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  1. Which semester is the toughest?

    malestunurse replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in General Students

    I just finished my second year and for me so far it has been my 3rd, we has a combined med surg/mental health paper with placements, law/ethics paper and pathophys paper all in the same semester. Our...

  2. Job Fair Hints

    malestunurse replied to dnsonthego's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We don't have job fairs here in New Zealand but I would definitely ask around to see what is appropriate before attending

  3. Nursing student working on a project regarding nurses at the international level

    malestunurse replied to JS88's topic in International Nursing

    So you want American nurses working overseas or just anyone that has worked somewhere other than

  4. Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    malestunurse replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How? Did you not have placements in rest homes or on a rehab ward or an acute medical

  5. Need advice: Frequent falls of non compliant homebound pt with dementia

    malestunurse replied to autumnlea's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OP said she gets up to try and get home. However, I agree benzos are chemical restraint. Are chemical restraints allowed but physical restraints not

  6. What to do about talkers!

    malestunurse replied to Mainergal2000's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    They usually get an "oi shut the **** up" from

  7. How to get over being shy?

    malestunurse replied to mdm063's topic in General Students

    I hate role playing, my mind races when I do them. Just try to get through it as efficiently as

  8. med math help

    malestunurse replied to yayi4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We have no chemistry in our

  9. I've got a promotion!

    malestunurse replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Man this would be so nice. When I did my first placement in hospitals I found it quite striking how differently MDs do their documentation. It seemed to just be a mess of what ever bits and pieces of...

  10. PHNs at the Health Dept...please read

    malestunurse replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Public, Community Health

    Sounds like a youth clinic would be perfect for you that is the majority of what they

  11. No bathroom break for 12 hours straight - A nursing record!

    malestunurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    It's easy to do 8 hours without weeing especially if you work on a warm ward. You just have to be careful you don't get too dehydrated or you pay for it when you finish your

  12. Youngest person in your cohort?

    malestunurse replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Nothing wrong with a bit of life

  13. Do you hate when?

    malestunurse replied to guerrerop22's topic in General Students

    Doctors do not own diagnosis. If someone asks me something we might just have a chat about it and I'll probably tell them to go see their doctor. Usually it isn't people asking me to diagnose stuff...

  14. Does this bother anyone else?

    malestunurse replied to DawnJ's topic in General Students

    Huh we aren't allowed to give medications unless we have direct supervision from an RN, as in they are eyeballing us doing

  15. Question for people who have gone through clinicals...

    malestunurse replied to Chelly1430's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you are studying on clinical you are not using your clinical time properly. If you have some down time which is unlikely it is better to use that to go over hospital policy, guidelines or...

  16. What are some jobs for a male nurse other than bedside care on med/surg floor?

    malestunurse replied to northmississippi's topic in Male Nursing Students

    2030 is the next forecasted shortage I read the other

  17. Pupil reaction in a legally blind patient

    malestunurse replied to twodogsexpress's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As Esme12 said it depends on why the are blind. Due to an injury I suffered when i was 13 one of my pupils is always slight dilated and reacts slowly to light however, my vision is not

  18. learning to write essays!

    malestunurse replied to nurses care's topic in General Nursing

    My university has some pretty good stuff on essay writing: APA Interactive - OWLL - Massey University Assignment types - OWLL - Massey

  19. new allnurses logo - feedback wanted

    malestunurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No don't keep the .com it is redundant. Also I can't believe you all want to keep the current logo the font is hideous and

  20. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    malestunurse replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow that post is mostly insulting. $18000 is not just a lot of money for the 'poor' but for most people. Some elderly thrive in in the LTC environment too or might be in a position where in-home...

  21. Just Completed My One Year of Probation on the Job!

    malestunurse replied to litlgrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not praise god; praise you! Take the

  22. Energy drinks and teens coming to ER with chest pain

    malestunurse replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

    I know we've bashed this topic quite a bit but here is an article originally published by the Washington Post and aggregated by Stuff Monster drinks cited in five deaths |

  23. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    malestunurse replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish nurses would treat each other

  24. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    malestunurse replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As long as you documented everything you probably have a case for unfair

  25. Homecare Nursing Training compensation?!?!

    malestunurse replied to Chapo84's topic in Home Health

    I find it very hard to believe you have never done a sub-cut injection