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    Travel to Abu Dhabi or Dubai?? Any advice?

    BrandonLPN replied to Ali_Cat's topic in International Nursing

    You're right, it should be a given, but I thought I'd throw it out there. The glitz and glamour of the Gulf countries can gloss over the very real human rights problems
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    Some people are too smart for nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course, we really don't have to justify anything. We don't need to say that we want to be able to spend time with patients or that we don't want to dedicate a huge chunk of our lives to medical...
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    Travel to Abu Dhabi or Dubai?? Any advice?

    BrandonLPN replied to Ali_Cat's topic in International Nursing

    If you're a woman, you'll want to think twice about taking a job in a Gulf
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    Calling yourself an RN

    BrandonLPN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe she lost her license for some embarrassing reason, and this is an incredibly misguided attempt at saving face. (of course, if I lost my license, the last place I'd want to work would be a...
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    Calling yourself an RN

    BrandonLPN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never personally heard of someone getting in legal trouble for saying they're a nurse when they're not. I know such laws are on the books in most states, but if they're enforced regularly I'd be...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That really ought to be a non-issue, considering using personal pronouns is frowned upon in charting. I know I usually write "pt/resident states.....". I don't generally use the patient's name or "he"...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd love to see him off the air. Not forced off the air by the FCC or anything, just failing miserably and getting
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    BrandonLPN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing I've seen happen is where threads take on a life of their own and becoming more of a broad discussion, rather than a discussion of whatever specific scenario the OP was originally...
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    Who is working under my license?

    BrandonLPN replied to spacemonkey's topic in General Nursing

    You are the only one working under your
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All of which is why I went out of my way to make it clear I don't believe she is a homophobe or that she would let this influence the care she provides. I really don't know how I could have made that...
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    I hate night shift

    BrandonLPN replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    Okay. The OP should quit her RN job, potentially end her career, and spend as much time as humanly possible with her spouse because that is clearly the healthiest option. Telling her that her...
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    • initiating & implementing change

    BrandonLPN replied to Shekha Alhatemi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If they're encouraging students to do their research via social media, I doubt they're making much effort to screen for
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    Some people are too smart for nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Plus, you can never be "too smart" for anything. We need smart CNAs and smart LPNs and smart RNs just as much as we need smart
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    Some people are too smart for nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think becoming a NP indicates one secretly wanted to be a MD. Two very different disciplines and different
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    Calling yourself an RN

    BrandonLPN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd almost feel sorry for her. That's just flat-out delusional. Of course, she should be called out on it, but I'd try to do so kindly... at least at
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't doubt that homosexuals have a higher incidence of being sexually abused as children than hererosexuals. I doubt it's a huge difference, though. And for this theory to make sense, how is it...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I doubt it's people not validating them that drives TG people to suicide. If you think the worst TG people face is rude words you're taking a very narrow
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    BrandonLPN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    hmm, perhaps they've always been kind and respectful when you've happened to be around them. And I'm sure they're wonderful people. But I doubt they're kind and respectful at all times. I'm not sure...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I want to point out that saying TG people face psychiatric risks, and saying that TG is a psychiatric condition in and of itself are two wildly different things. Of course TG individuals face...
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    Why can't we have 12 hour shifts and 8 hours shifts?

    BrandonLPN replied to ziplag's topic in General Nursing

    Two 8s and two 12s a week actually sounds worse than five
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, hopefully you're making your professional decisions based on ethics, and not on your own personal morals. Things get dicey when personal morals aren't kept in check by codes of
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    Higher Calling

    BrandonLPN replied to guest449786's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What gets me is the absolutism of some from the "nursing is a calling" crowd. As if the only possible options are being an ascetic angel of mercy vs a money-hungry sociopath who secretly hates his...
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    Being Nurse Ratched

    BrandonLPN replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, I guess I need to re watch this movie. I saw it years before becoming a LPN..... maybe I'll have a different
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    BrandonLPN replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't even view this as a debatable issue. As nurses we have a duty to put our personal beliefs aside, and to treat each patient with dignity and respect. To do anything less is unethical. And it...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    BrandonLPN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    All of which confirms the theory that rudeness is largely subjective, especially on an online medium where body language and context clues are lacking. Some people find being corrected for improper...