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  1. What is "Nursing Theory/Model"?

    NurseFirst replied to jstuben's topic in General Nursing

    thanks !!! :blush: (we need a blushing smilie, not just the imbar one...) i did say: nursing science is, perhaps, unique in having a number of theories which are considered to be somewhat on a par...

  2. Your least favorite patient.

    NurseFirst replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Well, hey, stress does reduce immune responses...

  3. Elitism anyone?

    NurseFirst replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    This actually isn't an uncommon situation. As I understand it, commissioned officers are not to hang out with the non-comms. I also know that managers are taught not to be "friends" with their...

  4. What is "Nursing Theory/Model"?

    NurseFirst replied to jstuben's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree. just like handles allow you to manipulate the pots and pans on your stove, words are "handles" for manipulating concepts. this includes "jargon". jargon, in a particular field, tends to...

  5. What is "Nursing Theory/Model"?

    NurseFirst replied to jstuben's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has degrees in both biological sciences (Microbiology) and social sciences (Psychology), I think I can confidently say that how theory works varies depending upon the "scientific"...

  6. Your least favorite patient.

    NurseFirst replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    ....I might have trouble with Michael Jackson. He is just too weird for me. (loved "Thriller", though). NurseFirst PS MJ was just admitted to an ER in Santa Maria on his way to

  7. What is "Nursing Theory/Model"?

    NurseFirst replied to jstuben's topic in General Nursing

    I think, according to some nursing board or organization or another (maybe it's just California, but I doubt it)--any nursing school has to base their teaching on a particular theorist. In our school,...

  8. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    NurseFirst replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably impossible, but maybe we should just refuse to work for any hospital that is for-profit; or for non-profits whose spending could maybe, just maybe, be reigned in a bit? How is it that...

  9. The Bad Old Days

    NurseFirst replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    ICUs came into being in the late 60s, if I recall correctly. Other CCUs came along later. Higher acuity pts came from the fact that pts don't get into the hospital in the first place without being...

  10. Hiv Testing

    NurseFirst replied to CHATSDALE's topic in General Nursing

    DNA testing and such. But AIDS is a pandemic, and we have not treated it like any other. Consequently, it has spread much further than it had to. Read "And the Band Played On" if you want to know...

  11. Mc Donalds pays more for CNA with 8 yrs exp

    NurseFirst replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, I've met CNAs who have worked long term at a hospital (5+ yrs) who were making $22/hr. (This is Northern California, folks.) I also met a housekeeping person who worked at the County...

  12. Pearls of wisdom needed

    NurseFirst replied to YSADL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know, maybe there should be a CNA "pledge"... "I am a CNA. I see my patients more than almost anyone else. I help patients with things they cannot do themselves. Since these are often highly...

  13. Pearls of wisdom needed

    NurseFirst replied to YSADL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    make it in the shape of a hand to remind them that handwashing the single most important step in the spread of disease. or, if you can't do that, have every other page or section have a reminder to...

  14. Some Home Remedies in Grandma's Day

    NurseFirst replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always favored hot & sour soup for stuffed up noses! Jalapenos can work, too! If you put the nail polish on the glasses in your screws you're giving up the ability to change the lense...your...

  15. Needlestick injury

    NurseFirst replied to Brigid's topic in General Nursing

    And why the heck isn't the victim of this incident posting, instead of a friend?

  16. New Grad RN starting salary

    NurseFirst replied to newgrad2005's topic in California Nursing

    In Spring of 2003 I talked to some folks from Monterey Peninsula Hospital and they were hiring new grads at $30/hr. I can think of worse places to live...

  17. Evergreen Valley College ... input please?

    NurseFirst replied to gemprincess's topic in California Nursing

    If you want to know about all of the ADN RN programs at California community colleges you can go to: http://www.cccco.edu Another program "in the area" is College of San Mateo. Also, San Francisco...

  18. Grossmont or San Diego State?

    NurseFirst replied to Faeriewand's topic in California Nursing

    I can understand the "I'm already 43" as I am 54 (soon to be 55!). 1) look up in http://www.cccco.edu at the community colleges that are near you that have RN programs, for other possible choices. 2)...

  19. CNA Information please

    NurseFirst replied to cnaanswers2005's topic in General Nursing

    holy moly. you mean start ivs--sticking needles into pts?--not spike the iv bag?? when i was a paramedic many moons ago an lvn where i worked complained because i had fewer training hours than he did,...

  20. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NurseFirst replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Better the hospital than some of the patients...or some of the things that come out of the

  21. A&P 1: The Spring '05 Anatomy & Physiology Club

    NurseFirst replied to Fun2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tried to figure out what school you are going to, but couldn't. West Valley College in Saratoga, CA uses cadavers, and, in fact, has an advanced human anatomy class in the summer (have to take their...

  22. Feeling frustrated and inadequate

    NurseFirst replied to ~Kitty~'s topic in General Nursing

    I also meant to say that, this is why the OP probably lost the med on the admit--it was an interruption, an interruption that, up until now, she didn't have a "routine" for handling. I know that...

  23. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NurseFirst replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Your instructor says the four-letter word under her breath while setting up your skills test!!! :) (happened to me, from an instructor I'd never heard anything like that pass her lips!!!)

  24. Need help with the lingo

    NurseFirst replied to kirbi's topic in General Students

    Usually on medication records. Where did you see the terms, OP?

  25. Externship or take the summer off?

    NurseFirst replied to jessinMS's topic in General Students

    i am jealous!!!!