Rob72 ASN, RN

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    Adopting medically fragile infants

    Rob72 replied to homenursingrj's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    God bless you and continue to nurtue you in your caring! pkins, this is an older thread. If you don't hear back, LMK, and I can see if someone at our Bethany Childrens' Center might have some
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    Handling the "R" word

    Rob72 replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    this is an aberration of political correctness. "retarded", literally means stunted in growth or development. it applies perfectly to 95% of political actions and better than 80% of, "as seen on...
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    Why are doctors so rude?

    Rob72 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It was bumped? I do find the format here a little strange. Most other forums I'm on archive threads older than 90-120
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Rob72 replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I would submit that the instructor is not able to evaluate anything other than that the student is able to marginally relate a pre-made decisional tree. Yet again, we are saying, "You'll...
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    Will my disability stop my dreams of being a nurse???

    Rob72 replied to katehensley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends. Nursing is many different things. Research and case management, in particular, are not generally physically taxing. Bedside care, I will say, will probably lead to serious injury, for...
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    RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    Rob72 replied to xmissxscarlet09's topic in General Nursing

    BTDT. In our case, the instructor was pushing to have a full semester of nothing but OB (in an ADN program), part of her justification being poor student grades ("I need more time with them...!")...
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    RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    Rob72 replied to xmissxscarlet09's topic in General Nursing

    I've really come to believe that there is an OB cult. I've heard this about soooo many OB instructors. I experienced the same thing, and it was miserable. Everyone that did well totally ignored...
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    RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    Rob72 replied to xmissxscarlet09's topic in General Nursing

    This pretty much sums it up. I'm going to ask: what is "hard" about nursing? The first two years, in any field or specialty does have a high learning curve, and it may be hard, but past the initiation...
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    RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    Rob72 replied to xmissxscarlet09's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite true. Most accrediting bodies mandate that students have the right to non-prejudicial examination, and a validated appeals process. Stating that if a student is unable to read hand-written...
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    Pulmonary Toilet

    Rob72 replied to powerpooch's topic in Burn

    Where I work, that is the restroom in the Pulmonary Chairman's
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    Why are doctors so rude?

    Rob72 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True, but there are social models that encourage such behavior. Some people "demand respect", some say, "You dissin' me!" Same animal, same root causes. There is profound truth in the statement that...
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    Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    Rob72 replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that would work. A tater is lighter than a bowling ball. I have to ask: was it at the mashed tater or curly-fry
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    Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    Rob72 replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    "GoldBond cure cancer...!":rolleyes: I joke with my wife about this. We've had families refuse wound care because GoldBond "did it better". Yeah. Stupid can be cured. Its $0.18/round....
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    Why are doctors so rude?

    Rob72 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, this is a non-sequiter. Gender-based socialization models are highly generalizable, and consistent. If a woman is capable of bringing the "inner animal" to the surface, either in highly...
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    IV in an artery

    Rob72 replied to jrmarr's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, what I was specifically commenting on was cath length, and what made me cringe was the OP saying, "I shot for blue...". Palpate, palpate, palpate. I've cared for two patients who had...
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    whats your favorite glucometer brand

    Rob72 replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Oh, Lord, is it shaped like a cap-gun? That's just funny, your little 6 shooter
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    Who has taken an online nursing program??

    Rob72 replied to guardcutie02's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sorry to be late in responding, just got back from vacation. This was Rose State, in Oklahoma. No, we all stayed FT employees, because we were all given the same (incorrect) info by the program...
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    IV in an artery

    Rob72 replied to jrmarr's topic in General Nursing

    Veins are generally 2-3 millimeters below the surface, arteries more in the 3-6mm range, cath length makes no diifference. What disturbs me is that, no, nurses are not taught how to perform...
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    What "killed" the patient EICU or the nurse and alarm fatigue.....

    Rob72 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    (cont.) I'm skimming, so I may be jumping the gun here, but what I don't like: Well, that's great, but is it statistically significantly higher than facilities with intensivists on staff, and is...
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    What "killed" the patient EICU or the nurse and alarm fatigue.....

    Rob72 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    So speaks a fool or a political demagogue. Let's take something we're all familiar with, fluid replacement therapy. For any given intervention (in this case FRT) there are two sequential...
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    What "killed" the patient EICU or the nurse and alarm fatigue.....

    Rob72 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree on the nurses; on the EICU, I would argue that it is entirely appropriate. When you engage a system that behavioral psychology and learning theory tell you will lead to failure, you...
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    MRSA in the nares

    Rob72 replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    1) Yes. 2) Not really. Being a carrier is pretty much inevitable. If NICU nurses have neg swabs, its because they're using Neosporin in the nares (coughcough)
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    What "killed" the patient EICU or the nurse and alarm fatigue.....

    Rob72 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    e-medicine is an attempt to validate a business, not a care, model. intensivists and staff are expected to prioritize on what the brain interprets as scenario based protocols. everyone remembers case...
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    advice for interested preschool male nurse

    Rob72 replied to greennursestudent78's topic in Men in Nursing

    Fantastic advice above. If you can, I would suggest trying to get a job in or related to healthcare now. If you can work as a tech, or even admissions, something in a hospital or nursing home, they're...
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    Does it get better after nursing school?

    Rob72 replied to Buzzwump's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi, Buzz.:) The answer is: "maybe." I had 20 years as an EMT/AUA/Phleb before I graduated, and I was promoted from "Research Asst/Coordinator" to "Research RN", after boards- which is hardly floor...