MajorAl

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  1. Any advice for my focused practicum in OB?

    MajorAl replied to hippienurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just relax, you'll do fine. And don't expect you'll be perfect because you're only human. You've had the education, now with a preceptor you'll get to put it to use. I'm precepting a student who...

  2. Anyone Know what Hospitals Hire Evening Shift nurses?

    MajorAl replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    Depends what you want to do. I'm working the 3-11p today. I can't speak for everyplace in central Wisconsin but there are many places that have the 3-11 (or a variation thereof) around

  3. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    MajorAl replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the posts, but my immediate reaction was that that charge nurse sure wouldn't like me. I frequently ask questions about things I don't understand and can't figure out from the...

  4. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    MajorAl replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, WVUturtle, I was just trying to be brief, I'm aware of the responsibilities of CRNAs. As a matter of fact, it used to be that they would allow me to hang around with them. Just teasing. Take...

  5. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    MajorAl replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Why couldn't nurses in rigourous advanced degree programs be used to fill in the glaring gaps in healthcare? Well for starters the biggest gaps in health care, in my neck of the woods at least, is not...

  6. Would you prefer a younger nurse to an older nurse?? (pls don't take to offense)

    MajorAl replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the old one: Which would you prefer a young pilot with quick reflexes to get out of trouble or an older pilot with the experience to avoid it in the first place. Like many others have...

  7. In Her Shoes - Interesting Observation

    MajorAl replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Did it for 18 years, in other words, been there, done that, don't plan to go

  8. Do You Get A Lunch or Dinner Break?

    MajorAl replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    There is a federal law that states you must get a break after 6 hours of work. I'm not sure where to find it unfortunately. I always make sure I get either a half hour break per shift or I will do...

  9. TAB's?

    MajorAl replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with jackie53 100%. I am personally opposed to abortions, and will counsel against it but I'm smart enough to know that I am not making the final decision. I also am against any violent...

  10. Do you tell nurses ands Dr's that you are a nurse when you are the pt?

    MajorAl replied to FlyLady's topic in General Nursing

    No, for a couple of reasons. First, I don't want anyone to think that I'm looking for special treatment. Second and most important, I have found that if I tell them I'm a Nurse they think that I...

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

    MajorAl replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    This has been a problem from time immemorial. I remember when I was a senior student Nurse I helped a older lady who had an involuntary BM get cleaned up before breakfast. I introduced myself as her...

  12. Reading TB skin test

    MajorAl replied to memphispanda's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely need to have it redone by someone who knows what they are doing. I converted several years ago and the induration was more than 10 mm. Since I work with people who have been found not...

  13. Nursing..THE GOOD & BAD as Male

    MajorAl replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not unlike we "white" folks not seeing discrimination that "black" folks see. (I put the colors in quotes because my skin is not really white, and I have never met a person who was black. I know...

  14. taking students, precepting

    MajorAl replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I precept, both students and new Nurses at my facility, because I enjoy it. I find students to be very challenging, especially when they ask: "Why did you do that that way?" The easy answer...

  15. Will there still be a shortage in the year 2010?

    MajorAl replied to studentnurse3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As Ed McMahon used to say to Johnny Carson: "You are right Sir" (Or Ma'am as the case may be.) I personally don't believe there is a shortage of Nurses in any part of the country, just a shortage of...

  16. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    MajorAl replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    This question is way to vague. Does it mean a new grad Nurse, or someone like me who has been practicing for the past 30 years. :sofahider New grads should have enough clinical and theory to know...

  17. Should BSNs be paid more?

    MajorAl replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    As a Nurse in a union, I can tell you this will never happen. Unions take the premise that everyone is the same. Until we have Apprentice Nurses, Journeyman Nurses and Master Nurses (as you find in...

  18. I have a question about humor etiquette

    MajorAl replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Time will give you the experience you need. I've worked in Psych since I got out of the Navy back in 1970 and I've heard some pretty humorous statements being made by patients and visitors. Not that...

  19. staffing on nights

    MajorAl replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Consider yourself lucky. At the state hospital I work at, only the admission units are that well staffed. The unit I work on has 39 patients and we share the night Nurse with the 18 bed unit next...