liberalrn

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1. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all. Didn't mean to sound so worked up, but really WHO are these people who touch us in all kinds of ways, at the doc's office, the outpt lab, the ER? It really burns me that every lay person I...

2. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   SC RN: I meant it exactly as written. I do not feel that it is "flip" to question the skills of the people "assessing" my children's vital signs. I was directly referring to my pediatrician's office...

3. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   Agnus--thanks for the reply. "Wit" is fantastic--I keep thinking about it. Will most likely rent it again...there is alot there and not jsut about nursing. I think you will appreciate it! As far I can...

4. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   oh, no! You read me almost completely wrong!!!! I do NOT like or approve of our "selfless, angel of mercy" image--it is truly a death sentence to people. The Teflon reference was looking at this...

5. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   Not trying to hijack thread, but I am so intrigued by "Wit". Loved the Prof. Ashford character.....Susie the RN was also very good. At the beginning, I thought that the doc was a jerk and then when...

6. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   wow. wow and double wow. Just watched "Wit" starring Emma Thompson. Excellent film. Nurses are portrayed realistically......in the caring and compassion and competence departments. Don't know 'cause...

7. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   liberalrn replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   OK. Many thoughts. I would go see Emma Thompson read the phone book aloud, so I'm renting that movie tonoc! Also, docs write "no brainer" orders because their butts have been burned one too many times...

8. Nursing as a customer service profession?

   liberalrn replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   wow. What a thread. Hafta agre with the oldeis but goodies out there....I once went to an inservice at 0300 (when I worked nights) to learn how to answer the phone. Ya know, my mom taught me how to...

9. eICU...is it for you?

   liberalrn replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

   P_RN--my thoughts exactly! I work in the Advocate system and this is being touted. Can't find a way to get a job interview though. Also, not sure I want a camera watching my every move w/ pt. Can you...

10. "Thats not my patient"

    liberalrn replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    To whom is this being said? If to family w/ questions or visitors...no. If to docs or US techs (whatever), direct them to the appropriate nurse--who has time to track down other RN's for other...

11. Foreign nurses who can't speak English well

    liberalrn replied to PhePhe's topic in General Nursing

    I work w/ mostly Filipinos, Nigerians, and Ghananians(?). Most are wonderful, warm, funny and good nurses. I like to learn of the cultural differences etc. What I wonder about are the foreign borns...

12. poor spelling -- it matters

    liberalrn replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    You rock, rusthammer! I have a friend who, when she receives the local paper, reads it first for content, then for spelling errors. She circles these in red and sends the paper off to the publisher....

13. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for those gracious words lilmamita. I apologize on my part too. Is this Chi Eta Phi a new org? I just have never heard of it! Best of luck to you in

14. poor spelling -- it matters

    liberalrn replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the difference between mispellings and typos can be fairly obvious. for some reason, prob. d/t so strange lack of appropriate musculature, I always mispell aslo--I mean also. Typos don't...

15. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    How is asking for more info a negative