hickjoe

hickjoe has 32 years experience and specializes in community health, pediatrics, nicu,.

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1. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

   hickjoe replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

   Two replies: 1. If a nurse has a Ph.D she may not be an M.D. but she has earned the right to be addrrssed as doctor. 2. I too believe in Karma - while I was working at a local health clinic in a major city, I wanted to go back to school and get my ...

2. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

   hickjoe replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

   I had a similar problem when I was 18 years old and a new nursing student. My instructor actually put me down in a similar fashion. It caused me to leave nursing school and not go back until I was 30 years old. She actually told me I would never m...

3. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

   hickjoe replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

   I too had a similar situation the first time I entered nursing school.

4. Antibiotics for URI when on Hospice

   hickjoe replied to Sharry RN's topic in Hospice

   I am the widow of a patient who died almost a year ago while in hospice at home. When my husband got his first URI we left it up to him as to whether or not he got antibiotics - even though he did have a DNR. He chose to fight the infection and I w...

5. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

   hickjoe replied to lcprnc's topic in School

   While it is OK to share general information with teachers to enable them to do their job more effectively, I would always speak with the parents before sharing specific information in order to have the parents on board - even if your district has a g...

6. Can a LPN be a school Nurse

   hickjoe replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in School

   It depends on the State. Some states have certain requirements like being a RN with a baccalaureate degree and having school nurse certification which requires specific classwork beyond the baccalaureate. In some States you cannot be titled as a sc...