bollweevil

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1. PA: Doc and anesthetist found liable after complications claim life of teen

   bollweevil replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in CRNA

   How much money is the life of your child worth?

2. Baby Doe

   bollweevil replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Mixed feelings here. Yes, Mom should have been told the truth and I think comfort measures (warmth, oxygen, maybe hydration) should have been given to that precious young life. On the other hand, I believe he struggled mightily but briefly and that...

3. Everybody Was Somebody's Baby Once

   bollweevil replied to la bellota's topic in General Nursing

   A couple of thoughts - you wrote a sensitive, insightful piece. Your jaded classmate might have been blustering to cover her fear. Things aren't always what they appear to be. I didn't know organs could be donated by drug abusers. What about passing ...

4. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

   bollweevil replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral

   \ nice thought but I doubt it will ever happen. I could be wrong, hopefully.

5. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

   bollweevil replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral

   I see both sides of this. The DNP has earned the right to be called "doctor" but I think a lot of people would find this confusing. However, the public can be educated. I think she has every right to call herself by the legal title she has worked ...

6. How do you balance work\family\school?

   bollweevil replied to denise0815's topic in General Nursing

   I find it really hard to balance work and family life. However, millions of people do it and I'm sure you can too if you are committed. You have to enlist the aid of family, neighbors, paid help, whoever it takes to care for the kids and the house w...

7. NP Test Preparation

   bollweevil posted a topic in NP

   anyone who has taken an np review course/test prep course: i am looking for a course before taking either the adult or fnp exam. i want a classroom course, not just an internet or other non-classroom course. i realize this might not be availabl...

8. Help A Highschooler--wants 2 Be A Nurse

   bollweevil replied to indiawhitaker's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Nursing isn't a field that pays well. Why not consider being a doctor? To really get a sense of what nurses do in the Prenatal area, why not talk to and spend a few hours with nurses who do that in your town? Then you could see firsthand what they d...

9. Need help from an experienced Grad on Ethical Dilemma

   bollweevil replied to mlee9985's topic in New Nurse

   Your lack of clinical experience is not bad and should not inhibit you for this papaer. There are tons of topics. Perhaps a librarian or your instructor can help? Also, lots of ideas were given here. Here is another: take the case of an elderly pe...

10. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    bollweevil replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

    and you probably don't usually get bathroom or meal breaks, either, i'd guess.

11. MD RN Crossover

    bollweevil replied to asdpjr05rn's topic in International

    He wants to be in America. Right?

12. MD RN Crossover

    bollweevil replied to asdpjr05rn's topic in International

    assuming they told her the truth. i agree, the language skills are not 100% and the attitude toward new yorkers and adn's is not good.

13. Intolerant of RN errors

    bollweevil replied to medpsychRN's topic in Safety

    Start screening your calls. I also hate double charting and avoid it at all costs. For instance, why must I chart on the Accucheck sheet what I did about a particular reading when I have already charted it on the MAR?

14. Intolerant of RN errors

    bollweevil replied to medpsychRN's topic in Safety

    Is it charted on the MAR or TAR? Must you also chart it in the progress note?

15. Those Things I Learned in Nursing I Use In My Daily Life.

    bollweevil replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Hygiene issues; how to talk to doctors by exchange and never go to ER while still breathing, not hemorrhaging, and not having compound fractures; realizing that teaching does not equal learning and that learning isn't really on me - people learn when...