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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 can have it better than they did.

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Oops...sorry for the double post

Still rotflmao...hilarious!

Still rotflmao...

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

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 can't be *positive* that they have the same job a...

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 got. The classes aren't, "easy", but they aren't ove...

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 didn't previously have insurance will have it. People w...

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

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 of which we have all the baby boomers hitting reti...

You are the one bragging about edu ational superiority, not I. And IMO, if you have a masters degree and are working for CNA wages, then yes, your degree isn't worth what you wipe up all shift.

your education is superior to that of a nurses? How? Nurses are educated to make extremely quick decisions in high pressure situations that can save a life-or end it, if they make the wrong decision. A nurse is the last line of defense after a doc an...

Actually, in all states the CNA works under the en license. People seem to forget that CNA is NURSEs ASSISTANT!!! They're not thier own job, I'm sorry to say. In nursing school you are taught that, legally, ALL patient care is your responsibility, an...

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 status.

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 following year to said nursing program b/c I didn't...

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 feeling" then you are divulging that they were in the ho...

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 her that she shouldn't be because it annoys you? ...

I must disagree with #2. I'm sure there are pts that just want to "listen to things that are not to be heard", but, in my experience as a pt (actually, my wife was the pt while she was pregnant), I went to the desk because we needed assistance with s...

1) You weren't working, weren't discussing a pt that you had while working, and did not share information about any pt with ANYONE. 2) Obvious. You had a release. You can't violate someone's privacy if you have a legal document stating that they have...

Your point makes no sense. And I agree, you don't sound like a student. You sound like a CMA. When a nurse has to work (hard!) for 4+ years to get her license, they're going to be cautious about it. If I hear a call bell going off, how do I know it's...

A PDA is like txt msging, a cell phone, or a computer. No one NEEDS one, but once you have one, usually you don't know how you did without it. A PDA is really nice if you want to carry it around instead of 3-4 books. If you can afford 300 bucks for a...

Start at the head (or foot, whichever you feel more comfortable starting with) and check each area as you go down. When you're looking at an area, make sure you haven't missed anything by going through a checklist in your mind.

I'm also in school and we have problems like this often. Our instruc. tells us to round off everytimes EXCEPT in peds cases. Her theory is that because children are so small and are so sensitive to drugs, you need to be precise in measuring doses. So...

Nursing is not unhealthy, overworking is. Stress is. These are traits of nursing, but they're also traits of being a lawyer, doctor, or many other jobs. Nursing is a rewarding career