graysonret

graysonret

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About graysonret

Nurse since 1989, grew up in the military.

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  1. I am scared to do CPR

    I've done CPR twice, in my life. Both times, I didn't think about it, or decide what to do, I just started and kept going. Adrenaline and training kicks in and you don't think about it. Both times I was exhausted when finally relieved. Better to d...
  2. Which agencies are the best?

    I guess it depends on what office and where it is, plus your own personal experience. I worked out of a Maxim office for 10 years. They always had work for me, and pay could be negotiable, if you were unhappy. I moved last year and hoped to transf...
  3. More CNA woes.

    I've met more bad CNAs than good ones, recently. It seems they are there for the paycheck and for nothing else. Some are barely trained, like the one who left VS on my cart, with 1 patient having a temp. of 107 (2 hours later). I asked the CNA (sa...
  4. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    I was 37 when I decided to enter nursing. Never regretted it.
  5. What is agency nursing?

    As an agency nurse for the past 19 years, I can tell you that it has its "ups and downs". You're basically in business for yourself. You can accept or turn down assignments as you wish. Some places you may want to promote yourself, in the hopes of...
  6. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    I took both LPN training and RN training. I'm sorry, but taking socialogy, psychology, a foreign language perhaps, and English Comp. for an associate degree doesn't qualify as superior to an LPN with 22 years experience. I remained an LPN because t...
  7. I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    I've been a nurse now, going on 21 years. I'm 59 shortly. Of course there are days when you want to just give it all up and get a nice desk job somewhere, pushing papers, and not having someone's life in your hands. But, whenever I'm on duty, work...
  8. How strict was your nursing school?

    McGrawNut, I don't believe that the Hannah Harrison bldg. is still around. The school is now named: Harrison Center for Career Education. (Sorry, Hannah). It's located on G Street NW. At one time, I was the treasurer of the Alumi Association, but ...
  9. GPS units - What's yours?

    I have had a Garmin now for the past 2 years. They are really a necessity when doing agency work and HH visits. I just moved into a new city and I would have been lost without it directing to the new office, patients and back home again. Well wort...
  10. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    I checked. 100,000 could be prevented, according to a campaign. Antibiotics aren't effective as before too. Can't blame that on nurses. Again, I doubt all those deaths are caused by nurses. Oh, I'm sure it is, when it comes to campaigns and money...
  11. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    Edc1951...I wasn't insinuating about med techs and LPNs (LVNs). It is just convenient for the ANA and other organizations to immediately blame them to advance their own agendas. I know excellent techs and LPNs. But, if there is a problem, it seems ...
  12. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    I really can't accept the story that U.S. nurses "kill" 100K patients every year. If we did we would have Congressional committees, people watching us like hawks, more and more regulations and the doing away of med techs and LPNs. This would be a p...
  13. What do you wish for in a break room?

    A sign: "Nurse Quiet Room. No work related conversations, please."
  14. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    2.5 patients? I've been a nurse now going on 21 years. Gee, I better get on the bandwagon. I haven't even started to meet my quota! Oh, the shame of it all...
  15. Universal Healthcare

    After looking at the mess Canada, England and Europe have with their socialized medicine, I hope my patients never have to go through such disaster. That's all we need over "free enterprise", more government control... When you let the market work,...