OK, since I've already put 2 cents in... I'll risk adding one more. The emotionally-charged word "prejudice", and comparisons to race in this context is a shallow tactic typical of online debate. If...
Thank you, Leslie. :icon_hug: I've read your posts for a long time and I hope you know that nurses like you are the kind patients remember forever, with a gratitude that ...words cannot describe....
First, I have adored many male nurses. My hero is one. I also think it is fine to hire them for OB/gyn, as long as you make sure there are enough female nurses to give a pt a choice. And, the choice...
Are ya saying it's like wanting to be a Marine or Navy Seal without going through boot camp to prove yourself, papa? I would have to agree, especially with the NP being attainable through...
Exactly. I'm only hoping that if nurses assertively and continuously approached hospitals and the public with an organized and united message in those terms, that management will be forced to...
yes. and i think it's an important topic in itself. i see a lot of nurses angry about hospital management pushing for more "customer service" orientation. first, i completely agree that there is a...
i think the dept of labor statistics page is way off (low) on the hourly wages for hygienists, at least in the areas i'm familiar with. it may be related to the footnote that states: "hourly wage...
90/50 is typical for me, and it gets lower when I'm ill. I can't count the times they've retaken it, or the md insisted on re-checking it himself. Amuses us when he gets the same reading. My only...
I had full benefits (health insurance, 401k) in offices where I worked full-time. (In dentistry, full-time is usually 4 days a week.) On the other hand, I also had a few years where I preferred...
yes. even doing much more than "scraping teeth", it gets very monotonous. i did 4 long years of perio (gums). then i tried pedo, some travel, and general in a wonderful family practice. i adored my...
Obviously, some of the referenced situations are very dangerous indeed, and some patients and visitors are very careless and rude. But I have to say that, as a pt myself, it was very upsetting to have...