pedicurn

pedicurn LPN, RN

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  1. Is Australian BScNursing equivalent to BSN?

    pedicurn posted a topic in International Nursing

    Does anybody know if the BScNursing degree is acceptable to US magnet hospitals who prefer BSN's ? Just

  2. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else tired of this ??? I have this view that nursing is a mixture of : highly skilled, trade,vocation, art and profession. Thus it is quite possible to be a strong RN without much generic...

  3. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Quite frankly disagree. The nurse educator I work with has a lot of education and a high level of intelligence. Her perception is often of more value than mine. That is because she is very smart and...

  4. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I've been busy away from here. Have come back, read the posts and wish to state: - I admit it was a poor example. I mentioned that. - However the original topic ' Nurses,perception difference and...

  5. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    pedicurn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This nurse's life is made so much harder by the selfish behaviour of the daughters. Irregardless of wanting a social life or not .... both of them should be pulling their weight and doing all the...

  6. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    pedicurn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not wishing to judge at all ... just making an observation here Some families seem to pool financial resources and this helps make the multi-generational household work eg Italian, Lebanese,Greek,...

  7. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    pedicurn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks

  8. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    pedicurn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One could argue it does depend on what kind of parent they were As some parents don't care too much about their children when they are growing up ..... those kids might have to be saints to want to...

  9. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    pedicurn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree In Sydney we see more of certain cultural groups in nursing homes and less of others. We see more Lebanese, Greek, Italian, Croatian caring for their elders at home and way fewer ethnically UK...

  10. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    All well and good. And yes they often do finally start to take action when they are at their lowest point. However I would add - many of them don't have much to live for at this stage with health,...

  11. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

  12. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Similar playing field .... just like doctors, engineers etc. I fail to see the issue with that. Works well for the others Nothing wrong with more nurses attaining some basic generic professional skill...

  13. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all As long as their perception originates from the same playing

  14. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you are quite correct ... agree Intellect is a big part of it. Perception relates to intellect The nurses with the broader perception I am advocating for have good intellect. Without intellect and...

  15. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Agree However that was not what I was referring to. My initial post was about differences of perception due to nurse educational differences and was making the argument that a variation of generic...

  16. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually no - many of our p'ts like this do manage to take their meds a lot of the time. We are not going to be able to fix many of them. But what we can do is try to maintain their delicate balance...

  17. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I should have chosen a better example. My point seems to be lost along the way I was asserting that perception difference is broad in nursing and this causes us difficulty. Life as a nurse...

  18. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds quite wishy washy for a profession. It's almost in the fluffy bunny / unicorn/ rainbow realm ( that I was forced to endure during some of nursing school lectures) The argument further cements...

  19. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    'Exact same way' will not happen ....agree. We wouldn't want that. But what will happen is that nurses will move onto the same page and a more common perspective will be the order of the day. Similar...

  20. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    It is a matter of priority for the p't. Because he already has his immediate vodka he will have the money to fill the prescription and eat. Therefore he might take his Metformin and also he might...

  21. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    even if that means we have him back in tomorrow? and then two days later ? Because that will happen when he makes a choice between buying more alcohol and filling his meds. Eg He doesn't fill his...

  22. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I think personal experience might very well influence action for some nurses. However it is just one explanation for throwing out the alcohol and shouldn't be generalised over the whole nurse...

  23. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Lack of broadness of perception relating to how she/he is handling information. Mostly (but not always) correlating to education She/he thinks 'the alcohol is the problem therefore we have to throw it...

  24. Nurses, perception difference and education

    pedicurn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an example that crops up quite a lot in my unit. A p't arrives intoxicated with a supply of vodka in their belongings. Many of my coworkers automatically throw the alcohol out because the 'p't...

  25. Seems a bit excessive to me....

    pedicurn replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    That's it .... I'm moving to California ! Well done to the well paid