Andy Droid

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  1. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Well... http://www.bus.iastate.edu/emullen/mgmt472/Appearance%20article.pdf about 3/4s of the way down is the $6700 part, and it attributes it to the National Organization for Women foundation, but...

  2. Things would be so much better if only...

    Andy Droid replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    That pretty much applies to every job everywhere.... Last time I put a complaint in writting for management, I'm the one that got in trouble. A while back we had a "lunch theif".... I saw the one gal...

  3. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    That's a myth, a lie, or outright hippie propaganda... take your pick. I'm a "huge fat guy", and have been to ther hospital for injury a few times, (mainly stitches from doing stupid things, not...

  4. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Great... now I want a bacon cheeseburger..... Screw it... I'll type this then go make 2 just incase I want a second. I know it's the more the merrier and all that, but the last time I was at the...

  5. Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    Andy Droid replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    teaching without experience? No offence, but it sounds like it's not much of a step up from just handing everyone a text book, telling them to read it themselves, and walking away. (pretty much)...

  6. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps there should be a minimum mandatory physical requirement to be allowed to be in the medical field? required gym time perhaps? if the job requires moving people, and there's what? ..... 70%??...

  7. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Ever hear of hypothyroidism and polycystic ovarian syndrome ? Don't get me wrong... I'm fat because I don't care..... but the attitude expressed in your post is incredibly distrubing considering...

  8. The War On Fat

    Andy Droid replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a kid.... a bit before my 13th birthday... I was visiting my Dad for the weekend. I was sitting IN THE LIVING ROOM of a ground floor apartment, it was getting late and I was watching a...

  9. Overwhelmed

    Andy Droid replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely bail on a job like that. Nurse/ computer tech / retail clerk / burger flipper.... doesn't matter... working conditions like the ones you described aren't worth it when you're health...

  10. How do Nurses find trusted, flexible childcare for shift work?

    Andy Droid replied to Autymn's topic in General Nursing

    Just remind yourself that any childcare provider is (probably) trained, and deals with children all day. If for some reason, you're not comfortable with that specific childcare provider, seek out...

  11. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Andy Droid replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From the orriginal post.... It was a sleep room, not a PTs room. And as for him not answering the page.... then why do they have policy in place that allows them to sleep? instead of "getting to...

  12. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Andy Droid replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nothing should have happend to either one. She was off duty, so unless they're going to try and charge her with tresspassing or some such nonsense, she's free to do as she pleases. He was allowed to...

  13. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    Andy Droid replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    more sick days? Pffft... I've been in the same job for just under 10 years and have taken off a grand total of 6 days due to illness. that's working night shift for 5 days a week, 12 to 15 hour...