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  1. Client or patient?

    allamericangirl replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I agree!! OOoohhh RANT! If a doctor or nurse that I am paying my HMO to see ..... ever called me their client, I would never go back and would leave IMMEDIATELY, and raise holy he** before I was...

  2. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    allamericangirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by hypnotic_nurse Many grown guys have at least some chest hair. That's just the way it is. There's nothing wrong about it. I guess as a society we've made all the women look as...

  3. Client or patient?

    allamericangirl replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Well then instead of having a Custoclypat, you have a Clypat.

  4. Medical abbreviations...

    allamericangirl replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Lorraine: This is a list that I have of some of the basic abbreviations that we learned in my CNA class last week. Hope this is helpful to you. DiagnosesCHF congestive heart failure COPD chronic...

  5. Client or patient?

    allamericangirl replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    In my state CNAs do not clean houses, make meals, and do transport. That is the role of the Home Health Aide. Medicare requires that CNAs are also Home Health Aides with specified training in...

  6. Client or patient?

    allamericangirl replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Just for the record. Webster's definations of the words. Looks like the new references being used by medical employers are not so well accepted by the public that they have made it to the dictionary...

  7. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    allamericangirl replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have never heard of such a thing. Since when does anyone have such a choice or power to run a hospital? Was the hospital afraid of losing business? Where else was this woman going to go if it's the...

  8. Client or patient?

    allamericangirl replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    attorneys, insurance companies, stock brokers, real estate brokers, and (by the way) prostitutes , etc. have clients!!! they have client/agency relationships, which are fiduciary responsibility to...

  9. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    allamericangirl replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Bonnienurse: Well, that's one perspective. I do realize that you were a teacher at the college level before entering nursing, but I am uncomfortable with your post. We are not all expert typists, and...

  10. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    allamericangirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Sooo... when you all dress for work, do you dress to look professional ... or do you dress to look sexy? :wink2: Just wondering .....

  11. 38 too old for school?

    allamericangirl replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The attorney of 22 years who went into nursing, the post shows at the top of

  12. 38 too old for school?

    allamericangirl replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would love your input on this. I am a 58 year old in CNA classes. When I finish the classes and CNA licensing, I will be working my way through LPN school, and then ADN. Today we had the school's...

  13. Low Down on Nursing Education

    allamericangirl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it makes sense. I have a dear friend who has a PHD in Law, and a PHD in Education, and married very wealthy. He is down to earth, personable, and an all around wonderful person who is loved and...

  14. oldest nursing student?

    allamericangirl replied to grammyd's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all! I'm a 58 year old, burned out real estate broker of over 20 years who has been traded in twice by husbands wanting newer, sleeker models. Have been married this time for 12 years... so far so...

  15. Nurses wearing white

    allamericangirl replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    FYI tidbit: The historic reasoning behind painters wearing white: The original idea was that most surfaces that were painted, were painted white. That was true in the earily years when the uniforms...

  16. Low Down on Nursing Education

    allamericangirl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a great, reasonable thinking post. Thank you for your information and great thoughts! It was very helpful to me and has given me some great re-affirmation about what I feel is my "common sense"...

  17. Low Down on Nursing Education

    allamericangirl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I so much agree with you. I also follow my agreement with this opinion / observation. There is an academic snobbery that is projected by many BSRNs (.... I am not saying ALL), but many. It isn't nice...

  18. Nurses and smoking......

    allamericangirl replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    :blushkiss ELOQUENT!!! Triage RN Bravo and thank

  19. Nurses being victims of workplace bullys.

    allamericangirl replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    SmilingBluEyes I hate face to face confrontation. The minute it happens my stomach churns into a knot and I get this wierd feeling like when I was a little kid when I got scolded. I was an abused...

  20. CNA Looking for Supplimental Educational Material

    allamericangirl replied to YSADL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am currently enrolled in a CNA class. The text we are using is "Assisting in Long Term Care" 4th edition author: Barbara Hegner. I purchased my book through Barnes and Noble. I believe it was...

  21. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    allamericangirl replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am just starting into nursing education, so I can't make an informed comment about management in nursing. I have been a worker bee, a small business owner, and a manager within the corporate world...

  22. What does your screenname mean?

    allamericangirl replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    On 9-1-1 my husband and I were having breakfast while listening to the Today Show, and watched in horror as the first plane flew into the Twin Towers, and then the second. I screamed at him, "Oh my...

  23. Help Find Shoes Please

    allamericangirl posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    I begin to school Jan 31st. I need nursing shoes white. Laurel Uniforms has like 3 pair and nothing in my size. Who has a good supply of nursing type shoes in the Denver area? There is NOTHING in the...

  24. Help Find Shoes Please

    allamericangirl replied to allamericangirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thank you SO MUCH! I appreciate you reply, and will try Dardanos. Next goal ... find a good selection of uniforms. I moved here from St. Louis, MO. St. Louis had some stores with a lot more in shoes...

  25. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

    allamericangirl replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLOL Marie!