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  1. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    rambisisking replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! I'm not sure I would have gone into nursing in 1974 if nurses collectively had felt this way. I knew when I chose nursing that the profession was one of dedication to always putting the...

  2. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    rambisisking replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I have typed and deleted so many times trying to say something without offending anyone. My family was and is BIG union. My uncle Johnny was the vice pres of the AFL CIO under I.W. Able. My...

  3. Have You Ever Been Told You're Too Slow?

    rambisisking replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Yes, it is such a trait of human nature to go to the opposite extreme when we are told we are not doing something right. You have a wonderfully balanced point of view on your self, what a gift. We...

  4. Please Tell Me What You Think

    rambisisking replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    brown eyed girl,I would have written the same letter, Blind Ad....What the heck for. Absolutely unnecessary. IF it should be kept shorter then maybe you could write something like ..." You know I...

  5. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    rambisisking replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    After many many years of working in nursing homes, I saw some things that started to make sense to me. Some of you are very right, it's hard to find someone to do the work that a nurses aid is asked...

  6. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    rambisisking replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    amen you "beautiful lady"! lol... i couldn't agree more and i have experience in just this subject. my family came over on the boat from syria and believe me i was teased alot when i was growing up...

  7. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    rambisisking replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Now see, I don't think it is screwed up at all and I understand the very well the examples you have stated. I have always loved older men treating me as they would have a lady of their time. You have...

  8. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    rambisisking replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    LOL LOL LOL LOL.................This mornings readings have my sides aching, literally. I am definately old enough to remember when Keith was young enough to talk and well........ he still...

  9. A Fellow Nurse Called Her Patient an A......

    rambisisking replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    ;offtopic: I loved that name the first time I saw it in print here and ran to get my husband. He's a piano player and we knew it was in reference to Thelonious Monk , the jazz musician, of course...

  10. A Fellow Nurse Called Her Patient an A......

    rambisisking replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: and frankly even if the patient had been rude to her, there are other ways to handle a situation like that. I remember reading something when my son was very small that went something...

  11. A Fellow Nurse Called Her Patient an A......

    rambisisking replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure but I'd lay money on the fact that OSHA would have different requirements for a hospital than they would for a battlefield.

  12. A Fellow Nurse Called Her Patient an A......

    rambisisking replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You did the only right thing, even if she did deny the incident. I once walked into a patients room right behind an RN, my charge nurse, and witnessed her giving insulin to a man through his shirt...

  13. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

    rambisisking replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok children, now if you want us old folks to keep reading these wonderful posts you are going to have to provide us with a list of

  14. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

    rambisisking replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is

  15. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

    rambisisking replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not saying that NP's should or shouldn't be doing solo surgery, but I do agree that training for this has to be extensive enough to cover all possibilities because some "MINOR" surgeries are not...

  16. Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

    rambisisking replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    2nd week of school, hadn't left the classroom yet. Our class got picked to watch an autopsy. After watching the slicing of the bloody organs we all troted over to the cafeteria for some yummy liver...

  17. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    rambisisking replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    I put no words in your mouth. I asked you a question. I did not say that you said it. I asked , "Are you walking away from this experience saying...... Please reread what is written. NO one is trying...

  18. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    rambisisking replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    It's very obvious that you want to hear from people who agree with you, most people do. However, you asked in your post for opinions not just will you all back me up.You have gotten alot of opinions...

  19. Nurses with sign language experience?

    rambisisking replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    That is simply not true. Yes, as Tazzi said, to be paid as an interpreter you would have to. I work with children with trachs and speech problems, they all learn sign to communicate and of course I...

  20. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    rambisisking replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    I'd like to know where the op is and why she is choosing not to answer a miriad of questions that have been asked of her after she wrote and asked for advice with such sketchy information. Is this...

  21. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    rambisisking replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Man I had to stop charting long enough to comment on this one. If I saw someone drowning, would I turn and walk away......I don't even know how to type the approiate exclamation to this. I have...

  22. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    rambisisking replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    HERE-HERE! Again it just scares me how many nurses have forgotten what our roll is in health care. What is your goal? What is your goal? We are human beings treating other human beings, plain and...

  23. How to best answer this application question?

    rambisisking replied to deanaRN's topic in Nursing Career

    You left that job to care for your young BIL while your MIL was ill with cancer. That is a valid reason to quit a job and should do nothing but show you as honorable in an employers eyes. Even though...

  24. wearing perfume to work

    rambisisking replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In alot of illness there are those that have true cases and those who don't. The fact that this illness is so misunderstood and truly not investigated properly should not leave as much speculation to...

  25. wearing perfume to work

    rambisisking replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, we are all one spray away, Didn't anyone see "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"? I realize it was a movie and a made up story, but the message is real. If you haven't seen it you...