dumbnurse

dumbnurse ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN

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  1. Negative Feedback Loop

    dumbnurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I write this at the near end of a 35+ year nursing career. From my beginnings in Education in 2007 until now, I have watched and waited and hoped that more nurses would enter the field of education....

  2. Negative Feedback Loop

    dumbnurse replied to dumbnurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Awesome response thank

  3. Student professionalism

    dumbnurse posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As nurses we are expected to act professionally in our interactions with staff, patients and families. Our profession depends upon that expectation for accreditation, integrity and trust. So, when you...

  4. Bellarmine May 2021

    dumbnurse replied to Pam.i.am's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I am not a student but a nursing educator and I worked for Bellarmine part-time for 5 years as a clinical instructor. Also, I did not attend Bellarmine. First off, the money is big,...

  5. Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    dumbnurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As an instructor in clinical I browbeat the students with medication administration processes. Trying to get students to understand the nuances of doctors orders and what Pyxis will do is a challenge...

  6. Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    dumbnurse replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    SAS without a doubt the best shoe in the world for nurses. And now there are plenty of styles to accommodate the most discerning

  7. Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    dumbnurse replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "Operative words there are "in the US." This is an international forum and osceteacher and myself are in the UK - unsure where other posters are from - and trying to proselytise and/or pray with...

  8. What does your username mean?

    dumbnurse replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I got pissed at the allnurses.com website one day after I could not retrieve my log on info for my alter ego username, which was my own fault, hence forever known

  9. Favorite Motivational Quote Nurses Week Contest

    dumbnurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "I teach as if any of my students will be the one to care for me".

  10. Make a Meme Nurses Week Contest

    dumbnurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "Damn right my pressure is high. How else am I gonna get my

  11. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    dumbnurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "Male nurses are only a little less annoying", said the ancient surgeon on

  12. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    dumbnurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Davey, I thought the patient was going to say, "Oh great, so which one of you gets the

  13. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    dumbnurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    'Whadda you mean, call respiratory therapy? That ain't no damn oxygen delivery

  14. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    dumbnurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately this points to a larger problem...we are all trying to do too much. Whether it's a sour relationship, stress on the job, multiple responsibilities, we all need to take a step back and...

  15. Not good enough to be an RN

    dumbnurse replied to ilooc72's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We'd love to help but you are not giving us much to go

  16. New Grad with Mixed Feelings

    dumbnurse replied to nurse_bri's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Bottom line; what is important to you? Do the time, follow your dreams, make your needs known with management (the squeaky wheel gets the grease!), ignore the disillusioned, burnt out hags or grumpy...

  17. Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    dumbnurse replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    God is in all of us. We just need to open ourselves to that

  18. Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

    dumbnurse replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Men in Nursing

    KatieJon and Mountain John, Kudo's to you for having the guts to say what I was thinking. Balance in all things and as Possum said, this is a truly multicultural, non specific gender, varied lifestyle...

  19. Struggles of being a male nurse

    dumbnurse replied to aririe's topic in Men in Nursing

    Never a dull moment working in a predominantly female profession. I worked at the VA for 26+ years so I dealt with females less often than men. Female veterans are just like male veterans they say...

  20. Care plans

    dumbnurse replied to LilyRN99's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've always been under the assumption after 35 years as a nurse that NANDA was a means to an end. The recognition of nursing as a professional career. If this is true won't we have to come up with...

  21. Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    dumbnurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Probably not many employment opportunities for her out there. She's lucky the family is not pursuing litigation. I'd have to be on suicide watch after all

  22. Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    dumbnurse replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    Straight talking, tolerant to a point, takes constructive criticism well, supports colleagues unless they are incompetent, work is not their life, drama free, tactful, grounded, spiritual, all the...

  23. Curiosity Killed the Cat and Got 50 Hospital Employees Fired

    dumbnurse replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    They could easily replace the 50 nurses with agency staff and then worry about the lack of permanence. There is a nursing shortage especially in critical care, ED, Nursing education and elsewhere. Oh...

  24. Precepting for New Nursing Educator? Not here!

    dumbnurse replied to ayneday's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One of the variables contributing to this lack of formal mentorship is the fact that over half of the clinical staff may be part time. How do you provide a preceptorship for 50 nurses with various...

  25. Overwhelmed in my last semester.

    dumbnurse replied to PurplePens's topic in General Students

    Stepping out of your comfort zone is one thing but if it is overwhelming you, maybe it isn't the right place. Why the ED