embracedone

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1. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

   embracedone replied to imintrouble's topic in School

   Since when did we mix in sex offenders w trangenders? Sex offenders are criminals & are going to do what they want regardless of the laws. There has been so little mention of hemorphadites, genetic mutations & other complex biologic reasons f...

2. This is a new one...

   embracedone replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

   You have to pay for daycare, esp sick baby care.

3. How do you get meal breaks?

   embracedone replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

   We were told many impossible things. 30 min clock outs, don't leave the unit, respond to codes. No incremental overtime is huge!. Understaffed, new documentation, higher acuity & we get bad marks on reviews for working over. Often we can't even ...

4. How do you get meal breaks?

   embracedone replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

   Wow what state is this?

5. My Dr.s "nurse" is a MA playing nurse.

   embracedone posted a topic in CNA/MA

   The MA at my PCPS office often refers to herself as "the nurse " This is so comm ok n here that I hustling try to ignore it. Yesterday after my visit with the PA I had some questions for him regarding post op pain control for upcoming surgical extrac...

6. Weed and work.

   embracedone replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Can he stay sober at work? I was drug screened at hire & not again for 20 yrs. If he can stay sober at work, he can go to a headshop & buy "cleaners" that will help him pass a urine drug screen. I know people that smoke off shift, these clea...

7. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

   embracedone replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   They didn't stay on, they didn't stay clean & every school had a different style. My graduation pictures are hat on. Hat is for Halloween only now.

8. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

   embracedone replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

   They removed all powder from our units for a similar or related reason. p.s. Its 2am here in Tx..noticed the "0657" on my entry time. A little OCD never killed a nurse!

9. Lvn RN the same as BSN RN??

   embracedone replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in ADN/BSN

   It was starting to seem like no one really understood her question until now. I also took the long route due to finances, lack of support and lack of guidance. I came from a very small backwards town and the goals set out for me included marriage and...