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    Automatic B/P machines...should I buy my own?

    Music in My Heart replied to prinsessa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd be careful about using a personal device. If, by some chance, something goes wrong with the patient, you and your device will be drawn into any ensuing litigation. Failure to have it calibrated...
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    The Shortage Myth in Politics

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in General Nursing

    Meg Whitman, the billionaire former CEO of eBay and current Reep gubanatorial candidate in California, just sent a campaign flyer to me in which she, among other things, says, "We must... address the...
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    Inhumane Treatments

    Music in My Heart replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

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    Possible Solutions to Nursing School Wait lists?

    Music in My Heart replied to jm0203's topic in General Nursing

    err, spouses or partners?
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    Inhumane Treatments

    Music in My Heart replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, I watched a DPM aggressively debride a huge diabetic foot ulcer... without any premedication at all. It almost made me ill (I turned white and got all woozy). It wasn't the gore that got...
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    Nursing School: Officially the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done

    Music in My Heart replied to werkinit's topic in General Students

    That's how I would describe my nursing school experience. It was not particularly difficult intellectually but the pace was grueling and unrelenting, and the stakes were very high... fail one class...
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    3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Music in My Heart replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, it doesn't.On the other hand, it's likely that if you tracked the progress of 5,000 graduates with 3.8's and compared it with the progress of 5,000 graduates with 2.8's that you would find...
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    3.25 GPA required for new grad position???!!

    Music in My Heart replied to wildsmile24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sure, but the GPA is quantifiable and easily verifiable, as well as being somewhat standardized (at least by comparison to the things that you
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    Music in My Heart replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    Why do I "hate" Florida? Two words: Hanging chads. Florida is the state that brought us nearly a decade of Bush/Cheney.... that's reason enough to hate the place. Seriously, though... the people that...
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    Did everyone flunk their college writing courses?

    Music in My Heart replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the fray.Poor writing skills don't equal idiocy. They do, though, equal poor education. That poor education may derive from laziness, inattention, learning disabilities, limited intellect,...
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    Nurses Eating Their Young

    Music in My Heart replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, I will not tolerate bullying in my presence. We should hold ourselves accountable to speak up against the bullying mentality that some nurses choose to perpetrate on the newer and/or...
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    Did everyone flunk their college writing courses?

    Music in My Heart replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at least for engineers, there is. Check out the topic at Eng-Tips.org...Never having been a physician, dentist, accountant, lawyer, etc, I can't comment on those except to say that attorneys and...
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    Did everyone flunk their college writing courses?

    Music in My Heart replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    As with most subjects, merely passing (C-) a course doesn't represent much competence in the subject, particularly with so many remedial avenues available to support the struggling student. Of course,...
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    Good Evening, Doctor!

    Music in My Heart replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The word "doctor" to mean licensed physician in the context of health care is far too ingrained to ever be changed. The only thing that's going to ultimately destroy the nurse=female stereotype is...
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    Medical Spanish

    Music in My Heart replied to coleVT10's topic in General Students

    If you really want to be proficient with the language, you should take at least two semesters of college-level Spanish (not conversational). To that you should be aggressively seeking out...
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    Why do instructors feel it is necessary to push new grads into a Med/Surg position?

    Music in My Heart replied to redmykal1524's topic in Nursing Career

    No it's not. They, too, may one day find themselves as an ICU customer and be very grateful for the excellent foundation that their nurses might have received on a med/surg floor. Or they might...
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    Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    Music in My Heart replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Off topic, I know, but personally, RN is sufficient for me. The fewer pen strokes the better, I say. To me, adding BSN is a little
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    Any former Marine grunts going into nursing?

    Music in My Heart replied to devildog0311's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Former Marine. Not a grunt, though, an air
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    Good Evening, Doctor!

    Music in My Heart replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Being a middle-aged man, I've gotten the "hello, doctor" a number of times, even while I was in nursing school. Honestly, nurses themselves are some of the biggest offenders in the gender...
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    After some advice re Canada and the USA

    Music in My Heart replied to Gracelle anne's topic in International Nursing

    I can't speak for Canada but here in the US, brand new nurses - registered or vocational - face a very difficult time finding employment. I'm talking about citizens and residents who are already...
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    If you've taken pharmacology or pathophysiology...help

    Music in My Heart replied to lovelylady42's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you're determined to study over the summer then I'd advise that you focus on renal and cardiopulmonary physiology as well as the ANS... and the drug classes that interact with
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    What advise would you give to your younger self?

    Music in My Heart replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Work very hard at whatever you choose to pursue. Follow your heart. You don't always get second chances. Sometimes your choices close doors to your future and no, a window doesn't always open at the...
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    New male nurse getting ready to tackle first nursing job

    Music in My Heart replied to scsunurse85's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I'm not clear what bearing one's sexual preferences have on their ability to do any job, nursing or
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    Does Nursing School Allow Any College Major?

    Music in My Heart replied to kaolla56's topic in General Students

    Yes, it's true. There are many accelerated programs around for postbaccalaureate which award either a BS or an MS in nursing to folks who already hold BA/BS degrees in other fields. You can also get...
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    Male nursing assistant.

    Music in My Heart replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Two thoughts:1) Bath (sic) male patients... You seem to be insinuating that it would be OK for a guy to bathe and wipe a female patient but just another male. Are you for real? 2) Beavis and