Calfax

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1. Vision of Nursing in 2030

   Calfax replied to carmel99's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Carmel99 (Nakeshia), Don't do the assignment. It's BS. Tell your teacher that you expect a better quality educational product than that. You (or your parents) are paying for a good education...you...

2. Security for computers, handhelds. Battery Life

   Calfax replied to RNKPCE's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Hello Batmilk, You have to look at your questions like this: How much access to the device will the user have? (all the time? shared with others? how many users per device?) How often does...

3. navy as a career choice

   Calfax replied to solicitous86's topic in Government, Military

   Ok....so that's a bump? Sorry...I haven't checked on the website lately. I am a navy nurse going on my 5th year (wow..that went fast) of active duty. I have served both overseas and at home. My...

4. Civillian Overseas Jobs for RN's

   Calfax replied to HoustonTXm23's topic in Government, Military

   Ok.....if you want to go work at an overseas military hospital, join a service and go do it. We're so strapped for people, you can get waivered for just about anything these days. C'mon, we need...

5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Calfax replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Take it easy on the little dude, dude. She's brand spanking new....you know? There's this word.....uh, oh yeah. Inspiration. Could change your life, you know? Maybe invent a machine that...

6. Roll Call

   Calfax replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

   Checking in from Okinawa, Japan where all the women are beautiful, the weather is always warm, and the Orion is always cold. Crumbwatcher.....all hail "Sweetmeat", Monday night metal, Smash, and...

7. OB Clinicals

   Calfax replied to carolynd's topic in Men in Nursing

   I think back to when I was in nursing school....and my OB rotation. They were really rude, ungrateful for help and couldn't start IV's worth a damn. They didn't seem to want any students there and...

8. Male nurses who cook

   Calfax replied to Crumbwannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

   Oh....the food channel. Yeah, she's a babe. Nursing has ruined me for food.....having eaten most working meals standing up, with a tongue depressor and warm diet coke. So here's my contribution to...

9. New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

   Calfax replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men in Nursing

   When I consider as to whether nursing has been worth it these last 7 yrs....it's a mixed bag. I've gotten to see and do a lot amazing things and work with a lot of amazing people. For that I'm...

10. Feeling out of place in scrubs

    Calfax replied to Antelope's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dude......you'll get used to it. I came out of EMS into nursing, where we had an actual uniform with a shirt, pants, and boots....so to wear "pajamas" to work was kind of odd at first. But,...

11. I may be crazy, but...

    Calfax replied to Coco48170's topic in Emergency

    Again, You just can't beat a nice pair of steel-toed combat boots as the choice of footwear while working in the ER. Altama, Bates, and Danner make a nice selection and with the right cushion,...

12. Saw a news special on ER crisis...opinions?

    Calfax replied to sharann's topic in Emergency

    We need a clinic!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me too! Yeah, clinics, clinics, clinics. The thing is how do you make the place profitable in a place with no money? In the places where ppl need clinics the most...

13. RN signs for LPN discharge

    Calfax replied to TinyNurse's topic in Emergency

    What's an

14. Real ER vs TV ER

    Calfax replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Let's see.....I think he should have a mullet like he did as He-man in Master's of the Universe. I've seen I come in Peace about a hundred times, but that 80's Punisher movie is arguably the worst...

15. Real ER vs TV ER

    Calfax replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Years ago there was a sitcom called "Nurses" where they worked on some kind of ward or something.........never about the work, always about the drama of the ppl involved. At the time I was probably...