Alnitak7

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    Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let me ask this question one more time like I did before. I started a thread a long time ago saying I did not like shaking hands and I only do this to keep from being arrogant and rude . I said one...
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    Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To this day, I still rarely ever like to shake hands and with someone who I just met, it makes me feel violated. This was one good thing about the pandemic, it made it so I didn't have to shake...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Alnitak7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It's off the subject but anyone being told they're getting an "injection in the fanny" should run. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's a shot in the flesh of the hip and not in the butt. I...
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Alnitak7 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    You have to remember that sociopaths seldom get professional help because they're not suffering. Most of them probably do not have a formal diagnosis unless they have either been to jail or a...
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Alnitak7 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think people who worry about their patients always cry over them. I would think some of the most sensitive people on earth rarely ever cry. You don't have to be attached to patients or...
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Alnitak7 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think their charge nurses would negatively diagnose their
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    Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

    Alnitak7 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    Sociopathy often clouds the mind and makes some act in ways that are not evidence based. I watched a C.N.A. with a severely arthritic patient who was jerking her limbs around and ignoring...
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    Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let me ask one more time, should handshaking be obliterated from our culture? Covid and other illnesses are still
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    Shadowing a nurse on another floor/unit? PLEASE HELP.

    Alnitak7 replied to MareBear112's topic in General Specialties

    I remember being shadowed by students when I still worked. I was getting the feeling from some of them that they were there for voyeuristic purposes and just wanted to stare at some vulnerable...
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    Is this a confusing MAR order? And moral dilemma

    Alnitak7 replied to Cclm's topic in Patient Medications

    This is similar to my situation at present. I'm protecting my patient. I have communicated my concerns to the doctors. I'm involved in a power struggle for protecting my patient. I have listed my...
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    Research Nursing, my experience

    Alnitak7 replied to desfwi43's topic in Research

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    Shadowing a nurse on another floor/unit? PLEASE HELP.

    Alnitak7 replied to MareBear112's topic in General Specialties

    So much of this depends on whether the place likes you. I agree with not going behind the managers back. I would ask before you visit a unit you don't work
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    introvert research nurse

    Alnitak7 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in Research

    I think this might depend on why you're an introvert and if you can even get along with people on a superficial level. What your post brought to mind was a laundry lady in a hotel I worked in...
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    Research Nursing, my experience

    Alnitak7 replied to desfwi43's topic in Research

    Then if you're looking for schooling, what degree program is the best to qualify you and how many years would it be and what are the credentials to get
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    Research Nursing, my experience

    Alnitak7 replied to desfwi43's topic in Research

    Would you recommend this job to someone with zero nursing experience who has never been to nursing school or done patient care? Can they go to nursing school only for research nursing and never do...
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    How can you know if a school is running a scam

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just came across an ad for a school that offers training in healthcare. As I examined the details, I could not find any indication that they require references or recommendations. I remember when...
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    How can you know if a school is running a scam

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    This is not really about me and I wasn't really thinking about R.N. programs in this case. I feel like there are numerous medical professions that can be used to run a scam and I think R.N. programs...
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    How can you know if a school is running a scam

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    As for "training in healthcare" being broad, this was deliberate since someone posted an advertisement on the web and I thought I should try to save her face. I can't prove that she's running a scam...
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    How to Answer a Patient Who Asks: "Does God Exist?"

    Alnitak7 replied to S.I.C.'s topic in Spirituality, Religion

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    Self-Actualization in Nursing

    Alnitak7 replied to S.I.C.'s topic in General Specialties

    A lot of patients can't reach self-actualization and need to be accepted the way they are. If one stays focused on their own self-actualization, they would then gain more and more insights to help...
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    How to Answer a Patient Who Asks: "Does God Exist?"

    Alnitak7 replied to S.I.C.'s topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've had prayers answered and in the minds of some people, this only proves the power of human thought energy. I think if a loving God exists then he would have reasons why he lets evil things...
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    Research Nursing, my experience

    Alnitak7 replied to desfwi43's topic in Research

    Would you recommend that someone with no nursing school and no experience in patient care and no training in nursing procedures go directly into research nursing? Is there actually any research...
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    First year nurse. Thinking about leaving field altogether.

    Alnitak7 replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    If the work load is overwhelming then why not try working for a home nursing agency where you would have only one patient at a time. That way, you would be able to slow down. In my nursing text...
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    Do you think Covid patients should arrange to be cremated instead of buried?

    Alnitak7 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    So many Covid-19 patients in New York have passed away that they don't know how to handle so many deaths all at once....
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    Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

    Alnitak7 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As well as talking about 2032, check out this video about 1918, slide it up to 33 minutes and you'll see I'm not the first one to think about this. Between 33:00 minutes and 33:30 minutes there's...