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  1. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say (or think) that she's not smart. That's your interpretation. What I meant was that a degree in Nutrition and a chiropractic license doesn't qualify a person as an expert on either the...

  2. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at Lindsey Berkson's Linkedin profile and it seems that she has a degree in Nutrition and has a chiropractic license? She is also the author of several books and currently works as a...

  3. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I'm slightly confused by your questions. I apply deodorant after I take a shower and my schampoo contains methyl- and ethylparaben. What would be the rationale for avoiding applying/using these...

  4. Bad situation

    macawake replied to NativeNurseBre's topic in General Nursing

    After reading your post I don't think that the difficulties you're currently experiencing with your nurse manager is your biggest problem. What kind of facility promotes a very recent graduate with...

  5. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why do I wear it? Because I'm required to wear one everytime I leave the OR suites where I work (anesthesia). It's simply a barrier to help keep my scrubs reasonably clean. They aren't allowed in...

  6. Another reason unions suck!

    macawake replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Now, now Ruby Vee... There you go with the critical thinking... I'm not sure that it's encouraged. Don't you know that upper management and corporations are all generous and kind-hearted...

  7. Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    macawake replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion this thread has been edited to the point where many of the posts/replies have become nonsensical. I don't think that I would be able to make heads or tails of it if I hadn't read the...

  8. Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    macawake replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    Smashing someone's head in with a fire extinguisher isn't always non-lethal. Just sayin'. There are better/safer methods of self-defense available. They can in my opinion sometimes be necessary if...

  9. Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    macawake replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the OP I thanked my lucky stars that I live and work in a country with single-payer universal healthcare. Most people will go to the hospital or clinic that's closest to where they live or...

  10. "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that posters who utter "I never want you as my nurse" probably imagine that it stings a whole lot more than it actually does. It's likely something that they would perceive as a devastating...

  11. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  12. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure if your post is serious or if you're eagerly anticipating a bit of drama Anyway, I'll treat it as a serious question. I'm don't believe that the purpose of our job is for it to be...

  13. The sloppy image of nurses today

    macawake replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I realize that I'm somewhat late to this party.. OP, seriously.. This sounds like something from the back cover of a Harlequin Romance novel.. A romance novel from the 1940´s! Anyway, who in...

  14. The every year Snow thread

    macawake replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I concur I also think that SummitRN offers excellent advice in #42. As some of you may know, I'm Swedish. We certainly get our fair share of snow and inclement weather. Here, winter tires (either...

  15. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    macawake replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm Swedish so I don't know the first thing about US labor laws and BoN rules/regulations regarding mandated overtime and patient abandonment but one thing is obvious to me. If your charge had a legal...

  16. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    macawake posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just read a thread that saddened me. I didn't want to hijack that thread with somewhat off-topic comments so I decided to start a seperate thread. The thread in question was started by a person who...

  17. CRNA radiation exposure

    macawake replied to maidinh405's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a nurse anesthetist (I'm not trained and don't work in the US, so the title isn't CRNA). Level of radiation exposure really depends on the type of procedure. Many surgeries don't involve any...

  18. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    macawake replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    The Nobel Prize in Physics was surely awarded to the wrong folks this year. It should have been awarded to the.. ta-da... inventor of The Time-travel Machine Stone Age.. meet.. 2015 Edit: While I...

  19. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    macawake replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    This will probably come as a surprise to you, but that makes two of us. I don't get my information from Hollywood, I use completely different sources and I have actually lived in the US. Why don't...

  20. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    macawake replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    MunoRN is right on the money Pharmaceutical industry gets high on fat profits - BBC News Rest assured that pharmaceutical companies have their R&D and manufacturing costs and a profit covered...

  21. All Men Shift

    macawake replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    You're a new poster and your posts all seem to involve pretty much the same theme. I don't know if something has happened to you that has distorted the way you view males but I strongly disagree with...

  22. fetching the doctor's tea

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Right. It's about nurses being asked, told or expected to fetch tea for physicians. You made a post about a doctor not taking your call due to being on break. Your subsequent post made me think that...

  23. fetching the doctor's tea

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Susie2310, I don't understand. Forgive me, you are in my opinion being puzzlingly stubborn about this. Just as others have replied to you, I would seek out the nearest ER if my concern was serious...

  24. 16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    macawake replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If that man gets elected as President, I'll start looking into whether emigrating to the moon is a viable option. About the childhood immunizations.. It seems like Mr Trump thinks that they are...

  25. Firearms

    macawake replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion you most certainly do have a gun problem. Don't you think that the rest of the first world countries have citizens/residents with mental health problems? I come from a small country with...