pedicurn

pedicurn LPN, RN

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  1. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    pedicurn replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Flesh coloured only. I don't get the 'white' thing ??? Ofcourse you can see white underwear under white. I don't know why schools do this ....

  2. "Keep Your Mobility for a Lifetime"

    pedicurn replied to CFitzRN's topic in General Nursing

    If they are young enough .... what about preventing osteoporosis with diet plus weight bearing

  3. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    pedicurn replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Ah but the baby boomers are not retiring yet ... due to the recession. They will en masse in a few

  4. How is there a shortage?

    pedicurn replied to Luularoo's topic in General Nursing

    At the moment there is only a shortage in certain locations and in certain horrible facilities. I'm in Australia but would say there seem to be jobs in rural locations and in some southern US areas...

  5. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    pedicurn replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Agree - huge gap. I believe there will be a dire shortage of experienced nurses and hospitals will be forced to pay top dollar for them. Growing patient dissatisfaction / misadventure will be...

  6. No, apparently you don't know it all!

    pedicurn replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yes agree all professions have them. However nursing IMHO has a higher ignorance factor than other professions. A significant minority of nurses and clerks where I work have an ignorance issue -...

  7. Is this backwards or is it just me?

    pedicurn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked anywhere that doesn't have fully equiped suction and oxygen at each bed. Yankeur, flowmeter, Hudson and NRB are standard. Wouldn't work anywhere that didn't have

  8. No, apparently you don't know it all!

    pedicurn replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    It annoys me too It's a narrow perspective that sometimes comes with some 'social' factors (cattiness, passive aggression) .... bad combo. The narrowness is indicative of lack of education. It's about...

  9. Sick of all of the bullying.

    pedicurn replied to ANH_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree but would like to add that this type of behaviour is how a lot of nurses bully. They are silly, passive aggressive individuals who don't know any other way of being nasty. Seriously I now...

  10. Sick of all of the bullying.

    pedicurn replied to ANH_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    agree if only the fence sitters would get off their butts and do something constructive re improving culture. just keeping mouths shut and smiling is not the solution. do their share ....they should...

  11. At what point are employers asking TMI?

    pedicurn replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

    Totally poor behaviour Where is kindness ? Where are the basic decent values that characterise decent society? I would be very very angry too. Good post

  12. Concern: Age Discrimination for a New 58 RN

    pedicurn replied to Cyns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    IMHO you will have more opportunity if you are prepared to relocate ... also if have no objection to nights. New nurses who happen to be older should remember to 'work it'. Make a list of all your...

  13. Nurses targeted for real estate agents?

    pedicurn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    hahaha and ... '505 the big city location that never sleeps' and ... '702 non-stop entertainment

  14. I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    pedicurn replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Shall we take it a step further ..... He's probably an individual who thinks he will turn gay if you are the nurse who will be giving him q.i.d. enemas to wash out all the

  15. Nurses targeted for real estate agents?

    pedicurn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Agree probably some diploma mill. However, there is a good point there though .... many successful real estate nurses are ex-nurses. Food for thought

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    pedicurn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just because you are wealthy, it is not ok to treat nurses badly. Get some values you

  17. Night Shift 1 hr commute: tips to arrive home alive

    pedicurn replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    An apple seems to make me more more alert, or some fruit juice just before the trip. Might be a silly question but is there any public transport you could take ? Or get a ride with someone? Sometimes...

  18. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    pedicurn replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    My worst is poo. Most of the time I manage to deal with it fine. However sometimes it makes me gag. As for manually removing poo ? I am not actually able to do

  19. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    pedicurn replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The unique nature of nursing The blend of art / highly skilled / profession / trade / manual labour..... in a field where experience often outweighs

  20. Bullied by the Young

    pedicurn replied to sorry's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree - this sort of behaviour is more common with newer nurses than it used to be ?perhaps generational Less communal /less pleural and more self-centred individualism. It certainly ruffles a few...

  21. RN who has not worked in the field in 11 years

    pedicurn replied to tishasheree's topic in General Nursing

    Great your license is still valid I would take a good refresher course - decide on a speciality and do the relevant certification. This will update your knowledge plus boost confidence. You may find...

  22. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    pedicurn replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well two points come to mind here - - Making a minor mistake re gender is not something we make into a big deal. We realise it happens and no need to make it an issue. -That was a good point you made...

  23. Uni in USA vs. AUS??

    pedicurn replied to pinkgeek's topic in International Nursing

    I would say the US if you are planning on working there. The Australian BScN is not always considered equivalent to the US BSN. You may have to have your BScN evaluated for some employers to accept it...

  24. Pregnant and can't lift?

    pedicurn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe if all tried to be more considerate to our coworkers - pregnant and nonpregnant; then we wouldn't have these slinging matches. After all - the nonpregnant staff might need some consideration...

  25. Why does only nursing have to put the patients first?

    pedicurn replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Sydney Australia and we have lots of foreign nurses still coming. However we are not so badly affected by the recession. Anyway re the US - the possibility is still there. All they need is a...