Plato

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1. lpn-rn...same difference

   Plato replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   Hope you have your flame suit on; go in peace? That's priceless. Anyway, an RN is a professional position in society just like the following: Physician Engineer Lawyer Accountant Administrator Teacher Military Officer That's all I can think of. The R...

2. lpn-rn...same difference

   Plato replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   You're a hopeful for nursing school next fall, and yet you are going to voice your opinion. Well, OK, but I hope you aren't writing checks with your mouth that your butt can't cover, or something like that. I wasn't actually implying a "large" butt o...

3. lpn-rn...same difference

   Plato replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, you're a nurse in the general sense of the word, but not in the professional sense. And I never said the LPN was not of value, but one year practicing nursing tasks does not make one equal to an RN. And frankly, where I work we don't use LPNs. ...

4. lpn-rn...same difference

   Plato replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   You know, I get acused of this everywhere I go. What the hell is a troll? Maybe then I can tell you if I am one.

5. How the Battle Axe is Born

   Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

   I think the people who don't find this post funny in the least, may be the one's on the list. I mean, when I was in Civil Service, there was a guy just like Milton in the movie Office Space. He finally saw the movie and didn't find it funny at all. G...

6. lpn-rn...same difference

   Plato replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   LPNs are not professional nurses. They have the word "nurse" in their title, but so does a CNA. An LPN is an assistant to the RN. A CNA, is also an assistant to the RN. The LPN is given technical tasks like dressing changes and med administration, an...

7. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

   Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

   Oh my god--he was, he was...rude. Will someone please get the president on the phone, we have an emergency here!

8. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

   Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yeah, like I'm going to scare off someone who feels called by God to be a "good" nurse. Sure I might scare off the one who wasn't sure if there was more money in marketing or nursing, but not a "good" nurse. And one is a "good" nurse before they e...

9. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

   Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

   This is an online forum--I've never treated a student nurse bad in the real world. Of course, I've never actually had a student nurse, so... Anyway, I work on a telemetry step-down unit. Mostly CABG patients from ICU and cath patients from the cath l...

10. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

    Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    When you meet someone, do you know if they are being sincere or not? So will your patient--even if they're severly demented. When you talk to someone, can you tell when they are keeping a distance from you? So will your patient. So would you, if you ...

11. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

    Plato replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Who ever said you couldn't have opinions, but read the post: What difference do your opinions make? As a human being with a conscience, sure, you have an opinion. But will you act any differently when you have seven patients to care for? I know what ...

12. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

    Plato posted a topic in General Nursing

    nursing students: your job is to learn, not to criticize. you don't know enough to criticize what you see. you need to sit down with your coloring book and color. when you graduate, if you graduate, when you pass your nclex, if you pass your nclex, ...

13. Florence Nightingale Pledge

    Plato replied to Teresa76's topic in General Nursing

    I like your signature saying better than that stupid pledge that wasn't even written by Flo. I'd rather light a candle and say what you said! "Wanna be a nurse so much! Wanna work at various nursing parts! Wanna live for My God!"

14. Nursing Home Adm & RN Charged by DA

    Plato replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work at a nursing home as an aid, for a year, I guess. Full time for a while then weekends while I was in level 1. I call it the dungeon, and that's what it was. I know I needed to be there. I know I needed to see and experience what I did....

15. How the Battle Axe is Born

    Plato posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it, some nurses are battle axes. They're mean, negative, condescending, uncaring, self-centered, lazy, neglectful incompetents. But where do they come from? #1 The Authoritarian Personality These are the ones who were treated like dirt in...