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    Nurses who steal narcotics....

    metal_m0nk replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    ?? Seems you are making a deliberately unrelated leap of logic - which signals to me that a rational discussion with you is likely not possible at this point in
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    Nurses who steal narcotics....

    metal_m0nk replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    You said that "We are judged by what we do, not the reasons for what we do. Thats just accountability." That is simply not true. YOU may judge others by what they do and not the reasons for what they...
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    Nurses who steal narcotics....

    metal_m0nk replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps that is only the extent of your evaluation of the world around you. You do not, however, speak for us
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    Nurses who steal narcotics....

    metal_m0nk replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Just playing devil's advocate about choices. People who are not prone to addictive behaviors, who do not have genetic factors, environmental factors, behavior modeling, etc. seem to have a difficult...
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    Has anyone been in trouble at work over what they posted in allnurses.com

    metal_m0nk replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    AN is like fight club: 1st rule is: You do not talk about AN. 2nd rule is: You DO NOT talk about
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    Advice for Someone Who isn't Child Friendly?

    metal_m0nk replied to hawkeyeginger's topic in General Students

    I second JBudd's advice. There's really no way to fake it, so your best bet is to just be yourself (well, a G rated version of yourself) - because kids are the ultimate BS detectors and you're bound...
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    how to give heparin 5000units with a 1mL syringe?

    metal_m0nk replied to redbuttrfly14's topic in General Nursing

    See now, this doesn't worry me at all. If it is true, then my chances of passing the NCLEX just
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    Nursing Student Assessment Worksheet

    metal_m0nk replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

    This is really phenomenal. Yes, please do one for Peds, that would be the shiz. I :heartbeat
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea how you look, but there's a whooooooole lotta ugly in that
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath. I meant to say "if there were any ethnic diversity to speak of." Early morning posting is not my friend. And I posted this study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16926275 : On...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    This study would be much more meaningful if there were no ethnic diversity to speak of - but because there is, and the study doesn't account for any of it, it loses a lot of its applicability. Also,...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Case in point....Can't strap a pre-schooler to your back while on the eliptical. There are very real, very practical reasons why what works for some won't work for others. Diet and exercise...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Anti-PC extremes are equally damaging. You don't have to be destructive to be
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    interview tomorrow... tips please!!

    metal_m0nk replied to im_melba's topic in General Nursing

    My best advice would be to do a little research (or think back to your clinical days - if you were ever in an LTC) and find out the common problems faced by that particular facility/department or type...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. It takes a significant span of a lifetime's worth of poor health decisions. An individual who is consistently making good health choices isn't likely to ever reach the point where their...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/apr/20/20050420-124451-2201r/ http://www.obesitymyths.com/downloads/obesityMyths.pdf The second link is quite a lengthy criticism that does a thorough job of...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    How is a discussion about BMI and the general medical establishment's parameters for what is considered a healthy weight, in spite of evidence to the contrary, not relevant to the
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to your question. Or was there some other non-PC question you were thinking of. More than happy to answer that one as well. Not sure what this means...? It's about people - you and I...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Can't argue with knowledge, so you've got to break out the claws, eh? Typical. My BMI is 26.7. I am muscular and healthy. Probably not what you were hoping to
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Because it's true,
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, from what I understand, studies (even the one from the New England Journal of Medicine that was grossly misinterpreted by the CDC) show that people who are OVERWEIGHT - as in BMI of 25-29.9...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Because it is used far too frequently to explain far more than it is capable of explaining by people who have no clue just how pathetic a diagnostic tool it really
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I am attempting to help you to gain perspective... If you can defend the question, "What makes you so certain that support and positive regard will not result in positive lifestyle changes?" either...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    What makes you so certain it
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    metal_m0nk replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go back and read the responses, but I'd like to mention one thing.... You don't seem likely to use this angle in your paper, but if you take a moment to think about the following question and how...