Hardknox

Hardknox

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  1. Would you assist in abortions?

    Hardknox replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally agree. After all my years of living, I do not have all the answers to life's problems. I see nothing in black and white any more. I would give compassioniate care to ALL my

  2. Average Nurse Retirement Age

    Hardknox replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I became an RN at 42 and retired from hospital nursing at 62. Too stressful and too physically demanding!!!! All I heard from the younger nurses after I turned 60 was "I'll never be doing this job...

  3. book: anyone ever read this one?

    Hardknox replied to jusjan67's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!! I give two thumbs up to all her books. Very realistic picture of

  4. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    Hardknox replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think at this point no one can beat GWB but himself and the continued war of attrition in Iraq. As for partial birth abortion--I AM an OB nurse and I have never seen it done. I know there are late...

  5. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    Hardknox replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This was not thrown out to bait Cheerfuldoer. I consider Cheerfuldoer a friend. Reading her posts on her religious beliefs over the years both here and on other boards I thought it would be of...

  6. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    Hardknox replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Kerry has been my senator for the last 20 years. I've voted for him in the past but do NOT endorse him for president. What can you tell me that you know about him? Any significant legislation passed?...

  7. Alzheimers

    Hardknox replied to Janie Mac's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at the round table discussion after the presentation, they said the most important thing you could do was to keep visiting your loved

  8. Alzheimers

    Hardknox replied to Janie Mac's topic in General Nursing

    PBS is having a show to night on Alzheimers. "The Forgetting" hosted by David Hyde Pierce (Niles on the Frasier Show). His parent is afflicted with

  9. M. Murray has scared the pants off me

    Hardknox replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Michelle Murray scared the shyte out of me, too. Enough to quit doing L and D where I worked. When things hit the fan with a couple of sentinel events things finally changed. Get out of that...

  10. managing decels?

    Hardknox replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Always go with Michelle Murray. She is THE expert in IMHO. Her lectures and books have saved many a baby (and my

  11. Who Should NOT do nursing as a Career?

    Hardknox replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Career

    Gee, Gwenith...it sounds like a frequent attention seeking poster here who was kicked out of school for not completing assignments and giving meds without his/her instructor. That is the type of...

  12. Lotus births.

    Hardknox replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear God in Heaven--what will they think of

  13. No Nursing Home for ME!

    Hardknox posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    NO Nursing Home for me! With the average cost for a Nursing Home per day reaching $188.00, there is a better way when we get old and feeble. I have acertained that I can get a nice room at the...

  14. How often do nurses get sued???

    Hardknox replied to Shiva_Las_Vegas's topic in General Nursing

    ....and you can still get sued. If you are planning to work in Mass. they have a $20,000 charitible cap on suing the hospital. Yep, that's all you can get from them. So lawyers go after the nurses...

  15. Mother Baby/ Nursery/Labor and Delivery Nurses

    Hardknox replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was posted in the "Would you ever strike" thread and gives another perspective about who might be taking care of well mother/baby couplets in the future if administration can get away with it....

  16. poor spelling -- it matters

    Hardknox replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    ITA! We have already been told that some people were afraid to post because they were not made to feel welcome. Well, if they don't have a dictionary or a firm grasp of English how welcome will they...

  17. RN floating as a CNA

    Hardknox replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, if it wasn't for the liability issue that I brought up in my first post I would love to float as a PCA/CNA. I can spend time with the patients and give the good hands on care that I was...

  18. RN floating as a CNA

    Hardknox replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    On our OB unit we float as PCA's to other floors when our census is down and they need help. The Special Care Nurses didn't feel comfortable taking care of adults in this limited capacity. They...

  19. advanced maternal age

    Hardknox replied to Liann's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oldest we had was 55, IVF with donated eggs. First time I'd cathed someone with grey pubic hair before their

  20. Bottles after 3 hours

    Hardknox replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where on earth is your hospital located? This bottle feeding policy is from the dark ages!!! I agree with everything everyone has said here. We only bottle fed if the infant had a low acucheck,...

  21. Wage compression

    Hardknox replied to OC_An Khe's topic in General Nursing

    Key words--"IT"S THE NURSES WHO DEMANDED IT AT THE TABLE"!!!! Wage compression and all the other problems we have in nursing will still be there until the day I die because nurses are for the most...

  22. obituaries

    Hardknox replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Irish, so it's not a slur, Nick, but from what I understand from my relatives, when the Irish first became a major population group in the area Irish wakes...

  23. obituaries

    Hardknox replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I always read the obits. In Boston they are called the "Irish

  24. Agency owners getting rich off the backs of nurses?

    Hardknox replied to -jt's topic in Agency Nurses

    What do you think the hospitals have been doing to us all these years? CNBC had the CEO of Healthcare South on this am...Fortune Magazine said he was highly overcompensated for his performance. You...

  25. How Are Summer Vacations Decided?

    Hardknox replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    OY is right! Welcome to the club. And don't forget getting your a-s-s sued by a patient. Only you can decide if the other job satisfactions out number the negative