HealthShepherd

HealthShepherd

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  1. So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

    HealthShepherd replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it IS helpful to point out big problems in communication (unlike minor things like the occasional typo), even if it's not the kind of help the OP had in mind. The fact is that many people...

  2. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    HealthShepherd replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now you're committing lateral violence against the author! Name-calling! Although come to think of it, I indulged in a sarcastic comment at her expense, so I'm just as violent as you are. And if...

  3. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    HealthShepherd replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL... so if I don't go to union/nurses' association meetings, this is self-hatred, and lateral violence against myself? And hey, there seems to be an implication here that a parent/spouse has a...

  4. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    HealthShepherd replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i have to agree... none of us heard what this er nurse said or how she said it, but we can see right here what pedicurn wrote to you. you characterize pedicurn's posts as "flaming" and "attacks" when...

  5. Ryerson University vs. York University for BScN.

    HealthShepherd replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Are you sure that you couldn't get the prereqs for the 2-year program at York or U of T accomplished in a year? Even if you're not qualified to apply for a 2-year program now, I bet you could get...

  6. Random, Simple Request

    HealthShepherd replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    If somebody chooses to make their post difficult to read, I assume that they don't want me to read

  7. Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    HealthShepherd replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I'm not completely sure that the advertisers meant for her to be read as a nurse... given that doctors do the patient care in TV land, maybe they intended to show a doctor in action. And...

  8. UHGGGG!!!! DOCTORS!!!

    HealthShepherd replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do agree that catching and reporting mistakes is part of an RN's responsibility. But if both did something wrong - the MD for using the abbreviation, and the RN for accepting the abbreviation -...

  9. June 2010 CRNE Results

    HealthShepherd replied to RescueNinja's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Are you still on orientation, or do you have your own assignment? If you're on your own, then you definitely need to show up tomorrow, unless you've been told that the manager got your message and...

  10. Healthcare is a commodity

    HealthShepherd replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Children have a right to an education. Therefore, teachers are their slaves. Detainees have a right to a phone call and to be informed of the charges against them. Therefore, cops are their slaves....

  11. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

    HealthShepherd replied to rn_william's topic in General Nursing

    These are essay questions, not survey questions. I can't believe the "teachers" make students have to beg hard-working strangers to volunteer this amount of work for their papers. Not to mention the...

  12. Falsifying degree at work....

    HealthShepherd replied to Twinboys98's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it isn't a huge legal risk - I don't know. But why take on any legal risk when it's so easy not to? All she has to do is NOT sign BSN, then she wouldn't have to worry about what the BON or...

  13. Jean Watson Caring Science

    HealthShepherd replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also wanted to comment on this.... maybe this woman did feel scared, but that doesn't mean anyone needs to consider her fears reasonable. It sounds to me like she scares

  14. Jean Watson Caring Science

    HealthShepherd replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand if you think that this seminar would be boring, annoying, or a waste of time. But it seems that your concerns about it go beyond that... that you think it could be actually dangerous...

  15. Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

    HealthShepherd replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - the possibility of being overheard is one of the reasons that this comment isn't ideal behaviour. But I think it's still a lesser evil than actually withholding the water (which this girl...

  16. Don't giver her a drink! It'll make her have to go to the bathroom!!

    HealthShepherd replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure that she really withholds water from her patients, and was really advising you to do the same? Or is it possible that she was just talking nonsense as a way of venting her stress, or...

  17. "Nurse" wins powerball

    HealthShepherd replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little puzzled as to what your motivation was for confirming her licence - is this just a habit that you have whenever a nurse in the news? I could understand wanting to confirm it if the story...

  18. Do you donate blood?

    HealthShepherd replied to pna2388's topic in General Nursing

    I voted, but... are you sure an internet poll will be acceptable for this project? Internet polls are notoriously unreliable, and I would imagine that you're being graded on your ability to produce a...

  19. Who's right: the RN or the LPN?

    HealthShepherd replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you need the immunization or proof of immunity for something specific (like a new job, or starting nursing school), then what you need is what they tell you that you need. If the occ. health...

  20. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    HealthShepherd replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Llg, would you mind giving us an example of how you've put nursing theory into practice? My experience of studying nursing theory was completely unpleasant and useless, probably for the reasons...

  21. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    HealthShepherd replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never go and get one of anything. If you need one, you're going to need more. Don't trust that the doctor, pharmacist, or previous nurse got it right. Check for yourself. Make the "7 o'clock...

  22. Posting advice: "I can't do this, ...I don't understand you"

    HealthShepherd replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    When someone chooses to make their post difficult to read, I just assume they don't want me to read

  23. Could I like OB even if I'm an "all natural" kind of girl?

    HealthShepherd replied to lalalalexi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm somewhat surprised that most of the responses here address how the OP's views might put her at odds with the mothers' wishes. I would have thought the more likely problem would be that she'd come...

  24. People think you are rich because you are a nurse

    HealthShepherd replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what you said about their feelings of entitlement to your attention and money was bad enough... but coming to your workplace? Especially when your workplace is a hospital floor? That crosses a...

  25. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    HealthShepherd replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    "Oh that's just sick...keep it in your bedroom." I don't see anything "sick" about her comment, but I do agree that traditional nursing outfits belong in the bedroom, not on the floor. Seriously,...