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  1. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    alan headbloom replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    A male's legal partner is his husband. A female's legal partner is her wife. "Spouse" would be simpler for forms if it doesn't matter the

  2. Cross-Professional Competence: Playing well with other team members

    alan headbloom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our interdisciplinary team is putting together materials and exercises to teach health science students Cross-Professional Competence (CPC): concepts of communicating between members of the health...

  3. Cross-Professional Competence: Playing well with other team members

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the great feedback. Our team has gotten hold of a set of instructional handouts and DVDs (not cheap!) from the University of Toronto. (The Canadians seem to be leading on a host of...

  4. Posting advice: "I can't do this, ...I don't understand you"

    alan headbloom replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true. There's not "a ton." There is one. Cmonkey left out one article (a), probably a typo. Just

  5. Effective PowerPoint Presentations

    alan headbloom replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Vicky, I was thinking of using some of this in a workshop on giving PowerPoints. Whom do I credit? You? Others? Thanks,

  6. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    alan headbloom replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    When my wife was in med school (in the 80s), they used to practice small procedures on classmates. She did more "personal" exams on her husband (at home),

  7. Effective PowerPoint Presentations

    alan headbloom replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That's why everyone should have an applied linguist in his/her corner!

  8. Effective PowerPoint Presentations

    alan headbloom replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Vicky, Good tips. One correction, though: sans serif is harder for non-native speakers to read. If the PowerPoint has large enough fonts and sharp projector focus, the serifs connect letters within...

  9. Racist Patients

    alan headbloom replied to Williss2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While the U.S. population is currently 34% "minority" (non-Anglo), only 10% of U.S. nurses are non-Anglo. Until there is a better representation across the board, there will be lots of racial...

  10. Advantage for Speaking Spanish?

    alan headbloom replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Multi, Be careful with self-study materials. You can learn phrases, but without a native-speaking coach, you won't know when to use your handful of expressions. Just because you can parrot a handful...

  11. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    alan headbloom replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    1. ALL of us have communication handicaps. Some of us use $10 words or jargon--over the heads of our audience. Others have incorrect grammar and spelling (skim the 200+ posts above for plentiful...

  12. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.wisopinion.com/index.iml?mdl=article.mdl&article=15734 -- Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, represents Wisconsin's Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of

  13. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    alan headbloom replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Morettia, Wow, what a scary experience for you. I'm glad it turned out okay for the patient. Why do you think the five Indian nurses weren't helping out with the code? Did they not understand the...

  14. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    alan headbloom replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason for the strongly visceral reaction--in both the case of nursing and golf--is that monolingual Americans feel threatened and intimidated. [strike up the theme from Twilight Zone.]...

  15. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dear Hoosier, I do not represent employment agencies though I do make my living training people from all sides of cultural difference how to get along. I absolutely agree with you that communication...

  16. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where are the Foreign Nurses? by Carl Shusterman Any topic involving immigration is sure to spark a debate these days - including the topic of foreign-trained nurses. Do foreign-trained nurses depress...

  17. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    alan headbloom replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    So now the English-Only forces are gaining momentum: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/08/28/ap5369551.html LPGA's English-only policy draws criticism By DOUG FERGUSON 08.28.08 NORTON, Mass. -...

  18. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dear Kiwi Pointer Sister, Lots to love about being here. Like everywhere, there are good aspects and bad. It's all a balancing act. Welcome aboard this very diverse, very outspoken ship! And you...

  19. Discussion- Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing Shortage

    alan headbloom replied to lawrence01's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For me, the important part of this discussion is about numerical practicality, health care standards, and equity. If it descends into a conversation of keeping out "those dirty, smelly foreigners,"...

  20. Discussion- Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing Shortage

    alan headbloom replied to lawrence01's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    From today's news: NURSING SHORTAGE Austin-area hospitals: Nursing shortage easing Ailing economy is helping, but officials warn crunch could worsen in future. By Mary Ann Roser / AMERICAN-STATESMAN...

  21. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1989, Oops, sorry. I mis-posted that comment. Another online member is becoming a citizen; I was congratulating her. I'll have to click and paste more carefully. (See post #20 above.) Luckily for...

  22. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Along those lines, here's a link to share with American acquaintances who might want to consider nursing as a career:...

  23. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1989, you raise some very good points. Thanks for explaining. Time for the full-blown citizens on this forum to contact their legislators, I reckon. Good luck clearing the final hurdles to your...

  24. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1989, So, in the best-case scenario, what would be the main points of your proposed legislation? Or are you not talking about legislation? Are you talking about revamping the economic system?

  25. Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    alan headbloom replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    --H.L. Mencken What strikes me as "simple" about this proposed legislation is its need to quickly import lots of trained nurses. What strikes me as a longer-term view in this bill is its goal to...