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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Boognish replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am in an alternate entry Master's program (alternate entry in that it doesn't require an RN prior to my admission- I am taking my pre-licensure classes now and will take the NCLEX in December 2011,...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Boognish replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The main reason that nursing programs are starting to require courses in professionalism is that a lack of professionalism among nurses has been identified as a specific problem in the healthcare...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Boognish replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A common theme I've been seeing on this thread is the perception that people who promote professionalism in nursing are looking for some kind of inflated sense of prestige for nurses. If there are...
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    Fall 2010 Classes!!

    Boognish replied to MzRN2B's topic in General Students

    The material isn't bad- it's just when it's all crammed into a short period of time that it can be overwhelming. Fortunately, my professor's tests aren't all that difficult- the thing I keep...
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    Comatose patient can't close his eyes and has no curtain for sun protection

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for being such an excellent advocate for your patients! One question/suggestion: What about using a sleep mask in addition to curtains? They're pretty thick. That would protect the...
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    Fall 2010 Classes!!

    Boognish replied to MzRN2B's topic in General Students

    That's a pretty sweet deal- they crammed our pharm course into one term- a short term at that. And the professor wasn't available for the first week of Summer term, so that cut the length of the...
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    Fall 2010 Classes!!

    Boognish replied to MzRN2B's topic in General Students

    OP- I'm excited for you! I'm just wrapping up my first term. They started us off easy (it is Summer, after all)- NRS 512- clinical skills I (with only 16 clinical hours in a nursing home. 6 lab...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Boognish replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're not wrong for viewing nursing as a trade or labor. That's your prerogative. But you are wrong to speak as if the role of nurses will remain static- that there is no hope for change- when the...
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    Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    Boognish replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My question is: for what reason did you choose nursing as a career if you're so averse to providing this type of care? Not saying you don't have a good reason, but I'm
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    Boognish replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    On one hand, there are plenty of adults who are going to feel more comfortable witha nurse dressed in pediatric scrubs. On the other, there are plenty who will be made to feel decidedly uncomfortable...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that when it comes to senior care in general, not much emphasis is put on quality of care by the management companies responsible for administration. I've never worked in a skilled nursing...
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    How long did it take you to complete your prereqs?

    Boognish replied to tmarie's topic in General Students

    I took a total of of seven terms to complete my prerequisite classes. Fall of 2007 through Winter 2008/2009 continuously, plus winter 2009/2010 because I applied to a program which required...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so you are talking about a client who has dementia- yeah, trying to address the client to ask them to change their behavior isn't really an option there. But it sounds like you're working in a...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Saiderap-while it might seem like I've been getting on your case in this thread, I appreciate your input here. I'm an a CNL (Clinical Nurse Leader) program right now, and in 4 years, I'm going to be...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Spreading the workload around and sharing difficult patients is good teamwork, as has been mentioned numerous times in this thread. But if you feel like whether or not you like a patient has in...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    It's true that the resident's care would have never been dropped if the caregivers had communicated. I guess my point is that the communication didn't happen because one of the CGs was more focused...
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    "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    Boognish replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in nursing school, but I have seen the same thing in the assisted living facility where I work. In one instance that I know of, "switching" residents has led to confusion between the...
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    Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

    Boognish replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm also about to start nursing school, and while I am certain that I'm going to love the nursing field, I'm a bit apprehensive about working with people who aren't into it. But then, in any...
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    Boognish replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    As a man, and a future nurse, and one of only two male caregivers at the assisted living facility/memory care facility where I work, I can appreciate this. Especially #3. Whenever I'm scheduled as...
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    How Did You Decide On Nursing as a Career?

    Boognish replied to BeanTrees's topic in General Students

    My career path meandered for a number of years after earning a BA in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. I started working with autistic children back when I had been considering a psych...
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    Does Death Have A Smell?

    Boognish replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student, and I've been working as a medication aide and caregiver in assisted living facilities for three years- so I've seen a lot of death. I've observed a very distinct smell common...
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    Health Care Reform

    Boognish replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What do you base this assertion on? When Bush took office, the federal government had a budget SURPLUS. He certainly wasn't a champion of the programs you mentioned. Yet he drove the debt up to...
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    1 year in and I cannot do bedside anymore!

    Boognish replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet- I'll be starting nursing school this summer. But I hear where you are coming from. I work as a medication aide and caregiver for people who have Alzheimer's and other forms of...
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    Any current AEM UP applicants out there?

    Boognish replied to Boognish's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I've been accepted to University of Portland's Alternate Entry Master's in Nursing program! Are any of my soon-to-be classmates out
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    Health Care Reform

    Boognish replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agreed- when the profit motive drives the insurance industry, it creates an incentive for them NOT to pay for care. That's absolutely the wrong way to go about providing healthcare to anybody. In...