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  1. I got reported to HR

    richardgecko replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The racist card? You're telling on

  2. Scared i may have gotten someone in trouble...

    richardgecko posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a nurse educator that I have become close to. He helped me through a tough personal issue with my health that he had went through and now that I've been having issues on my floor, I've been...

  3. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Although locs are closely associated with the rasta movement, they existed in Africa and other parts of the world centuries before the rasta movement

  4. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The difference between all of those examples and black hair is that they are CHOICES. You choose to dress inappropriately. You choose to get tattoos. And you have to wear hair nets for cleanliness....

  5. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    All of this escapes many of the posters who are going on about rules and policy because they aren't subject to the racial nuances that non minorities are. They don't understand that policies against...

  6. married/engaged/involved students, how are you juggling your relationship w/ school?

    richardgecko posted a topic in General Students

    First semester for me was rough. Hubby didn't understand the rigors of nursing school and felt neglected. I was doing my very best but after clinical, studying, care plans, being mommy and getting...

  7. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The fact that she's equating not being allowed to wear a pony tail with feeling discouraged about wearing a culturally traditional style out of fear of not being hired speaks volumes. This has nothing...

  8. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thread starter consider joining an online community meant for African American hair care because I highly doubt you're going to get thoughtful, insightful answers from a mixed community where most...

  9. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    richardgecko replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This thread is depressing. im natural and wore my shoulder length curls out to all six interviews. Got calls from four and took a position at my first

  10. New Nurse Proverbs.

    richardgecko posted a topic in General Nursing

    As I start my first nursing job in a level one Tri state trauma center, I find myself valuing the wisdom and guidance of elder nurses. Please impart words of wisdom and guidance here. Bless myself...

  11. Given a do over, which (feasible) career would you pursue?

    richardgecko replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Physician.

  12. Nurses smoking e cigs at the station?

    richardgecko posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been seeing this a lot lately and I think it's unprofessional. Even saw a pregnant nurse doing it. Are nurses allowed to use them in your

  13. Nurses smoking e cigs at the station?

    richardgecko replied to richardgecko's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In front of the charge nurse, that's

  14. what age did you decide to become a nurse

    richardgecko replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    21. Finished pre med, took MCAT, and found out I was preggers during a campus tour. Hubby and I decided med school wasn't plausible with our honeymoon baby so I switched my major to nursing....

  15. Scared of not finding a job.

    richardgecko posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've gone on three interviews so far. No calls back. Granted the interviews were all last week and I'm not expecting calls until late this week or after thanksgiving, but still...the wait is...

  16. A tale of two job offers.

    richardgecko posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was tentatively offered a position at the unit I finished my final semester in (adult ICU). Love it there! Everyone is really nice and welcoming. Pay is decent and benefits are great. However they...

  17. Would you feel uncomfortable with your coworkers caring for you?

    richardgecko posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My facility offers free care if we get maternity/OB care there. This is awesome but I don't know how I feel about coworkers being that personal with me. I don't work on the OB unit but I do know...

  18. Epic vs Cerner EMR

    richardgecko replied to RN_Fan_Club's topic in General Nursing

    Cerner. Epic is cumbersome. Things are more at your fingertips with

  19. COBs...what do you think about the handling of the Ebola outbreak

    richardgecko posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    ...in comparison to how HIV/AIDS was handled when it first hit the scene? I'm far too young to remember it, but I'd love to hear your input, oh wise

  20. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    richardgecko replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But what does "any vulnerable population" have to do with this? I don't want to believe that providers deprived Mr. Duncan of adequate care because of his skin color, but let's just be honest...

  21. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    richardgecko replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well

  22. Which unit has the most code blues?

    richardgecko replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO the ICU waiting

  23. Miss Manners for Nurses

    richardgecko replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ...le sigh All I'm going to say is that the nurses that are going along with this generalization better not be mad when other negative stereotypes are cast upon us, because frankly we perpetuate this...

  24. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    richardgecko replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Umm no, the long history of experimentation and flat out negligence at the expense of blacks in this country has everything to do with that sentiment. Tuskeegee experiment,

  25. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    richardgecko posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...how you would like your end of life care to be handled? After today I know I'd want care to be withdrawn if I ever got to a point that my pts were at today (terminal...