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zaggar

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  1. I need your advice on dealing with people who try to treat me like I'm stupid

    zaggar posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello everyone. I love nursing. I love helping people get better. I love learning new things. I want to keep doing this. But I've hit a serious mental roadblock that I can't get over. I've been...

  2. I need your advice on dealing with people who try to treat me like I'm stupid

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

    I have. They say no. They keep at it. They're clever. Also, I'm wanting to stop using the old standby of directly confronting the issue, cause life is full of issues and if I spent all my time...

  3. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    zaggar replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    The only place I've ever heard the term is here on this message

  4. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    zaggar replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If anything passes, it will be more health insurance reform than healthcare reform. Health insurance companies might be told they can't just drop clients anymore when they get sick. And everyone will...

  5. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

    zaggar replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Men in Nursing

    I didn't expect everyone to be so thankful and appreciative and kind to me. For reasons that are totally unfair, I think being a male is a large part of

  6. any advice to male late 30's on entering nursing field?

    zaggar replied to watertower's topic in Men in Nursing

    I did various computer, network and sys admin jobs for 21 years, then went into nursing school. I graduate in May. -Quite a change in careers, it's scary!! I was scared during my first semester, when...

  7. Question!!! (Men in Emergency Nursing)

    zaggar replied to ronbrooker's topic in Men in Nursing

    Others will tell you how great the ER is. They are right, since it's a personal opinion kind of thing. So I'll give you the opposite view as a person who has worked both. ER nursing can't compare to...

  8. Best Men's Nursing Shoes???

    zaggar replied to juniataemt06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    New Balance with a high number stamped on

  9. Give Me The Cold Hard Truth About Nursing

    zaggar replied to JD810's topic in Men in Nursing

    How hard is it to get into a field you want to...(I would like to work in ICU or ER or Surgery...although I know this might change after nursing school and being exposed to different areas)? In my...

  10. Clumpsy

    zaggar replied to gottaBRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had problems with my feet. Our rooms are small, with patients hooked up to IV's, foleys, telemetry and chest tubes, blakes and JP's, and sometimes epidurals, PCA's rectal tubes, SCD's, wound vacs,...

  11. How're your backs doing guys?

    zaggar replied to baldee's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So far, so good. Can't last forever

  12. Turned off by fellow nursing students...

    zaggar replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    Quietly observe. You will notice periods of time where all the pinheads wander off together. Staying behind will be a few students keeping to themselves. They are the real

  13. Staying Positive....how to?

    zaggar replied to cornflakegirl3301's topic in General Nursing

    What I do that helps: 1. Count your blessings. 2. Help someone. 3. Let all snide comments and rudeness slide, except those that will keep you up at night. Then speak your mind quickly and move

  14. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    zaggar replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. Simple truth - you don't have enough money to afford old age. God willing, you will grow old. Then, sure enough, you will have some chronic illness. Maybe only diabetes, maybe cancer, maybe a...

  15. I know they're not all like this, but whats up with Nursing Homes?!?

    zaggar replied to Sue Damones's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    God bless you all, who work to take care of our elderly. We will be in the same boat some day. It's the way our western world is structured. The problem, as stated above, is the lack of meaningful...

  16. OB Clinicals

    zaggar replied to nrsman1's topic in Men in Nursing

    It wasn't nearly as bad as I feared it would be. As a matter of fact it wasn't bad at all. It's still not the job for me

  17. How do I turn my brain off after work?

    zaggar replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    Dogs are great. They are wonderful listeners and love to go for long walks. Very therapeutic. I know the concept of long walks isn't that appealing after 13 hours of work, but you can do it, and it...

  18. I love you guys

    zaggar posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really do. There's so many people out there who are so very sick, and you are there for them. I mean, every imaginable illness, mental or emotional or physical, lands at your feet, and you are...

  19. Is nursing what you make out of it?

    zaggar replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    Life is what you make of it. Happiness is a

  20. Things I'm losing it over

    zaggar replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it. Why can't a nurse tell a surgeon to wash his hands? What will he do? Eat your

  21. should i just give up?

    zaggar replied to MK6babies's topic in General Nursing

    Probably within your town are at least 2 or 3 colleges that exist so you can achieve your goals. They are called community colleges and technical schools, and they are there to show you that you can...

  22. Personality question for the guys (and any gals who might have an opinion)

    zaggar replied to phoenixfire's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is a period of evaluation. New. Nurse. Student. That's triple evaluation. Certain aspects of military life are a tremendous advantage in nursing school. Namely accountability and maturity....

  23. Gastric Bypass: trading one set of problems for another?

    zaggar replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Someone I know had gastric bypass - Roux-en-Y, where they actually set the biggest part of the stomach off to the side, out of the main route of the digestive tract. Here's how it all went. She lost...

  24. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    zaggar replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    >>I was absolutely floored by your post....very appalled. I can just about bet you that that statement concerning job difficulty just insulted every former teacher, current teacher, and future...

  25. How did your spouse handle the news of a career change?

    zaggar replied to CTGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    My wife was conflicted. On one hand she has great faith in my ability to get things done when I set my mind to it. On the other hand she thought I had really lost my mind on this one. She's excited...