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  1. New RN Grad

    swatch007 replied to babyphat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    a fellow nurse working in l/d told me lately that there were many new grad nurses on her floor but they were patients not

  2. Need tips for working with student RNs!

    swatch007 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    The students' clinical instructor is getting paid for her responsibilities that you are doing. Your patients are your priorities not these students. Why don't you simplify your life by letting the...

  3. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    swatch007 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be brutally honest here. I'm tired of seeing these kind of questions being posted here ( of course, it's just my opinion). It sounds like a person asking this kind of question is not sure of...

  4. I got in!!!

    swatch007 replied to Emery's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations and welcome aboard! Fasten your seatbelt for this will be the beginning of your fast and furious journey. Don't forget to dig deep if you need more courage because you are more capable...

  5. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    swatch007 replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you think a little bit more, you will realize that the real issue is not so much about birth right or what country they came from; the issue here is more on like everybody here contributed to...

  6. Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    swatch007 replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Based on my experience, they tend to be cyclically very moody

  7. Am I crazy?

    swatch007 replied to artsy3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you are crazy; you are just immature. Take a look at yourself. You wanted something, but when you got in you've been hesitant to pursue it. Now you are contemplating to become a nurse...

  8. Getting A Bsn With The Intention Of Becoming A Doctor

    swatch007 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Think about it: since most nursing credits (courses) won't be counted when they apply to medical schools, in a sense they would be wasting their time in nursing schools. We shouldn't really view BSN...

  9. House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    swatch007 replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    "... i just wanted to relax. it is weird that i still find myself watching grey's anatomy, ( i just like to look at the male docs in that show :-), i hardly see a goodlooking ones at work, because...

  10. What's special about male nurses?

    swatch007 replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    You have the power to make male DRs uncomfortable when they are trying to flirt with female nurses around you without saying a word. And if you have to say something say it with firmness, and avoid...

  11. Heart Attack Grill (20/20 ABC show)

    swatch007 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Just don't don't mix bussiness with

  12. Care plan question on F&E and Elimination? Please?!

    swatch007 replied to MyEBee's topic in General Nursing

    Do yourself a favor, try to use medical terminology and read your text books. I may sound sarcastic, but I was in the same situation when I was a student. I asked for advices, but nothing helped me...

  13. Care plan question on F&E and Elimination? Please?!

    swatch007 replied to MyEBee's topic in General Nursing

    Do yourself a favor, try to use medical terminology and read your text books. I may sound sarcastic, but I was in the same situation when I was a student. I asked for advices, but nothing helped me...

  14. intern/externship really necessary to get a job?

    swatch007 replied to tabycat's topic in General Nursing

    Internship is not really necessary to get a job. However, it will give you a competitive advantage because you have an experience compared with other nurses who are fresh out of school with no...

  15. question about salary in the US

    swatch007 replied to norhubez's topic in General Nursing

    Many people from different countries thought life here in the U.S. is easy. Here we work like a horse: fast-paced, overloaded with patients and family complaints, paperwork and many others. In spite...

  16. will nursing shortage ever become a nursing job shortage

    swatch007 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whether we like it or not our profession is affected by economic cycle: supply and demand. Because of aging baby boomers, we need more nurses; however, our workload is also affected by those political...

  17. Children, Husband/wife, JOb and Nursing school??!!!

    swatch007 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Time management skills and courage to endure present pain of sacrificing by looking the better future for me and my family. I just did it and the pay-off is great. ( we started 65 students and only...

  18. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    swatch007 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Just Do it! Don't over think because you'll find a thousand of reasons not to go back to school while deep inside you have a nagging feeling that wanting to go for your dream. So just TAKE...

  19. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    swatch007 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Sir/Madam, I'm not rude to anybody. CNA, MA, UAPs and other fellows at a workplace are decent and hardworking people who are just trying to make a living. Is the profit-driven greedy MA schools...

  20. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    swatch007 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    EVEN A MONKEY CAN BE TAUGHT TO DO NURSING SKILLS. HOWEVER, THE MONKEY WON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HECK IS S/HE DOING. THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING TASK IS EASY TO IMMITATE FOR FOR THOSE WHO ARE...

  21. filipino nurses in USA - need help for a research project

    swatch007 replied to paxcristi's topic in General Nursing

    You may not be able to get enough responses for your survey here because your questions are too personal. People here in the U.S. value individuality and privacy. Many people might feel your...

  22. What would you do if you worked with a racist?

    swatch007 replied to Happytocare's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are very tactful in correcting me. My sincere apology for letting my those words from

  23. What would you do if you worked with a racist?

    swatch007 replied to Happytocare's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Must be another racist folk among us. If I could put my hand around this folk's neck to throw this uncivilized out of this forum. Well, Let's try to love one another here since we pay our federal...

  24. Nurses don't eat their young!

    swatch007 replied to Valerette's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Human beings are naturally territorial like other mamalian species. This primitive part of human brains occassionally manifests in the way people behave.For instance, intentionally or not, many nurses...

  25. Nursing Pay

    swatch007 replied to haninks's topic in General Nursing

    You make yourself sound like you just in more for the money. Nothing wrong with that if you can provide the same quality of care. In military, many of my comrades call an accelerated nursing program...