Cold Stethoscope

Cold Stethoscope

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  1. Volunteer turn teams?

    Cold Stethoscope replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    What would you propose someone do if they're injured by a volunteer who doesn't have the training to safely turn patients? Just suck it

  2. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    Cold Stethoscope replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Everyone seems to think that they're millionaires, and will be affected by estate taxes. Americans are nothing if not wishful thinkers. Estate Tax and the Founding Fathers (Economist, Lexington's...

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

    Cold Stethoscope replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

    If the company is marketing to kids, they should be held liable. The cigarette companies were held liable for doing that. Food and drug regulation in this country is spread over several government...

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

    Cold Stethoscope replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

    That regime is highly recommended for all students who would like to succeed, while minimizing cardiovascular

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

    Cold Stethoscope replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

    Alcohol + stimulants is a very dangerous combination, which is why Four Loko and other similar drinks in their original formulation were banned in the U.S. They were being marketed to young people,...

  6. Nurses Calling Patients "Jerks"

    Cold Stethoscope replied to PacoUSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Uh-oh. :) I have no statistics, but I think that, in general, people are less apt to bully a man than a woman in most

  7. Miami Dade College (MDC) Spring 2013 Gen. FT/PT& Accelerated Nursing program

    Cold Stethoscope replied to RyzenRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Study the ATI book carefully. Regarding the science part, review mitosis and meiosis. Brush up on chemistry — make sure you understand the periodic table and bond types. Try to get a reasonable...

  8. Miami Dade College (MDC) Spring 2013 Gen. FT/PT& Accelerated Nursing program

    Cold Stethoscope replied to RyzenRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    There is virtually no way you won't be accepted into both tracks with that GPA (I assume that's your science pre-req GPA) and that TEAS-V score. They are both very good. There is not much room for...

  9. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Cold Stethoscope replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So I think you're saying that, for a highly experienced nurse, a BSN offers virtually nothing over an ADN regarding one's practice, but someone with no experience might derive some benefits from the...

  10. So your boss/manager tells you...

    Cold Stethoscope replied to mikeb123's topic in General Nursing

    * * * * It seems pretty clear that you're stating that states don't license facilities. How else could that be interpreted? ScottE corrected your statement. He was right. You meant to say, The...

  11. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Cold Stethoscope replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The contradiction is between "I agree that the new standard should be entry BSN," and, "I recommend that you get a BSN at the start of your career because it will facilitate your job search, even...

  12. The New Face of Healthcare

    Cold Stethoscope replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    If Medicare is starved of funding, it will "crash." If it's not, then it

  13. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Cold Stethoscope replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I sense a contradiction. Whether a BSN is justified or not, I think very few nurses at any level of education think that experienced ADNs should lose their jobs for lack of a BSN. The MBAs who make...

  14. Need advice- Shingles?

    Cold Stethoscope replied to uRNmyway's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You seem to think that all your tax money goes to health insurance. It's simply not true. At the end of the day, what matters is how much it costs in total, and the quality of the service (i.e., the...

  15. "Organ donor" on driver's license

    Cold Stethoscope replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    This is generally not true, for the reasons RNsRWe points out. The deceased is not able to defend his wishes, and there's little risk of litigation in following the wishes of the

  16. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Cold Stethoscope replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Out of the zillions of BSNs you get a tiny percentage of haughty malcontents who post here anonymously and stir the pot. I don't think they're representative. You should see what some people post...

  17. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Cold Stethoscope replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Isn't the common convention to provide references under separate cover, if the person doing the interviewing is interested? A resume goes out all over the place. It's not fair to the people you use as...

  18. Need advice- Shingles?

    Cold Stethoscope replied to uRNmyway's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Talk to someone who has cancer but no insurance and get back to me. Or talk to someone in his 40's paying $800 a month for mediocre coverage with high hospitalization co-pays. Some insured people here...

  19. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Cold Stethoscope replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't understand that statement. Are you too old for your continuing education classes? And yet, many ADN RNs have jobs, and many will in the future, especially those with experience. You may run...

  20. Have you ever lost it with a patient?

    Cold Stethoscope replied to notjustanurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My comment makes less sense since it was edited. I linked three other, older threads on this site on the same subject, and pointed out that a lot of people in those threads were strongly against...

  21. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Cold Stethoscope replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Then which managers are hiring the bullies, given that they're so common on nursing units, if this site is to be believed? Do they all have pristine resumes, and exhibit great acting ability at...

  22. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Cold Stethoscope replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's a difficult problem. When you get a very large number of resumes for an open position, even if you use every objective measure you can think of to winnow the pile, you will still be left with a...

  23. Incompetent Supervisors

    Cold Stethoscope replied to GhostWindRider's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I made the "leap" based on what you said. I even quoted you. I'm not saying that they were in any way justified in firing you regardless of whether you were informing your manager(s) about staffing...

  24. Incompetent Supervisors

    Cold Stethoscope replied to GhostWindRider's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This has nothing to do with protected classes. It has to do with defamation of character/libel/slander. Without union representation, you are on your own. It sounds like you are either in SLC, Vatican...

  25. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Cold Stethoscope replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The is is, the criterion is not, "Who will the patients like?" Rather, it's, "Who do I (the hiring manager) like?" To me the world of nursing management is Bizarro-land. In my previous life I worked...