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  1. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    lauralassie replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    WHAT ?????? may I suggest therapy

  2. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    lauralassie replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your luck, hospitals cut back so they don't buy scrubs , our hospital has not place to change we work 12-13 hours without pee'ing or eating.There is no cafateria at night and so on and so...

  3. Teacher or Nurse? HELP!

    lauralassie replied to Hnebun's topic in General Nursing

    I know a couple nurses that do both. They teach durning the school year and then do agency in the summer. That way they get the best of both worlds. They double dip pay wise, in the summer. I must...

  4. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    lauralassie replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Lighten up! forget it ..We need to stand up for

  5. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    lauralassie replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    i know, it's difficult. i've become pretty good at confronting dr's when they say such things. i have no problem in saying things like. " that's ok, i always like to help people who can't help them...

  6. Does Magnet Status make a difference?

    lauralassie replied to abbythetabby's topic in General Nursing

    If anything it's worse. As stated in one reply, it's a PR thing. Like I metioned in another thread. They know how to give a good sell. But when it comes to living up to what they say ,,,,it's a...

  7. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    lauralassie replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    that's terrible. i'm not sure what your work situation is like but, as a nurse of nearly 30 years, i love cna's . there are some that i dislike because of work issues, but there are also dr's and...

  8. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    don't worry too much , she was most likley trained to do this. many ma's are trained to do such tasks. it's more the critical skills etc...most rn's are speaking of. although, she needs to...

  9. Am I 2 picky? New nurse manager hasn't met the staff after 2 months on the job!

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think I have come up with a solution. I was responding to a forum on MA's, what the heck are MA schools doing. When , to my surprise, I came up with an idea. I will become part of the...

  10. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    well said. i dislike the bashing that goes on. my original thread was to discuss a solution as opossed to becoming a complaint forum. ma's are valuable to medicine. as a nursing professional i...

  11. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    the battle may end when your replaced by an ma in the hospital setting ! don't think it can't happen . nurses need to be pro active or the "big bloated under funded " health care system will keep...

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

    lauralassie replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    no it's not ......go for it ! do what makes you happy

  13. When do you sign RN?

    lauralassie replied to NCVegRN's topic in General Nursing

    The funny side of this is I've found my self signing thank you cards, the papers for the kids school etc..with RN after my name. But , then I've also answered the phone, ER or ICU...may I help you.?...

  14. If You Could Work Anywhere

    lauralassie replied to RachieH's topic in General Nursing

    wow: what a question ! it's so nice to dream .... i would go to a place where we actually had time to hold a dying patients hand so they wern't alone. or, a place where we didn't have to make-do...

  15. BN vs. Diploma Program

    lauralassie replied to studentnurses3's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a diploma program. We had all of the classes 4 year programs had. They got out summers, we went to school summers. We all take the same state boards. I've seen wounderful diploma...

  16. patient satisfaction

    lauralassie replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    ok , we started giving percocet in triage area. i can understand if there is a true need but , most of the time it's to keep people happy. oh , at the other hospital they gave me percocet while i was...

  17. patient satisfaction

    lauralassie replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    THANKS I NEEDED THAT BIT OF HUMOR TODAY. Like I say we have to laugh or we'll go nuts

  18. Fired from job

    lauralassie replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    wow, I agree with the response that you should get a lawyer sooner rather than later. Everyone is so concerned about law suits these days. Agencies, hospitals and nursing homes are so afraid they are...

  19. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    never said ma's are below rn's, just saying there are ma schools out there handing a line to trusting people and collecting a big pay check for it. However, the crashing patient remark was in response...

  20. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you , I hate that many nurses have disrespected ma's etc.. how do they feel when a dr talks about them that way ? It really sucks

  21. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, ma's are wounderful.. i woundered if you could explain the elecrtical pathways of the heart to me, please cooralate those to the 12 lead for me. is the pr , qrs normal, is the r wave...

  22. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    need to read what the thread was about ! it is out of concern for ma's , paying large sums of money, being told they can do everything a nurse does with the exception of iv's. there are schools...

  23. working night shift, gaining weitght .....HELP!!!!!!

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I used to work day shift, now with kids in college, the extra money really helps, so once again mom is making the sacrafice. But, and boy do I mean Butt, I've gained 20 lbs in a year. I know what the...

  24. Pls help, dumb ? abt insulin & ss

    lauralassie replied to lyceeboo's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't give the insulin without calling the Dr. Otherwise, your admin a med without an order. We know what makes sense, but are the Dr's plans for that pt. different than what we

  25. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

    lauralassie replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, but just don't call them