David12

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1. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

   David12 replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

   Night shifters do not mind it near as much as day workers because they do not work near as hard. Not had to figure out.

2. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

   David12 replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses, as a group, are up there in age. To work them on 12 hour shifts is to physically abuse them and burn them out. Actually, many of the younger nurses feel the same. There is no good argument for working nurses 12 hours. It is dangerous for the ...

3. 8-vs-12 hour shifts?

   David12 replied to justDebi's topic in Management

   How would like a nurse on her 11th hour at work taking care of you with a heart attack? 12 hour shifts are dangerous for the patients and bad on the health of the nurses. For those nurses that like it for the extra time off, they are thinking of them...

4. Anyone in NC use the mynursingkit?

   David12 replied to Kstew27's topic in Student Assist

   those persons teaching your courses that are usingmynursingkit obviously do not care about the quality of their teaching. atleast, if the mynursingkit used at your university is the same quality as thatused at the university i am attending. my experi...

5. Poster Presentation Assignment

   David12 replied to mrflynn0907's topic in Student Assist

   when i hear the term “poster presentation” it causes me to pause. this is an oxymoron. is not a poster meant to stand by itself? is it meant to be placed on a person’s back or carried constantly by a person while he/she simultaneously expounds on wha...

6. midwestern state university spring 2012

   David12 replied to neekola's topic in Texas

   inresponse to your questions about midwestern state university in wichita falls,texas, i would say the following: a portion of the faculty does not practice what it teaches. for example:several of them put great emphasis on critical thinking -- but...

7. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

   David12 replied to wannabenurse14's topic in Male Students

   The "nursing culture" needs more males. I have been around nurses and nursing my entire adult life. I am now in my second semester of nursing school. I have always had respect for nurses (and still do). However, there are many aspects of the "cultur...