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    Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

    PMFB-RN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government, Military

    *** I was a medic with the army infantry doing the job that you were probaly imagining military medics doing. However after that I went to work in a large army hospital and functioned in a roll...
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    Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

    PMFB-RN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government, Military

    *** Apperently that corpsman is not a member of Allnurses or he would have known corpsmen and medics CAN be nurses. Thyere have been a number of discussion about this here. I got out of the army,...
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    Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    PMFB-RN replied to cassiemassey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** And millions of Americans going abroad from heath care. "A forecast by Deloitte Consulting published in August 2008 projected that medical tourism originating in the US could jump by a factor of...
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    Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    PMFB-RN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    *** No but Columbus day, Presidents day, MLK Day and some others do. My health system recognizes 10 holidays and pays double time to work them. True not worth it on Thanksgiving and Xmas, but totaly...
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    Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    PMFB-RN replied to cassiemassey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** I have both worked in a single payer health system and been a patient. I observed as my gransmother in law went from a spry and independant lady living alone, to haveing a in home provider/help...
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    Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    PMFB-RN replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    For me: Most - Tie between LTC and med-surg. Least - critical care
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    Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    PMFB-RN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    *** Exactly! Except we actually get double time for
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    How old do i have to be to start lpn school?

    PMFB-RN replied to ZS1234's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In my state a few 16 year olds to start LPN school. That's how we have ended up with some 18 year old
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    Rate of sexual harassment occurrences at a hospital?

    PMFB-RN replied to lis4b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the few cases of sexual harassement I have observed in the hospital, and there have only been a few, it was the new young women who were the perpetrators, not the
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    Aggressive staffing person at LTC

    PMFB-RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My cell phone is set up to ring with a different sound if it is my employer. I think most phones can be set up that way. As soon as it rings I know it's work calling. If I am in the mood to do OT I...
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    8hr vs. 12hr work days

    PMFB-RN replied to sjm30's topic in Nurse Management

    If they got rid of my 12 hour shifts I would leave immediatly. I might not leave nursing but I would certainly leave bedside care. Having to work 5 days in a row would not be healthy for me and I...
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    ICU/IMCU Charting

    PMFB-RN replied to ldoellin's topic in Critical Care

    I have yet to see any computer charting that was as fast, easy and clear as the old paper tri-folds we used to use. You could train a nurse to use them in about half an hour and after a couple shifts...
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    Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    PMFB-RN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    That's a good point that' I've never thought of. No, I don't witness the administration of the med after the waste. Maybe it still got diverted. *** The vast majority of people I give narcs too are...
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    Kaplan Post MSN FNP

    PMFB-RN replied to SweettartRN's topic in School, College Programs

    "The online Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and the online Master of Science in Nursing program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)." *** The OP wasn't...
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    Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    PMFB-RN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    *** I used to work at a hospital that had colored narcs. I think morphine was green, dilaudid blue, fentanly pink and I can't remeber the others. Still wouldn't be impossible to cheat but it would...
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    Pay Grade: Having an AS vs. a BS

    PMFB-RN replied to MsAlba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** I am suprised she gets 25 cents an hour for her BSN. Most places pay nothing. As it should be. Imagine if you took two of your kids to two different physicians in the same practice for check...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** Stating your opinion twice doesn't make it any closer to being
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    Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    PMFB-RN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    The standard joke in my hospital is "will you waste this 1ml of clear fluid I claim is fentanyl?". Seriously though you are not reponsible for what other nurses do. However when YOU accept...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Of course you don't believe him. You probably don't believe Steve Wynn either. You believe Wynn is on purposely passing up a investment opportunity, and taking his time to grant interviews about it...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I won't pretend to know of all the complexities of the economic conditions during the 42 years this man grew his business. But, at this stage he has more options available to him then he once did and...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** It's worth remebering that he had his office in his garage then built his company to 7000 employees when taxes where higher than they are now. His business didn't just spring forth when the Bush...
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    What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

    PMFB-RN replied to PalmHarborMom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** Wow, just wow. So an NP earns a doctorate and should be called doctor but a PA earns a doctorate and should "never" be refered to as doctor? Or mayby you are unaware that PAs can earn doctorates...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    *** They do think we are stupid. For the most part they are right. The very fact that the silly political adds even change anyone's mind is evidece. Some of us realize that most of the huge and...
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    Some of the things you hear as a student..

    PMFB-RN replied to jasilady's topic in General Students

    *** Many of us, most of us? Have friends and family who think we know everything there is to know about medical problems. It is OK to teach them about things you know about. Like if a family member...
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    Some of the things you hear as a student..

    PMFB-RN replied to jasilady's topic in General Students

    *** In many schools CNA is a pre-req required to apply to the nursing