grv68

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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   grv68 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Every field has a version of "eating their young" -lawyers, MDs, etc. Google "horizontal violence+nursing" and you will see reams of web pages. A little foraging (did a presentation on this in nursing school) and you will find the violence is an int...

2. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

   grv68 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

   i really enjoyed bbqvegan statement above. i don't have any answers but continue to be inspired by what i have read of dr. paul farmer and his work in haiti and with pih. most folks may have heard of tracy kidder's book, mountains beyond mountains, b...

3. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

   grv68 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

   Ive read through this thread and my two cents for contributions are: 1. Moore may start off with right intentions but tends to be over the top in most cases. In this film had he simply presented the criteria the WHO uses in ranking health care then ...

4. Any Nurses With Anxiety Disorders?

   grv68 replied to Susanna23's topic in Disabilities

   PTSD and depression. Origins of which i rather not discuss publicly but will offline from this forum. Meds helped to a point but cognitive therapy and knowing "triggers" are what helped me most. I think "best coping mechanisms" vary from person to pe...

5. Less Applicants for Nursing Programs?

   grv68 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   ok i am back to be a little more annoying summary of nursing shortage here http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/FactSheets/NursingShortage.htm BTW this link above has data on national faculty shortages and nursing student enrollments Please be patient a se...

6. Less Applicants for Nursing Programs?

   grv68 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   Hi All, I have included some links for reading. I am in MA and I can tell you there is a shortage of nursing faculty, combined with schools struggling to have sites agreeing to have clinical rotations, that has exacerbated the nursing situation. Som...

7. where did the whole sexualized view of nursing come from?

   grv68 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

   Suzanne Gordon provides an interesting interpretation for this image of nurses in "Nursing Against Odds." The book is surprisingly accessible and a good read, although I have heard fellow students say they would have thought twice entering the profes...

8. Anyone Deaf or hard of hearing

   grv68 replied to godsweet's topic in New Nurse

   jess "I rely the whole time on lip reading and although the person talking needs to be looking at me, not everyone does." The reality is most people do not look at you when talking because it is considered confrontational. I found in my experience mo...

9. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

   grv68 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

   Ive read this with interest. Logically I believe there is a need for balance, and self-control because we are in control of how we choose to react. Nursing school was not pleasant for me. It was not pleasant for my classmates. Was it hell or the hard...

10. Rarely discussed side of nursing

    grv68 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thought I infuse some history here on a seldom discussed part of nursing...few people realize that both female and male RNs have served with distinction in the military in our country. I admit my own ignorance about the role of military nurses in oth...

11. interview from hell

    grv68 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I met up with the Nurse Recruiter at a facility north of a major city. I am reminded how much the job hunt sucks and why I refer to Human Resources as Inhuman Resources. Many of my classmates are struggling to find jobs. We are all ASN nurses and th...

12. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    grv68 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Relations

    I was working as a Student Nurse on an Oncology/BMT floor. There was a male patient who was fighting hard and riding the roller coaster with his labs and emotions. He was down and back from MICU a few times that summer. He was a crusty ex-Marine who...

13. Anyone Deaf or hard of hearing

    grv68 replied to godsweet's topic in New Nurse

    Yes. I am HOH, and wear bilateral hearing aids. I have used a special stethoscope, but found I can hear with a Littmann Cardio III. Yes I can take the hearing aids out and put it in my cargo scrub pockets. Cardiotronics makes the E-scope II which may...

14. Triathlon

    grv68 replied to KLB00's topic in Stress 101

    Hi While I have not done an IM, but I have completed several triathlons and long endurance events. Without bragging I am an experienced athlete with a long competition history in triathlon, locally and nationally. There is no indication in your post ...

15. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    grv68 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

    I am new to the board today. I have read Ms. Cardillo's article and she writes well. Her book for First Year Nurses is very encouraging with great tips and strategies. I can understand why many on this board respond to this cliche and broad stroke g...