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  1. Enough is Enough

    csw5048 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I apologize if you feel my comment was "harsh". I did not intend to sound as if I was unfeeling or unsympathetic with what nurses today are expected to deal with.The "customer service" you describe is...

  2. Enough is Enough

    csw5048 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, but I am an old school nurse. The "customer service" that you described, backrubs, nourishments, etc, were what WE called nursing! Yes, nursing is much more high tech today and there are much...

  3. Not sure if I want to be a nurse

    csw5048 replied to kekaki's topic in General Nursing

    I shudder when someone says they want to go into nursing for the financial benefits. Yes, nursing is a fairly secure profession, but nothing is a given. If the only reason you want to be a nurse is...

  4. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    csw5048 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Of Course I would work! But let's straighten out the scenario a bit first. I work in Public Health. After 9/11, the government gave out a lot of money to set up emergency preparedness plans in each...

  5. Am I too old to just be starting?

    csw5048 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Your right you will catch some flack, but not for the reasons you think. As a nurse that got my degree after I was 40 and have continued to work for the last 20 years I can tell you that older nurses...

  6. Am I too old to just be starting?

    csw5048 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!!! Hope you love it as much as I have. I did it almost the same, except I still had 3 children at home and I worked part time. but I had my license 3 years to the day of starting my...

  7. Am I too old to just be starting?

    csw5048 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    I went into the nursing program right after I turned 40. Fully a third of my class was also over 40. It was the best thing I ever did. I had worked as a nurses aid for 23 years making no money (but...

  8. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    csw5048 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my grandmother was violenly allergic to most seafood. So much so that she ended up in the hospital just from washing dishes that had contained crab salad! What a great excuse for not having to...

  9. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    csw5048 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt. that was allergic to benadryl and epinepherine. I wonder what they take for other

  10. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    csw5048 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Think PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING! In some states it requires a batchelor degree, some do not. Most also require at least one year of clinical experience. I have worked in Public Health for the last 11...

  11. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    csw5048 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    As someone that has worked in this field for almost 40 years, I can tell you that the more things change, the more they stay the same. When I first started in this field, I was a CNA ( not what they...