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  1. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    feelix replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    And then we had this male patient who wanted exclusively female nurses to do his daily fecal

  2. What can I do in the next 2 years to be an attractive PhD candidate?

    feelix replied to NurseRockk's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would recommend a Phd for someone who primarily wants a career in academia. That will virtually guarantee a full-time, benefit eligible and/or tenured position. In a hospital Phd would not put much...

  3. But I'm Pregnant . . . . .

    feelix replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    There are good and bad pregnancies, low risk and high risk pregnancies and pregnancies requiring accommodations. All accommodations should be recommended by a doctor and should not mean more work for...

  4. Will My PhD Hurt My Nursing Career?

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Unfortunately, hiring managers are looking more for experience and certification than for degrees past the BSN that would make the hospital look great. Do all Nurse Beth has recommended, spend a year...

  5. Is Mother/Baby a good way to get into NICU?

    feelix replied to heathermartin94's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Was hired into Mother/Baby with a promise of transfer to L&D which did not materialize for 6 years due to "lack of training resources". It is almost always impossible to move up. It is easier to...

  6. So you're just a nurse?

    feelix replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    Last time someone said to me, it hurt. It was at church and someone called for a doctor. Since there were no volunteers, I offered to help. They asked me if I was a doctor and I replied I was a nurse....

  7. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    feelix replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dude, Things are achanging. Ten years ago, I suggested to my son to consider nursing and he said nursing is for gay men. Recently he told me it was OK to be a guy in nursing and a lot of his friends...

  8. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    feelix replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    The discussion becomes relevant if people are passed up in relation to intimacy due to their profession. He is not talking about what happens on the floor. He is talking about how being a nurse...

  9. Cashing out 401k a good idea?

    feelix replied to marie813's topic in General Students

    I would not cash out my future for something that is not in my hand yet. Remember. A lot of people odn't make it till the end. In that case you will have lost everything. On a more positive note. I...

  10. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    feelix replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    All it means is, the monitor has the numbers, but you are the critical thinker. If O2 Sats are low, see if the O2 is even turned on? See if the patient is on Opioids. You have to have the entire...

  11. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    feelix replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Embroider or paint a tube saying: "I have ear infection." around the stethoscope and put it on the tube. Doctors are notorious for asking for your stethoscope while examining a patient. I don't want...

  12. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    feelix replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    The state and state laws cannot supersede the constitution. A mere BON cannot be bigger than courts of law where people have a right not to

  13. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    feelix replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    In this case, the BON should have kept their cool and dealt with her case based on facts, not her demeanor. They were in a position of power and could have asked her to come back when she was

  14. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    feelix replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    NCSBN's website lays out the following limitations on BON jurisdiction: Initial Review of Complaint | NCSBN [h=1]Initial Review of Complaint[/h] [h=2]Jurisdiction[/h]The first consideration in...

  15. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    feelix replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    Buyer Beware, thank you for evoking the 5th. Would not Indiana's law be unconstitutional if it contravened the 5th

  16. BSN with a PhD in Public health

    feelix replied to WeatherB's topic in General Nursing

    Apply for city and county clinics. That is where public health nurses work. You can make your way up. The other option is to teach at a public health school. State departments of health also hire...

  17. How old is too old to safely practice?

    feelix replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You are OK till you lose it. Most physicians retire out of burnout than incompetence. I would be more concerned about return on investment on a new degree. For example, I have spent all my money on...

  18. Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    feelix replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    Ridiculous law. She has a a right to be angry. People get fired every day. I see staff getting new people fired because they are not part of the inner circle. People get fired because they don't agree...

  19. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I would have regrouped when they tried to send me a patient without proper report, even no doctor name. What if he was dying? What if orders were

  20. Asked to Teach Clinical but Won't Train Me First

    feelix replied to heartsgal's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My first offer for clinical was like that. The program director said, meet me at 7:00 am at the clinical site. I will give you the paper work and you can start your clinical. Thankfully, I was not...

  21. Impaction question

    feelix posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Scenario: Patient is total care with no s/s of actively dying. NPO with tube feed. No BM for 7 days. Stops tolerating tube feed. Hospice nurse instructs family to stop feeding. Constipation/impaction...

  22. Too many choices

    feelix posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OK folks, so now the phone has started to ring and I am being called for my first interviews for faculty jobs. I live in a huge metro with a few nursing schools concentrated in the city center. Those...

  23. Impaction question

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The patient had become unable to communicate due to a catastrophic event. She had become deeply depressed because family abandoned her and since she was visiting from out of state, she had no...

  24. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    feelix replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    These results seem skewed The cost of living is low in Texas and a nurse with 5 years experience should not be making less than 65000 with an ADN working Med

  25. Impaction question

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Update: I wrote the original post on April 28. Today is June 11. The patient is alive and well today. We had to hatch an elaborate plot to extricate her from the 'care home' she was dumped into by her...