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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....

  16. Balancing nursing school and life

    broke1 replied to chembob's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I wasn't implying anything, only using an example. Again, I would use the credit / study hour formula. It seems to work for me.

  17. Balancing nursing school and life

    broke1 replied to chembob's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming you work to support your kids, the math doesn't add up. Your credit load probably won't be any less than 12 hours. The formula I was given was to plan on 3-4 hours of study per week, per...

  18. Jewish Hospital College of Nursing

    broke1 replied to lcs4cats's topic in General Nursing

    That's the same way I found out I was accepted. Try emailing from their web site. Although it has a great reputation, I'm switching to Jefferson College. I've heard nothing but good things from the...

  19. My patient fired me!

    broke1 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that there are great nights ahead, but in this world of competative healthcare, a big part of our job is to PLEASE THE CUSTOMER. How many times have you seen cards from patients on the...

  20. My patient fired me!

    broke1 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. The amount of time spent explaining why you couldn't do it could have been spent doing it. That is our hospital's policy. Unfortunately, NA's and nurses still point fingers at...

  21. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    broke1 replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    Anyone that jumps out of a plane freefalling at 90MPH + for no reason other than the thrill of it or run down the street IN FRONT OF charging bulls has no right to say anything about anyone else's...

  22. Any Deaconess students out there?

    broke1 replied to ImaEMT's topic in General Nursing

    I did 2 semesters with them. The third semester entailed clinical time. They were unable to provide adequate clinical opertunities which caused me to withdraw. The dean said I was not cut out for...

  23. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    broke1 replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    I've seen many people die from many things. I've seen smokers gasp for their last breath. I've done CPR on morbidly obese people. I carried a drowned child from the family pool to the ER. I picked...