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1. MA?? any out there

   crisscross replied to jewelz78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Oh boy, be prepared for the comments you're about to get. MA's are not well received on this site. On the other hand, I will tell you that my experience as an MA has been wonderful. I have never...

2. 16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

   crisscross replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I'm just an MA in TX and I make 14 dollars an hr, with benefits. I sure as heck better make more than 16.50 when I finish nursing

3. Messing with the lab tests.

   crisscross replied to Akura's topic in General Nursing

   Just stop by the doctor's office before you have your blood drawn and tell them you'd like to add the test... should be no problem. If you add it on your own, when the results come back the doctor is...

4. What is that smell?

   crisscross replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   I know EXACTLY what you're talking about! I have an 18 yo son, he's clean, I do his laundry, ( I know, I know) and still... there's THAT

5. Patients always needing something no matter what.

   crisscross replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ya know, pts don't know how good they've got it. My first child was born in a European hospital in the early 80's and after 10 hrs of labor during the hottest part of the year I was taken to a room...

6. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

   crisscross replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

   The character I miss the most is Dr Romano! He was great comic relief! He was a jerk, sure, but he had the best comments and every now and then they would show that he did have a

7. What do patients say that irks you?

   crisscross replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I love when pts come to doctor and tell me " I have bronchitis. I need a shot and a prescription for antibiotics and cough medicine." sheesh, should I tell the doctor he can just skip this room and...

8. Funny patient names by nurses

   crisscross replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

   Here we have a psych named Dr Looney and a proctologist named Dr

9. Breastfeeding at 2 1/2 years???

   crisscross replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

   Do you remember the title of this documentary? I'm very curious to know what "it didn't end well" means. Are they serial killers? Sexual predators?

10. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    crisscross replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: that has me

11. Vet tech calling herself RN

    crisscross replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Phlebotomists are not "giving it a try"! And it doesn't matter what your title is, drawing blood requires a certain skill and a lot of practice. There are many nurses who would be completely lost...

12. Vet tech calling herself RN

    crisscross replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. So, a phlebotomist is not allowed to draw your parents blood? That's what they are trained to

13. Any nurses working in doctor's offices?... is this the norm?

    crisscross replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I see MA bashing again. Believe it or not the MA's are not taking the lab results and just randomly stamping "WNL" on them. What a ridiculous statement to make! Honestly, I'm tired of reading...

14. What do patients say that irks you?

    crisscross replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just love when I tell a pt that I need to give the injection in their hip and they say "oh, you just wanna see my butt". I usually reply " yep, it's the highlight of my

15. Good Housekeeping Artice?

    crisscross replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    It's the November 2005 issue. The title of the article is "What Doctors Wish You Knew". As an MA in a clinic my personal fav was "befriend one of the assistants and get her direct telephone ext....