maryellen12

maryellen12 has 25 years experience and specializes in RN BN PG Dip.

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1. Short Staffed: An Epidemic

   maryellen12 replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

   It's not rocket science. But if nurses continue to work under difficult circumstances the poor working conditions will go on. The only way I see to improve working conditions here is through...

2. Setting my orientee up for failure?

   maryellen12 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

   Being unkind will not help at all. All this would do would be to create more stress for the learner. My guess is that there is enough stress already and stress is not conducive to

3. Setting my orientee up for failure?

   maryellen12 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

   You may have already tried this, but I am wondering if the new grad. is a visual learner. They may be struggling to take new information in through auditory processing. This problem may be...

4. 12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year

   maryellen12 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   There needs to be accountability and a detailed understanding so that we can learn and improve safety in the workplace. Tragic and sad for one health care worker to lose their

5. National Bicycle Day!

   maryellen12 replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

6. National Bicycle Day!

   maryellen12 replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

   Cool dude on a bike I have 2 kittens climbing over me looking for a place to settle. Both purring

7. National Bicycle Day!

   maryellen12 replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

   I like this bike

8. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

   maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   When you live in a society full of guns - the idea of not having a gun seems implausible. I live in a society where police don't need to carry guns. They don't need to carry guns because people...

9. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

   maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Research seems quite firmly established in that social inequity in society is linked with crime in lower socio economic groups. It is better to seek to address social inequity than to blame...

10. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Police in NZ do not routinely do not carry guns. 3 August 2015 Since 1941, 29 people have been fatally shot by police Do you accept that Police work must be so much harder in...

11. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts 2nd Amendment "The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution since 1791,[208] and most state constitutions also guarantee this right"....

12. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    confused a bit. I didn't deny that the Police are racist. I talked about systemic racism and it's entrenchment throughout society. "Blaming" never solves anything. It creates bad...

13. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it helps to blame one section of society. Police deal with the outcome of systemic racism that is deeply entrenched throughout a society. Better to look to understand the reality and...

14. National Bicycle Day!

    maryellen12 replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Nurses can do anything You have the mind of an engineer Davey

15. MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    maryellen12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am sorry. Shouldn't have said that. I was coming back to delete. I don't know you at all - and I haven't read your posts in enough detail. Sorry ... I feel bad.