Robert.CFRN

Robert.CFRN has 23 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Flight Nursing.

Latest Activity

1. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

   Robert.CFRN replied to mcknis's topic in Activism

   Watch the news today. A bunch of stark raving morons want to get rid of the police. Worse, a bunch of moronic elected officials are buying into the idea. What could possibly go wrong? Mobs roaming the streets assaulting people, looting and burnin...

2. English As A Second Language

   Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, rather proud of yourself, aren't you? Of course, anyone who disagrees with you must be stupid, and never left the county of their birth, yes? I'm not sure, but did you vote for Hillary? Because anyone who doesn't share your view is obviously ...

3. is this fraud

   Robert.CFRN replied to cmtrrb's topic in General Nursing

   No, it's not fraud. Fraud is deception for financial gain. But it's probably against hospital policy. Did you tell her what you found on your assessment, and she charted that? If so, a simple addendum stating that you completed the assessment and...

4. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

   Robert.CFRN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

   Heavy metal guitarist. What else?

5. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

   Robert.CFRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men

   Sure, but it's no big deal. Male nurses are still less than 10% of the nursing workforce, so it's a natural mistake. Just smile, let the patient or family know that you're a nurse, and then find out how to make his or her day better. These days wi...

6. English As A Second Language

   Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. It tells me that the instructors haven't quite gotten past identity politics and the urge to paint everything first by race. The question is itself racist, as is the implication. The white woman and the black woman are clearly American, thou...

7. English As A Second Language

   Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

   Nevermind. I speak fluent sarcasm, and missed it here.

8. English As A Second Language

   Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone noticed that, per the Terms of Service on All Nurses, all posts must be in English? Just sayin'...

9. English As A Second Language

   Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

   There's a bit of a difference between having a Texas or Boston accent, and having an accent so thick that patients and other health care team members can't understand you. Communication is, perhaps, the single most important skill a nurse must posse...

10. English As A Second Language

    Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Well that was impressive. I'm sorry, but speaking understandably in English is a necessary nursing skill, as by far the majority of people in the United States are English speakers. English is the language of education and commerce. It is the lang...

11. New RN: don't like job in ICU

    Robert.CFRN replied to mrsbech05's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't like the idea of new nurses in the ICU. I think a year on med/surg or telemetry should be required in order to get used to bedside nursing, and to improve critical thinking and organizational skills should be required. I did a year a...

12. Are new grads prepared for the bedside?

    Robert.CFRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    In doing some research, I've found very little in regards to how well prepared new grads are by their nursing programs for actual bedside care. Stereotype says that ADNs are better prepared than BSNs because of concentration on clinical vs theory. ...

13. English As A Second Language

    Robert.CFRN replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    A strong accent does NOT reflect on your ability to care for people at all. I've worked with fantastic nurses from all over the world. That being said, I've worked with nurses who's accents were so thick that patients and families couldn't understa...

14. Repealing ACA

    Robert.CFRN replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism

    True, the previous health insurance doesn't cover what Obamacare requires. My son, rather than being able to pay out of pocket and just have catastrophic coverage, now has government mandated gynecology and obstetric coverage. For many, insurance p...

15. Repealing ACA

    Robert.CFRN replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism

    It's rather simple. The best way to make anything really expensive and really inefficient is to get the government involved. Hospitals are regulated by over 20 different agencies, with tens of thousands of pages of regulations. Nurses have to spen...