treysdaddy08

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1. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

   treysdaddy08 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   First union I can recall, was led by the founding fathers. Second was led by Abe Lincoln, and continued by Rosa Parks, et al. A union is a group of people that sacrifice, so that their successors...

2. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

   treysdaddy08 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

   Bump.

3. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   treysdaddy08 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Oops...sorry for the double

4. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   treysdaddy08 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Still

5. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   treysdaddy08 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Still

6. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   treysdaddy08 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   I seriously want to make that my tag on...everything! now.

7. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

   treysdaddy08 replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Nursing

   Med aids are a step above CNA's and a step below lpn's (although it's a big step lol). The reason most of them call themselves nurses, I believe, is that they are told (I believe in their classes, but...

8. Nursing School while still working?

   treysdaddy08 replied to djdietz's topic in General Nursing

   It really depends on how you learn. If I read your post correctly, you've got at least *some* college under your belt, so that helps a lot. You know how much you had to study to get the grades you...

9. how will health care reform impact the nursing job market?

   treysdaddy08 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   I think the nursing shortage will come back with a vengeance. You'll have the pre retired nurses likely retiring again, those who were delaying finally getting to, and now millions of people who...

10. "I don't need that medication... I've been healed"

    treysdaddy08 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    You could ask them, "Do you think its possible that God is healing you by assisting us in helping you?" Or some variation of

11. Stop the nursing shortage insanity

    treysdaddy08 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    Well, also realize that when the economy finishes it's turnaround, all the nurses that were retired will most likely re-enter retirement, plus all the nurses that were headed that way anyways. On top...

12. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    treysdaddy08 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I should have been more specific. My mo was an aide fir 25 years in a hospital and was 51. She new what she was signing when she chose to go full code

13. disappointed in myself

    treysdaddy08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This will probably be a bit of a long one... So I started my pre-req's for the local nursing program 5 (yes, 5!!!) years ago. I completed them in the normal time frame of 2 years. I didn't apply the...

14. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    treysdaddy08 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Are you, "Allowed" by HIPPA to talk about a pt at the nurses station? No. Why not? It's a violation of that pts privacy. If you walk up to a pt in the middle of the store and ask, "how they are...

15. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    treysdaddy08 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My mom is full code, and has stage 4 endometrial cancer. She was given 6-12 months to live 15 months ago. She now appears to be on "deaths doorstep" and still chooses to be a full code. Should we tell...