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"what dictates the letters after your name when you become an NP? " Ego...

[h=1]Are mean girls getting meaner? Teens open up about bullying[/h]http://www.today.com/moms/are-mean-girls-getting-meaner-teens-open-about-bullying-8C11417897?ocid=msnhp&pos=1 I just read this article and starting thinking if some (many) of the...

I agree entirely only because that I think that nurses have only recently figured out what the problem was and has been. I don't restrict my analogy to just the term bullying as it is also unprofessional conduct and/or just plain rudeness and disresp...

OK. I get the gist of all of your comments. Yes, I was generalizing and yes, it is the sum of all of my experiences and is not to be taken as a characterization of nursing as a whole. I was just asking a question. Now, Let me back up a bit and put m...

I've kept my license but I'm a full time student and work as a paramedic

Thank you but it doesn't make me feel any better about the situation. VERY frustrating. I think you'll be praying for quite some time. The (generally) non-confrontational nature of women precludes any sort of sort of "revolution" by nurses. Males, ...

CHEAPER nurse is all they care about! And that's all that matters. He who keeps the business (hospital) profitable is the King! You don't get it - THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT NURSES! They don't care about Flo and her history, they daon't care about how ma...

I couldn't agree more with you Howardhughes. I've walked away from nursing twice and now I'm giving it another shot as an APRN student but nothing has changed. This behavior is so ingrained in the culture that it will never change and it's more than ...

Guttercat, you are one of the very few people (nurses) I've come across that has a clue to what's going on in nursing: Nurses are putting themselves out of business. The nursing profession does not have a rosy future and the administrators of Vanderb...

Don't do it. There are more ex-male nurses or male nurses who hate the job than I can count. Go into heavy equipment operator. Better pay, no bureaucracy, better working conditions and time off. oh, and REALLY effective unions.

Gee, another lousy nursing manager. Man, how rare!

The first thing that occurred to me after I read your heading was "How did you know it was a med error?" Are you the charge nurse or just another "really involved colleague" i.e. nosy. In all the places I've worked, I've never had the opportunity to ...

I'm a 6'3" 200 lbs male that's been bullied many times in my 15 years in nursing ( I think my tormentors see my size as a sort of challenge). I'm very male (not gay) and have been in the Air Force since I was 17 so I'm a juicy target for a female bul...

Hear, Hear...Thank God...finally someone's said it.

Having been exposed to and been a victim of sexual / gender based harrassment in the workplace, I would advise to press and finish your training but not to forget the experience. Chances are it won't be the last time you will have to deal with it. Yo...

Does anyone have an idea if this is a good representative sampling of men in nursing? Also, when I graduated men constituted approx 10% of registered nurses but it seems that it could be lower now - 5-8%? Anyone know? I've searched but can't find any...

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i wouldn't be too sure of that. i have hundreds of hours behind nvg's. they do not increase flight safety. they do allow you to do more dangerous things and fly in more dangerous environments which considerably increases the margin of risk and substa...

Why not CCTC?

Thanks for the poop. I guess I'll steer clear of Sharon Hospital. Any hospitals in Ct that you DO like?

So, at night there might be 4 pt's (1 ICU), no aid, and no secretary? Is that right? Just one nurse running around trying to do everything?

This is my third rotation in the AOR (i.e. The Sandbox) and have never met nor heard of anyone in the Army that was deployed for less than 6 months. Most Army rotations officer, enlisted, nurse, CRNA, infantry, truck driver, MD, etc are for 12 months...

I also am moving to Torrington, Ct in the future (Jan - Feb) and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of where or where not to work. I have 12 years ICU and the last two years Dialysis but would like to try my hand in the ER if possible. ...

...Sinful heathen...!?!?!?!

Weeeellll, uh, actually I believe "deployment" refers to a trip in direct support of or participation in a military operation or (large scale) exercise such as Ops Provide Comfort, Nothern/Southern Watch's, Enduring Freedom, OIF, OEF, etc. or Exercis...