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mindlor

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  1. Direct entry Master of Science in Nursing programs

    mindlor replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    Well there it is folks, its the opinion of hospital management and the folks in HR that matter.....caveat

  2. Male nurses hired faster?

    mindlor replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know ya fiveandtwo but I like ya :) You are so spot on

  3. Male nurses hired faster?

    mindlor replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    My honest advice, the way things are going.....go for an engineering

  4. Direct entry Master of Science in Nursing programs

    mindlor replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I have A BS in Management and was accepted into the direct entry BSN/MSN program at Columbia University. I was there for a week and withdrew after a week after being diagnosed with cancer....1...

  5. Male nurses hired faster?

    mindlor replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    You are of course spot on regarding patient autonomy. I was really referring to my expectation that my nursing peers would see me only as a nurse and not as a "male nurse". Also, I am a little dude,...

  6. Male nurses hired faster?

    mindlor replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    Wow the term male nurse really is distasteful to me. I dont refer to a woman as a female nurse I refer to her as a nurse. I would also like to be referred to as a nurse. My sex should have nothing to...

  7. Lonely new nurse/ do you have nurse friends?

    mindlor replied to BFLORES's topic in General Nursing

    Acquaintances are a dime a dozen. Friends are rare. To me a friend is someone willing to lay it all on the line for me.....yes, rare

  8. CNA just got accepted to RN Program

    mindlor replied to sanraha's topic in General Students

    No, not an RN yet, just a humble student

  9. Nursing Students Unite

    mindlor replied to Alexis4's topic in General Students

    Oy mate I was impressed until you suggested wiki as a credible source lol. Advice to all, stick to scholarly journals and skip the wiki. Wiki is not peer reviewed...... Anyway, maybe you were being a...

  10. CNA just got accepted to RN Program

    mindlor replied to sanraha's topic in General Students

    WOOHOO! Congrats. Your work experience and background are awesome. I am guessing its been a while since your BS so I would say brush up on Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Pharmacology and...

  11. What would u do?

    mindlor replied to rnfromja10's topic in General Nursing

    I would mind my business. If the DON came at me, then I would take her down. otherwise, not my problem. I have enough of my own

  12. RN,foreign grad '06,new to CA, still no job

    mindlor replied to gee20's topic in California Nursing

    I start to post, then turn and simply walk

  13. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    mindlor replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    Right so here it is in a nutshell. Until we modify NANDA and eliminate such things as depleted energy field and impaired religiosity, nurses will never garner the respect that we

  14. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    mindlor replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nor are all nurses incompetent. Using the difficulty to dismiss incompetent nurses as a reason to not have a union seems a bit irrational. Every union contract that I have ever seen clearly sets forth...

  15. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    mindlor replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank god that in a union situation is not nearly as difficult to fire incompetent managers. ever hear of the peter

  16. New Job and Pregnant

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me preface this by saying that I am a guy. I have seen many threads on here where people ask..."I know I am pregnant, should I disclose this to a new employer prior to being hired." The answer is...

  17. Nurses not speaking english at work

    mindlor replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    i resent this attitude as an american born rn/fnp of mexican descent. i have heard this comment before but when you need me to translate for you then suddenly it is ok'd by people with this attitude...

  18. Potassium tablets!

    mindlor replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    Pharm 101 A tab cannot be sectioned unless the manufaturer of the tab has prescored the tab for this purpose. Trying to break a non-scored tab into smaller pieces will result in dosing errors as the...

  19. Nurses not speaking english at work

    mindlor replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    English not your first language is it? That post was all over the

  20. Over it.

    mindlor replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice people finish last. No good deed goes unpunished. Two of the truest of all

  21. Nurses not speaking english at work

    mindlor replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    My answer to that question may not be popular so I will keep it to myself :) Bottomline as I see it is that my politics and philosophies are opposite to about 80 percent of this profession....

  22. Nurses not speaking english at work

    mindlor replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Unionization would seem to be the answer

  23. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    mindlor replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you ever been represented by a union. After 12 hours the average human is exhausted. Add in extreme frustration and anxiety that the nurse being required to stay is feeling and boom, there is a...

  24. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    mindlor replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have one thing to say.

  25. Nurses not speaking english at work

    mindlor replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm everyone is dancing around my questions. I will assume this is because the answers are not known and I can respect that as I also do not know the