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  1. Open Letter to Nursing School Seniors...

    marie-francoise replied to JGM2008's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much for this info!! Much

  2. Stupid things people sue over

    marie-francoise replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It HAS gotten out of hand - to the point that certain things aren't done out of fear of a lawsuit, or docs won't practice in certain areas of the country, etc. Here's the link to the American Tort...

  3. Nerves Are Shot!

    marie-francoise replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a pro-immigration rally on the news where a spokesperson for the ralliers was speaking in his native language, through an interpreter (this was on English-speaking news) - and he'd been living...

  4. Nerves Are Shot!

    marie-francoise replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. I love languages - Spanish, French, German, Italian, etc.... But I don't think we should learn them in order to communicate with our fellow citizens or to-be citizens. We should learn languages...

  5. Nerves Are Shot!

    marie-francoise replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    People have GOT to start learning English. My mom did when she came here, and she marvels at why others don't do the same. I mean, it would be best for everyone - immigrants and citizens alike....

  6. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student (second career), and I agree. New grads will fill a gap for a little while, and then they will leave. It's a bit depressing. Band-aid on a hemorrhagic

  7. Nerves Are Shot!

    marie-francoise replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    To me personally, Option (a) sounds best, if feasible. (Just talking about myself, personally.) Why I don't like those tuition-reimbursement plans or sign-on bonuses - they seem to entail indentured...

  8. Nerves Are Shot!

    marie-francoise replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Reject the notion that dreading your job, and shaking and crying over your job, is some kind of norm. Reject it. "Time management skills" my derriere. Those won't help you when you're dealing with...

  9. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You raise very good points - and well stated, too. I agree with you that a shift is coming that will put the West into conflict with itself, namely, between its own altruism and its own individualism...

  10. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to work, say, as an "American in Paris" or in Zurich, or in London, for a time. BUT that is different from someone coming from an impoverished country to work in a rich country: I'd be...

  11. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    333,000! That's a lot o'

  12. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Those would be interesting numbers! P.S. Here is a thread related to this one:

  13. Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    marie-francoise posted a topic in General Nursing

    Two career-advice questions (at end of this message)... Candid answers would be very welcome. BACKGROUND: I am a first-year nursing student in an RN ADN program. I have a master's degree in public...

  14. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    then, yes, the statistics would be more informative if they were adjusted for able-bodiedness - and perhaps also for age, age of kids, and number of

  15. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    you would probably have to look at number of active

  16. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup - I'm a nursing student, and now I understand why there is a BEDSIDE nursing shortage. Doesn't even take a new grad to wisen up to the fact. Basically, few people want to do it. With the health...

  17. I can't do this anymore...(VERY VERY LONG)

    marie-francoise replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. I suspect that one of the major reasons why there is a bedside nursing shortage is because people in a similar situation to yours have also said, "Enough with this". So, I don't think you're...

  18. I can't do this anymore...(VERY VERY LONG)

    marie-francoise replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    You could try clinical trials, and be a clinical research coordinator, working for a CRO or other organization/company. And please get off the night shift. I think night shift messes with people's...

  19. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    marie-francoise posted a topic in General Nursing

    This might be a bit of a scary scenario, for many reasons, but... Do you think the bedside nursing shortage will get so bad that the government will resort to conscription someday - essentially a...

  20. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    This issue is also a huge one - we are importing nurses who will put up with (for a time) regrettable working conditions here in order to be in this country. I don't blame anyone for wanting to be in...

  21. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    That's my main worry - that bedside nursing will just become so unpalatable, to seasoned nurses and soon-wisened-up new grads alike - that the shortage will get very, very bad. Especially given the...

  22. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: Very

  23. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - finding clinical spots is a huge challenge for nursing schools. Another worry is that when new grads hit the real world of bedside nursing, they may leave it after not too

  24. How much of labia do you cleanse when inserting a Foley?

    marie-francoise posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a really specific question: When you insert a Foley into a woman, how much of the labia would you cleanse with Betadine? For example, would you go out to the very edges of the labia majora and...

  25. Ratios

    marie-francoise replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    I guess there's a problem in health care if hospitals truly can't afford adequate