Nitngale

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1. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

   Nitngale replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

   I understand, to a lesser degree, what you went through. I'm not a nurse but will be going to school for lvn. My sister and I cared for our Mother at home for eight years. She was in a 'coma' from '97 to '05 (brain aneurysm) From the beginning the do...

2. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

   Nitngale replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

   . The assumption that children are a burden on society is just wrong. The Children are the basis of our future as a country. Denying education or health care to our own citizens is bad public policy. I frankly don't give a rats behind about the orig...

3. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

   Nitngale replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

   sorry I didn't respond sooner, just saw your post. Since none of us were there and we get our info from the 'media', my opinion was developed by a doctor they interviewed at the time of the accident. He stated that it was policy (I don't know whoms) ...

4. Western Career College??

   Nitngale replied to nursemelani's topic in LPN-RN

   Don't forget that you can also apply for federal and state grants (meaning they don't have to be repaid) I know there is the Pell Grant in CA and another one. My experience with all those science courses they make people take, to include doctors is ...

5. Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

   Nitngale replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   You're right, there is no nursing shortage. Just as there is no shortage of doctors or engineers. This is an excuse to import (mostly from third world countries) those whom would work cheaper then Americans. The problem for 'them' is that eventually,...

6. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

   Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   This is just my humble opinion, which is allowed under Ms Ruby's diversity quote. I would like you to ask the next ten non hospital affiliated people you meet if they think nurses have direct patient care. I think the majority if not all will say yes...

7. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

   Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Well put :yelclap:

8. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

   Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Actually Ms. Ruby, the reason for the break up of nursing duties was a monetary one. Back in the day, the nurse didn't do alot of things because there was a more limited technology. By breaking up nursing into CNA, LVN, RN (2 year) and BSN---it justi...

9. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

   Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   You can not be rational and do irrational things--just by definition alone. Unless it's the insanity defense. The patient was irrational at the moment of the outburst. There are many different types of patients just as there are many different types ...

10. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah and then without ever getting out of bed, they phone the charge nurse, asking the nurse's assesment which means that the nurse is actually diagnosing. I witnessed this in the ICU (as a visitor). If you mean "'those people are everywhere" in the ...

11. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    Nitngale replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    You know I can see your point on staff and management but the patients are ill and have more reason to be 'mean'. I don't get some of you guys. Nursing is about sick, injured, and old people. It's not modeling or acting. I think the main problem toda...

12. Being a man in the field

    Nitngale replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Students

    I don't agree with the term "sexist". It has a legal conatation which points toward discrimination. I've worked almost exclusively with men in male dominated jobs my whole life and there is a difference (on average) between men and women and the way ...

13. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    Nitngale replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    Maybe they're just bad at trauma:rolleyes: I think it's the wine keepin' them alive:wink2:

14. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    Nitngale replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    Sorry about your Mother, SpaceNurse. I don't know how much I would trust European healthcare since the botched job they did on Princess Di back in '97

15. Being a man in the field

    Nitngale replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Students

    Rich et al: let me clarify what I said. I said 'society', not me, put those labels on men as well as women. As for empathy, I think that is gained more from experience than genetics. But women have a head start, in that society fosters these beliefs....