Ned the Red

My mother graduated from Deaconess in 1949 or 1950. And, my wife is also a graduate of Deaconess. When they first met each other and started talking about the school they discovered that the menu hadn't changed in all those years. I don't recall the ...

I don't like the sound of this one - I'm also planning on going to El Centro but haven't heard anything bad about it. What have you heard???

OK, there's a lot of talk about changing careers, and getting into nursing at a late age. But, how late is late? I'm 51 and taking the leap (just found out that I've been accepted and can start work on my last pre-req, A&P) and, if all goes accor...

I'm REALLY just getting started with Nursing so, help me out. I have a BS in Business Admin and a "background" in nursing - my mother and wife both graduated from the same school. I've heard nursing all my life. At any rate, I've had it with business...

The thing is that MOST professions are like this any more. It isn't just nursing that's gone through a change. The contract between companies and their employees where you work hard and expect to have a job has been broken by corporate America and th...

Was talking to my wife (the RN in the family) about this thread and she agrees. She's always worn a lab coat and believes it makes a big difference in people's perception of her. She reminded me of the story of when she was in the hospital giving bir...

You're right - no A&P at night at Northlake. I guess my only choice is Brookhave, even with your warning. That's if the classes don't fill up. Don't know what I'll do if that happens.... just take it in the fall of '04.

In a perfect world that would be the case. But, wearing the scrubs with a lab coat over the top might not be a bad idea. I guess I'll find out if I can ever get the final pre req out of the way and actually get IN to nursing school! HA!

I'm a future RN (I hope) and, as a guy, I'm interested in this part of your rant. My wife is an RN and the only person in her group who wears a lab coat instead of scrubs. She makes a real effort to look professional and tells me that she gets much m...

My lovely wife just started working hospice and I'd like to find something really nifty that she could use in her job. She has all the usual stuff that an RN would have. But, have any of you found anything "special" that you really like for hospice w...

I still haven't figure it out. When I lived in Brazil several of us played baseball in a park where some Brits usually played cricket. Lots of good natured yelling back and forth about how to properly throw a ball. Neither group ever tried the other ...

I posted this on the Hospice forum but haven't received many replies so I'll toss it out to everyone. My wife just started a job with a hospice company. She'll be "working out of her car" for this job and seems to have gotten organized for that part ...

Seems that more men are going into nursing. And more folks are going into the field at a later age and from other careers. Question: Do you see the "culture" of nursing changing in the coming years? By that I mean - will older workers, and folks who ...

Amy, Where will you be taking A&P? Sounds as though we may be in the same boat. The one prereq I lack is A&P and I'll need to ace it to get the GPA I need for admission. And, I'll take it at night since I'm working during the day. See you at...

No, I don't think we'll need long undies down here! She does have a carrying case for her cuff, steth, clipboard, and all that stuff. She bought a plastic tub to store all the "car stock" she'll need for the pts, along with a hard sided file folder f...

Check at school. Surely they have a dept. that can help you find part time work. Maybe 2 part time jobs would give you the ability to juggle everything?

Hmmmmmmmmmm...... if you don't have access to the numbers. Perhaps just use your best intuition as to where the money will be found with more staff. Use lots of phrases like "save money, reduce budget and expenses, increase revenue, decrease costs." ...

One more idea... maybe from left field but it's based on the things I hear from my wife (an RN). I know that hospitals charge the insurance companies for everything. So, the better the people on the floor can document (# of aspirins, #of treatments, ...

A thought from outside health care.... I've found that meetings with upper management tend to be more productive if you can quantify things in terms of dollars and cents as much as possible. 1) Added cost for extra staff. 2) Reduced cost of turnover ...

I guess I take the attitude that the pay is what the pay is. So, what can I do about it (not just in nursing but in any job). I took a job a few years ago and in the orientation the HR guy welcomed us and said something like "I don't expect most of y...

I'm not an RN. Hope you don't mind my two cents on this. 1) Seems to me a really big problem with healthcare is measuring results. Most pts only know that their doc wants them to go to hospital A. They con't have a clue how that hospital compares to ...

Well, we'll see how the leap goes! I did find out that I'm good to go for taking A&P - the only prereq I lack. I'll take that in the spring semester but then won't be able to start full time until Jan '05. So, there's still some time. But, I'm ex...

Hey, don't get me wrong. I have absolutely NO doubts about this. I have a wonderful wife (an RN) who's totally supportive of this, and will help me study! I just think the whole thing is an absolute HOOT! Ned

You have two choices. Fight the world or work within the system. I'd suggest that you don't stand much chance of educating the rest of the world to what's behind the tatoos so.... wear long sleeves and shut up about being pagan until your co-workers ...

Without addressing the legality it sounds kinda unethical to trick someone into giving blood for a test they probably don't want. But...