zenman

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    Back from the Desert and Thankful-What are you thankful for?

    zenman replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thankful for all the excitement in my life and surviving the cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh last week. Plus, I'm invited to two Thanksgiving meals in one day. I hope the first one wears...
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    Guidelines for contacting the school nurse

    zenman replied to jpearlRNBSN's topic in School

    Are you an ex-elementary teacher? Please write in black font. Very difficult to read your
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    How long til you kno?

    zenman replied to ineed2pp's topic in General Nursing

    Call them and ask
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    What type of education do you have?

    zenman replied to Conrad283's topic in General Nursing

    I was a helicopter flight nurse picking up people off oil rigs and boats in the Gulf of Mexico and it was a blast, the vibrations, nausea, landing on boats in heavy seas, flying when the Coast Guard...
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    What type of education do you have?

    zenman replied to Conrad283's topic in General Nursing

    All mine are still not there. MSN and MBA with additional study in Zen Shiatsu and shamanism. I like to diversify,
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    zenman replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I live in one of the poorest countries, Bangladesh, and many people are saved by immunization. That's one view of the picture. Now, what do you do with all the "saved" people and the problems...
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    What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    zenman replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on whether they're wearing Victoria Secret's or
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    A thread for Indian men of descent regarding their children

    zenman replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I had to leave my ex when my son and daughter were 5 and 6 years old. It hurts but I just let them know I was always there for them. My daughter became a little devil and she and I had some hard times...
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    What Are My Chances Of Success...come On, Be Forthright

    zenman replied to PLTSGT's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I a male Zen Shiatsu therapist. All our clients wear clothes so there's not as much "naked concern" as there is with massage. That might be a consideration if you want to get into bodytherapy. Most of...
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    zenman replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Dang it, they closed the "I owned a nurse" thread before I got to jump in
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    zenman replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    You know this thread will be over there soon, but yes, it really is amazing how the young ones think and how they are lacking in any knowledge not directly related to their
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    zenman replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    One must meditate to quiet the mind so you can beat the heck out of someone with the least effort and amount of time....if they attack you first of
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    Is There An AllDoctors.com?

    zenman replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Why not? I've argued with them so much that sometimes they go berserk and attack me and the mods close the thread down, he,
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that is interesting. Wonder if the Reiki people have any studies? Will
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    The Rocky Mountain Skeptics said: "The Journal of the American Medical Association is a well-established publication with a reputation for printing reliable information that physicians can use to cure...
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    Advice on working in Middle East

    zenman replied to Wallaby64's topic in International Nursing

    Can't tell you about nursing there but many international teachers are avoiding Kuwait. One powerful family had a teacher "held" in country because she had their child put in after school detention....
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    One Day in Bangkok

    zenman replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on where you are at. Out in the smaller cities you might find hospitals lacking in the latest equipment. For example, in Hawaii I oriented a Thai nurse and she was used to IV...
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    One Day in Bangkok

    zenman posted a topic in General Nursing

    My wife, Karen had scheduled a Saturday appointment with a plastic surgeon at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok to have a look at a cyst on her left index finger. I had already sent him digitals photos...
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    One Day in Bangkok

    zenman replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    We have expat insurance and they have "connections" with Bumrungrad. Everywhere else though you just pull out the old VISA card and pay up. And most people here in Bangladesh have no ideal of the...
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    No the blog had nothing to do with the "old news" but it was interesting about medical journals. I've asked him to do the same regarding double-blind
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    This link http://www.csicop.org/articles/19990121-jama/ has the details about the firing of the editor, including his poor selection of articles to publish, including the TT article. Maybe I was...
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    Has Anyone Here Been On a TV Series/Show?

    zenman replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Who wants to be on a medical show? I made it to the second round of Survivor for the second season. Instead they chose some hunky guy from
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Well you are cause I have a huge library and don't want to spent too much time looking. I think I posted it here once before but not sure. I'm on the way to Bangkok now so might look when I get back....
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    "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

    zenman replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do TT but I certainly wouldn't keep posting that link as JAMA wishes they had never published that "study." It was one reason their editor was fired later. A "prestigious" journal would never...
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    Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    zenman replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Why didn't they just peek at