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    Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    smk1 replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    she will as soon as kevin starts staying out late and finds his next "soulmate". and she is stuck home with a crying baby watching jessica, christina and the others all over mtv and in the
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    smk1 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    i do remember something about him being interested in the "black muslims" religion. Don't know whatever happened with that though. Tom needs to head to a psych ward and spend a month with those...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    smk1 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    actually Michael jackson is NOT a jehovah's witness and hasn't been for over a decade. He officially left the religion a long time ago and hasn't been active since the mid to late
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    can CNAs refuse patient care?

    smk1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ditto to this
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    can CNAs refuse patient care?

    smk1 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    everyone has the right to a safe work enviornment. If it is a personal isssue, then please just assign the cna who has the least difficulty with this patient. If she is otherwise a good reliable cna,...
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    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    smk1 replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    EXACTLY! the poster boy for midlife crisis needs to quiet
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    Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    smk1 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    just think of yourself or a loved one in the icu with this person as the nurse. Would you feel comfortable with that? Personally I think you should write a note to administration and suggest a drug...
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    Kadivars and Cats in A&P

    smk1 replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow i guess our school really is spoiled. We had 4 human cadavers and they were not used (get 4 new ones each year) and then for extra we had sheep brains hearts and pig kidneys so everyone could...
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    Emt-b/cna/ma

    smk1 replied to FirefighterDoug's topic in Washington Nursing

    MA = medical assistant usually works in an office or clinic, if phlebotomy certified, may do blood draws, vitals signs give some shots and meds. (perhaps a few other skills in the office arena as...
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    Deflating Moment for a Soon to be New Grad

    smk1 replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    jennifer, grandfathering in usually means that current degree holders will be exempt from having to upgrade to the new educational requirements, they will keep their same title and jobs, but all...
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    How competitive is it to get into a nursing school?

    smk1 replied to sunnyday1's topic in Washington Nursing

    hi im in the sw washington area, and schools are very competitive in our area. my school was strictly gpa based with a higher point weight to science gpa. pretty much you have to have aobut 3.5 or...
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    Prereq question - Biology not on list for accelerated program??

    smk1 replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my a&p required either biol 160 with lab or bio 104 with lab as a prereq and chem required an intro chem course prior to entry as
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    Hospital ward cleared for Kylie Minogue

    smk1 replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    i read that her spokesman released a statement saying that they did not ask for this special treatment. I can see that if it could keep the paparrazi away and no other patients care is compromised,...
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    Accused of Racism!

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

    i will agree that in spirit racism truly doesn't "benefit" anyone, but racism does set one group up for privilege that the other group doesn't receive so in that specific way it is a "benefit". Ok so...
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    Accused of Racism!

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

    So why is the definition that you are accepting the "true" one, and the other the "unconventional"? Just wondering why you have the ability to find the truth but I somehow don't?...as I said you of...
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    Accused of Racism!

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

    i'm just quoting the academic definition of what "racism" is. You of course can feel free to disagree, but it's not something that I just came up with off the top of my head...
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    Accused of Racism!

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

    i think prejudice happens to all people, but racism is a systematic and institutionalized form of oppression that benefits (in this country at least) whites and not the other racial groups. Sorry...
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    Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    smk1 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    thanks sharon for posting this! I am currently a student and this is exactly how i feel. I'm sorry but the primary reason ANY of us are at any given job is money. We want and we need it. If I...
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    First Male Nurse Discrimination

    smk1 replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    i worked as a school health assistant for a few years and at our annual Nurse and Health assistant meetings there were a few males there that were school nurses. but the percentage was low. Either...
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    Bridge Over From Medical Assistant To Lpn

    smk1 replied to davis939's topic in Nursing Career

    you have to check with desired schools (though i would venture to say probably no bridge exists). At my school there isn't any possible way this could work because the prereqs are different. Yes MA...
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    How in the world do you make it in CA?

    smk1 replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in California Nursing

    how do you feel about getting a roomate? Or perhaps living in the oxnard/ventura area and commuting about 1 hour everday... might make it
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    Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    smk1 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    \ ]'' saw this episode and unfortunately this is not what she meant. She was talking about how she comes from a trailer park and has to work extra hard because nobody believes she should be there...
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    Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

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

    Thinking on this issue some more, I have to say that it really IS an big deal in today's online world. Many of you may know that this Bulletin board was used as a reference in an article, and a...
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    Possible miscarriage?

    smk1 replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nurse yet, but thought i would advise you to keep the docs appointment. I had a miscarriage and the cramping and bleeding was a lot more painful than a regular period, there was a lot more...
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    New grad can't find a job in Portland

    smk1 replied to twarlik's topic in Oregon Nursing

    i am surprised to hear this because there are lots of positions listed on the websites for legacy emanuel, kaiser, southwest Wa Medical center and there are lots of positions listed in the paper....