broke1

broke1 specializes in LTAC.

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1. compensation while caring for family member

   broke1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm wondering if anyone has information on how you go about being compensated for providing nursing care for a family member. Although I'm not a home health care nurse, I do provide nursing care for...

2. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

   broke1 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

   I know a few folks that graduated from STLCC and the wait time was not reality for them. It seems many people apply and get on the list but things happen such as poor grades in pre-reqs or even...

3. Is Umsl Nursing School Good or Bad?!?

   broke1 replied to MISS_TCM's topic in General Nursing

   i know we live in a very litigious society and agree with the moderator about using people's names, especially in a defamatory way, but is there risk involved in giving one's opinion of a particular...

4. New LPN

   broke1 replied to Gogetter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I just finished a program in Ohio and moved to Missouri so I'm stuck in the paperwork transition waiting for boards etc... I had similar thoughts during clinicals. My last 9 weeks, my group (6...

5. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

   broke1 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps the change could start with those of us in the profession. Calling men in nursing "male nurses" is not much different than what the patient did. As far as filing the report of...

6. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   broke1 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is 2006, not 1906 right? My mail is delivered by a female. I think she does as well as a male but I'm not sure. I noticed a female on a pumper the other day. I think she knows how to put out...

7. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

   broke1 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

   Believe it or not cuteCNA, it's possible for us males to control ourselves, even around someone as lovely as you must be. If your choice is a female caregiver, that's fine, but don't try to qualify...

8. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

   broke1 replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Nursing Humor

   A few months ago I was elevating a patients bed to change her linnen. I didn't notice the IV pole on the headboard and it went through her overhead light, causing the flourescent tubes to explode....

9. Balancing nursing school and life

   broke1 replied to chembob's topic in General Nursing

   We have all see good doctors and bad ones as well as good nurses and bad ones. I think what you do on your own time IS your business. Nursing school is a huge time committment, and unless you're...

10. Males and females

    broke1 replied to Rivs's topic in Men in Nursing

    I just entered the field as a Nurse Assistant in January. I came from a management and administrative background and left it bacause I hated what I was doing. Of the 20 or so NAs on my floor, only 2...

11. Becoming a CNA/PCT Before Nursing School

    broke1 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may want to check your local hospitals for tuition assistance with nursing school. Many are short on RNs and will pay quite a bit and some even pay for all of your schooling. I'm finishing...

12. Patient Care Technicians

    broke1 replied to DianeK4HVCH's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Our NAs dc IVs, insert and dc catheters and in one of our sister facilities they draw blood and are called patient care Techs. I think it really varies across the board as to what they can do and I'm...

13. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    broke1 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Very well

14. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    broke1 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As I indicated, things are done different state to state and so on. Our Facility is part of a consortium of hospitals with 18,000 employees. Even though we all fall under corporate guidelines, each...

15. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    broke1 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I believe the role of the NA is different from facility to facility and even state to state. The NAs in our hospital do much of the patient education on admit, during their stay and at discharge....