irishnurse67

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  1. Pt refused to leave!

    irishnurse67 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your father sounds EXACTLY like my father! But stubborn, hard-working old men like them are what "the system" is for. My father was lucky enough, however, that he had his disability insurance and...

  2. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I guess things in the college you attended are different than in the one I go to. I have my ADN now. While in that program, I learned the scientific approach to providing care. Now that I'm in the...

  3. Pt refused to leave!

    irishnurse67 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What I don't understand is how some Medicaid patients don't get caught lying about their income. When I was in nursing school in the 90's, the program took 27 hrs/wk, not including travel time,...

  4. Private health care...

    irishnurse67 replied to Katina Kowalchuk's topic in General Nursing

    I have plently of relatives in Canada, but they live in New Brunswick. Most of them have private health insurance, even though health care there is "free." They say that technically it's illegal, but...

  5. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

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  6. Barbaric doctor or oversensitive nurse?

    irishnurse67 replied to littlefeet's topic in PICU, Pediatric

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  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    irishnurse67 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some people should not be allowed to

  8. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'd also like to know how an associate's degree can be obtained in 6

  9. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I whole-heartedly agree that nurses find all kinds of excuses not to go back to school. If I can do it while working full-time and being a mom to three kids, I think almost anyone can do it. Of...

  10. ? for Nurses who deal with nursing students

    irishnurse67 replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

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  11. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I didn't know my post would incite such an angry response. All I'm saying is that bedside/clinical experience is the best way to become a better nurse, NOT the only

  12. ? for Nurses who deal with nursing students

    irishnurse67 replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

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  13. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    irishnurse67 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    DSD desperately seeking drugs (not an acronym) squash rot or wet brain-hepatic

  14. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    irishnurse67 replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The reason why we deal w/unsafe staffing is b/c we put up w/it. If we as a group refused to take the flr before we punched in, this crap would stop in a very short amount of time. Then all the...

  15. Losing your skills in LTC

    irishnurse67 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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  16. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    irishnurse67 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, I'm going for my BSN right now and ALL the classes I have to take seem to have NOTHING to do w/bedside nursing, which is the type of nursing I do and all I'm interested in doing. I'll wind...

  17. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    irishnurse67 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Even when it is reported that a Medicaid recipient boasts about how much he makes under the table, the welfare offiice really can't prove it. However, you've got to wonder about the intelligence of...

  18. ? for Nurses who deal with nursing students

    irishnurse67 replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

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  19. help.... mt test shut off at 75 today!!!

    irishnurse67 replied to danielleward's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If the questions overal l kept getting progressively harder, then you passed. If the questions got so easy to the point a sixth grader could answer them, then you failed. I've never heard of anyone...

  20. What do patients say that irks you?

    irishnurse67 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After a uterine tear, losing too much blood and having my baby under general, I admit my husband and I asked the nurses to take our newborn for the night! Remember, a c-section IS major surgery. It's...

  21. Treating residents/patients like idiots

    irishnurse67 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's wrong, but sometimes I hear myself call a patient dear or sweetheart. I've never had one get upset, but I still try to refrain from doing it. I don't do it to talk down to patients, it's...

  22. Exeter Hospital--starting pay?

    irishnurse67 replied to irishnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for all your help! I can't believe that they can get away w/calling nurses off when the census drops and then paying you $2 an hour to wait to get called in! Where I work, they can't...

  23. Exeter Hospital--starting pay?

    irishnurse67 replied to irishnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, but I was wondering what they pay RNs to start. I've been an RN for 2 yrs and an LPN for four years before that. Four years in LTC and 2 years in acute care. I just hear that NH pays...

  24. I need HELP!! with IV starts

    irishnurse67 replied to Jasano's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Don't worry-you'll get it. I was once like you and now IVs are one of my favorite things to do. Whenever anyone on your flr needs an IV, jump at the chance to do it and soon you'll be confident....

  25. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    irishnurse67 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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