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  1. Is getting into a nursing school easy in other countries?

    towntalker replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    ?? how about the people who decide to go to nursing school as a second career?? are there special programs for

  2. Patient making false allegations against nurse

    towntalker replied to sunnyshine's topic in General Nursing

    southernbee, that is a terrible story, and what makes it worse is that it could happen to anyone, we are so

  3. New Head Nurse---how will this turn out?

    towntalker replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes when you are new you do over react hopefully things will come out ok in the end by the way what caused the opening for new head nurse?? maybe they told her it was because of doctor...

  4. Manager threatened me

    towntalker replied to sonnyluv's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe that the family of the deceased were open to humor at that time however your mgr over reacted and to state that she could make things rough for you was wrong - be extra careful that...

  5. fibromyalgia

    towntalker replied to lunden's topic in General Nursing

    fibro is dx by sx and ruling out anything else...the pain varies from discomfort to

  6. precaution meetings

    towntalker replied to RedWeasel's topic in General Nursing

    this is such a sticky wicket, privacy is essential to trust but stafff needs to know which patient is not capable of making a checking out with out doctors orders there are patients that are not on...

  7. Name on resume diff. from on license

    towntalker replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    the BON will require you to have the up dated name on your license so your resume will also reflect this

  8. Blurred Boundaries: Should we eliminate the distinction between RNs and LPNs?

    towntalker replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in LPN to RN

    no, not at this point, i believe that we should encourage the further education of the lpns but making money available for tutuition and by making loans for expenses during school available the lpn...

  9. What in the world? Your thoughts please?

    towntalker replied to Cherry2000's topic in General Nursing

    this job seems like a bad fit for anyone...don't take it unless there is absolutely nothing else available 'change agents' are usually resented and wind up being blamed for anything and everything...

  10. 1st Baby Born Cancer Free

    towntalker replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    i guess that every advancement has an option for being negative as well as

  11. Anyone work for a verterans hospital?

    towntalker replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    the pay in this area is comparable with the civilian hospitals and the benefits are much better, rn get one month vacation pay retirement benefits sick time lpn get a increasing scale of vacation pay...

  12. Who is in charge of my pt

    towntalker replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    i have been in the middle of two docs who didn't communicate with each other nursing sometimes feels like you are walking on eggshells, take a big breath and put it behind

  13. Just one persons opinion

    towntalker replied to dauschundlover's topic in General Nursing

    people like to write articles which stir everything up but really do not accomplish much as far as being thought provoking nurses have to learn so much as new things are introduced, they have to have...

  14. A quick question...

    towntalker replied to 5585nrse's topic in General Nursing

    the way i read the op she is currently a lvn and is going to school for rn, she was asking about the procedure of switching from lvn status to rn in same facility it would seem to me that she could...

  15. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    towntalker replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    pedi, you have to deal with families who are so amprehensive, and children looking up at you with such trustful

  16. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    towntalker replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    there are two sides to every argument if a nurse is working in a hospital and is pulled d/t a call in in the abortion clinic if she believed that this is the murder of another human being why would...

  17. problems with the old folks - sorry long

    towntalker replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    ii agree with the others that when you think 'PUTTING HIM AWAY' this will make it more difficult for you make well thought out decision people in this stage [esp men] get aggressive toward their...

  18. Who here actually uses percussion when doing assessments?

    towntalker replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on the patients dx..sometimes it is needed but in most cases it is

  19. working on the old-style wards

    towntalker replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    i knew this woman who had joined the peace corp and while she was on duty in africa there was a epidemic [don't remember what it was] but she was pressed into duty as an aid she said it was the most...

  20. I gave a lot of money to this place

    towntalker replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    i know this isn't any comfort but these people don't go away, next year this person with a differant name and face will be ranting and raving about the same thing it is easier on the ulcers to try and...

  21. Choose your words wisely....

    towntalker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen one on one care vey few times in the ltc one was where the resident had raped another resident she was not really able to identify him and he was probably not competent to stand trial so...

  22. Is this illegal?

    towntalker replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen this done in non-profit faciities but in state/federal jobs i know that they have to advertize one woman at the va hospital applied for an advanced job and was denied because of a type of...

  23. Age for Certications

    towntalker replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know about the particulars on this i remember reading somewhere that you can go to medical school at a younger age than you can go to nursing

  24. Your boss insists on employees taking flu vaccine

    towntalker replied to seenitallERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    stunt, i have to agree with you, i never felt that the corporation was in a control mode when they offered the vaccines i felt that this was for the protection of me and my family [by extension]...

  25. How can I comfort the crying patient?

    towntalker replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    i loe all the above posts.. remember some patients are 'all cried out' and they cannot express their overwhelming sadness give hem a minute or two also i know that there is only so much that you have...