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  1. To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate, That Is The Question

    LiveFit99 replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Which strengthens the need for herd

  2. To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate, That Is The Question

    LiveFit99 replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ford Pinto. Therefore all cars are bad and are a government conspiracy with Big Auto to steal your hard earned

  3. To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate, That Is The Question

    LiveFit99 replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How are you able to categorize a vaccine immune response as "severe", compared to any other immune response? People seem to think that vaccines are some crazy, unnatural invention. All vaccines do is...

  4. To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate, That Is The Question

    LiveFit99 replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm 41 and was so surprised when I met a girl at college who had caught polio at 2 years old (roughly 1980). The Vaccine was already available for decades but her parents had not given it to her yet....

  5. Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    LiveFit99 replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you have a beard then you just have to wear a full hood. As for professionalism, I've never been asked about my beard and would find it offensive if they

  6. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    LiveFit99 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Regarding the public at large, nurses (including males) are viewed well. I've never dated a woman who thought less of me for being a male nurse. I've never had to defend my masculinity. I've found...

  7. How do you handle female patients your age or younger?

    LiveFit99 replied to DanGIT1322's topic in Men in Nursing

    1st, We can make the argument that female nurses typically don't do anything special for male patients, just because female nurses are the norm. Why should it be different for male nurses? 95% of the...

  8. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LiveFit99 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Which part of "touch absolutely nothing" did you not

  9. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LiveFit99 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Missing teeth, well that's part of the assessment. If it doesn't matter then why would I assess it? It tells you something about the health, or past care of the individual. My previous post was in...

  10. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LiveFit99 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    What about gloving when somebody comes in who's obese unkempt unshowered looks methed out and missing a few teeth? But not gloving for a clean cut suburban mom? Discriminatory? Yes. Good critical...

  11. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LiveFit99 replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    I could care less if it hurts a patients feelings when I put on gloves. It's for my safety. I often glove just to take blood pressure. And what about the mouse and keyboard at the computer? Ain't no...

  12. does working 12 hours on the floor count as exercise?

    LiveFit99 replied to Wheaties's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Those are examples of light to moderate exercise. A brisk walk is typically categorized as moderate. Those things are healthy. However, research shows that "vigorous" exercise reduces all cause...

  13. does working 12 hours on the floor count as exercise?

    LiveFit99 replied to Wheaties's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Your time spent nursing is considered "activity", not exercise. Being active is good for general health and burning of calories, but it does not offer the same health benefits of vigorous exercise....

  14. Just dropping in to say "hello" and offer a couple of tips :)

    LiveFit99 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    What if some poor soul bought bitcoin after reading the initial post and bought for $1,700? Now they're left with a popped bubble and only $12,000. And what do you mean "no intrinsic value". A...

  15. Just dropping in to say "hello" and offer a couple of tips :)

    LiveFit99 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Got to love those "I told you so" types. Bitcoin has experience some 6 or so crashes of 40+%. Yet, do you realize Bitcoin is still up over 1000% in the last year? I can live with that kind of...

  16. New ICU nurse wants some kind words

    LiveFit99 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    So I just started at a new Lev 1 teaching hospital in the MICU. I have previous 1 year experience at a sub med/surg level. They take in new grads so they were willing to take me on and train me....

  17. New ICU nurse wants some kind words

    LiveFit99 replied to LiveFit99's topic in MICU, SICU

    My unit gets the sickest patients in the entire state. Of course I want to work with them while on orientation. However, I question if it was appropriate to have one of the sickest patients on my 4th...

  18. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    LiveFit99 replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you and your family have never had a good male nurse then the problem is clearly with you. Be assured the nurses did not enjoy you as patients either. It's time to seek care for the mental health...

  19. Everyone is failing out...

    LiveFit99 replied to Texasstudent0's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    By "failing" do you mean getting below 80%? Just one class below 80 meant dropped from my nursing program. Deal with it or change

  20. Transitioning from school to career

    LiveFit99 replied to meganinidaho's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. I applied to nursing jobs. Went on interviews. Accepted a position. Transition

  21. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    LiveFit99 replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely work 3 shifts in a row, so the night before my next 1-2 shifts I cook enough to cover dinner for a few days. Another option, I make a fruit smoothie in the morning (strawberry, peach, some...

  22. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    LiveFit99 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stroke rehab floor. The days have busy spurts, generally spaced with a bit of downtime. Nights can be really chill on the floor when patients are sleeping. Typical duties: passing meds...

  23. Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

    LiveFit99 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I interviewed with Allina over the summer after finishing my BSN, but I did not get hired. I was a bit bummed but also felt their $26/hr was low for the Twin Cities cost of living. Then I talked...

  24. Passed NCLEX July 2016

    LiveFit99 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well here's my reflection. I graduated 2 months ago, studied about 3 hours total in that time. Passed NCLEX in 75 questions. I went through an accelerated BSN and felt my classmates and school were...

  25. Passed NCLEX July 2016

    LiveFit99 replied to LiveFit99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry I haven't noticed anything unless it got lost in the spam