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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree, it IS sad. But what is sad about it is that we feel the need to! Nurses are mistreated, abused, threatened on a pretty regular basis, with very little protection or support. I don't think...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wooh, come on....you think that those who are committing crimes are going to be affected in any way? Like, those who already resort to illegal, unregistered weapons? How does wanting to have a way to...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    uRNmyway replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Theres a difference between choosing nursing for the money or wanting to make a living wage off of it. Oh, and without knowing WHEN you started nursing, that salary does not really mean
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I beg to differ. In Switzerland every male is required to have a gun and do yearly training. Women are now given the option as well. Care to guess what their violent crime rates and standard of living...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The difference between Canada's and the US's violent crime rates has less to do with availability of guns and more to do with demographics. Chicken or the egg I guess. Are there less guns in Canada...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Like I said in a further post, I am now in
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh yeah, you would here. I live in a fairly good part of town, compared to most. This summer, in the complex next to mine, had a police shooting. Naked man with a knife running around outdoors,...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah, I remember before I moved, that year in Montreal, it was mid-February before we had the year's first murder. I don't think I even locked my door at night. Now, in Atlanta, I think there is at...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right, well I am no longer in Canada. I thought that was implied with the higher crime rate comment lol. Canadian cities are not exactly known for being high crime. Atlanta however, pretty ridiculous....
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    What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    uRNmyway replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    I'm from Quebec, Canada, so waiting more than 12 hours is really common. I've seen more 24 hour waits than I can count. And I am talking about 24 hours in the waiting room, not 24 hours in a bed...
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    "Professional Dancer"

    uRNmyway replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    In this day and age, I find it so funny that being a dancer is something one would worry about. Ever been to a club/bar, gotten hammered, and had some less than desirable behavior? Think none of those...
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    "That's not your job."

    uRNmyway replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends. Teamwork is great if it works the same all around. I realize that obviously a lot of your duties cannot be done by others, but if you fall behind on something that CAN be delegated, do the...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just my opinion I
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am from Canada, where guns for anything other than hunting are VERY uncommon. Because of this and the general laid-back, non-violent mentality there I used to be pretty anti-gun. My opinion on that...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    uRNmyway replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right, and when they do, they will go out of business. Then the government will take over. Then they will be inefficient about it, as the government seems to do so darn well, and run it further into...
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    How young is too young...?

    uRNmyway replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with others, depends on the child. I am a former latch-key kid. When I was in the 6th grade, my brother in the 4th, we would come home to an empty apartment (although my mother's...
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    Kind of a rant, sorry!

    uRNmyway replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Way to go! We as nurses need to learn when its important to stand our ground to do what is best for our patients. Some of us think it is our place to be intimidated by the doctors. You totally did...
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    If I want to read a novel, I'll go to my Kindle app.

    uRNmyway replied to mariebailey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to agree with jrwest here. Some subjects just require longer answers. Some threads have the OP asking many questions, or complicated ones that can't just be short, one liners responses. I...
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    Trying to get over a haunting first med error...

    uRNmyway replied to LVNgiraffegirl's topic in Patient Medications

    Ok, well to start, yes, mistakes happen to everyone. Including experienced nurses. Feel free to browse the site, search 'med errors' and you will see you are far from being alone in this. The fact...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    uRNmyway replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    Oh wow, well wouldn't that be ground to not treat? I mean, without past medical history or chief complaints or any of that, if nothing is apparent like active bleeding, how can you know you won't do...
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    Hospitals illegally firing nurses for refusing flu vaccines

    uRNmyway replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh geez, I really don't think this has anything to do with protecting the patients or even the staff. The hospitals are doing this more with the financial bottom-line in mind. You really want to...
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    Is nursing a calling?

    uRNmyway replied to SmoothKeys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In an ideal world, nursing would be a calling. Unfortunately, it isn't. There are some who think it might be for them, realize it isn't once they start, but invested so much time and debt into it,...
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    The good, the bad, and the ugly

    uRNmyway replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie, my thoughts are with you. I wish you and your family all the strength you will be needing. Regarding what is going on, I agree with others. I do not think it is right to make him a DNR if he...
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    Not falling for that old trick

    uRNmyway replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I'm from, unions do nothing at all to prevent this kind of thing from happening. All hospital nurses are forced to unionize, and mandates are very very frequent. But I understand they might be...
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    What do you do..when you talked with another patient?

    uRNmyway replied to hazyblue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well I think if you made a mistake, you should have owned up to it. We are human, and mistakes happen. Luckily, this was one with no serious repercussions. You could have just said, 'I'm so sorry, I...