Wet Noodle

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  1. Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    Wet Noodle replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Myschuler, kcmylorn makes an interesting case (!) for putting your J.D. and ADN (and RN license) to use. Another possibility is patient advocacy. It's difficult to do without an MSW or RN, but J.D +...

  2. Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    Wet Noodle replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Libran1984 didn't say that she wished that ADN RN be treated as "glorified LPNs" (i.e., having a greater scope of practice than an LPN, but a lesser scope then a BSN RN). She said that that is what...

  3. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    Wet Noodle replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Slavery has more to do with bondage than pay rate. How about indentured

  4. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    Wet Noodle replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    16.5 hours in a row? They might as well mandate that you not wash your hands in order to keep down the hand soap bill, as far as patient safety is concerned. Is there any way complaints could be filed...

  5. Did I deserve this?

    Wet Noodle replied to jaelpn's topic in General Nursing

    It's absurd to test for drugs rather than addiction. A person who comes to work after having had four hours of sleep over the past three days is likely not in any better condition than someone who's...

  6. IV pain meds standards??????

    Wet Noodle replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Patient Medications

    i don't dispute most of what you said, but for hypertension you can measure blood pressure; for heart failure there's the EKG, and now, measurable biomarkers; for infection there is WBC count, sed...

  7. IV pain meds standards??????

    Wet Noodle replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Patient Medications

    The doctor could just as easily ask you to stand on your head for five minutes q15minutes for the patient's benefit. Is there any recourse at all, through any means? The physician's actions arbitrary...

  8. IV pain meds standards??????

    Wet Noodle replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Patient Medications

    OP, if you really want to do good, reduce suffering, and save lives, I suggest you take the time you spend worrying about patients' drug-seeking activity and instead ensure that you and your...

  9. IV pain meds standards??????

    Wet Noodle replied to jbluehorseh's topic in Patient Medications

    It's not OK. It's part of the weird morality surrounding opiods in this country. I don't see any other ethically defensive stance, particularly since a nurse in a hospital ER is not in a position to...

  10. Did I deserve this?

    Wet Noodle replied to jaelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Netglow, that is excellent advice. It's similar to what patients have to deal with when consulting with hospital-employed "patient

  11. We have a long way to go as health care providers

    Wet Noodle replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wish_me_luck, you were treated very unfairly. I hope you find justice. Aside from that, my father was a pharmacy tech, and I can tell you that the salaray pales in comparison to that of an RN (you...

  12. Did I deserve this?

    Wet Noodle replied to jaelpn's topic in General Nursing

    So then, it's everyone's responsibility to drug test everyone else? A patient bit me and I mention it to a colleague, and it's fine if I'm subjected to a drug, even if I take no further action? That...

  13. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

    Wet Noodle replied to RNewbie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A lot of folks in this thread don't have a great deal of concern for what is legal, or they potential liability they're exposing themselves and their employer to by having such a cavalier attitude....

  14. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

    Wet Noodle replied to RNewbie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is as blatantly insensitive and dismissive, it reveals a frank lack of understanding of HIPAA's privacy provisions. You might as well tell victims of bullying to stop whining, since it just...

  15. Have you ever witnessed this situation?

    Wet Noodle replied to RNewbie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's wrong with it? It's a blatant HIPAA violation. And it's not up to the pharmacist to decide which drugs are to embarrassing for a full-room broadcast and which are not. What the pharmacist did...

  16. Homebirth safer then hospital birth????

    Wet Noodle replied to RNlovesherPharmD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no strong feeling on home versus hospital birth for low-risk pregnancies, but I suspect that home births on the average are safer from an infectious disease perspective, but not so good for the...

  17. Nursing School admit policies.

    Wet Noodle replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    You had used the word "dependence." You did not use the words "abused" or "illegally obtained." I know that a lot of people obtain benzodiazepines illegally, but it's a bit of a surprise to learn...

  18. Not sure what to do with an issue I have with my supervisor.

    Wet Noodle replied to afarmer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I one worked, the average raise was a function of the inflation rate and how well the company was doing. A department's overall average raise was supposed to match the company-wide average...

  19. Do you give back-rubs and foot baths to your patients?

    Wet Noodle replied to silt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the old days, massage was part of the bedside nursing protocol. In fact, it's still mentioned as such in nursing fundamentals classes. Now not only is there no time for such "luxuries," but it's...

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

    Wet Noodle replied to RyzenRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    If the average TEAS V score was about 65 (it actually dropped slightly from last spring to fall for MDC ADN applicants), I don't see how it could be 73 now. That just doesn't add

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

    Wet Noodle replied to RyzenRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    These are the science pre-reqs for the ADN program: BSC2085 A&P 1 BSC2085L A&P 1 lab BSC2086 A&P 2 BSC2086L A&P 2 lab CHM1033 chemistry CHM1033L...

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

    Wet Noodle replied to RyzenRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I don't know anything about Homestead or the ASN bridge program, but roughly, Medical Campus accepts: 150 students for generic full-time ASN 50 students for generic part-time ASN 50 students for...

  23. Favoritism in nursing?

    Wet Noodle replied to kellycinalli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is anyone familiar with Carol Gilligan's works, and her writings on the ethics of care? She argues that women have a different orientation toward ethics than men do, in terms of what is fair. It is...