cicicross

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1. Pet Peeves

   cicicross replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

   OMG...LOL! I so agree to all of that!! I also get the same thing when we are doing the baby paperwork and the mom has to sign it all. The dad's get all offended, asking why they don't sign anything, and the explanation that "we know that she is the m...

2. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

   cicicross replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

   And I thought I was crazy for having to have my patient cards at work organized perfectly, with their name written (in black sharpie, of course) in the upper left corner and room number on the upper right. They all have to be perfectly spaced and if ...

3. 12N Sleeping During Break

   cicicross replied to MEDRQST's topic in Safety

   Yeah, she might not want to go to days and may consider it as much a punitive action as if she had been written up or formally disciplined.

4. 12N Sleeping During Break

   cicicross replied to MEDRQST's topic in Safety

   I currently work in an almost constantly understaffed unit (Womens- Postpartum, nursery, L&D) in a small hospital. We work 12 hour shifts but have to be at work 20 minutes early for report, 30 minutes are automatically deducted from our pay each ...

5. Poll: Male Nurses in the OB? Ok or No Way???

   cicicross replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think I would consider it a matter of trust, just a matter of comfort. As a woman who has worked in OB for 1 1/2 years now, and has had to endure more Pap smears than I can count, I would have to say that I prefer a woman. It's not really eas...

6. Offended by Prayer

   cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks ChrisA! I was always curious about the exact reason and time it was added. I had read somewhere that it was the 40's but apparently that was wrong. Thanks again for the education.

7. Offended by Prayer

   cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I am not entirely sure of the reason why it was added but I know WHEN it was added so that gives me an idea. It was added to the Pledge in the 40'2 around WWII. I think it was added because of the atrocities that were going on in Europe etc, to...

8. Offended by Prayer

   cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

   I have to disagree. For one thing there are cases of animals practicing homosexual behaviors, for another....Christianity is FAR from the oldest religion! There are NUMEROUS religions that predate Christianity by hundreds of years, Paganism,Egyptian ...

9. Offended by Prayer

   cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

   I agree about the spell check, LOL. Anyway to continue off topic, I have to address some of the things you brought up. About the laws on murder, thieving etc being biblical, I don't agree. I think you can be human and moral and good and not be a foll...

10. Offended by Prayer

    cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ on the "required to adhere" portion of your statement. Someone earlier in the thread talked about laws made due to the bible, and I have to bring up one new one in particular that upsets me. The recent passage of the "marriage defini...

11. Offended by Prayer

    cicicross replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Wiccan and I have prayed with patients before because I did not want to offend them. I just remained silent and focused my energies and good thoughts toward the patient while they prayed to their God. I don't know if this would be offensive to...

12. Necessary to believe in God?

    cicicross replied to Eddye's topic in General Nursing

    Ok first of all I will apologize for people taking my comment as an insult. I was fed up with the scripture, preaching tones, and witnessing being posted. People were saying that you had to believe in God to be a good nurse, and I snapped. I wrote it...

13. Necessary to believe in God?

    cicicross replied to Eddye's topic in General Nursing

    Yay Psychomachia!!!! I absolutely love that! I have sent it out as an email before. Problem is, I don't think the people to whom it applies take it the same way we do, so it tends to go over their heads. Not being mean, I just think you have to have ...

14. Necessary to believe in God?

    cicicross replied to Eddye's topic in General Nursing

    I know it was a mistake but that was good enough to post twice blueyes, LOL! For some people the higher power may just be a force present in the world, not a being or person at all. It is necessary I think as a nurse to realize not everyone is Christ...

15. Necessary to believe in God?

    cicicross replied to Eddye's topic in General Nursing

    No! If you really knew your Darwin you would know that we did not evolve FROM primates, primates and humans had a common ancestor way back when. THAT is why we have primates AND humans and why gorilla DNA is 99.9% identical to human DNA!