watersnake

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1. Right to work states

   watersnake replied to louloubell1's topic in Activism

   Hi,"At will" doesn't sound so bad on the face of it, it is said by some to encourage free market, and I'm all for that...(Yes, I voted Libertarian). Also implied by some authors on employment law to be the result of emancipation of slaves, although n...

2. Is Nursing really an Art and a Science

   watersnake replied to GracefulRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi; Funny how this has been referred to as a 'heretical' position. I seem to remember this Galileo fellow who opposed the Catholic church with his heretical position that the sun revolved around the earth. Fact overcame heresy, though not in his life...

3. New GI treatment------ewwwwwwwww

   watersnake replied to rjflyn's topic in General Nursing

   Hi: I have spoken with people of Muslim and Jewish faith who have told me that if they require porcine products such as insulin, it is ok in the interest of health. They may also break a religious fast for similar reasons.---Snake

4. just made to feel guilty....

   watersnake replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   UK... My wife switched jobs, completely severed a near 20 year association with a hospital, for less pay, to spend more time with me when we had some suspicions about my health. (I was in a great deal of denial) She married me knowing I might be sick...

5. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   watersnake replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   I dig that movie sooo much. Ever see 'Kingpin'? We ought to start a thread on that subject. How many times in old schlocky 1950s giant insect movies did a doctor say; "I've given her a sedative, she'll sleep now. All we can do is watch and hope." Sna...

6. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   watersnake replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Well, to answer you, #1. look up Rudolph Virchow. His definition stands...although ironically, he was responsible for the death of a high official because he knowingly treated him for the wrong disorder. He was afraid the official would not like hear...

7. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

   watersnake replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

   Hello: I didn't mean to ruffle a bunch of feathers out there. Any offense taken is unfortunate. I have my credentialing also, have 23 years of nursing in many areas under my belt. Never on probation, never counseled in a way that mattered so far as m...

8. question for all with any charges from past

   watersnake replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

   Don't volunteer anything. I have no criminal record, but let me say gently that I came up in the late '60s & '70s (ok, early '60s, too).As I have spoken with many nurses and physicians my age on the subject of the good old days, I can guarantee y...

9. Your Worst Mistake

   watersnake replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   Wellll..... I was charge in an E/P lab. The fellow I was working with was a Preacher's kid, you know the kind, a little bit of devil there but a great guy. We're getting a little frail old woman on the table, and I notice a bad bruise on her arm and ...

10. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    watersnake replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, 77.I was indoctrinated into the art and science song and dance in nursing school. It didn't take me a long time to get hip on that bill of goods. I've stated this before, but here it is again...Nursing has no scientific knowledge base to stand on...

11. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

    watersnake replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations

    Hey, Zs. I have been associated for a lot of years with women in Health Care. And dating, marraige, et.c. . Let's face something here, first off, for all the sensitivity we can muster, I can't name you a man who understands the subtleties of a womans...

12. What NOT/Never to talk about at work...

    watersnake replied to susanna's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Some people are looking for validation of their spiritual belief in a stressful time. I see no problem here. I will pray with a Jew (is that the politically correct designation? No sarcasm intended.), a Taoist, a Catholic or anyone else excluding...

13. Privacy question

    watersnake replied to Krissy NY's topic in Safety

    Krissy, I've been an rn 23 years now, and have expeienced or seen the same sorts of behaviors. Personally, I speak to any and all with respect for their humanity, but you must draw the line sometimes in a firm manner. This does not mean you join in b...

14. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

    watersnake replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

    Hi, I do conscious sedation for an endo lab, have done cardiac E/P requiring 360 J shocks previously and have had little problem with pt.s remembering. Docs need a better understanding of c/s, although lo and behold, a few trust our judgement. It has...

15. incompetent nursing

    watersnake replied to gaylord fawker's topic in Safety

    Hello: I would advise you to remember a few things about nursing in general: Few of us are alturistic enough not to want to make a good living. There is nothing wrong with this. We can care and profit without being inconsistent. Now comes the problem...