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    Should nurses' license to practice depend on modeling responsible health conduct...

    smk1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree she could be fired because of clauses in employee handbooks about proper conduct and representation of the employer. This is particularly true if where she works is well known, however her...
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    How to raise kids...

    smk1 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i agree with this advice too! i have thrown away toys before, (and if that happens let me tell you there will be no new toyas for awhile.) They have to know that you mean business otherwise those...
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    How to raise kids...

    smk1 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you can try putting ALL of the toys in time out if the behavior gets too bad. I have a 4 yr old and we took every single toy and book out of her room one Sunday after a week of tantrums and bad...
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    nursing home owners charged and jailed

    smk1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    the husband and wife owners of the st rita nursing home where 34 dead residents were found after Katrina, have been charged with 34 counts of negligent homicide. They surrendered and were jailed by...
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    Why is bile green??

    smk1 replied to major_undecided's topic in General Students

    because the biliverdin is green which bile is made up of. (check this out though because it has been
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    Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    smk1 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    anyone else try famous people in the search engine. Kinda of scary for
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    Why don't they allow people to bring their pets?

    smk1 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    thank goodness someone else feels this way too! I was thinking maybe I was just very unfeeling and had no clue. I guess i just wasn't raised with the idea that pets are as important as people. (I do...
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    Studying????

    smk1 replied to Fun2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i took micro this summer and had a full load all last year with A&P and spanish, medical terminology, nutrition etc.. so since i have been off since the end of Aug i have been lounging, and let me...
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    Studying????

    smk1 replied to Fun2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    fun2care, we don't start fall term unitl sept 19. So i am "vacationing"! (basically reading, shopping, watching old movies). Just noticed that you are a spring RN starter (hopefully) . I will find...
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    Why don't they allow people to bring their pets?

    smk1 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    absolutley agree with this! There isn't enough room for all of the dogs and cats and etc... that people may have and want to bring. There wasn't enough food and water for the people in that area let...
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    Children and career?

    smk1 replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks meredith, i for one agree with you. it is not an easy decision either way, but once it has been made moms certainly don't need extra grief over
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    What do you do in a group project when some people just dont "do it"

    smk1 replied to Mudnuri's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ok here is my control freak answer, but it has saved me many times in a group project situation. BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THE PARTS YOURSELF! If you need to get an 'A' for your program, then don't let...
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    Children and career?

    smk1 replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What in the world.....
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    Getting ready for Cna exam

    smk1 replied to OnmywaytoCna's topic in General Nursing

    the skills test booklet is a good review. I just took my test at the end of july and it had been a month since i was in the class. The week of i started reviewing all of the skills in my head step...
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    Children and career?

    smk1 replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is exactly right! I think a lot of young people now (and i sitll kind of am one) just want a "baby". They want the attention and the showers and the cute things to dress the baby up in, and...
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    How can I bring this up??

    smk1 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    if you worked ot you should get paid for it, maybe it was a simple oversight. bring it up as such. As far as the wage discrepancy, Your friend may have been a better negotiator than you when being...
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    Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    smk1 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    not on purpose... lol but that is just
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    RN is he making a pass at me what will this do to my job

    smk1 replied to heaven in your eyes's topic in General Nursing

    and who pray tell told you this? IF this info came from him consider it EXTREMELY suspect. Also whether or not he is "just roomates" with his wife, the fact remains that he is MARRIED! He is already...
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    RN is he making a pass at me what will this do to my job

    smk1 replied to heaven in your eyes's topic in General Nursing

    ok, so the question is do you want to go out with him, start a relationship or "anything else"\? If so then you can invite him out, or suggest getting together outside of work. Having said that, the...
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    My School is Gone!

    smk1 replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    decided that perhaps, I was a bit harsh, but i was taken aback by some of the posts. Everyone is going to have a hard time dealing with this, and we should all try to be supportive and helpful to...
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    Medical Spanish

    smk1 replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

    i think this is a great idea, perhaps a new forum could be created and maybe one of the spanish speaking mods (or more) could moderate it. This could be a very educational area of the BB. Maybe...
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    Does any A&P Stick?

    smk1 replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    currently worried about this myself, as I won't start the nursing program until spring or fall of next year and that will be about a year since i finished A&P. i will probably start reviewing...
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    Smoking among Nurses is hypocritical.

    smk1 replied to thomasgbsn's topic in General Nursing

    just wondering what brought this diatribe
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    CRNA -> MD ?

    smk1 replied to user69's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this was my point.... i guess that wasn't
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    1 month in and students already quitting

    smk1 replied to luvmypatients's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lots of people are dropping or failing out at my school as well, however even with the people who pass about 2/3 of them are passing with a C or C+ which will not get them into our nursing program, so...