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  1. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    globalRN replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    sjoe, thank you for your welcome but belated suggestion. After healthyone's 2nd rant on this thread, I had already quarantined her and her rabid ranting via the 'ignore' button. I am disappointed...

  2. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    globalRN replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    healthyone's post was so full of paranoia and misinformed garbage, I just had to respond: FACT: Foreign nurses must take the COFGN and pass NCLEX in order to work as a RN. The few exceptions are...

  3. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    globalRN replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you,

  4. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    globalRN replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Healthyone: You are obviously opinionated and quick to assume. North America was built by immigrants and the only natives are the Native American Indians. You are making a lot of silly assumptions,...

  5. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    globalRN replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    healthyone: You are making dangerous generalizations that border on something even uglier.. 'I don't know how the hospital plans to explain this unacceptable care level to their...

  6. EASY ADMISSION CRNA PROGRAMS not ICU advice!

    globalRN replied to AnnCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey Roland, good post!!! I think you would be an excellent candidate for CRNA school

  7. EASY ADMISSION CRNA PROGRAMS not ICU advice!

    globalRN replied to AnnCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No hard feelings, Brett. I enjoy reading your posts and wish you all the best in your

  8. EASY ADMISSION CRNA PROGRAMS not ICU advice!

    globalRN replied to AnnCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks Kevin: my comments were directed to AnnCRNA and I certainly did not intend to suggest that either you, Brett or New CCRN were rude. I thought your comments were an excellent reality check for...

  9. EASY ADMISSION CRNA PROGRAMS not ICU advice!

    globalRN replied to AnnCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Repeating a question, rudely, I might add, because you didn't like the first answer will get you no where. Kevin McHugh, CRNA 'What is with the rudeness by the way....you aren't gonna get your way by...

  10. School and Housework!

    globalRN replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

    I gave in and bought several bookcases with glass doors. I had so many books and textbooks that digging them out was half the battle. Some of my worksheets required the use of many different texts...

  11. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Hello SuzyK: I can certainly understand about and agree with not 'diagnosing over the internet' and the legal issues around that. What I have issue with is: that nurses recommended seeing the doctor...

  12. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    In response to llg's post about CRNAs and their expertise vis a vis MDAs: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: The CRNA is possibly the APN role with the least similiarity in practice scope. The...

  13. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    This is such an interesting thread and I have really enjoyed: Washyahands: your input about Jean Watson's theory is right on the money; noone ever advocated being a martyr to nursing. In fact, those...

  14. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    To James Huffman: I second that sentiment. To writestuff: You are a

  15. nimodipine

    globalRN replied to rails's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    If anything is enteric coated for sustained release(SR)of the medication: then absolutely do not crush and give: that is the wrong medication delivery route. When I was in neuro, there was an order...

  16. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Hello NurseMark25: I can appreciate your view and just want to comment on your post IMHO: 'Whoa! Dr. llg, I understand that you have a Ph.D. That's great. I pray that it is not in nursing,...

  17. Sick call policy

    globalRN replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

    Carrots work better than sticks. Sick time is a benefit so if you are asked to work it back on another day off while also working your regular hours...well, that happened to me at one job and I...

  18. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    globalRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think her theory is really insightful about what a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship can be and that great nursing is an art and a science. I understand from another 'Jean' who did...

  19. Team Nursing?

    globalRN replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a general duty nurse many years ago, in the early 80's I did primary nursing in acute medicine. We had no support, auxiliary staff, you were it!!! The patient load was 1: 5 or 6 patients on 12 hr...