linearthinker

linearthinker DNP, RN

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  1. Upcoming peer review

    linearthinker replied to APN Under Construction's topic in General Nursing

    Well it sounds as though yo have it in hand then. Your OP, which you deleted after getting a response you apparently did not like, was begging, HELP! OMG HELP ME, WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?! So, seeing as...

  2. Employment drug screen to include nicotine

    linearthinker replied to originalred's topic in General Nursing

    Does no one use a search function before

  3. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Esme: I don't want to reboard, I just think we ought to. It is the right thing to do. It's the professional thing to do. I don't want to have to renew my driver's license every four years either,...

  4. How to find a job after being fired?

    linearthinker replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to cover it up is going to cause you a lot more consternation than the actual incident or dismissal. Be forthright and demonstrate you have grown from the experience. When (not if) they...

  5. Needing a Tubex!

    linearthinker replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Weird. Just ask the pharmacy to send a new one. They are not hard to come

  6. An odd staff member

    linearthinker replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand people who think they need to interfere in this guy's life, report him, or some such thing. He's either lying, delusional, or telling the truth. Who cares? In any of those...

  7. Nightmare New Grad NP Position

    linearthinker replied to TigerBlood01's topic in Advanced Practice

    I agree. Reimburse them for the DEA license and get out of

  8. David Lee Roth to become a Paramedic!

    linearthinker replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Humor

    So, did DLR ever become a Paramedic? Somehow I doubt it. Orderly, I'd

  9. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol. Don't you love it when the silly little insults and digs don't even make

  10. An odd staff member

    linearthinker replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    But they are SPECIAL!! Even when they aren't allergic (i.e. experience a true histamine mediated response) to it, "regular" medicine doesn't work on them. They need special medicine. Usually the...

  11. NP to MD

    linearthinker replied to kimkubick's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Answered this in the other thread, but no, I don't think they ever will. The NP organizations are firmly opposed, NPs are not likely to be interested in submitting to the AMA, and the AMA is not...

  12. NP to MD

    linearthinker replied to kimkubick's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Highly unlikely and highly undesirable. It is counterproductive to the stated goals of NPs, for one thing. There is no support for that politically in the NP organizations I am involved in (ACNP and...

  13. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understood it. It was my droll way to indicate I thought it was a puerile

  14. Most useful items to pack-medical mission

    linearthinker replied to JustJen's topic in Emergency

    I have made 32 overseas mission trips in 20 years. Trust me when I say to you, you MUST bring something to cover your head or you will get Lice. Cover it on the plane and don't uncover it until you...

  15. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    linearthinker replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I simply described my experience further because it was held out, by you, to be somehow atypical. I believe you said "odd." Correct me if I am wrong, but am I understanding you to now be changing...

  16. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    linearthinker replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    Hundreds of people. This was a 1100 bed University hospital system. They were used to patients in gowns and various states of dress all over the place. As in most instances, if you appear...

  17. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    linearthinker replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    What? A night shift as a student? Of course not. I never heard of such a thing. We got our assignments the day before and had to research everything there was to know about our 2 patients and be...

  18. Are nurses really high in demand?

    linearthinker replied to guevarrar's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't go into nursing right now if I needed to work for pay. I would if I could afford to volunteer only. The pendulum may swing again, but until health care reform and the impending doom sorts...

  19. How'd you know when you were ready to get your MSN?

    linearthinker replied to cbcle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I waited until my children were self sufficient for their basic needs. I have household and child care help, but I still needed my kids to be able to fall asleep on their own, in their own beds, and...

  20. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dudette, I skipped pages 2-8, but I didn't see anyone saying they knew it all on day 1. If anyone said that, I think they are misremembering the facts. In any event, you are I are not talking...

  21. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    By people whom don't respect

  22. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They can work in customer service at Piggly Wiggly. Those customers need "taking care of" and these days it is not much different, lol. If it is really health care they want, they can do customer...

  23. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really do think a really good place to start would be to start requiring nurses to reboard every 5 years. We could lose a lot of ballast that way immediately. Let's face, a great many people who...

  24. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    linearthinker replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    Well I had a psych patient go out through the window once (of the critical care unit, not a psych unit). She was gone a few merciful hours. Unfortunately security found her wandering the campus and...

  25. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    linearthinker replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think nursing needs to do a better job of weeding people out. Let's start with requiring some SAT scores comparable to the other professional schools, which means no more of this community college...