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  1. working on the old-style wards

    queenjean replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    While living in a town of about 60,000 in Germany in 1994, one of my friends was in a car wreck. When we visited him in the hospital, imagine my surprise to find 7 other beds in his room! I didn't...

  2. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    queenjean replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Did you read the rest of my post about the reasons for speaking my native language when not in an English speaking environment? And thanks for the advice; being that I speak German and understand...

  3. does age REALLY matter?

    queenjean replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    So, Wadidah; you agree with the OP that age should matter in nursing admissions? That nursing schools should give preference to younger applicants, since they will be able to stay in the profession...

  4. How many miles do you drive to work each day?

    queenjean replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing

    I scoot 3 miles to work. My scooter gets 95 mpg. It

  5. does age REALLY matter?

    queenjean replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    O my lord. Well, I guess if we signed into some sort of slavery pact, that you MUST work for 25+ years as a nurse, then your reasoning might be correct. There is no guarantee that a 25 year old such...

  6. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    queenjean replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Missed abortion? As in, spontaneous abortion that resulted in incomplete expulsion of the products of

  7. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    queenjean replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I lived with my DH in a foreign country for a while. While we both spoke the language adequately, it was honestly a bit of a struggle to express yourself completely. I rarely spoke anything but...

  8. ArmyWife/LPN programs

    queenjean replied to stacy0906's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP has a higher GPA, more experience, whatever it takes to put herself higher on their list; I don't really know how MTC decides who gets in and who doesn't. It wouldn't hurt her to apply....

  9. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    queenjean replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't confine myself to English only, particularly when I want to talk about someone. Some sarcasm there, but actually, it's true. However, only one doc and my dh share my second language, so I...

  10. ArmyWife/LPN programs

    queenjean replied to stacy0906's topic in General Nursing

    There is a nurse where I work who just graduated from Manhattan technical college; their program is apparently biphasic. The first year is your LPN year, the second is your RN. Manhattan would be a...

  11. Awkward moments

    queenjean replied to sunchild's topic in General Nursing

    I think the most awkward thing I have had to do as a nurse is tell a friend (who was also a pt at the OB clinic where I worked) that she had an STD. She was pregnant and having some discharge that...

  12. Sundays Off??

    queenjean replied to daisy87's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, you have to work every other weekend. We have nurses who don't want to work Sundays, so they trade and work every Saturday. They still get their four weekend days in a month that way,...

  13. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    queenjean replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Another nurse here who delayed/selectively vaccinated her children. I, too, did a lot of research, checked my local and state infectious disease levels, compared that with the possibility of...

  14. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    queenjean replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, people, do you think there is a nurse on this forum that doesn't know that a fever in a hospitalized pt needs to be further evaluated? That maybe sepsis is an issue? Come on, give her a...

  15. Any states only accept BSNs?

    queenjean posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    An acquaintance claims that there are some states that only allow BSNs to sit for the NCLEX. I don't believe this, have searched around a bit and haven't seen anything like this. Does anyone have any...

  16. Tattoo Policy

    queenjean replied to ICor9:24's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital does not have any policy on tattooing, and several of us have visible tattoos that we don't make any effort to cover. I have only had compliments on mine, and there are more tattoos among...

  17. Tattoo Policy

    queenjean replied to ICor9:24's topic in General Nursing

    I think Balder's point was that you said that you wouldn't add any tattoos in school, and then you said you were brought up not to get tattoos. Conflicting statements, as the first implied that you...

  18. Prayer at work??

    queenjean replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    Pulled being used metaphorically. Try it like that. Is it still okay to expect someone to kneel down and bow, using some sort of physical touch to initiate the process? Do you see any difference...

  19. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    queenjean replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    For crying out loud, don't be a nurse if you don't want to be a nurse. Be a doctor. If you can't cut it in med school, try PA school. If that's what you want, why do something

  20. Prayer at work??

    queenjean replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel that there is a difference between asking someone to participate in a prayer circle, hands held, and asking them to bow their heads and pray? My personal feelings are yes. I am...

  21. Prayer at work??

    queenjean replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    So you feel that grabbing someone's hand to pull them into a group prayer circle is different than grabbing someone's hand to pull them down next to you in a kneeling position? Is the latter still...

  22. Prayer at work??

    queenjean replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    As a fellow atheist, I too would have been disturbed. Not in a, "I'm going to file a lawsuit because my religious freedom was oppressed" sort of way; but in a, "hey, I'm not Christian, this isn't my...

  23. Freak accident

    queenjean replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, given the fact that you state you have no contributing factors like osteoporosis or chronic steroid use, you did not just step off the curb; you probably stepped wrong, landed wrong on...

  24. Reusing Huber needles?

    queenjean replied to buster4's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how I feel about this; I mean, some surgical instruments get autoclaved and reused. Shouldn't these be sharpened, too? The only huber needles I have seen have a plastic butterfly like...

  25. Need Help With Electrolytes!

    queenjean replied to Vaporize's topic in General Nursing

    You seem a little defensive; Spidey simply posted that TiredMD has been here for quite some time, and you might not have known that unless you've read tons of threads or clicked on his profile....