lpnornot

lpnornot

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  1. Why is Holistic-ism frowned upon?

    I've been reading alot lately about how nutrition and avoidance of toxins could be the most important key to staying healthy. People in traditional societies dont have the chronic diseases we do in the industrialized or maybe even agricultural world...
  2. What to expect on my 1st nursing job interview

    Hi kstec just wondering where you live, where the job opportunity is so great. Thanks.
  3. You're right. I've thought of leaving for a while but havent made the effort-esp with this economy. But I really do have to at least try to see what else is out there. Thank you!
  4. _have you ever had bosses who only comment on the negative aspects of their staffs performance? -Who assume and expect the worst out of you. I work so hard to please the clients and go out of my way and do more than expected of me. I get so many comp...
  5. Where is money wasted in healthcare?

    Where is money wasted in healthcare? This is porbably small potatoes but I've experienced wasteful irresponsible behavior amoung seniors with medicare. If there was some monetory contribution to doctors visits that they had to make it would prob go a...
  6. I couldnt agree with you more about disliking powerpoint. Too many professors use it to cover what they have to teach w/o being able to explain the material themselves. I had one prof, wiht a master in education, who it seemed took notes on a topic a...
  7. I had professors who read material and took notes and posted them on power point and that was our lecture (regurgitation). There were a lot of mistakes-content, grammer, spelling. some of it was incomprehensible. I spent so much time teaching myself ...
  8. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    I learnt a valuable lesson recently. I was told very harshly by someone I care about that amoung other things that I can be really really judgemental and disrespectful and nonappreciative. it was said really harshly and I because it was someone I car...
  9. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    I wanted to share something that I learnt recently from a nutritionist that I'm sure most of you know but that most dont seem to and it shocked me: Did you know that the main course of a meal should be vegetables and this is odviousy not the american...
  10. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    I meant to write: What if the best way is to suffer the consequences of non-compliance in the form of extra payments or loss of free health care? What if that is more effective? What do the studies show in this regard?
  11. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    Maybe the bottom line is what works best? What do the studies show? Psychology studies motivation. The way we (admittedlly I'm not a we yet,not yet a nurse) approach patient care and teaching what studies is it based on? Does the approach get results...
  12. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    It's ironic and sad. The ones on this post who are complaining about non-compliance and the waste on the healtcare system and the wastefulness of thier efforts are being called judgemental and suggestions are made that they should change careers and ...
  13. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    "I would like to start a program along the lines of: three visits for "fixing" you, and then you're OUT. Evidence of drugs, uncontrolled sugars in spite of numerous educational attempts, and/or no attempts to quit smoking, and that's it. " I like tha...
  14. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    That was well put. I have to remember that. How will things change in our American sociey? We have higher incidences of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle that other nations. How will it stop? I'm sure healthcare workers are making...
  15. I'm sick of taking care of people who don't care

    Thank you. I've learned from this post. I'm a CNA in homehealth, nursing student for only one semester. I've dealt with non-compliance wiht meds and diet and exercise. Seemily necessary and costly doctor and hosptial visits and testing. Not nearly t...