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1. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

   destova replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I very much like that response lol... to the point and not rude. Thank you I find it to be very strange... I'd personally be mortified if I had to let someone else do that. I think that's part of...

2. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

   destova posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I've been coming across more and more patients that are perfectly capable of taking care of their personal needs, but simply don't want to. Example: ringing the call light to ask for the box of...

3. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

   destova replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm a glorious mix of conservative (money), liberal (social policy), and federalist (states rights)... and can't stand Rand's "essays", but that book in particular is a winner! Put a lot of things in...

4. What kind of PSYCH disorder does this sound like?

   destova replied to paddler's topic in General Nursing

   As you mention that psych isn't your strong point, and even if it was, I'd recommend enlisting the help of an actual psychologist. Playing one on Google isn't going to help you or your friend. Having...

5. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

   destova replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   One last suggestion, since you seem to be unemployed and therefore have time on your hands, grab a copy of Atlas Shrugged from your local library. It's a monster of a book, but can change your...

6. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

   destova replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I just don't understand why the seasoned nurse is automatically open to judgment of her spending habits. OP, let's play a little make believe for a moment. You get a call from the hospital, they...

7. Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

   destova replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Also, I've been hearing about a credit union that is for the navy. Apparently anyone can join. My friend got his car loan through them at 1.7% which is crazy cheap. Not sure if they do consolidation,...

8. Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

   destova replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   You need to be very careful about consolidation if you plan to go back to school and use the educational deferment at any point in your future. Many consolidation programs remove any and all deferment...

9. Can nurses use medical marijuana?

   destova replied to melisgood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Health doesn't have to be that impaired for a prescription. My Dr told me if it were legal in our state she'd rx it for me due to my stress induced anorexia as well as dull but constant back pain.......

10. Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

    destova replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Having your wages garnished is going to be a financial difficulty as well as a huge hit on your credit record. Go to the website posted earlier in this thread (the student loan database one) and click...

11. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    destova replied to stigrl's topic in General Students

    Ah, doesn't the transformer look great?! I have ice cream sandwich on a um, modified, Android phone. Love it! However, I've heard so many rumors that jelly bean is going to have the Google version of...

12. Tablet use / E-books in nursing school?

    destova replied to stigrl's topic in General Students

    Great review AntiChick! Quick note, google is supposedly launching a tablet in q4 this year that runs on Jelly Bean. For those not starting school till next year it may be worth the wait as the...

13. A rolling suitcase....really???

    destova replied to OgreAchiever's topic in General Students

    A lot of text books come with a code for accessing online content which includes the book in digital format. Check into the texts you have as you could just use a notebook or chromebook to access the...

14. Should I give nursing another try?

    destova replied to almostmadeit's topic in Nursing Career

    Firstly, what state are you in and where did you get that data? Remember that average salary reports are an *average* of all reports. So cities with higher cost of living and therefore higher...

15. Baffled

    destova replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aha! Cul2, I just looked at the threads you've started. I'm going to guess a Sociology grad student of some kind working on or having recently finished a thesis about the micro-society of Nursing?...