gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    gauge14iv replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Might be an old thread - but it's the first time *I* (and apparently several others) have seen it. Resurrection doesn't mean you have to continue to particpate,

  2. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    gauge14iv replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A union would mean moving BACK to the dark ages. Stronger state based associations with stronger lobbying capacity, political clout and more membership would be more effective. Ain't no way *I*...

  3. Yogert

    gauge14iv replied to sunshine 123's topic in General Nursing

    What a yeast infection usually is is an overgrowth of yeast due to a lack of lactobacilli for some reason - antibiotics, altered lady partsl pH due to menopause or other factors - these things kill...

  4. Yogert

    gauge14iv replied to sunshine 123's topic in General Nursing

    For prevention yes - once you HAVE one eating the yogurt won't be enough... wrong end

  5. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    gauge14iv replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Tonchito - you might ought to check the BNE web site and the Texas Occupations code for an update. Your statement is no longer true in

  6. Yogert

    gauge14iv replied to sunshine 123's topic in General Nursing

    Actually - some women do find that yogurt - LIVE CULTURE UNFLAVORED - can be applied topically and provides rather immediate relief for a lady partsl yeast infection. Sounds weird, but those who have...

  7. "Nurse Quacktitioner."

    gauge14iv replied to URO-RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually - you can get them on ebay - however - once the folks on the other list started snapping them up - the prices went from about 4 bucks to 50 in record

  8. "Nurse Quacktitioner."

    gauge14iv replied to URO-RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All of this - and thousands of other things boil down to the increasing expectations of political correctness. Personally - I think it's all gone too far. Nobody has a sense of humor anymore, people...

  9. "Nurse Quacktitioner."

    gauge14iv replied to URO-RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There has been a LONG diatribe on another list I am on about this - what came out of it was this - Lots of puns, lots of jokes, some angry comments, the point that sexy nurse barbie did more damage...

  10. Has anyone had to have a psychological evaluation/polygraph?

    gauge14iv replied to tamuqt1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not to sound harsh and Im sorry for what you are going through. You have to keep 2 things in mind - The BNE does NOT work for nurses or to help nurses or support nurses. They work to protect the...

  11. Ultrasound-free sex predictor

    gauge14iv replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have noticed that facial features seem to become "coorificer" in mothers who are carrying boys. Sort of wider, larger nose, I dunno - it's just a thing I have noticed. It reverts to normal within a...

  12. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    gauge14iv replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know - the tape doesn't HAVE to be admissable to be useful. Sometimes just dropping the bomb of "Oh btw - I have a TAPE of that conversation" is enough to make the other party change their entire...

  13. I'm drowning and I hate everything!!!

    gauge14iv replied to jeepgirl's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You might want to take a semester off and just step back. Put some projects on the shelf, just take some time to relax and enjoy your family. You might find out some things you really didn't know and...

  14. "What's the Difference Between............"

    gauge14iv replied to StudNurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Some schools do allow you to transfer credits - just not from unaccredited schools. It really depends on where you go. For instance - the college I went to for my BS transferred your AD RN work as...

  15. Finding Places To Do Clinicals

    gauge14iv replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    As for precepting with others besides NP's - our program allows us to precept with MD's, PA's and NP's of any specialty. We just have to use an NP in our specialty at least one (maybe it's twice) in...

  16. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    gauge14iv replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    True you cant contrast these on salary alone - but if you look at my other posts - I contrasted costs of living there.

  17. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    EBP Is not theory - you are correct about that. I take issue with being told that our foundations are theoretical, and that what we are basing the concept of nursing as a profession on, is debatably...

  18. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The ebp came into play as a possibility for a foundation of nursing. The discussion about ebp focused on theory vs ebp (or maybe something else we are not yet aware of) as a

  19. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Im not advocating throwing them all out - Im advocating giving them less of a

  20. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree that limiting one's view of nursing strictly to science limits practice, but my argument is that as a BASIS for building practice - not whether or not it should used at all. I think a...

  21. good student, bad nurse...

    gauge14iv replied to sophiajoy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The mantra that saved me from myself... Nothing has to be perfect, it only has to be excellent. That phrase taught me a whole new way to live and a whole new way to practice. I had a very wise...

  22. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So you are unwilling to subscribe to my belief that a mix of theory and science is necessary and both need to be examined, but I am supposed to subscribe to your belief that theory is the end all? Why...

  23. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    gauge14iv replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cant EVEN go for the union concept AT ALL but contract groups are a GREAT idea - possibly the wave of the future. All the benfits of a union, without the

  24. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    But...that wasn't the point of this thread - there are plenty of others for that :) As for theoretic testing, I agree that more needs to be done, however, I still don't think theory should outweigh...

  25. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    But we are not discussing theories IMPACT on nursing - we are discussing it's use as THE basis for nursing. That distinction is necessary to this discussion. Whether you love theory or hate theory,...