footsoldier

footsoldier has 8 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Life, Death, and Other Matters of Consequence: Part I

   footsoldier replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Yes and yes, this is such a vital thread. I don't advocate for a easy access euthenasia law, but english speaking countries need to embrace some form of this. In twenty years time we will look back an wonder at the CREULTY tolerated in the name of li...

2. Elders Say the Darnedest Things!

   footsoldier replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   I have also loved the stories, they really are our bread and butter, or something nourishing. My life experiences has led me LTC. So many weird and wonderful experiences stand out amongst it all. Genuine laughter really is the shortest distance betwe...

3. New name for the Nursing profession?

   footsoldier replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

   I must say I agree wholeheartedly. My experience has led me to working in a Nursing Home in Australia, not very glamourous, but it is a challenging environment. It is the domain of some very out dated or quaint practices, like RN's are still generall...

4. New name for the Nursing profession?

   footsoldier replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

   Yes all good suggestions misplaced1. The problem is stakeholder involment, there would be such overwhelming resistance to a generic name change. We guys that want something less female should have the right to assume an alternative, even something, a...

5. Would you encourage someone who was considering nursing school?

   footsoldier replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I am inclined to agree everybody. Nursing is tough, but rewarding and it ain;t a get rich quick scheme. We really need more nurses, to replace an aging nursing population and to look after an aging population. Work loads/acuity are increasing, but I ...

6. Lets get ready to rumble!!!!

   footsoldier replied to Rise Against's topic in General Nursing

   One of the funniest/slightly unethical things I saw: There was a older chap with a totally bad brain injury, he had been long term in the ICU and was by now not intubated. My friend had tied his shackle restraints, posey type things, together. So he...

7. And I continue my rant of MAs pretending to be nurses..

   footsoldier replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

   I am probably guilty of flying off the handle on this issue, with some quasi medical Marxist poetry too, I quite like that one. In fact I am probably in the wrong thread, given I don't exact;y know about the US situation, or exactly what an MA is/doe...

8. And I continue my rant of MAs pretending to be nurses..

   footsoldier replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

   I see a bunch of moderate, well thought out replies, like sinking stones. Our profession has not even stepped out of the primordial ether long enough to look around and all we do is place limits and competencies on every piece of practice and form of...

9. And I continue my rant of MAs pretending to be nurses..

   footsoldier replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

   We are all nursin' in point of fact, cut these assistants some slack. I am a nurse/murse and your pusher person, but we are pawns in a bigger powerpolitik, so why are we persicuting the weak? This is my point in fact, we are more client managers a...

10. New name for the Nursing profession?

    footsoldier replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    i have arrived five years too late for this debate, but I would like to add my cents, not sense, to the thread. I think I agree that to rename the profession is not plausable at this time, but I am not closed off to the idea. In Australia and worldwi...

11. Schizophrenic Sleep

    footsoldier replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Have been a chronic night shifter off and on. A key for me is exercise. Might help your seritonin levels too. Got me through 20 NDs straight etc. But I don't think you can fully escape disturbed sleep patterns, some weeks are like that.:zzzzz

12. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    footsoldier replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men

    Hey everybody, virgin poster in the house. Lets face it mursing is the future, so get on board! I don't care if its a man bag or an insult. I recall one episode of Greys, not that I watch it, but one of the male :banghead:medical officers (hehe) acc...