CountyRat

CountyRat specializes in Wilderness Medicine, ICU, Adult Ed..

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1. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

   CountyRat replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Some posters just do not get it. It is not the job of the recruiter to be fair or considerate or understanding. Her job is to find the candidate who will contribute the most to the hiring institution....

2. Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

   CountyRat replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

   The word "nurse" is a generic word in common usage with many meanings. Protecting such a word legally would be like trying to legally regulate the use of the word "manager." The titles "registered...

3. What to expect on CICU?

   CountyRat replied to bankssarn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Lilsnfrn, is there a chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACCN) in your area (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)? If so, I suggest joining and attending chapter...

4. I have a question regarding meconium aspiration syndrome...

   CountyRat replied to smf0903's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Don't EVER lose that insatiable curiosity. It will enrich your life tremendously. (And, oh by the way, it will make you a better nurse,

5. I have a question regarding meconium aspiration syndrome...

   CountyRat replied to smf0903's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I think that Esme's post nails it (as usual). The pulmonary pathology is not pneumonia, it is chemical pneumonitis. Different critter, though a newborn with chemical pneumonitis is certainly at...

6. Crying babies

   CountyRat replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   It would be abnormal for you to not feel the way you do. A lot of good suggestions here, and, posters are correct to point out that sometimes an assignment "break" is best, not only for the nurse, but...

7. Medical Volunteer @ a Marathon

   CountyRat replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you,

8. When Nurses Cry

   CountyRat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Thank

9. Are we tyrants?

   CountyRat replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Me? A tyrant? Damn straight, Buba. Now get the heck out of my way berfore you get

10. "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

    CountyRat replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for sharing your point of view, Annaiya, you make some good points. I do have a different point of view about hierarchies in medicine. From where I look at it, there is a hierarchy in...

11. Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    CountyRat replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    So, I am the medical resource during a campout with my son’s Boy Scout troop. One of my jobs is to secure all medications, and provide them to the scout for whom they are prescribed at the...

12. Visitors that are drinking in patient rooms......What do I do?

    CountyRat replied to Innocent2021's topic in Critical Care

    The OP wrote that, "Her visitors actually brought alcohol to the room and were drinking, acting out loudly and causing a huge commotion during visiting hours while other families were also having...

13. Shockingly Humbled

    CountyRat replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Stunning Canes, just stunning. So real that my palms started sweating and heart rate went up as if I were standing in the OR with you. Please keep writing, and please try to be published (if that is...

14. "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

    CountyRat replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am "just a regular nurse," but because I am a guy, I have often been asked if I am planning to "go on" to medical school, or, why didn't I go to medical school. I usually respond by saying, "because...

15. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    CountyRat replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see this from a different point of view. Part of my duty as a nurse is to provide services that are at least equivalent to the standard of practice in my community. This is rarely possible in a...