farmerjane

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1. Hospitals hiring new grads these days?

   farmerjane replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts

   Boston Medical will hire an ADN if they sign something saying they will get their BSN by 2020.

2. "Your ER sucks!" and other pleasantries...how you handle them?

   farmerjane replied to livingthedream77's topic in Emergency

   I love that. My old Nurse Manager would have loved it, but the new one, not so much.

3. Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

   farmerjane replied to loheRN's topic in General Nursing

   I love this answer---the reality that we can still feel overwhelmed each and every day because we're in the thick of it. But when someone comes along newer than us, we can take a look back and see how far we've come.

4. Not even a word of English

   farmerjane replied to MomRN0913's topic in Relations

   This is part of what I was trying to say as well. Look, I know that language and literacy are essential for life skills, for better access to resources like healthcare, and for getting out of poverty. I would never say otherwise. I was just trying ...

5. Not even a word of English

   farmerjane replied to MomRN0913's topic in Relations

   What resources do you suppose people have to facilitate their language acquisition? I live in a large city with a lot of immigrants from different areas. There are community centers that offer ESOL classes free of charge...and the waiting lists are...

6. How do you handle the drug seekers?

   farmerjane replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

   Good heavens. I don't even have a penis and I cringed reading this!!! OP, I have Trigeminal Neuraligia as well. I think what someone said about caring more about the medication than the pain relief is key here. If someone is truly in pain, they wi...

7. Obamacare and Mark of Beast... wrong time to be a nurse?

   farmerjane replied to tarotale's topic in Activism

   Well, that's your prerogative, but then you don't have an informed opinion. You have an opinion based on half-truths and what you think you read. If you are going to rely on Googled sources to help you form your opinions, make sure they are unbiased,...

8. Obamacare and Mark of Beast... wrong time to be a nurse?

   farmerjane replied to tarotale's topic in Activism

   I dunno. I think I want to CHIP you just to be sure.

9. Interviewers asked me about other job interviews...

   farmerjane replied to Despareux's topic in Job Hunt

   What's the lie? Patti_RN said

10. Rx drug abuse in your ED- steps you take?

    farmerjane replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    I had actually been referring to the system mentioned by mybrowneyedgirl in post# 12: I think the system that you describe, carefully recording exact observations, is smart medicine.

11. Rx drug abuse in your ED- steps you take?

    farmerjane replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    I think you're probably right. I am new to posting here and was unable to see that part of the thread while I was replying, so I was going by my memory of what the poster reported happens in her hospital. Now that I can see it, it does of course lo...

12. Social Worker Wants Me In an Impaired Nurse Program--I am NOT Impaired

    farmerjane replied to Mezcalero's topic in Recovery

    I know this is an old thread, but you bumped it with that last post. Your story doesn't make sense. You reported another nurse. You took Ambien as prescribed. What do these 2 facts have to do with one another, and how does it play into whatever sit...

13. Student to be RN, diagnosed with PKD

    farmerjane replied to lovelifehappiness's topic in Disabilities

    I have a family member with PKD. He is not a nurse, but I can assure you he has worked hard to manage his condition (lifestyle/diet changes, medication, etc) and works full time with no problem. he is also involved in sports and has a family. I do ...

14. Obese lady

    farmerjane replied to maelstrom143's topic in General Nursing

    If she does change her ways and decide to fight to get better, it will be partially because of the grace you showed her, I have no doubt. I have never been more than 15 or so pounds overweight, but I have heard all those terrible comments and seen t...

15. Rx drug abuse in your ED- steps you take?

    farmerjane replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    I've been a lurker here for a long time, but I joined today so that I could reply to this. While I understand your frustration completely---we work so hard to provide good education for patients to truly promote a lifestyle that will help them maint...