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  1. Too old for ICU?

    eagle78 replied to eyeball's topic in Critical Care

    I'll say, remember we just get better with time. Take that from a wanna be in the same age group. Good luck to

  2. "I didn't go to school to do X" the new mentality in nursing?

    eagle78 replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    Welll, what did they think they were going to school

  3. "I didn't go to school to do X" the new mentality in nursing?

    eagle78 replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

  4. bad nursing care rant

    eagle78 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse, but I have recently had the experience of having a loved one in an ICU. My father had a massive stroke and was in an NICU. Now his condition was critical, but out of the 8 or so...

  5. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    eagle78 replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Question, regarding the part in bold. When my father was admitted the SNF would not even consider admitting him until they had received his charts from the hospital. Is this the norm, just wondering...

  6. rn taking orders from an lpn?

    eagle78 replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you OP for posting this thread, it has been very enlightening for me... Thank you xtxrn for posting this article, very informative. Altra that is the information we got when we had to send...

  7. Oncology Drug shortage

    eagle78 replied to plum94's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for the link. I hope that everything works out for you and your treatments. May God stregthen you as you face this

  8. Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

    eagle78 replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

    This is so beautiful, worth reading the post for. Thank you so much for

  9. Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

    eagle78 replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

    Mines is not a "deathbed" experience. Three years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had originally went to the doctor for a lump in my breast that grew overnight, really... Ironically when I left...

  10. In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    eagle78 replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't a nurse. During that time I worked for the phone company. That particular day I was off on vacation. It always just brings a deep sadness to my very soul when I think about how all those...

  11. How do you deal with an ignorant co-worker? Humble me with your advice, nurses!

    eagle78 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Be quiet. I think what the poster was attempting to say was "listen and

  12. what is the difference between nursing notes and charting

    eagle78 replied to bernikitty's topic in General Nursing

    You mean the stuff that is admissible in

  13. How do you deal with an ignorant co-worker? Humble me with your advice, nurses!

    eagle78 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Welll, I used to think I could read people, back in my early twenties when I was still wet behind the ears. That attitude, taking it to the working world with me. If a person was not willing to pull...

  14. Useless "charge" nurse

    eagle78 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    :thankya::thankya::thankya:

  15. Useless "charge" nurse

    eagle78 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    Just walk up to him and say "wow a mannequin, looks so life

  16. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    eagle78 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, now this may make the posters comment make some sense, if this is actually the reasoning behind it. OP are you frustrated with seeing new grad RN's go straight from BSN to MSN without going...

  17. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    eagle78 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have some cheese to go with that

  18. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    eagle78 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... My father is currently in an SNF. The MD makes rounds once a week, on Thursday. The NP is there daily, Monday thru Friday. To be honest, the information we...

  19. Dosing Calculation ... help!

    eagle78 replied to grensa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is

  20. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    eagle78 replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, and to add to that I think it is just natural to want to make sure that your kids are ok. I am not a parent but I can see how a parent would want to be right there with their babies just to...

  21. Advice from someone who might have "been there"...

    eagle78 replied to tunafish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is a good point to see. Challenging the grade does not have to result in your passing, it could result in those that have passed being pushed back. I agree with some other posters that it was a...

  22. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    eagle78 replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cute

  23. Accepted into two different health career programs...what to do?

    eagle78 replied to pixieclipper's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all congratulations to you, I know you worked hard and this is a unique position to be in. Secondly, I also was in the same position. I applied to BSN school and Radiation Therapy at...

  24. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    eagle78 replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is good, communication works. Maybe the supervisor had his/her own stresses and wanted the OP to comfort them??? Really, sometimes just asking opens the door to an enlightening opportunity to...

  25. Is this woman for real??

    eagle78 replied to Mikey31079's topic in General Nursing

    :anbd:Hmm, I got my spoon in the pot, lets see what I can put in it to make it boil and then I will stir it