Fribblet

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  1. PA speaks poorly of RN's

    Fribblet replied to heavenbound's topic in General Nursing

    I would venture to guess that maybe the PA is thinking a CNA and a med tech could replace nurses. Also, your statement that a PA is a bachelors prepared practitioner is false. To be admitted to a PA...

  2. PA speaks poorly of RN's

    Fribblet replied to heavenbound's topic in General Nursing

    PAs make more money than nurses. No question. I don't know many nurses that make close to 100K right out of school. PA's cannot do our job, but they can do a NPs job as NPs and PAs function in the...

  3. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Fribblet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    No problem. No need to get sarcastic. I hate to see you get bothered. (That last sentence you wrote is nonsensical though. Why are you thanking me for thinking that I was helping? It's

  4. PA speaks poorly of RN's

    Fribblet replied to heavenbound's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to have to agree with the "bedpan money" comment. Pay is definitely not equal to knowledge and work preformed,

  5. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Fribblet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're having trouble understanding the difference between attacking an idea and a person. I'd thought I'd make the correction, since you were accusing her of committing an infraction. :)...

  6. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Fribblet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, no one called YOU a name, as any educated adult who read the post you quoted can clearly

  7. iv dilaudid

    Fribblet replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    In the ERs I've worked in, the patients ask for Dilaudid by name. We give it for just about everything it seems. The patients won't settle for anything less! They'll also demand a 'script for...

  8. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Fribblet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Why are we expected to take it? Talk to your fellow nurses. It's a culture we've created with the stupid image of an "angel of mercy" and the martyr mentality you see all over these forums. We can...

  9. English as a second language Nurse, How did you guys overcome fear of bad grammar?

    Fribblet replied to Datu's topic in General Nursing

    Read this site a bit more. It will become obvious to you that many English-speaking nurses have no fear of bad grammar. They use and abuse their native language. Having read your posts, I'd say...

  10. Verbal assault by a pt.

    Fribblet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    It's unacceptable, but as nurses we're expected to take it. Stress, pain, and illness are explanations for behavior, not excuses. Bad behavior should not be

  11. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was invested in learning a bit more about the book from someone who'd read it and having an intelligent discussion about the book. As usual I will have to stray from these forums to find it....

  12. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not attacking you personally, I'm saying I think you missed the point because you instead attack the author rather than idea. You've said next to nothing about the validity of the book, but have...

  13. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    The book wasn't aimed at minimum wage earners. It was aimed at those who don't have a clue what it's like to try and live off minimum wage. That much is obvious from just reading about the book....

  14. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're refering to "Nickle and Dimed," which I have not read, but was well received by critics. From what I understand, she was attempting to counteract the "too lazy to work" attitude held...

  15. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome! No one else I've met has read it. Reread what I

  16. Ear Candling

    Fribblet replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    It's total bunk. The dark stuff you get when you crack open the candle isn't your ear wax. It's about as effective as homeopathic medicine, which is to say, not at

  17. Nurses, it's time to harden up

    Fribblet replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    May I recommend the book "Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America" by Barbara Ehrenreich? Also: Dramatic much? Optimism is great, but the truth is...

  18. RN salaries in North Carolina?

    Fribblet replied to Murse_1's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Tell that nurse that they can get much worse. Much, much

  19. What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    Fribblet replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    "Would you marry a

  20. sharing personal info with patients

    Fribblet replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    The relationship is focused on the patient, not you. Aside from revealing too much, you risk jabbering on about your problems, which can make a patient feel ignored or stress them out more. You can...

  21. Angry mom made me cry last week

    Fribblet replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't understand all this coddling of people with bad behavior. Yes, they may be stressed - and we often give people under duress a bit of leeway - but this is simply an explanation for the...

  22. RN in a weight loss clinic, no MD present?

    Fribblet replied to haveyouheard's topic in General Nursing

    Legal questions are best answered by a

  23. Is Grady Really Hiring???

    Fribblet replied to phuture_rn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Grady is always hiring because nurses are always

  24. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

    Fribblet replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

    Poppin' in to say that this is false. The rest of the world does not consider ER to be critical

  25. Stopping birth control pills every two years?

    Fribblet replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    There is no evidence to support the claim that birth control causes infertility or difficult conception as far as I've