nursel56

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    Vent about healthcare

    nursel56 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm going to get "offended" on behalf of the many fine FP docs I've worked with over the years. There is nothing slipshod or sub-par about their ability to perform routine paps/breast exams. Most of...
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    Nursing exams - testing your patience

    nursel56 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I remember that. I think it was around 6 weeks, but I felt pretty good about my prospects. Still, you're never 100% sure. . 'til your confirmatory snail mail.
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    I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

    nursel56 replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

    I knit too! -- . Everybody seems to be delighted to see that and will often launch into a story or their own and ask questions etc - the funnest one of all was when a very elderly relative of a...
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    LPN. or RN

    nursel56 replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes - and a good deal of the problem results from nobody on the same page about what makes a BSN graduate so superior to the ADN. I guess that's bound to happen when there is no evidence in their...
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    LPN. or RN

    nursel56 replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Nursing Career

    It's all BS. The fact that they continue to peddle that crap to unsuspecting people just strikes me as willful. Or they made up something new like they did with NANDA - "nursing research" Nursing...
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    LPN. or RN

    nursel56 replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Nursing Career

    I actually talk like that, too. Sorry if my advanced vocablulary offends you. :) Whatever. j/k This sucker died about a week ago. Probably had an ADN nurse taking care of it. Sorry and yeah I do get...
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    Physical restraint on uncooperative children

    nursel56 replied to Aleccandra's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for coming back to give us an update!! Continued best wishes to you as a peds nurse!
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    Healthcare professionals using insulting language

    nursel56 replied to cayenne06's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely hear it used in the context of human intelligence anymore at least when my son was being evaluated by Special Ed. I discovered a blizzard of new terminology and alphabet soup of the various...
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    nursel56 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hahaha yeah? Why should anyone be upset about this -- "I can say without a doubt that as a group nurses are the worst group of people I have ever encountered" or . . . " almost every nurse I know...
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    Healthcare professionals using insulting language

    nursel56 replied to cayenne06's topic in General Nursing

    This is all very true. Especially here. Any thread more than 4 pages long will be from someone who is offended and feels a compelling need to share that information with everyone along with their...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    if we rescue ruby bee and woof from the bowels of this thread we might be well on our way to a really disturbing allnurses network!! shape-hitler! (invoking godwin here since we're a bit short on...
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    Healthcare professionals using insulting language

    nursel56 replied to cayenne06's topic in General Nursing

    Just on the off chance that other people may think it's significant - say if they have a child with a developmental delay or Down's or what have you who would be hurt by that I wouldn't want to chance...
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    Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    nursel56 replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    "The art of professions is cognitive artfulness. Nursing has made impressive strides in demonstrating its cognitive artfulness and exclusiveness." I was just thinking about that the other
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    I hate when I cannot sleep

    nursel56 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    it's so discouraging to do our best and not only are we not recognized for it - we hear petty complaints. i'm usually able to reach inside myself for the assurance that i'm good at what i do despite...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me, my crusty old batness, and my standard Verdana font are feeling so invalidated right now. You guys are so meeeaaaannnnnn !!!!!111!!!1!!!
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    What is that weird smell?

    nursel56 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know! i tried to find out at the time - but all it said was that she bought that particular channel. before they made the final switchover they would drop some clips of oprah giving stuff...
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    LPN. or RN

    nursel56 replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Nursing Career

    My comments related to your use of this statement "Many nursing organizations are striving to change the image of Nursing as a profession and, truthfully, the origin and scope of the LPN/LVN is not a...
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    What is that weird smell?

    nursel56 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. :bluecry1: I used to watch that with one of my PD patients - she changed it to O.W.N. So upsetting. I really liked the show Monsters Inside Me. I love to entertain people at dinner with some of...
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    Straight cath BID?

    nursel56 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    That's too bad -- I hope they can figure something out - my agency wouldn't be paid to send a nurse out only to do that one thing
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'll never forgot the only "help me now!!!!!" post from a DON/nurse educator in a panic. It was a weekend afternoon as I recall. Turns out she either forgot/didn't know she was supposed to make a...
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    Straight cath BID?

    nursel56 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    She sounds like she needs more education and support because she's nervous. Maybe there are some psychological issues with respect to her doing a procedure on his genitals. I wouldn't give up and...
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    What is that weird smell?

    nursel56 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    They did a special on Discovery Health Channel (before Oprah killed it) about a girl with Trimethylaminuria (TMAU). Say that 5 times fast. When I worked in derm we had a man who's feet smelled so...
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    "Just" an LPN

    nursel56 replied to lgail's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That attitude is much more rampant than it used to be. I hear it mostly from BSN students now. She's an idiot. Truly intelligent people don't talk that way. Not out of charity, they don't want to...
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    Will a mandate requring RN's to obtain BSN's contribute to a shortage?

    nursel56 replied to mttzakr87's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That's some impressive amount of verbiage right there. I see that the 1965 AJN position statement proposed that there should be a two-tiered system with associate's degree nurses called "technical...
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    New LPN looking for advice and tips from the experienced

    nursel56 replied to larien37's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It sounds like a fun job! I would also say there's no reason to be jittery but I understand why you are. I have a lot of tips here! Be warned! :) In the beginning you'll be in sponge mode. Learn...