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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

  16. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that I am confusing honor societys with prof. orgs. If I were a member of a prof. org, I would be touting it's benefits and building it's member list for the good of the org and the...

  17. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, having gone back and reread the very first post--I am asking the same question. I, too, would like to know the reasons for joining and more about

  18. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't confuse me with the original negative poster---I do not think that these organizations s*ck. I just do not see their relevance in day to day nursing life. I do not expect them to change...

  19. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please. "the value of life as I see it is you get out of life what you out into it." Don't start with the you're only too busy because you can't prioritize etc. You have no idea of my time...

  20. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    So, essentially this a professional network with social aspects, right? To each his own! I guess I'm just too busy working to keep ahead of the bills and raising 3 kids to have time for this. I can...

  21. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but these people are for the most part, completely nonexistant---I know of no-one in my workplace and I am including ALL managment, admin. etc, that is a part of these. Sorry about the mix up re:...

  22. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

    liberalrn replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

    99.9% of the surgeons I have worked w/ are warm, caring and funny--can count on one hand the arrogant ones.....don't be intimidatd by them--they're just people. The arrogant ones are usually the ones...

  23. Chi Eta Phi?

    liberalrn replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the nursing sorority was Sigma something Tau something...whatever. You can see how mcuh they really matter just by the initial posts. Perhaps this org. would be helpful in an academic or...

  24. "Duties of the Floor Nurse-1887"

    liberalrn replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My Mom was a nurse (OB, L&D) just after WW2. As a senior student, she was THE lone night nurse in the gen. med. ward. dunno know how many pts, but do know she had to work at noc and attend classes...

  25. If Martha Stewart was a nurse.....

    liberalrn replied to saintcheryl2002's topic in Nursing Humor

    ROTFLMAO!!! Esp. liked the nurses notes......no black ink for Martha--only the finest in