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1. CNA licensing authority?

   RC1 replied to RC1's topic in General Nursing

   There is a serious lack of teamwork at my facility which becomes painfully evident every time we have "one of those nights". This was one of those nights for sure. It still doesn't excuse anything as far as I'm concerned though. What would happen to ...

2. CNA licensing authority?

   RC1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My state board of Nurses Examiners states that it exists to protect the public against nurses who are, for whatebver reasons, unsafe. My point then is this, the CNA comes into contact with the public as much as and, in some cases, more than the RN or...

3. silly question, can LPN's Teach

   RC1 replied to blardyblardyhelp!!'s topic in General Nursing

   only an RN can do the initial admission assessment-technicaly. An LVN/LPN can do one however but an RN must verify it's clinical veracity. Regarding everything else, I would asvise you to use your computer to download a copy of you nurse practice act...

4. Nursing Paper-Gender Bias and stereotypes

   RC1 replied to MainLV's topic in Men

   I wasn't aware that I had personaly singled you out as such. Could you show me where I did that?

5. Developing Speed

   RC1 replied to brotherbear's topic in Men

   50Cal writes: I have been nursing for about seven months now. The speed came at about 4.5 months when I learned the necessary "order of operations" that would allow me to maximize my efficiency. I think one aspect of developing and maintaining spee...

6. Nursing Paper-Gender Bias and stereotypes

   RC1 replied to MainLV's topic in Men

   MainLV writes: 1.) Not necessarily, not that I have noticed at least; however, I haven't been looking for it either. Actually, I think American media has more to do with perpetuating the various American stereotypes than anything else. 2.) Yup, all...

7. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

   RC1 replied to plumrn's topic in Safety

   I work on a 32 bed med-surg/tele floor on the night shift (in Texas). We typically have 3-5 nurses including 1 LVN (who can do a hell of a lot); and a CNA. The CNA is "convenienely" designated as a PCT (pt care tech) however. On a good night, we have...

8. Pain Management

   RC1 replied to Bethena's topic in Safety

   In my experience, I have yet to find a pain that can't be controlled with adequate, but safe amounts of Dilaudid. I'm not a big fan of morphine. It appears to simply take the persons mind off of the pain whereas Dilaudid really seems to block up pain...

9. Why Men In Nursing

   RC1 replied to nikdav4's topic in Men

   You're welcome. Sure, thanks for asking.

10. Why Men In Nursing

    RC1 replied to nikdav4's topic in Men

    As America transitions from a manufacturing economy staffed by an indigenous workforce to a multi-nationally run global economy staffed increasingly by foreign sources, it becomes necessary to adapt to the changing workplace environment. Historically...

11. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    RC1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    All I said was that compassion and conservatism are mutually exclusive. I stand by that. You did a fine job of standing up for your beliefs but you have not suggested anything that indicates I am wrong. While that's quite possible, I'd have to kno...

12. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    RC1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    There's no need to limit the logical progression of a dialectic because it might make a few people uncomfortable either. What's more, there's no reason for nurses not to discuss US politics and how it relates to their circumstances. The bottom line i...

13. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    RC1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I'm concerned, the people already banded together to support the rights of corporations to walk all over their employees when they voted George Bush back for another four years of short sighted self serving Republican leadership. That walki...

14. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    RC1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    HellllloNurse, it sounds like it's time for you to move. It's like I always say, if you want to catch fish, you have to go fishing where there are fish. The beauty of nursing is that it allows you to do just that. The U.S. job market has come to this...

15. Why do we catch diseases?

    RC1 replied to realnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't apply to humans anymore, not in advanced countries at least. I'm sure it still works that way in Africa and other impoverished high population regions where selection is still natural though. Whenever I hear that term, "survival of the...