Alnamvet

Alnamvet

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  1. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    Alnamvet replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Hate A1...how about some wasabe??? Extricating my foot may be humiliating, but I am passionate about this subject of whether a B..l S..t degree in nursing makes a nurse; after 20 years in this...

  2. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    Alnamvet replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    OK, let me put it in terms you can understand , dear: BSN is exactly what many suggest it stands for , B..ll S..t Nurse. You want baccalaureate trained nurses? Than, any Bachelors level education is...

  3. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    Alnamvet replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Bee freeking 'cause , a BSN serves only to disenfranchise those who went to nursing school bringing with them a Bachelors or Masters degree; if you have no freeking degrees, than a ADN is sufficient,...

  4. Status

    Alnamvet replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    what a bunch of (edited for foul language ...can't stand it when someone has a thought provoking opinion......you'rre all on my edited for foul language list, 'cepting op...no wonder the only enemy...

  5. Sacred cows that need to be laid to rest

    Alnamvet replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Prepping the skin with alcohol before starting a heplock, or wiping the hub of a lock before administering meds...swabbing anything with alcohol does nothing more than move around any potential...

  6. doctors becoming nurses

    Alnamvet replied to J. Tigana's topic in General Nursing

    Huh???

  7. Getting paid to be a fake patient

    Alnamvet replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

    Getting paid to be a fake patient is no different than getting paid to be a nurse; what I see coming out of schools lately, coupled with the low pay, I can only surmise that nurses pretend to know...

  8. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    Alnamvet replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    Taking a prescriptive Rx from a co-worker/friend/acquaintance, whatever, is no different than scoring a dime of crack on the street. You took the Ultram, you got busted, shame on you. Ultram didn't do...

  9. lpns in the icu

    Alnamvet replied to helpme nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What's the point? LPN's in ICU are like PA's in the ED... you need and RN to "assume" responsibility for the lpn's behavior, and lack of critical thinking/academic preparation, much like the PA who...

  10. Who's wearing white?

    Alnamvet replied to RNBN2B's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing white you'll see on me is a lab coat...if there is a requirement to wear white at a facility, they can do without my expertise; and I can picture a "male" RN in white dress, hose, cap,...

  11. Has any Nursng organization considered doing away with Nursing Diagnoses in favor...

    Alnamvet replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked in Australia, Peru, UK, Spain, et al, the US NANDA is the laughing stock of professional nurses outside the USA...call it what it is: UT freaking I...not alteration in urinary comfort...

  12. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    Alnamvet replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the comments made about nurses in general are being made by MD students, than I have only three words for them: PISS ON

  13. Looking for history behind how RN's and LPNs developed

    Alnamvet replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With the exception of 1 year RN accelerated programs for those who already have a Bachelors or Masters degree, the core RN curriculum should not take more than 2 years of full time study. A BSN should...

  14. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    Alnamvet replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    Discrimination in nursing....hmmmmm...well, go to any ED and count the number of males, Asian, Afro Americans, and Hispanics; the ED IS the hospital...it's the first impression patients (or are they...

  15. charge nurse and nurse manager

    Alnamvet replied to vedm's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical Director, Manager, Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Secretary to the "Management " team, payroll/time keeper person, "Team Leaders" (3 of them)...our ED is so top heavy, that most...

  16. URGENT Request for All NC Nurses

    Alnamvet replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As stated earlier, I only have one acre in Currituck...barely enough to park my formidable A-6 Intruder. The real issue is the "noise" coming from the folks who bought and/or built homes around Oceana...

  17. URGENT Request for All NC Nurses

    Alnamvet replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh hush now, child...nothing inflammatory about my statements...just the plain truth. If I had more than my one acre in Currituck, I would gladly give the Navy a landing field...no price is too big to...

  18. Miami hospitals

    Alnamvet replied to ginasue289's topic in Florida Nursing

    Miami Children's Hosp is a great facility, but I have issues with the neighborhood; if you want to work in a children's hospital, look at Joe Dimaggio/Hollywood Memorial, in Hollywood (~4 miles north...

  19. URGENT Request for All NC Nurses

    Alnamvet replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having a NC license, I will say that the US Navy presence in NC will only help economically, and if they left Oceana, would spell disaster for VA Beach and Tidewater in general. I love jet noise, own...

  20. Why Is There A Shortage?

    Alnamvet replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    This an interesting thread, yet sad for nursing...I e-mailed all but three of my graduating class (62), and found there are only 12 of us who are still in nursing. 5 of us went on to become NP's, one...

  21. Cfa?

    Alnamvet replied to kathyann's topic in Operating Room

    RN's are allowed to sit for certification exams for surgical assistant, providing they have completed a SA program...distance courses don't count. Eastern Virginia Medical School has a Surgical...

  22. first assistant, do u have them?

    Alnamvet replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    Those are not surgical assistants, they are surgical/or techs. Check the Eastern Virginia Medical School web page regarding their Surgical Assistant program...it's 2 years long, not 16 weeks; next...

  23. Hell has no fury like an RN scorned.(ER)

    Alnamvet replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I love the theme song, but stopped watching when nurses started commiting suicide, guy nurses were gay, female COS polysexual, PA used for one season (was it because she was a female or was it AIDS),...

  24. OT: What other Medical Job would you consider if not RN? Why?

    Alnamvet replied to BrandiE's topic in General Nursing

    After 2 vacations in South East Asia, I became a PA when nobody knew what they were...I gave it up, and many moons later, I am now an ARNP...I did not know then what I know now, and if I had to do it...

  25. RNFA 'S

    Alnamvet replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    Couldn't have said it