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    Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

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

    Lots and lots of
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    First Day Being a Nurse: Feeling Overwhelmed

    PMFB-RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    *** Nobody yells at me, at least they never do it a second time. I do not tolerate it nor do I tolerate anyone yelling at my co-workers or patients. If I observe a physican yelling at a nurse, or a...
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    Seriously?!?!

    PMFB-RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Once had a young woman who came to ER with a very swollen and infected foot after stepping on a nail 3 days ago. We gave her IV ABX, tetnus and a Rx for PO ABX & vocodin. After discharged her we...
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    First Day Being a Nurse: Feeling Overwhelmed

    PMFB-RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    *** Uh, WHAT!? Doctors yell at you!? Why in the world would you permit yourself to be treated like
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    RN-BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to SwoRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Cheapest by far is WGU. Also check out U of
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    PMFB-RN replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Naw, can't happen. I don't disagree that if conditions improve many nurse will retire and there will be more nurse jobs open. Many open jobs will result in nurses pay, benifits and working...
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There might some exception some place but I have never heard of or seen an LPN in any critical care unit, including NICU. BTW NICU jobs are VERY much in demand and competition for them is
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    PMFB-RN replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Um, no. There never was a nursing shortage. The "nursing shortage" was deliberate, false, self serving propaganda put out by those who stand to benifit financialy from a glut of nurses. A large...
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    PMFB-RN replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** I agree with you in principal. However the other side of the coin is that many nursing schools are pushing the false and self serving "nursing shortage" propaganda. I hear their ads on the radio...
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Sent you a
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** You can do LPN to RN in 9 months, I did. CLEP is your friend. However that would require relocating to an area very far from the two you have
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** I would do whatever got you an RN license the fastest. RNs not only make more money but they have far more employment options than LPNs do. You will have more educational options, and more money...
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** If I were you I would skip the LPN to BSN program. LPN to ADN is only a year and with the huge pay difference between LPN & RN you would be much better off to get the RN ASAP and then BSN...
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    Ethical Dilemma

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

    Like others I see no ethical dilemma here. Or really even a confusing situation. I would have explained to the patient why he was NOP and educated him about the possibiliety of another surgery. If the...
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** I doubt it. I have observed several dozen grand parents pass away while holding their grandchildrens hands. I didn't observe them become hardend. I suspect you are the way you are and you...
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    Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

    PMFB-RN replied to Devon Rex's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** What are you going to do, wear an I'M GAY t shirt? How would a patient become aware you are a
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    I'm 37 & male...

    PMFB-RN replied to pacjeffery's topic in Male Nursing Students

    *** You have orgo and calc-based physics in your pocket and you are going to LPN school? Sounds weird to me. Anyway you have made quite the bed for yourself. My advice is to embrace it. Be the model...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    *** Neither do they punch time clocks like factory workers and nurses
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    Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

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

    *** That isn't saying anything. Nowdays RN students aren't even trained in BASIC nursing tasks like plaving IVs or drawing labs. Drawing ABGs _IS_ part of new grad orientation for our nurse residents....
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    Anti-intellectual & hyper-sensitive. WHY?

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

    *** Speaking of
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    Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

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

    The short answer is nothing. There is nothing RT does that RNs can't do. This of course depends on the faciliety and their policies. Where I work RNs manage their own vents and certain specialy...
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    PMFB-RN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *** I remain deeply saddend that nurses have meekly submitted to something so offensive and stupid. My last hospital tried to introduce scripting and it was nipped in the bud early by some highly...
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    Too many calls at home from boss

    PMFB-RN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I never, never answer calls from work. Before cell phone days I used an answering machine to screen my calls. Now with my cell I have the work number on a silent ring cause I never want to answer...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    *** Of course it matters. We (the instructors in my hospital's critical care nurse residency program) have noticed that new grads who bring a wealth of non nursing life experience are more sucessful...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    *** Yes, that is pointing out the obvious. I was pointing out that experienced nurses, as a rule, do NOT hate change. They usually hate change that makes it more difficult or impossible for them to...