broke1

broke1 specializes in LTAC.

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1. compensation while caring for family member

   broke1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm wondering if anyone has information on how you go about being compensated for providing nursing care for a family member. Although I'm not a home health care nurse, I do provide nursing care for my mother on a regular basis. The reason for the ...

2. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

   broke1 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in Missouri

   I know a few folks that graduated from STLCC and the wait time was not reality for them. It seems many people apply and get on the list but things happen such as poor grades in pre-reqs or even acceptance in other programs. Basically, a lot can hap...

3. Is Umsl Nursing School Good or Bad?!?

   broke1 replied to MISS_TCM's topic in Missouri

   i know we live in a very litigious society and agree with the moderator about using people's names, especially in a defamatory way, but is there risk involved in giving one's opinion of a particular school or program, be it positive or negative?

4. Being "Da Man"(or "That Man") In A Overwhelmingly Female Classroom

   broke1 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

   The article is straight on. I just graduated from a program with only 3 males and 30 females. I was treated as an equal by my classmates from day one which I'll attribute to the instructors. They set the tone for the environment and one student us...

5. New LPN

   broke1 replied to Gogetter's topic in LPN/LVN

   I just finished a program in Ohio and moved to Missouri so I'm stuck in the paperwork transition waiting for boards etc... I had similar thoughts during clinicals. My last 9 weeks, my group (6 students) were essentially turned loose on a med/surg - ...

6. Dumb instructor

   broke1 posted a topic in General Students

   This instructor was giving a cardiology lecture and was hosing it so bad that I finally had to say something. She clearly had no clue as to the difference between cadioversion and defibrilation and was confusing heart blocks with CAD, even saying th...

7. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

   broke1 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps the change could start with those of us in the profession. Calling men in nursing "male nurses" is not much different than what the patient did. As far as filing the report of discrimination, would more people have agreed with the action if...

8. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   broke1 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is 2006, not 1906 right? My mail is delivered by a female. I think she does as well as a male but I'm not sure. I noticed a female on a pumper the other day. I think she knows how to put out fires but I'm not sure. Just to be safe, if my hous...

9. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

   broke1 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

   Believe it or not cuteCNA, it's possible for us males to control ourselves, even around someone as lovely as you must be. If your choice is a female caregiver, that's fine, but don't try to qualify your decision with such a stereotypical view on mal...

10. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

    broke1 replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Humor

    A few months ago I was elevating a patients bed to change her linnen. I didn't notice the IV pole on the headboard and it went through her overhead light, causing the flourescent tubes to explode. Most of the glass was contained in the fixture but ...

11. Balancing nursing school and life

    broke1 replied to chembob's topic in Missouri

    We have all see good doctors and bad ones as well as good nurses and bad ones. I think what you do on your own time IS your business. Nursing school is a huge time committment, and unless you're being forced to go, it's on your time. It's possible ...

12. Males and females

    broke1 replied to Rivs's topic in Men

    I just entered the field as a Nurse Assistant in January. I came from a management and administrative background and left it bacause I hated what I was doing. Of the 20 or so NAs on my floor, only 2 of us our males. There are only 2 male RNs as wel...

13. Becoming a CNA/PCT Before Nursing School

    broke1 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You may want to check your local hospitals for tuition assistance with nursing school. Many are short on RNs and will pay quite a bit and some even pay for all of your schooling. I'm finishing pre-nursing next spring and should start nursing school...

14. fellow nurse techs

    broke1 replied to Ginyer's topic in General Students

    You may want to check around before doing things outside your scope of practice. Even if you were a nursing student, you can only do those things under the supervision of a preceptor and only in the capacity of being a student, meaning you can't get...

15. Patient Care Technicians

    broke1 replied to DianeK4HVCH's topic in Technicians

    Our NAs dc IVs, insert and dc catheters and in one of our sister facilities they draw blood and are called patient care Techs. I think it really varies across the board as to what they can do and I'm not sure there's any logic for calling one a NA a...