Bonnie Nurse

Bonnie Nurse specializes in Critcal Care.

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1. The future of Obamacare

   Bonnie Nurse replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   In a rather large city in TN, a news program featured interviews of people standing for hours in a line to get their utility bill paid by a government program. On the other side of the street a temp...

2. The future of Obamacare

   Bonnie Nurse replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   You are exactly right and your statement supports my point. Any freebie to ANYONE is something working people, rich, middle class, or poor must pay for. Big corporate companies are guilty. GM is a...

3. The future of Obamacare

   Bonnie Nurse replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The real issue and point of the quote is that if you get something free from the government, then someone somewhere had to pay for it. Although I suppose the real situation now is when the government...

4. Cost of Living Index Comparison for TN Cities

   Bonnie Nurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Above link is now

5. Give up patient care - how long did you last?

   Bonnie Nurse replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

   4 years in critical

6. Drinks at the nurses station

   Bonnie Nurse replied to rddsnurse's topic in Emergency

   I would like to see controlled studies regarding impact of inadequate hydration of nursing staff. Every place I've worked where nurses had to walk to a lounge area to simple get a drink of water,...

7. Do you draw up blood on your own?

   Bonnie Nurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Work in an ICU and rarely (thank goodness) have to draw blood from anywhere except a central line. I'm not sure I'd be that good at it. But frankly, I get tired of those hourly BG checks when running...

8. Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

   Bonnie Nurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Bravo for you! You are one of the few who get it. I work in an ICU and the nurses do everything. We always have to rely on fellow nurses, and frankly, they're all busy sometimes. All ICU's should...

9. VA Emplyment process

   Bonnie Nurse replied to amileslpn's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with all these replies. I'm a VA nurse. I remember starting my process in November, and I wasn't presented with a formal contract until April of the next year. You might have to work PRN...

10. Don't know that 1oz=30cc/mls....and it's the Last Trimester?

    Bonnie Nurse replied to dblpn's topic in General Students

    Some things when stirred smell even more. But, I will say that some students have learned the 'help me, tell me' habit very well. This learned helplessness is sometimes deliberate, and sometimes not....

11. Nursing as a second career...am I doomed

    Bonnie Nurse replied to TryingToFindAWay's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the ADN at the college who will consider your circumstances of the past. Then, get your BSN asap, online, whatever. My institution will hardly interview ADN's, and do not pay them...

12. I am tired of this attitude

    Bonnie Nurse replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    This statement just tries to express the idea that if the nurse looks after her/his needs first, then good patient care will follow. If you're a square peg trying to fit yourself into a round hole,...

13. I am tired of this attitude

    Bonnie Nurse replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ. Those nurses who were good at their jobs, but who did not get pain meds to your son on time were not

14. Nursing as second career

    Bonnie Nurse replied to student maybe's topic in General Nursing

    "It is never too late to become what you might have been." -

15. I don't fit in anywhere!!!

    Bonnie Nurse replied to webmansx's topic in General Nursing

    I commend you for giving your feelings a voice. Too many of us spend too much of our lives doing what we think we 'should', what we think we 'should be grateful for', blah blah blah...... Follow your...