resqrider

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1. Nurses eating their young-venting

   resqrider replied to Darchild77's topic in General Nursing

   let me say this first of all. it doesn't matter whether your a new nurse, student nurse, male or female. you are a member of the genetic species called homo sapien. i remember one of my fellow classmates telling me, to sit back and chill out during a...

2. Males in Nursing: Improvement or Hindrance?

   resqrider replied to Firedawg03's topic in General Nursing

   Remember this Folks. It's not a matter of muscle. It is a matter of the mind. I was an EMT for 15 years, now a newly graduated nurse waiting to retake my boards. Sure the muscles come in handy, but the mind is always at work.

3. New name for the Nursing profession?

   resqrider replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

   a rose by any other name is still a rose. and if it is a the title your concerned about. find another profession they have plenty of them!!! i don't believe in the name game. nursing is an honorable title for an honorable profession. think if it this...

4. Why did you become a nurse?

   resqrider replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

   Though timeshave changed, The politics haven't. Many administrators, who are not nurses, seem to think they can tell nurses how to perform patient care. even though they may one day be on the oppisite end of that patients bedside manner. That being s...

5. Failed NCLEX; any suggestions?

   resqrider replied to unknown99's topic in New Nurse

   a friend just told me, is what i meant to say. I just got done working out our county fair. So, I am a little tired.

6. Failed NCLEX; any suggestions?

   resqrider replied to unknown99's topic in New Nurse

   Hey I just thought I would pass this on a fried told me that it I should read and do the NCLEX questions on the Saunders CD-Rom study guides, and pay attention to the rationales. I will take mine for the first time on 7-6-04 and i am very nervous. S...

7. Does it pay to challenge a test question?

   resqrider replied to luv2yoga's topic in General Nursing

   My instructor once told me that they were humans, too. Sometimes it didn't feel like it though especially when it came to test taking. But i remember one instance where my instructor told us one thing. If all else fails go by the answer in the book o...

8. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   resqrider replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations

   Hi Gang, I just graduated nursing school and am taking a mandatory review class for NCLEX-PN. Yesterday in class I had a situation where I couldn't hear the instructor and said something to the Tecjh in the classroom, earlier 2 of the female student...

9. Why did you become a nurse?

   resqrider replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

   navy i guess i am becoming a nurse, because i can't stand to see people suffer. i particularly dislike those in the healthcare profession, (and you know who you are :angryfire), who leavea patient to lie in there own feces. while this is disgusting i...

10. Overtime rules pass House

    resqrider replied to Briern's topic in Activism

    ALL I CAN SAY IS WHERE DO I SIGN!!!

11. Overtime rules pass House

    resqrider replied to Briern's topic in Activism

    I know what you mean i will be graduating in a year from nursing school. i wonder how this will affect me on my first job

12. Overtime rules pass House

    resqrider replied to Briern's topic in Activism

    ya know the DOL needs to get the collar color, some of us are white collar ,some are brown collar and some are red collar. i think they need to get form behind there desks and come put our uniforms for a day and then rethink the overtime law. Nurses ...

13. How much should nurses be paid?

    resqrider replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is North Dakota. The legislature has now agreed to change the nursing requirements however, now a nurse can have ARN or a BSN as new laws begin to take affect. How that will affect pay scales one can only imagine.

14. How much should nurses be paid?

    resqrider replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Gang, I am a Student Nurse in North Dakota. I am now on a Job hunt , so that as soon as i graduate i can begin working in my chosen field of nursing. However, I notice in North Dakota that many of the nurses are not happy with the pay they reciev...

15. Why do Nurse's wear there degree on there name badges?

    resqrider replied to Medic_Kev's topic in General Nursing

    Hey KEV An old addage came to mind as I was reading the post it goes like this: Paramedics save lives and EMT's save Paramedics It doesn't matter what's on the tag if the quality of care gets tossed into the trash bin, because even the most qualifie...