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  1. 29 pts as a tech..can i handle being a nurse?

    abooker replied to law3576's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a night shift tech with my usual floor to myself, most of my nurses were extremely helpful. They drew their own blood for labs or asked a colleague who was more comfortable with blood...

  2. I am so overwhelmed I just want to cry:( I am studying and don't know how to do

    abooker replied to tiffany311's topic in LPN to RN

    Hope your test on Monday went well. Sorry I didn't see your post until now. I believe most of us feel overwhelmed at times, and some of us even cry. Regarding Concept Mapping, here might be some...

  3. INPUT NEEDED: How media influences nursing

    abooker replied to dcsn03's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to check out the Center for Nursing Advocacy at http://www.nursingadvocacy.org . They have Canadian chapters in Hamilton, Kingston, Toronto and Vancouver. I don't think the profession...

  4. Nursing Equivalent of Bloom's Taxonomy?

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OK ... I just wrote a journal entry about my personal frustrations at work. I want the people I'm responsible for to get "good enough" care. That's my immediate, short-term goal. An intermediate...

  5. Nursing Equivalent of Bloom's Taxonomy?

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I see College of Education theorists are guiding College of Nursing practice. This was surprising to me. I'm sure I'll like Benjamin Bloom once I get to know him better. I'm looking forward to...

  6. Nursing Equivalent of Bloom's Taxonomy?

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Busted! Ya got me ... Bloom & Englehart & Furst & Hill & Krathwohl - it was a committee of college and university examiners who did the taxonomy but Bloom as editor gets all the...

  7. Nursing Equivalent of Bloom's Taxonomy?

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Blooms is considered the standard in pre-K through 12 education. I'm amazed to see it popping up here in post-secondary eduation, *especially* in nursing. We've been discussing on other threads...

  8. Are Crocs good for Nursing

    abooker replied to leinad's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    During a hospital orientation, I was told an accidental needle stick occurred when a nurse dropped a syringe and the needle went through the air vent at top of her crocks. At that facility, they're...

  9. the medical model and sociological model

    abooker replied to Babydoll19's topic in General Nursing

    I fervently agree with you about the role of the sociological perspective in nursing practice. Expert nurses like you (23 years of experience - wow!) You have the tools and the training and the...

  10. the medical model and sociological model

    abooker replied to Babydoll19's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit web site. It's located at the University of Glascow in Scotland, and is affiliated with the Division of Community Based Sciences:...

  11. Can nursing schools kick out students who are overweight?

    abooker replied to veritas's topic in General Nursing

    The safe and satisfactory completion of clinical requirements must be the issue, then, not someone's BMI. The U.S.A. student was 5'6'' and 300 pounds (168cm, 136kg) By addressing the weight, not...

  12. Can nursing schools kick out students who are overweight?

    abooker replied to veritas's topic in General Nursing

    An obese nursing student discrimination case reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985. Sharon Russell was told by her nursing school to lose 2 pounds per week or be dismissed from the program. She...

  13. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    abooker replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't know your Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory type, you can go to the following website and take a similar "test." Even though I know my Myers-Briggs type, I took it out of curiosity. It...

  14. Need help with cover letter

    abooker replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    The challenge, for me, isn't to find cover letters, but to find the letter that is right for the person requesting it. There are usually books full of cover letter instructions and examples in your...

  15. Frustrated Aide/New Grad

    abooker replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - reading your post was like looking in a mirror. Sounds like you're doing great; confronting as the situation occurrs and communicating expectations. I have a hard time when others don't see...

  16. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    abooker replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Jme1970! With so many varied experiences, you must be a wonderful instructor. Are you doing remote

  17. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    abooker replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    INTP unless I'm upset - then

  18. Demanding Resident

    abooker posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We've got a resident who constantly accuses us of not caring about her and not helping her enough with ADL's. She's frequently on the call light, sometimes before a CNA has even taken three steps down...

  19. Ativan - her problem, or mine?

    abooker posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have an LTC resident, 80-something, with an order for 10mg Ativan BID PRN for anxiety. She has been asking for it routinely in the morning and at bedtime, calling it her "relaxing pill". I pass...

  20. Ativan - her problem, or mine?

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Arrrrgh! This resident is getting one milligram, not 10. Major typo. Apologies for the confusion. Thank you all for your input. I'm planning to ask about changing this Ativan order to "routine",...

  21. Demanding Resident

    abooker replied to abooker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Excellent responses! Thank you all for your help. I'll share these insights and suggestions with my own CNAs, and see if we can improve this lady's loneliness and anxiety, or at least our own...

  22. Any ACTUAL Second Degree BSN/RN's?

    abooker replied to buddhak0n's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I had to take Freshman Comp over again because I'd placed out of it back in '82, and my CC wouldn't transfer those credits onto my new transcript. I thought this was stupid, and I could've perhaps...

  23. ethical dilemma

    abooker replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    In my LTC facility, residents and/or resident families have fired their doctors. Is there another doctor that would be a better "fit" for this resident? Be careful with your unit manager - maybe...

  24. resume(fresh graduate)

    abooker replied to ddc22's topic in General Nursing

    You can do a google search (or whatever search engine you prefer) on "resume new graduate". I thought this one looked good: http://www.1st-writer.com/newgraduate.htm Best of luck on your job

  25. A little confusion re: some people's thoughts about LPNs

    abooker replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    The textbook in my Nursing Trends LPN-RN program states: "As the International Congress of Nursing (ICN) determined in 1985, the term 'nurse' is reserved for an RN (Holleran, 1991). Referring to...