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  1. Mandates: Heart of the Healthcare Debate

    bigjim replied to lizzyj's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for telling me what I can say on an open forum,

  2. OCC (Michigan) LPN to ADN transition program

    bigjim posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    A few questions: It looks like I am probably getting into LPN school starting in January and ending in December next year. I want to go on to an RN as soon as possible, and I am looking at the...

  3. Everest Institute (fka Olympia Institute) help!

    bigjim replied to studentsistah's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Do you feel like you got a good education? Do most/many of your classmates feel that they will have jobs lined up on graduation? How is the NCLEX pass rate? Would you do it again knowing what you...

  4. Mandates: Heart of the Healthcare Debate

    bigjim replied to lizzyj's topic in General Nursing

    You know, there is a reason that so many nurses from those single-payer countries come here to work. The impact on nursing salaries and even job availability could be

  5. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    bigjim replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    In order, my work history: Fruit stand attendant/warehouse worker (age 12) Busboy Cook/cash/delivery/asst. manager pizzeria Train painter at Lionel Trains Dishwasher/prep cook Avionics technician,...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    bigjim replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Kudos on your excellent usage of the word "hork". I think it is an underappreciated word in our society.

  7. I work at Disney World now!!

    bigjim replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I had not thought of Evita for one of the show tunes, but it's perfect! Go line up another job, then get into your sequins and let 'er rip! Bring a camcorder!

  8. I work at Disney World now!!

    bigjim replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    If you're supposed to be "on stage", then get yourself some sequined scrubs, get some speakers for an Ipod, have it play a constant loop of show tunes, and every time you go into a new patient's room,...

  9. If nursing wasn't an option...

    bigjim replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I will be doing PA or CRNA a.s.a.p. Nursing is a great way to see what those professionals do in the real world and make good money/get help with tuition while finishing prerequisites,

  10. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The mortality rate for bird flu is very different. The distribution of the population is very different. The welfare state was nonexistent on any large, federal scale in 1918. The level of...

  11. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    bigjim replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Some people need it for grad school, and have no interest in the dirty part. I don't say this to be rude, but people like that do represent a significant minority in the nursing

  12. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hiding at home takes away all of the contact and almost all of the droplet. Your odds are much better there than they are out in public, and WAY better than in a

  13. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All of those professions will have huge absenteeism, on top of the percentage of them that goes down with the

  14. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    bigjim replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Don't get me wrong. If someone wants to work med/surg or any other kind of floor nursing job, I think that's great, and totally necessary. I just don't think it is where I need to

  15. I hate bedmaking

    bigjim replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ironically, after boot camp I was an accomplished (and very fast) bedmaker, but I never make my bed at home. Never have, never will, but I'm good at

  16. I hate bedmaking

    bigjim replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm with you. My interest in nursing is the medical skills involved, knowing the procedures, drugs, tools, etc. I have no interest in wiping butts, giving baths, back rubs, or any of that. I will...

  17. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    nonperishable food, flu masks, and ammunition (depending on how long it goes, how hungry the sheep get, and how badly the law enforcement infrastructure is decimated) will be worth way more than money...

  18. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

    bigjim replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In no particular order: 1. Job opportunities 2. Decent pay 3. Skills and knowledge (first aid, lifesaving, science, anatomy) 4. Opportunity to advance. I will be looking at a variety of...

  19. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    bigjim replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    In no particular order: 1. Job opportunities (got sick of constant layoffs in the tech sector) 2. Decent pay 3. Skills and knowledge (first aid, lifesaving, science, anatomy) 4. Opportunity to...

  20. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    bigjim replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They probably looked around and saw the waitstaff with their "pieces of flair" and thought, Ahhhhh, pretty! Be careful, soon they will want you to wear suspenders to hold all the

  21. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    bigjim replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Excellent catch! I was totally thinking of "Howie Makem, the Quality Cat" when I read this

  22. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    bigjim replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Outstanding!

  23. Yelling, screaming and ducking the cranky triaged patients

    bigjim replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    He probably went to work every night just hoping that tonight would be THE night that he would get to lay the smackdown on somebody. I'm suprised he didn't have a wrestling mask and cape on when he...

  24. Taking Patients down in the ER

    bigjim replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Hit 'em back first, as my Krav Maga teacher used to say.

  25. Taking Patients down in the ER

    bigjim replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    I have no idea why some people are so quick to defend a criminal who commits assault and battery, and then try to demonize or even prosecute the victim for defending themself. Personally, I will stop...