ZASHAGALKA RN

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    Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    ZASHAGALKA replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Simply put, the thing that MAKES us a great nation is that this is a nation of laws, not men. As such, the criminal justice system is the ONLY place to vest punishment. Any other method, including...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Look, I can empathize with you and I'm not trying to give you grief, but rather, a different look at a different perspective of nursing. I'm trying to point out that the aggregate of experiences on...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Great analogy. ~faith,
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    But you are saying that you are contemplating giving up nursing as a goal because the opinions expressed on this site, specifically that thread, do not uniformly reflect your idealized concept of...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Just an unofficial count, as this thread seems to be referencing the "95% negative attitude" on the - would you recommend your daughter to nursing - thread:...
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    Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

    ZASHAGALKA replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite old time medical cartoons had a picture of three doors. The first door had a universal male sign, and the words, "Men's toilet". The second door had a universal female sign and the...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the 'would you want your child to be a nurse' thread, that is out of context to reality. For example, I would NOT want, as I have strongly indicated to him, for my 17 yr old son to go...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard this complaint several times on this site over the years. I would sum it up as follows: y'all are ruining my dreams by introducing reality to it. The solution is NOT for us to convert to...
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    After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you SHOULD consider another profession. Nursing is a great job, and I love what I do. However, I'm not 'called' to be here; I'm here because I want to be....
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    nursing against the odds

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think Spacenurse would object to my requoting her critique of Nursing Against the Odds from the above linked thread. This is not my opinion, and I actually LIKED the book, but this is a very...
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    nursing against the odds

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    We've discussed this book here before: https://allnurses.com/forums/f257/opinions-about-suzanne-gordons-book-s-163085.html In short, I liked the book, agreed mostly with her definitions of some of the...
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    Is their really a nursing shortage?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are wrong that ADN was conceived as an 'easier' way to get into nursing. The prevalent model at the time was hospital based nurse training. For a variety of reasons, that model began to fail to...
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    Is their really a nursing shortage?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I want to correct a couple of misconceptions on this thread so far. 1. Nursing did NOT lower its standards with the ADN program. At the time of its creation, BSN programs were rare and trained almost...
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    New NCLEX Passing Standard: April 1, 2007

    ZASHAGALKA replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's actually a negative number, -0.21 logits. Just think of it as a place on a number line (a number line composed of 10,000 'positions', or 'logits'). A logit is NOT arbitrary to the test, but it IS...
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    Protect your profession...

    ZASHAGALKA replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If more BSNs did JUST THAT, then there would be a differential that actually justified the increased education AND more people would pursue that difference, both those already in the field, and those...
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    ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

    ZASHAGALKA replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The accelerated programs ARE BSN programs. You would have your BSN from one of those programs AND complete it in the quickest manner possible for entry into nursing. In your situation, your first...
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    "Caring" what does it mean to you?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to soozeeq246's topic in General Nursing

    The only "care theory" that nursing needs is, "Do unto others as you would have done to you", or as the case may be, as you would have done to your family. There. All the "care" theorists in the Ivory...
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    NCLEX passing standards differ from state to state?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to great_jaspah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Employers do not have access to those 'numbers'; neither do individual test takers. The test is scored simply pass/fail. This WAS the case in the old days, that the 'score' could affect employment and...
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    sleep apnea alarm disabled "pt died"

    ZASHAGALKA replied to got2luvnights's topic in General Nursing

    One of our standards or care is that EACH nurse is require to reassess the alarm limits and status at the beginning of EACH shift. If another nurse turned off (or changed the parameters) of the alarm...
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    NCLEX passing standards differ from state to state?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to great_jaspah's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No. The standard and test are both NATIONAL in nature. In order for the State Boards of Nursing to use the exam, they have to agree to turn the whole process over to NCSBN, of which, they (the State...
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    ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

    ZASHAGALKA replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wrong on both accounts. 60% of RNs are ADN RNs. Hospitals are not about to move to 'BSN only'. For one thing, it is a mistake to think that hospitals even WANT this distinction. The major argument in...
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    At least THAT expense IS part of our social contract. Providing for a military IS an enumerated power of government. In that case, how such a military is used is subject to who you vote into power....
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm in league with the devil because I don't want YOU to spend MY money on things I find immoral. Nice. Universal healthcare is slavery. It is immoral. It is a violation of our social contract. I...
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A PP (Cosper123) argued that social contract theory argues in favor of universal healthcare. This is not so. OUR social contract is derived from two principle sources. The first is the declaration of...
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Because MY ideas of equal laws promote equal opportunity and not equal outcomes. Go back to the concept of slavery: everybody ruled by the 'master' had the equality of outcome. I do not wish to be...