Li'l abner

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1. Survey: Should family be present for a code?

   Li'l abner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the family could be present at a code only if there is enough staff to deal with the family. I have been on the cardiac team at 5 different hospitals in my 26 year career and it has been my experiance that there is never enough staff or ...

2. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

   Li'l abner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree with this letter. I started out 26 years ago with high ideals like sbrn. Nursing school was hard but I thought that it would get easier as I learned the shortcuts. What I got was harder work as the nursing cuts came. I am now working ...

3. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

   Li'l abner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

4. MUST have been a man's idea...

   Li'l abner replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   As one of those male nurse I would like to make a comment about this situation. When I first started nursing all nurses had to wear a white dress, white stockings and white shoes. Scrubs were worn only in the OR. I had the school compremise by lettin...

5. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

   Li'l abner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   When I went into nursing 24 years ago I had high ideas of helping people. I had been in the Army as a medic and felt that I could make a difference in the health care a saw being delivered. After 24 years as a nurse I have come to the conclusion that...

6. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

   Li'l abner replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Both my wife and I have been nurses since 1977. When my 18 year old daughter stated she wanted to be a nurse, both my wife and I said " NO ". She stated " I can be one if I want ". ( She has a bit of an attitude). We told her she had to shadow a nurs...