Merlyn

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1. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

   Merlyn replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Sorry, Atheist means without belief. Pagan means you have belief. Atheist from the Greek A - without theist- god or gods. Pagan - polytheistic many gods. can't be a pagan atheist. But it's a free...

2. Nurses are the real heroes ?

   Merlyn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   Military for a paycheck? You ever see a military paycheck. They do it for a lot of reasons but please not for a paycheck. How about the solders that never see a battle. That fight a war of nerves the...

3. Nurses are the real heroes ?

   Merlyn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   How about the US congress they start the wars. They sign the checks that patriotic men and women have to pay for with their lives. How many of those slobs in congress ever wore the uniform of this...

4. Clinical Instructors; Drill Sergeants

   Merlyn replied to hope1959's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   That's how many teachers and one it's talking down to you. That's humanity. Wait to you get out and deal with

5. Nurses are the real heroes ?

   Merlyn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   I'm not a hero, I'm just a guy doing a job for money. If they didn't pay me I wouldn't be a nurse. Getting a little tier of nurse Hero

6. Puerto Rico nurses are not international

   Merlyn replied to lisy321's topic in Immigration Advice

   There must be a reason for this post somewhere. Has the education of the US sunk that low that people do not know that? But do they know what actor from Puerto Rico won an Oscar for play a

7. Is being a nursing student actually fun?

   Merlyn replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

   Fun? If you wear the right party hat to the autopsy it can be a lot of

8. Clinical Instructors; Drill Sergeants

   Merlyn replied to hope1959's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   She is getting you ready for the outside world...away from the comfort of the classroom. Too many students today, and you can read them on this board, think they are being pick on. She wants you...

9. "No nurses of color....."

   Merlyn replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Dear Sir, You are indeed right and sorry to say that with this diversity crap it is getting worst almost daily. What ever happen to divided we

10. Are there really enough jobs???

    Merlyn replied to raspysunny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In most place they'er not. Nursing schools don't train you because there is a job waiting for you. They train you because that is how they make their

11. Refusing a Clinical assignment

    Merlyn replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    Back when I was in school, if you refused anything you were out the door. But in this respect every bodies belief no matter how loony it is.

12. "No nurses of color....."

    Merlyn replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry I don't know what got into me. This Yankee remembers Newark, Watts and others burning we are no closer today then we were in the 60's. That's when the phase "Kill Whitey" was coined. Black...

13. "No nurses of color....."

    Merlyn replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We were getting close in the 60's then a gun shot changed the world

14. Please tell me this isn't normal

    Merlyn replied to imskylark's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's not normal, get out of the

15. What are your thoughts on patients who request no male nurses taking care of them?

    Merlyn replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    On to the next patient. If they don't what my care, there is an other patient that