interventions?

   Mars replied to DarkestSamus's topic in General Nursing

   We used to tell gastric ulcer patients they could not drink milk or use dairy products. The joke is on us as we finally learned it was the heliobacter that caused the ulcer irregardless of your dairy intake.

7. What do you call your "greatest" compliment?

   Mars replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   I was caring for a three bed ward of patients when one of them went into a respiratory, then cardiac arrest. I was concerned about the roommate with the same diagnosis, so when I could I went back to talk with him in person. He said, "If something ha...

8. You are part of the problem with healthcare today if...

   Mars replied to 360joules's topic in General Nursing

   I understand satire is to make its point clear, and yet, sometimes it becomes divisive. I wear business causual and work directly with patients. I work holidays and weekends sometimes, and no I am not currently doing the dressing changes. However, I ...

9. Speaking of facebook...inappropriate...but am I within my rights...?

   Mars replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Clearly many of the replies are from people who live in populated areas. When you live in a very small town/rural area, the patients are your friends and you can't change that. Many of the patients who seek care from our facility are my family. When ...

10. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    Mars replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    The hematology, diabetic patient had multiple attempts to restart his IV. By 5:00 am he started sounding a little funny- slow speech, a bit disoriented. The Dr. told the new grad that he had become pshchotic because of the trauma of multiple sticks. ...

11. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    Mars replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

12. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    Mars replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure why we think it is okay to be mean to our colleagues. I have a friend whose husband had a sudden, massive MI and her CPR was unsuccessful. Her employer worked with her for counseling when she couldn't do her recertification. She now is...

13. Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?

    Mars replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if the facility you work in is that bad, or maybe the view from your position is so bad. Unfortunately when I was an educator, I also witnessed those who did not do their nursing job well. Does that mean you think they are not nurses????...

14. Offended by Prayer

    Mars replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    The original documents did not mention a separation of church and state. That concept was added much later. The original founding fathers did call on God's blessings for the new nation. The idea of separation of church and state was not to prevent a...

15. Offended by Prayer

    Mars replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    There are innumerable scientific studies that demonstrate children living in two parent homes with a mother and father are better off than the other children when you look at population groups. Of course there are individual exceptions, but the value...