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  1. WHY are nurses so catty??

    zaggar replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree it's wrong to blame "cattiness" on women. however... I looked up "horizontal violence" in Google, and most of the very well written articles concerning the topic addressed it from within the...

  2. Unions pay better

    zaggar replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ah, the old grenade...

  3. Klinger - The man, the myth, the legend

    zaggar replied to zaggar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    After all that, I gotta set the Tivo and catch the finale. You guys reminded me of a bunch that I had forgotten. How could I ever forget Klinger as Dorothy!

  4. ANy guys from GA in here?

    zaggar replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not from GA, but I live there now. I'm in the Air Force, getting ready to retire, stationed at Warner Robins. Taking my A&P courses at Macon State right now. I will apply in July, and hope...

  5. Dreading my second day

    zaggar replied to froggg123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What you went through was either terrible or funny as heck - the difference is really just a shift in perspective. Either way, you did good, so you know you're not the problem. I recommend not being...

  6. kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    zaggar replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    You really have to tell us what you were really kicked out for in order for anyone to really tell you if you can really take the test.

  7. For physiology studs only..

    zaggar replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know you guys are enjoying a good semantic discussion over the term "allergy", but here's another question for physiology studs: A friend of mine bought a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts for a charitable...

  8. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    zaggar replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Unfortunately it's an undefendable position you guys have: 1. there aren't enough people on staff, and 2. advising new people not to join up and help. That's the consequences of dealing with negative...

  9. How do I overcome shyness?

    zaggar replied to benette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you want to overcome shyness because you secretly long to speak to others more? If so, ask people lots of questions about themselves, such as: Do you have kids? That's a pretty cool technique,...

  10. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    zaggar replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Listen...please I'm going to be a nurse. You can warn me until you're blue in the face. You can tell me all these things (which I can apply to my own job as a 20 year Master Sergeant in the Air...

  11. Do Patients Try to Tip You?

    zaggar replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This post must be deleted immediately. If the wrong people read this your salary will be reduced to $2.50 per hour and the IRS will tax you on the assumption you are getting 20% of the hospital bill...

  12. AA's impact on future salary

    zaggar replied to meaton1421's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    AA's - 0 impact. Insurance companies - tremendous

  13. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    zaggar replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As a nursing student, I hope to heal patients sometime soon, and to do what I believe God has called me to do. Like most nursing students, I have considered what the future may hold. So, I have...

  14. Womens interest in male nurses

    zaggar replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    >>When chatting up women and the conversation comes up about what I do, and I reply studying nursing, their eyes widen and the mood seems to change. Dude, when "chatting up women", you don't...

  15. Depressed and Torn

    zaggar replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be extremely depressed. I probably would have went the medication route, except I was afraid of losing my Air Force security clearance. My wife was also very depressed and was medicated....

  16. Dissed by DON? Opinions wanted!

    zaggar replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

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  17. Should a 'old dog' change?

    zaggar replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    A little fear is a good thing, because it means you care. If you were willing to jump to another job without any fear of "screwing up", THAT would be scary. This just means you want to do it right....

  18. ADN or BSN please read before you flame

    zaggar replied to tankandroxy's topic in General Nursing

    Further... You can get your Associates, then get a job, then work on your BSN while you are earning a paycheck (many, many nurses do

  19. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    zaggar replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student, but one of the big reasons why I chose nursing as a second career is to develop into more of a type B. I'm jealous of type B's. The way they move through a stressful situation...

  20. Advice for new RN's

    zaggar replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that male nurses like cheeseburgers and coffee. Regularly providing us with cheeseburgers and coffee is not only the smart thing - it's the decent thing to

  21. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    zaggar replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    >>The "so american" was just a sarcastic joke Trust me when I say this is no big deal. People take the wrong meaning on message boards all the time. Written text, especially on the Internet,...

  22. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

    zaggar replied to cparrish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They are getting paid to be interrupted. They are there to speak to you. Unless you show up at work drunk, you wont say something "totally stupid". If they ask you a question and you don't know the...

  23. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    zaggar replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Several things came together all at once to make me decide I wanted to be a nurse, some logical, and some emotional: Logical: 1. I am retiring from the Air Force, and want to keep a steady paycheck....

  24. I think I might lose my job, please help

    zaggar replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    >>Can anyone please reply and tell me any words of wisdom at all? It took courage for you to get where you are today. Don't lose your courage now. Be strong. I'll pray for

  25. Two newbie questions

    zaggar posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I plan on entering nursing school when I retire from the Air Force in about a year. I have been checking this board for the past couple months, and when I saw a male nurse forum I had to stop lurking...