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  1. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    rngreenhorn replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just curious--- do you have a definition of "OUR" culture? We have the hispanics, European immagrants, Chinese, Japanese, East Indians, Native Americans, Jews, Catholics, Episcopalian, Baptists,...

  2. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    rngreenhorn replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I voted against the proposition in my state. Not because I don't think gays should marry, but because I don't think there should be a constitutional amendment defining marriage. The American ideal...

  3. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    rngreenhorn replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK. OK. Not very PC of me. Not all lawyers are bad... only the ones that breath. Just Kidding! Just Kidding! No flaming please.I agree with everything you said. I guess my point is: If someone decided...

  4. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    rngreenhorn replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    From the ANA's positition statement on cultural diversity: (paraphasing) A nurses role as patient advocate abliges the nurse to understand and organize care according to the patients cultural...

  5. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

  6. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    "...Overdramatic and blowing things out of proportion..." is about the only thing I believe in that statement. Prayer the same as rape? Talk about comparing apples to oranges. If a person is that...

  7. moving to arizona from UK

    rngreenhorn replied to bettyboop's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi bettyboop... I lived in AZ most of my life- 33 yrs. Just moved to Oregon a couple of months ago. AZ is a beautiful place! Unfortunately you picked the "armpit of AZ" to move to: Phoenix. But,...

  8. Krebs cycle help

    rngreenhorn replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    I once knew a fellow named Jonathan Kreb. He used to ride around the neighborhood on his bike.... Should I call this his "Kreb

  9. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    And CCU NRS If you ever find me dead... feel free to pray... Unless I'm dead because your med error, that might offend

  10. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Good point Q. If you expect never to be offended, then you best never leave your house. Turn your phone, computer, TV, radio, and all other forms of communication off. Oh, and you better have your...

  11. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Being an election day, I took the time to count the votes... however, I didn't get any exit polls... hee, hee Not offended= 24 offended = 5 I would take the time to figure percentages, but that would...

  12. What was your shortest/longest stay at a job?

    rngreenhorn replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Shortest= 1 week at Wal-mart... oh man, that sucked! Longest= 12 years at McDonald's... oh man, that sucked

  13. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    rngreenhorn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    [quote --errr..m shy to ask but ill ask anyway.. does this 50 years business is literally 50 years? :uhoh21:

  14. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    rngreenhorn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    Hee, hee, hee... Glad to know I'm not the only germ nerd out there.I remember that Far Side cartoon with the mushroom cloud. Also enjoy the cartoons with the Protozoa and Amoeba by Gary Larson. My...

  15. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    rngreenhorn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    Yep... Staph is ubiquitous, like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson, it is every where: air, dust, dirt, turd, cats, dogs, gorillas, hair, skin, nails, formites, my computer key board... ewwww. And like...

  16. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    rngreenhorn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    Oops... Of course you are right. My bad.My previous career was in the food industry, so I know this. Staphs LOVES mayonnaise! (and most foods) That is why it is never a good idea to eat your peanut...

  17. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    rngreenhorn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA means methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylocossus (Staph) normally colonizes the human body. It became methicillin resistant after 50 years of treating Staph infections with...

  18. what to look for in 1st job as BSN

    rngreenhorn replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    All of your questions sound like questions to ask at the interview... but more importantly: to ask nurses at the hospitals you are interested

  19. what to look for in 1st job as BSN

    rngreenhorn replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    All of your questions sound like questions to ask at the interview... but more importantly: to ask nurses at the hospitals you are interested

  20. nursing diagnosis

    rngreenhorn replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about everyone else, but I learned about nursing dx the first week of nursing school... I've seen many posts asking what a nursing dx is... So, just what are they teaching at other...

  21. nursing diagnosis

    rngreenhorn replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about everyone else, but I learned about nursing dx the first week of nursing school... I've seen many posts asking what a nursing dx is... So, just what are they teaching at other...

  22. NCLEX-RN schedule-published somewhere or wait until you are ready to test to find out

    rngreenhorn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    The schedules vary with testing centers. Once you get your authorization to test you can go to the Pearson Vue web site and find a date. The number of testing centers vary by state as well. You can...

  23. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    rngreenhorn replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    Badger Healing Balm at night. L'Occitane shea butter during the

  24. Bush says limiting lawsuits will save healthcare

    rngreenhorn replied to Katmae RN's topic in General Nursing

    And who will police the lawyers? Putting the attorneys in charge of defining "frivolous" lawsuits is like putting the fox in charge of garding the hen house.And why do so many people hate large...

  25. RN; MD anxiously waiting for California NCLEX official reult

    rngreenhorn replied to h2olani's topic in General Nursing

    I got my results from pearsonvue.com two days after taking the test... does California not use Peason Vue? I thought everyone took the NCLEX through