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  1. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    macawake replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't live in utopia, but I do live in a country that has significantly fewer gun-related deaths and overall lower rates of homicides. I live in a city with a population a little over 2.100.000 with...

  2. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    macawake replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LadyFree28, I'm so sorry to hear about your ordeal and I'm happy that you made it through. I do realize that it has caused you both physical and psychological pain and I admire your strength and...

  3. Alternative Therapies with Western medical model

    macawake replied to boywork's topic in Patient Education

    My view on this issue is that we should practise evidence-based medicine. Just like SummitAP says, when alternative "medicine" is proven through studies (that meet scientific standards) it ceases to...

  4. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    macawake replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know if I'm misinterpreting the meaning of your post? You carry a revolver to protect yourself against your government? Against another nation's government? Your government has nuclear...

  5. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    macawake replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think it's crazy to want to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and I can understand that walking to and from your car in a dark parking lot can be unsettling. If possible park your car in...

  6. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    macawake replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To me there would be something seriously awry with a world where a nurse or a physician in a civilian setting carries a gun at work. Besides, it would weigh down my scrub pants and completely ruin my...

  7. what is the diff b/w free testosterone vs total testosterone??

    macawake replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what the "why" you're asking is in regard to. Why is some of the total testosterone free and some bound? As GrnTea explained some of the testosterone in the bloodstream is unbound (1-2% I...

  8. Nurse with Disdain

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

    StuckInTheMiddle, I appreciate you coming back and clarifying/answering some of the questions i asked. I now find it easier to relate to where you're coming from. I'm sorry you miss the job you used...

  9. Nurse with Disdain

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

    Were you aware from the start that you had to feign an interest for the field of nursing? I don't see any empathy for your patients in your posts and it makes me think that the profession is a bad...

  10. The inactivated Flu shot only prevents the flu in just 1.5% of the population

    macawake replied to Garethaus's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Reducing the risk of catching the flu by slightly over 55% is a big deal. It means that more than twice as many people get infected in the group who do not get the flu shot. If both the groups had...

  11. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    I think that you will do fine! You sound like your heart is in the right place and you have life experience. Of course with added experience of a particular profession comes an added understanding and...

  12. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    First of all, I'm sorry that you were falsely accused when you were in fact busy doing your job. It always feels bad to have a finger pointed at you for something you did not do and then not receiving...

  13. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    I can't speak for teachers but I used to waitress during my first stint at university and as I remember customers had all sorts of opinions and demands, not all of them reasonable. My previous career...

  14. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    I think that when working in a high-stress environment like an emergency department it is easy to become jaded and perhaps burnt-out. Mixed in with the life-and-death situations are the more mundane...

  15. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    Every medical professional most likely knows that you have to wait if you come to the ED with a non emergent condition. However, does every patient and every familymember understand that? Are...