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  1. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, my older brother and sister made me feel awful about my college plans. They were much older than me, so at the time I believed all their put-downs and criticisms. It took me years to...

  2. Code Green

    grouchy replied to zenman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for posting this! I definitely want to read

  3. Can a CNA take the ACLS???

    grouchy replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    If you just want to satisfy your curiosity, rather than get a credential, maybe you can talk to the ACLS instructor about just auditing the class for free. I've never heard of anyone doing that, but,...

  4. Myth Or Fact?

    grouchy replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    One can only hope that the nursing profession will continue to become more diversified in every way, and that as more men enter - if they are paid more, and I don't know that's true - that they will...

  5. Classes in Health Care Activism

    grouchy posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    MD students can now take these courses. I'd like yo see nursing students taking them too! December 2, 2003 Medical Students Go Beyond Books to Learn About Activism By SHARON LERNER he already knows...

  6. Classes in Health Care Activism

    grouchy replied to grouchy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry, the above story is from the New York Times.

  7. Pharmaceutical Companies are taking YOUR money!!

    grouchy replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    VERY interesting article. Thanks for posting

  8. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    grouchy replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    To the teachers out there: Can you comment on the stress level of supervising clinicals? What are the legal/losing your license if a student makes a mistake

  9. Pharmaceutical Companies are taking YOUR money!!

    grouchy replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bill Maher had a great joke that went something like "When you tell your doctor what medication you need instead of the other way around, he's not a doctor, he's a pusher". Now, I know that's kind of...

  10. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    grouchy replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting points, and very well written. This post gets an "A" from

  11. Snow...snow and more snow!

    grouchy replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotta work 7a-7p tomorrow and Sunday, and I'm freaking out! It's gonna be one heck of a long day tomorrow - shovelling before work and after work. And, since it's not a regular workday, I doubt...

  12. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    grouchy replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the insight, Robyn. And Frances, I always wanted to be an EMT. Before I became a nurse I was too strapped for cash while I was in school to be able to take the time out from paid work to do...

  13. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    grouchy replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    How interesting! What do you like about it? I thought you'd actually see alot of psych pts in corrections. I've read that the LA County jail is now the nation's largest de facto psych hospital. What...

  14. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    grouchy replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school sucks! I personally felt like I no longer wanted to be a nurse, or wouldn't be a good nurse by the end of nursing school. But nursing school is all about conformity and care plans. It's...

  15. unnerving experience last night

    grouchy replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    This does sound completely unnerving, but try to take some comfort in the fact that you literally saved your friend's life! You did a wonderful thing. What better gift could a friend give? Take some...

  16. How many board members to change a lightbulb?

    grouchy replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is hilarious! Very well

  17. Disintegrating Urban Hospitals

    grouchy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for a very interesting

  18. great web site

    grouchy replied to funky nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Great name, funky nurse! "Make my funk the

  19. violence in home visits

    grouchy replied to STM's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Karen and jt. This is really valuable information! I plan to print these posts out and save them, and take the CEU

  20. Sacred cows that need to be laid to rest

    grouchy replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Taking a pt who is on a specialty pressure relief bed for a Stage 3-4 pressure ulcer, and Hoyering them out of it (no physical therapy benefit) to sit in a chair, where they are usually left for...

  21. Nurse Stabbed!

    grouchy replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for posting

  22. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    grouchy replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I'm amazed at how many people don't want to work psych. I don't think my previous post really articulated my point. I enjoyed most of my patients. The biggest problems were because of a mismatch...

  23. violence in home visits

    grouchy replied to STM's topic in General Nursing

    Link to interesting discussion on impact of workplace violence on maintaining adequate staffing in ED's. Argues that in light of nursing shortage, employers cannot afford to ignore this problem....

  24. violence in home visits

    grouchy replied to STM's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/violcont.html

  25. violence in home visits

    grouchy replied to STM's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link to a home care agency I worked for. They had an excellent safety protocol, including: 1) At intake, all referrals were assessed, and assigned to one of 4 risk grades. I can't remember...