James W.

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    Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    James W. posted a topic in General Students

    Given the recent hysteria-level emotive responses to member Cowboy's concerns, perhaps a longitunal overview/current appraisal of the gist of his topic might well be indicated? Recent mal-awareness of...
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    Vaccination for clinical

    James W. replied to Grad 2020's topic in General Students

    Dude, seriously! I'm currently suffering from the worst bout of 'flu' I can ever recall I've had, (inc' secondary bacterial infection requiring anti-biotic Rx, & bulk palliatives), & since not...
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    Does your school's coursework include anything on educating the students about the increased risk of substance abuse for nurses?

    James W. replied to RecoveryNurse2015's topic in General Students

    Yeah, student nurse anecdote time: Back in the day, our starting group of 30 student psych-nurses had 3 smokers. By graduation, I was one of 3, who didnt! Although, to be fair, smoking was rife, &...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    James W. replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    True, & my view concurs, don't make remarks, verbal, or 'on the record' that you could not convey verbatim to the subject of those remarks themselves. Further, nowadays, lax/vulgar terms used in a...
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    Imposter syndrome?

    James W. replied to Sara-no-H's topic in General Students

    Yeah, for newly minted RN's some 'limitation anxiety' is likely a good thing. I completed a 'hospital based nurse-training program' back in the day, & even though you were included as being 'part...
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    Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    James W. replied to James W.'s topic in General Students

    C'mon now Claralee, "honestly." Can nursing-student program entry/reading comprehension-skill prerequisites really be so lax, nowadays? Just wait 'til you have to read research! & about that, how...
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    I dont think I have the personality for nursing, and may need to switch majors...

    James W. replied to WorldEscapes's topic in General Students

    One more thing. Perhaps discuss your anxiety issue with an Rx prescriber. A small test dose of propranolol might be indicated/helpful. If that is permissable, of
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    I dont think I have the personality for nursing, and may need to switch majors...

    James W. replied to WorldEscapes's topic in General Students

    A couple of suggestions. Watch Jody Foster's performance in 'The Silence of the Lambs'. If you can work at emulating that kind of anxiety control, you'll be ok. On the other hand, if you really find...
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    Would you be insulted?

    James W. replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, T-P-B, here's my take - if you really want to put 'preceptor role' in the 'done it' column of your C.V. - for experiential skills, as a prerequisite for your course, then make the effort to put...
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    Vent

    James W. replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, seems like manager mclifford could 'usefully' attend some extra (mandatory) intensive 'feline-sensitivity' training. Herding cats/RN's requires a certain finesse, & frustration tolerance....
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    Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    James W. replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I don't think so.. There is deceit by omission, as well as by commission.. Both parties were a bit guilty of this, but one had more to lose.. If she'd been switched on sufficiently to take the...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    James W. replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    "Thousands of years?" I knew women had longer life expectancy, but surely, its ~ a century, tops.. Seriously though, that life expectancy thing.. .. is partly due to men working in jobs that kill...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    James W. replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Judgemental much? 'Feminazis' are people too, y'know.. Its not that I'd conflate personal dislike.. . with rejection of corrupt political motives.. ..that'd be emotionally
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    James W. replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the strident seeming 'feminazi'-like posts on this thread, bring to mind a saying my mother used.. "Two wrongs - don't make a right." Men who are nurses are both appreciated, & deprecated,...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    James W. replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Passing the Entonox? Dr Egon Spengler says.. "Yes, have
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    James W. replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    Bumping your own post Linda? Seriously? Not to needlessly bag your point, but I'd like to think that nurses can tell basic BO from problem indicative smells say, in metabolics such as ketones, or...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    James W. replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Double standard exemplar, or what - right there ..^.. Back in the day, legally - women were so restricted in matters of finance, & property rights, yet did sheet home debts/fraud issues to their...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    James W. replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest she ought to maybe try swappin' some dat bad ol' sodium chloride fo' monosodium glutamate* then.. ..it sure done me a powah o' good! An' it's a legal high too! * I kid you not.. MSG as a...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    James W. replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to 1984.. ah, 2017.. You do of course realize that 'subservient men' have always been subject to the whims of those 'robber barons' too, - right? & for sure, regardless of ethnicity.. At...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    James W. replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Odd convergence.. with pop-culture overtones.. The O.P. presents as an original 'Hot Lips Houlihan' - 'holier than thou' type, & the 'Sherlock Holmes' meme has been raised too.. The popular 'TV...
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    Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    James W. replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    Unless maybe.. they was thinkin'.. ..she'd got hair-loss due to cancer, or somethin'? & hadn't come clean on the application health questions.. Now I'd advise that 'A-Rab' smartmouth to wise-up...
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    James W. replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    Excuses.. How difficult is it to swing by a shop that offers perfume tester sprays? Soldiers in the desert where no water was available even used gasoline to launder.. .. Ok, that's a maybe bit too...
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    James W. replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, sorry, but this simply 'won't wash'.. As if a pint of warmish water, a square of cloth, & a lick of soap - is unobtainable to those on even the most hard-pressed budget.. I'd say that lack...
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    When patients self-harm, who tends to it?

    James W. replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    This aspect needs to be specifically addressed in the patient management plan, & Ok'd by the treating team. If a certain level of (essentially superficial) self-harm 'scratch' is deemed Ok, as...
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    James W. replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, the OP has valid reason for feeling very hard done by.. After all, if she showed up rank with BO, she'd be confronted about it. Having made that plain, I think that given the 'sensitivity'.....