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  1. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    bobnurse replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, but those are just projections.....Here in our state, the last month or two overall census has been down, putting many agency nurses out of work.......SO where does that put those...

  2. Cheapest place to find scrubs?

    bobnurse replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ebay

  3. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    bobnurse replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I have read that when they first started all this hype in regards to a shortage, they didnt realize the impact of 1. Nurses retiring at a later age 2. Nurses coming back due to divorce, spouse losing...

  4. Two stories which will surely make you think .....

    bobnurse replied to Sheba817's topic in General Nursing

    What did the drug screen say? You didnt say why she got fired? And doesnt the COBRA law cover

  5. E-coli infection in toe

    bobnurse replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    E-Coli comes from the intestines of animals and humans. It is the most common type of bacteria. It helps you break down food. You could of gotten it from taking a bath with someone (feces in the...

  6. E-coli infection in toe

    bobnurse replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Did you step on a contaminated peice of

  7. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    bobnurse replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on where you live.........I heard kansas has an excess of nurses....but some places like southern texas and arizona are very short nurses. Ive read posts and stories about states...

  8. Question?? Paramedic To Rn???

    bobnurse replied to matty23's topic in General Nursing

    If they would pay medics what they deserve, many would stay.....Its all cool to be a medic when your younger, but when you start a family and so forth and a RN makes twice what your making and more,...

  9. Question?? Paramedic To Rn???

    bobnurse replied to matty23's topic in General Nursing

    Paramedic to RN programs are popping up everywhere.......THere are 3 or 4 in our area at different colleges. Only one is online that i know of (class), you still have to do clinicals. One just...

  10. Code in Dialysis

    bobnurse replied to Paris40's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Most dialysis clinics in my area perform BLS only........No ACLS, No Defib, No tube..... You would be amazed at the ACLS requirement in dialysis clinics.......Wait, in most there is no...

  11. exactly what does RN consist of....

    bobnurse replied to brandy119's topic in Nursing Career

    I dont completely agree with this statement........You can do many things and nursing and never touch a bedpan....Does that make you a bad nurse? Should someone not become a nurse just because they...

  12. exactly what does RN consist of....

    bobnurse replied to brandy119's topic in Nursing Career

    If your referring to me........I rarely deal with bodily fluids. Im director of education as well as a member of the infusion/PICC team.......But........and I say but..........I have did my fair...

  13. exactly what does RN consist of....

    bobnurse replied to brandy119's topic in Nursing Career

    Well a RN has such a wide array of job functions, its limitless what you can and cant do. Depending on where you work, what department, or type of facility dictates what you do. A part of nursing,...

  14. Is anyone an L.P.N. in the Army?

    bobnurse replied to wonder's topic in Government, Military

    When were you in san fran at the presidio.......I had a buddy that i was in AIT with at fort sam...I cant recall his name right off, but i'll look for it..He was stationed there in 1993-1994 and...

  15. Is anyone an L.P.N. in the Army?

    bobnurse replied to wonder's topic in Government, Military

    I was a 91B in the army 1991-1996 and then reserves 1996-2001.......I worked in the ER for a large part of active duty as well as a evac hospital.....I pretty much got to do whatever i wanted or...

  16. Seeking Information On the Army Reserves

    bobnurse replied to angelique777's topic in Government, Military

    You have your BSN.........I heard they are dieing for CRNA's.......They have thier own program you can attend...........Thats a safe bet.......Well no job in the military is completely safe, but its...

  17. Heard the army is combining the medical MOS's???

    bobnurse replied to guest59126's topic in Government, Military

    I know they are lacking in some areas....I know they did combine the medics(91B) and lpns(91C) to 91W.........the LPN has an identifier of some type. The 91W were suppose to be EMT-I....But i heard...

  18. Phasing out LPN's.

    bobnurse replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    AROM = Active Range of

  19. EMT-P Question

    bobnurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Sorry about the typos.....at work in a rush........and when i say "more the merrier," im talking about nurses taking pre-hospital courses...Not more disastors and terrorist events........I dont want a...

  20. EMT-P Question

    bobnurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Well being both a paramedic and nurse I see the competition between both professions almost on a daily basis....If medics got paid what they deserve, I'd stay a medic........And its the reason many,...

  21. Online Programs

    bobnurse replied to kt_b's topic in Nursing Career

    Ive never heard of an online CNA program, and hope there isnt one. CNA programs require quite a bit of clinicals and hands on labs. Something thats difficult to learn on a

  22. IV Site Prep

    bobnurse replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Bacteriocidal = bringing death to bacteria Bacteriostatic = restraining the development or growth of bacteria So alchohol would be a bacteriocidal....It leaves nothing behind to prevent the growth of...

  23. Phasing out LPN's.

    bobnurse replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Dealing a lot with education, when it comes to clinical skills, i'd have to say the LVN/LPN is far more educated in many aspects than the RN. I know many RN's who have graduated and never started an...

  24. EKG Lead Placement

    bobnurse replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This doesnt have anything to do with babies, but lead placement has become more important as they try to find different areas for law suits. I read where a patient died of sudden cardiac arrest. His...

  25. IV Site Prep

    bobnurse replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    I always prep the site, So dont get me wrong.....But you've seen in codes where you prep the site and then touch it 50 times to relocate the vein, thus contaminating the site once again. When i was...