Equinox_93

Equinox_93

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About Equinox_93

I am currently an STNA finalizing plans for nursing school.

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  1. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    During your time in Africa did you have small children waiting at home for you?
  2. Irregular heartbeat- curiosity

    Maybe- does sinus arrhythmia occur only during deep respiration? If normal respiration doesn't change a rhythm, but deep respiration regulates it- is that within the definition of a sinus arrhythmia? I thought that sinus arrhythmia was an irregularit...
  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    ... Would you have your daughters labia removed? Some find that smaller or almost nonexistant labia "look better".
  4. Irregular heartbeat- curiosity

    I'm curious- an irregular rhythm that regulates with deep breathing- is this common for irregularities? Why/why not? What could this be? (This isn't asked to diagnose- not looking at a patient or self here- it's just a point of curiosity as to what s...
  5. The Circumcision Discussion

    Sorry, but if I carry someone around in my womb for 9 months and then push or have them cut out of my body and am responsible for raising them for 18 years, you better damnwell believe that I'm going to have a say in what happens to that person, whet...
  6. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    .... If I left my kids during a crisis, it would also be called abandoning- and I'd lose my kids.... I'll take losing my license over losing my kids....
  7. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    ... Well... In the event of a major pandemic where everyone around is dying or a terrorist threat where everyone is afraid another bomb is going to kill everyone- "me time" kinda goes out the window in favor of self preservation.... In situations suc...
  8. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    Just another thought... In a widespread disaster scenario- NO ONE can be relied upon to be there in an emergency because no one knows who will be affected by the disaster/emergency. If a bomb goes off downtown, you can't count on employees not having...
  9. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    I guess the bottom line is that there are alot of people who hold both perspectives and neither is going to change the others mind. This doesn't make anyone "less of a (insert healthcare professional here)" it just means that different people have di...
  10. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    Sorry, but I think you're off base. I know quite a few long standing nurses in a variety of areas of nursing and most are in agreement with the idea that family comes first. As it stands, 30% say they will not work during a pandemic (the poll thread)...
  11. To those of you who have child care

    TraumaRUs- That's got to be great having family so close by. I grew up in a mining town and DH is a computer geek, so we had to move where the jobs were. *sigh* Dondie- One thing that you could try is posting an ad on Craigslist for someone to share...
  12. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    i appreciate the positions of those who are concerned about what will happen to your loved ones if you work. on the other hand, who do you think will be looking after you or your family if pandemc influenza hits your home? i would be looking out for ...
  13. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    IMO there are ways that those trained in healthcare professions can help out HUGELY but independantly- not clocking hours at their place of employment. Just because I am not in support of mandatory service due to career choice, and would not choose t...
  14. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    No- you are reading me wrong there. I am saying that if the options are between being forced to do something versus being given incentive to do something- it's more effective to give incentive.
  15. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    I entered my profession to help others. Not necessarily to serve them. There is, IMO, a large difference. Florence Nightingale did not have children she was responsible for while she was doing her time as a nurse. Are you suggesting that mothers of y...