septicwad

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1. What's nursing school like?

   septicwad replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

   You'll make it Sarge. Nursing school is kiddy crap compared to the military. The hardest thing for me was to hold my tongue. I was a medic and I wanted to tell these b*7)%$s where they could put their...

2. What's nursing school like?

   septicwad replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I concur

3. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

   septicwad replied to straba's topic in General Students

   I graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University in 36 days, 11 hours, 25 minutes, and 5 seconds (but who is counting). I have hated (almost) every minute of nursing school. Thankfully the torture stops...

4. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

   septicwad replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

   Got a B.S. and M.S. in chemistry. Had to get a nursing degree to be admitted to anesthesia school. I graduate on 30

5. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

   septicwad replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Who are you to define reasonable profit? That is a function of the market; supply and demand. Unless government becomes involved the market is very

6. How many quit???

   septicwad replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you're getting a BSN for that kind of

7. Do you arrest abusive patients?

   septicwad replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   If you have an obnoxious drug-seeking patient in the ER, get a positive identification on them and call the police department to see if they have any wants or warrants for

8. PDA software for nurses and students

   septicwad replied to Mat Price's topic in General Students

   I use ePocrates on my desktop and PDA. It will check for interactions for up to thirty medications and herbals. It lacks some of the information that you will find under the heading "Nursing...

9. bsn classes

   septicwad replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I think it will be difficult to take those two classes in an accelerated summer term. You will be doing nothing but working to keep pace. Do you have any obligations that will detract from the...

10. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    The article was published in Nursing. This publication is not a peer reviewed, scholarly journal, unlike JAMA in which Dr. Aiken's study appeared. Dr. Sharon Bernier (President, National Organization...

11. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with respect. I am not an RN, I am a student nurse. However I am not your average student nurse. I hold a M.S. in chemistry, and am intimately acquainted with the process of...

12. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    This appears to be an emotional issue. I've been able to find one study concerning the level of nurse education and patient outcome. I posted a URL for that study. A few nurses chose to dismiss that...

13. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Well, how about sharing the URL or the source with us? I'd like to read

14. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Before the paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (one of the nation's leading scientific journals) it received detailed scientific review and scrutiny. Read it for...

15. lpn-rn...same difference

    septicwad replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Linda Aiken studied the effect of nurse educational preparation on the death rate of post surgical patients. Aiken found out that surgical patients have a "substantial survival advantage" if...