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    Grey's Anatomy Scrubs- how to keep in good condition?

    duskyjewel replied to rnbsn694's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hmmmmm....I wondered if they were worth the higher price. I guess those of you who have them would agree they
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand this....why SHOULDN'T everyone be expected to honor the marriage vows of those around
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course infidelity happened, but there was a much higher social price for it because people were invested in the health and stability of society as well as themselves. They recognized that a...
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    How do I handle insubordinate CNAs?

    duskyjewel replied to ginnieann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeesh.....I would love to know where I could get paid to sit around texting and eating and refusing to do my actual job. With the number of unemployed people struggling to find work right now, this...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's no wonder marriage is in such a damaged state in our society when people actually believe they have no obligation to respect and protect other people's
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    4.0 in nursing school?

    duskyjewel replied to RubySlippers:)'s topic in General Students

    I've always been a straight A student in the past, but I had no responsibilities beyond a boyfriend the last time I was a student. I will strive for excellence as I always have, but my kids need my...
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    Bad pop up, BUT passed the NCLEX-PN!

    duskyjewel replied to nkendrick102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The good pop up vs. bad pop up thing is out of date by at least four
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And the power differential between the most powerful man in the world and a young, naive, clearly empty-headed intern didn't bother you at all? A man doing exactly the same thing in corporate America...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She does have a personal obligation to Mrs. Dick, and Mrs. Anyone Else, not to help him break his vows. Your response is likely that he'll do it anyway with someone else. Which is true, but it would...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My comment was meant to indicate that they're both equally guilty. Many posters seemed to be saying that since he's the one with the commitment he should be the focus of the disapproval, and excusing...
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    Troops to Fight Ebola

    duskyjewel replied to sbush86's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you. I'm confused in that I don't know what "troops" are supposed to do to fight Ebola. Crowd control? I get sending specialized personnel, but your basic GI Joe? What's his
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    Troops to Fight Ebola

    duskyjewel replied to sbush86's topic in Government, Military

    Do you have a link to a news story? Because I find this very hard to
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And, because polyamory was mentioned and I just love this
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When they're both on the same chair and the sexual tension is obvious, as described, I think we're beyond assumption. Come on, we're all adults here. We know fooling around when we see it. Yeesh....
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's still committing adultery when you're the homewrecker. They're both disgusting, and they both deserve whatever comeuppance they receive. I feel sorry for the
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    duskyjewel replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with everything Glycerine said, except the last paragraph. "Extraordinary measures" have become anything but extraordinary, and we are not providing more quality of life in most cases. Only...
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    duskyjewel replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Withdrawing care means letting nature take its course with an injured or ill person who would likely already have died without our intervention. That's not killing. Killing someone, and euthanasia is...
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    duskyjewel replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Holy wall of text,
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    Voluntary Euthanasia

    duskyjewel replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If we stopped using sanitized vocabulary, fewer people would say yes. The question is, are you willing to kill
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    duskyjewel replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    Did I say anything factually wrong? And I'll quit Fox News when you quit MSNBC. (I actually haven't watched Fox News in almost 3 years since I got rid of my
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    If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    duskyjewel replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, it's a message board. What would have people express other than their own
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    Today I learned...

    duskyjewel replied to cd365c's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    While palliative care can indeed be given to people at any stage of disease, hospice patients must have a physician certification that they are expected to live 6 months or less. That said, even...
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    PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

    duskyjewel replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are you selecting an answer and then changing it? If so, that may be what's getting you. Your first instinct is usually
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    duskyjewel replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate of any industrialized country in the world at
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    Help me out guys, I don't even know if I want to show up for the interview.

    duskyjewel replied to supaflyz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Stop letting fear hem you in. If you allow fear to make you turn down this job, then you never get to learn those skills and grow. So tell the fear to shut up, and take the