brianpribis

All I can say is that after I read your original post I hope someday I get a job at the hospital you work at and under you. You sound like you are going to be really good for the staff you work for. I am the sort of person that reacts first than su...

I couldn't get the link to work so I have to go by the posts that I am seeing. But you do have a good point, it does seem to be more hype than anything. That aside, this person in the article does have something to be thankfull for. I have heard i...

I've been reading the autobio by Patch Adams. It is proving to be really interesting and has challenged a lot of my views on the healthcare system. One thing he points out, and I tend to agree with him and the others on this post, is that univers...

Yea, I know. But still, you hear all this harp about needing to get more men into the field (not just because they are men but because they are a market that needs to be tapped) and then you see that really the advertising is geared towards women. ...

Here is an interesting link http://www.nursewebsearch.com/nurse_scrubs/nurse-scrubs.html I find it funny (no, really, it is kinda funny) that most of the sites I went to offer two types of uniforms: female and unisex. I guess having a section for "M...

I guess that was my question as well. I could have expected a doctor to say what this one said, but for the supervisor to say 'o.k.'? That's just not right.

My hat goes off to you ladies (and gents) who are working with children. I have six and love them very much but don't know if I could ever take care of the children you are speaking of without a total meltdown. I know the moms are really sick, but ...

Not that it would ever happen, but once all these hospitals are computerized (they are getting there) then the data could be mined for information to use in building up stats. Then the stats on different hospitals and doctors could be viewed in orde...

Man, that is what it is all about isn't it. The Apostle Paul said, "Without love I am nothing." All the toys, skills and adventures are great but if you don't love people then you really won't get far in this field (at least not and help people at...

Wow, the layout for the movie sounds great! I hope your hospital puts it online so the rest of us can see it. [also, ok l will get flamed for this, but probably wouldn't hurt to throw in a purty female here and there.] That is funny, true, but funn...

[i think I know when I am anxious or stressed] Oooops, sorry. I used the a word in my last post :) A few years ago I went to the doctors for a check up and mentioned a few problems (mostly stomach). He noticed I was sighing a lot (something I never...

And you will feel less stupid laying on a slab in the morgue?!! My step mother (she was around 35 at the time) had a doctor check her out. She felt 'o.k.' but had breating problems. Turned out that the doctor found she had a rather large hole in h...

hmmmm, survival of the fittest or natural selection really isn't an issue unless you an unthinking animal. The thing that does make us different is that we can look past the outside and hope for a better inside. Yes, it has its drawbacks, some Hitt...

I understand why they are targeting males. Nursing has been and still is promoted as a female only sport. I remember once (yea, once) that one of the neurosurgeons of the hospital I worked at actually asked my advice on a pt. Really! And he wanted...

[in an interview is it o.k. to make known you do not enjoy working nights - but are willing to if necessary to obtain the job?] I don't think we should be jerks or anything but I also don't think we should be pushovers either. If you can't work nigh...

Man, I worked nights once. I worked for six weeks and thought I was going to die! I could only sleep four hours and nothing I did would change that. I hated it. I finally had to go back to days or evenings. I don't mind 3-11 really. I think I ...

I just voted on the topic but it really is not asked very well. After reading Norbert's comment I am left thinking, "O.k. Yes they are taking it seriously, but No they are missing the point". I mean so what if they take it seriously. You could tak...

[ Further loosening already lax immigration laws, providing loans for education and housing (at employer whims) do nothing positive for nurses currently working. ] I remember once ( not sure if they are still doing it ) there was a move in NY to have...

But also look at the doctors' attitude. They have always looked at themselves as professionals. I know, there are some idiot doctors that you wouldn't want clipping the nails on a cat let alone doing major surgery on your loved one, so I am talking...

I don't have the refs right now but apparently one can be inoculated shortly after exposure and still be o.k. (unless you have a reaction and die or something like that). Also, small pox is not easy to spread. Really the only effective way to do it...

[so the next time you complain about reusing medical equipment take a look at your health insurance premiums, take a look at your bills if you had to pay cash. ask yourself would you be willing to do some of the labor yourself to save some money. ] T...

Hey, those were like totally far out!

O.k., since we are talking about specimen cups: I was a CNA in a nursing home years back and at about 7pm the people came around with snacks for the residents. I decided to have some fun. I went and got a specimen cup (new not reused!) and filled ...

[shows how old you are, EH? Books aren't the only source of learning, young Brian.] Oh yea! Maybe it does and myabe it doesn't. Gosh, I think I will relax to some music, now where did I put that LP?

[And back in the day...there were superbugs, just that now we have meds to treat them, so they are no longer so super.] EH!???? You need to get back to some of those books you were suppose to have read before graduating. Holy smokes, if I didn't se...