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  1. Dealing with ALS Patients

    Ross1 replied to mjamesRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I served as a social worker for 5 ALS patients through the years. 2 died of natural causes and 1 died from suicide. (The other two were still alive at the time I resigned from the job due to spousal...

  2. Desperate RN to BSN student

    Ross1 replied to nightnurse99's topic in General Nursing

    There are quite a few Australian and Canadian nurses that post in these forums. Perhaps you should submit a new thread entitled something like "Input from Australian, Canadian, and other...

  3. Addressing doctors by their first names

    Ross1 replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a formal policy of requiring nurses to address their physician colleagues in the formal Dr. ______ is outrageous and insulting. We are all human beings with dignity and self-worth. It...

  4. bon florida scrutiny-unsafe!! poor documetation

    Ross1 replied to midnightdana's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i can't afford a lawyer (i have several children and i'm a single mom) so if anyone has any advice..... thanks!!!!!! You have to find a way to afford a lawyer because you cannot afford to lose your...

  5. What's with the pro-Bush advertising on this site???

    Ross1 replied to mjamesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, while allnurses.com is NOT pushing any particular agenda or candidate, it is also entirely appropriate for forum members to post info regarding health care policy issues and where particular...

  6. What's with the pro-Bush advertising on this site???

    Ross1 replied to mjamesRN's topic in General Nursing

    p.s. I will say this though....in all my years of working in health care and social service, I've always been amazed by the ignorance of many of my colleagues and clients when it comes to the...

  7. What's with the pro-Bush advertising on this site???

    Ross1 replied to mjamesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know exactly how it works, but it is some sort of Internet thing where the webmasters don't have full control over the adds (well I guess they could but opt not to secondary to the fees the...

  8. Nationwide Nurse Compact Act

    Ross1 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot. One other thing, as frustrating and time consuming as the endorsement process may be....nurses should count themselves lucky. Nursing is one of the few professions that has a national...

  9. Nationwide Nurse Compact Act

    Ross1 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    How would the states lose dollars if the compact act only allowed for a 90 day temporary license? Eventually, that nurse would have to pay licensing fees to the new state, unless of course it was...

  10. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    Ross1 replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Assertiveness may be hard but it is a skill that everyone can learn! I highly recommend the following book by Manuel Smith, PhD, "When I Say No I Feel Guilty." It is an assertiveness training...

  11. Men in Nursing

    Ross1 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    As if there is something to be ashamed of? There are those of us men in nursing who are gay and damn proud of it! I'm actually a nursing student who is pursuing a second career (first one was in...

  12. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    Ross1 replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    I am a male nursing student and have contemplated this question myself. It was always my understanding that as a future male nurse I would have to provide such nursing interventions on female...

  13. Home Health Nurse Safety

    Ross1 replied to JULESNYRN's topic in Home Health

    Well, we have HIPPA to deal with today which makes confidentiality rules even stricter. In the case of birth announcements, the parents are choosing to announce the birth of their child in the daily...

  14. Home Health Nurse Safety

    Ross1 replied to JULESNYRN's topic in Home Health

    Additional thought. Contacting the police for an escort to a patient's home is most likely a confidentiality violation. Don't flame me....I'm just stating a fact. Identifying oneself as a home...

  15. Chemistry in Nursing School(getting more panicked by the day!)

    Ross1 replied to LadyMadonna's topic in General Nursing

    My ADN program requires high school chemistry and high school biology as a pre-requisite. If the student did not do well in these courses, then Intro to Bio and/or Intro to Chem (at the college...

  16. Don't Play a Numbers Game, Experts Say, Just Eat Your Vegetables

    Ross1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Remember the low-fat craze of 10 year ago and where did that get us. Americans are more obese then ever. Now everything is low carb....I've even seen low carb ice cream. When will people learn that...

  17. Hourly vs Exempt Salaries

    Ross1 replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously there appears to be wisespread concensus that hourly is the way to go as a staff nurse. Salaried positions have their advantages, but only, when the usual amount of overtime worked is kept...

  18. All NY State ADN's and Students

    Ross1 replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just to clear up a couple of things, it was not NYSNA that proposed this change. In fact, NYSNA has written OPPOSITION to it & is lobbying in Albany against it. It wasnt "the state" who proposed...

  19. Where is the nursing proffesion going?

    Ross1 replied to finchertwins's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Emulate France. Sounds good to me. In fact, perhaps we should emulate the rest of the industrialized world! The USA is the only industrialized nation that does not have universal health care...

  20. Bipolar and Depression

    Ross1 replied to strawberryice's topic in General Nursing

    I get the impression that there are several posters on this forum that don't have a full understanding of bipolar disorder. It really is a serious disorder but one that can be managed and one that...

  21. Bipolar and Depression

    Ross1 replied to strawberryice's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick word on appropriate terminology. It is called "bi-polar disorder" not bi-polar/depression. Prior to the newer use of the term "bipolar disorder" the condition used to be known as...

  22. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    Ross1 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Reading these forums makes me realize more and more every day just how much in common both nursing and social work have with each other. From my previous postings some of you may know that I am a...

  23. Do your OBs do circs everyday?

    Ross1 replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let's not forget the question of ethics. The ONLY person who has the right to consent to a circumcision is the male who is being circumcised! Babies are not capable of this consent and in my opinion...

  24. Help on Accelerated BSN! Thanks.

    Ross1 replied to Isabel2004's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you quickbeam for giving another example of how these Accelerated BSN programs for folks who already have a BA or BS are often anything but accelerated. It sounds as if your Jesuit run...

  25. Help on Accelerated BSN! Thanks.

    Ross1 replied to Isabel2004's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend that you do a search at http://www.allnursingschools.com Be sure to investigate lots of second degree "accelerated" BSN programs as the pre-requisite requirements can vary...