bsnecu99

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1. Also Ran Careers... what did you decide against before choosing nursing

   bsnecu99 replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

   Stupid question - how do you pronounce your name? It sounds so pretty.

2. Also Ran Careers... what did you decide against before choosing nursing

   bsnecu99 replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! I thought the idea of opening a daycare for sick kids was just my idea! I was going to research it for this area, but now that you are talking about horrible insurance costs, I think I'm going to forget that brainchild! Thanks!

3. Is English required to be an RN?

   bsnecu99 replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Safety

   I'm sorry, are you a nurse? Or just a "consumer." If you are just a consumer you have no idea how illiterate some foreign doctors are. I also did medical transcription before becoming a nurse and on one tape, I just had to pass. I could NOT under...

4. For your next colonoscopy

   bsnecu99 replied to newgrad04's topic in Gastroenterology

   Now that is a truly great post! I particulary like the last one!

5. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

   bsnecu99 replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

   What point? The only thing a patient's family wants a nurse to do is wipe the patient's bottom anyway. Or boost them in bed/Get them a pain pill/ Fill the water jug/Crank up or down the head of bed. All which can be done by staff other than nurses...

6. How to irritate a nurse: Advice for Physicians, Patients and visitors.

   bsnecu99 replied to lindalee's topic in Humor

   Yep, you said it all except for the patient insisting they can't apply their own hemmorhoid cream!

7. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

   bsnecu99 replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

   Hon, I guess you are a foreign nurse. ALL nurses on ALL levels require not only an education, but licensure. I had a license as a cosmetologist which meant I passed a written and a practical exam. When I passed, I became professional vs someone do...

8. Is English required to be an RN?

   bsnecu99 replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Safety

   Yes, I have noticed that also, but not as much as foreign MDs and their discharge summaries! Ever read any of those nightmares? Wrong subject, wrong verb, run-on sentances, and so on. We used to laugh about them in the nursing home where I worked!...

9. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

   bsnecu99 replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

   I think you meant to say they ARE feigning education they do not have. Well, if an LPN is not a professional, I guess we can safely extrapolate that they aren't professional. Oh Lawdy, don't let an unprofessional nurse touch me, Oh Lawdy! I was lo...

10. stupid questions on L&D nurses' function

    bsnecu99 replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ha, :rotfl: a zipper or a velcro flap!

11. Interviewing nurses

    bsnecu99 replied to Gailsimpson's topic in Educators

    Hmm, you say "we have worked out the scoring so that we know exactly what answers we are expecting and then score the candidate on their answers." Are these subjective nursing questions? Meaning, while you may do vitals first, someone else may not....

12. corrections and privatization

    bsnecu99 replied to prozac1853's topic in Correctional

    Hey Fiesty! You sound like a totally cool nurse. I think you have hit the nail on the head also. Can you answer just one question for me? How do megahospitals get around Board of Nursing rules? Thanks.

13. corrections and privatization

    bsnecu99 replied to prozac1853's topic in Correctional

    Ha! I read your posting with amusement, even though I thoroughly agree with your words! Our local county health department had an ad in the paper for a Public Health Nurse I for nearly a year. I applied, as well as a friend of mine who also holds ...

14. corrections and privatization

    bsnecu99 replied to prozac1853's topic in Correctional

    We have two major men's prisons in this area and LPNs do most of the grunt type of work. However, med techs are crawling all over other facilities. And in facilities such as residential homes, independent living and other non-skilled nursing homes,...

15. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    bsnecu99 replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    Here we go again! Nurses ratting out other nurses! God, stop this madness! I really don't have any opinion about someone calling themselves whatever they want as long as they can walk the walk. Licensed Practical means exactly what? Practically ...