malamud69 BSN, RN

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    Pearson Review

    malamud69 replied to BCooper77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used "all the above," and when it came time to test...none of it mattered. If I could do it all over again, and had been able, I would have taken the nclex asap after graduating! I passed with 75......
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    What's in your pockets?

    malamud69 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Stethoscope, index cards-constant lists to be made, alcohol preps, flushes, pens-at least 2 colors, cash-usually folded in an index card, gloves, tele sensors, 4x4's, tape-usually paper, pt. daily...
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    New Grad orientation...

    malamud69 replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Telemetry. ..big city hospital...12-16 weeks-minimum...1/2 days 1/2 nights. 32 hrs week Then we revisit options. ..quite the
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    If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    malamud69 replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes...Blues
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    If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    malamud69 replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    My only other "favorite" job...horizontal directional
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    Medical staff warned: Keep your mouths shut about illegal immigrants or face arrest

    malamud69 replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Infectious Disease

    Really??? Has common sense left the building??? FYI,,, measles is on the rise because of misinformed followers of pseudo-science and religious dogma...wait-that is usually the reason most things go...
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    Medical staff warned: Keep your mouths shut about illegal immigrants or face arrest

    malamud69 replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Infectious Disease

    BBC, AlJazeera america...numerous internet sources...all are "better" than fox etc...FSN radio is probably the best if you can find
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    Does anyone actually read all the reading assignments?

    malamud69 replied to vettechtoRN's topic in General Students

    Never once did I read any of my textbooks...ever...passed all classes with A...My advice...all of nursing school can be honed down to "themes" and that's that...yes yes you need to understand the...
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    malamud69 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes-yes! Nicely said...it is what I like to call the Fox news argument....Locusts! Frogs! Plague! The end of days....propaganda is easy to accept when you don't think for yourself...Although I do...
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    malamud69 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Guess if you want/need a job bad enough you will quit? At this point why are we still arguing about smoking as healthcare professionals? It WILL kill you...no debate. I assume we could argue the...
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    Drug Seekers

    malamud69 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    Humans....we are talking about humans...right? Nothing....I say...NOTHING surprises me when we are talking about humans...why view the behavior with such a narrow
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    How do you unwind...

    malamud69 replied to zephyr9's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Very long walks...as often as I can!
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    Magnet Status

    malamud69 replied to taffy_fl's topic in General Nursing

    How do we define "exceptional" and/or "symbol?" Seems to me....after much...much dissecting of the guidelines/requirements for said "status symbol" that BSN and other so called "milestones"...
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    Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    malamud69 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is already/has been/has not really changed... like what you are describing...I believe and have expounded numerous times...The ACA is a band aide on a gaping wound...single payer works in all...
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    I may be beating a dead horse.....but utterly bewildered!

    malamud69 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    ALL hospitals....remeber its all about the bottom line/$$$$ When did you think-in the eyes of management/corporate interest-that it was ever about quality patient care??? It is meerly a great example...
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    does it really matter where you get your BSN?

    malamud69 replied to Erin1984's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Simple where I work-big NE city hospital..."Do you have a BSN?/Will you be pursuing your BSN...?" Nothing else...where? What difference does it make? Its all smoke and mirrors...
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    Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    malamud69 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Margaret H...MASH and if you are counting "real life" documentary performances then I would have to say Walt Whitman for his appearance in the Civil War
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    Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    malamud69 replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    I so much agree! Did we forget? Where you some "magical" student who knew it all???
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    Best shoes for wide, flat feet.

    malamud69 replied to ky53's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    " Wide-flat" shoes of course! New Balance always seems to excel in this
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    Hospital budgets and cuts

    malamud69 replied to ajw49886's topic in General Nursing

    Sad...even this is once again being "blamed" on the ACA...its very simple people...the USA has lost its union base-workers have no rights and big companies will continue to do this(By the way...they...
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    Have Male Nursing Students felt bias during class/clinicals?

    malamud69 replied to Murse Wannabe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Overall? Never Class/Text biased? Not at all Female dominated? Latest stats show males at 10-12% total workforce...How do we define "dominated?" Turned off by "how it has been taught?" Never I do...
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    Commute vs. Tuition savings

    malamud69 replied to hcm11's topic in School, College Programs

    Sold my truck...bought a little 35/40 mpg Honda and commute at least 3X week 39 miles each way to go to class...Do what you have to
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    Positive, non-debate thread on healing and health-building naturally

    malamud69 replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    NO BREADS/ white flours of any kind ever! Plant based diet...more exercise, less total calories, counting calories...tea at bedtime...simple really...exercise more and eat less...always use the stairs...
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    When attending a traditional BSN program, are students told they're better than ADNs?

    malamud69 replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I love this post! And must ask...does any of it really matter when you are wiping
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    Chronic care at retail clinics?

    malamud69 replied to msn-fnp09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting....I can read and understand my own lab results...there is an almost unlimited amount of information at hand out in the world concerning most medical conditions....I understand...