The Mockery of Nursing

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Just a bit ago the top three threads involved:

1.I have a DWI. Can I be a nurse?

2.I am stupid. Can I be a nurse?

3.If it takes me five times to pass NCLEX, Can I be nurse.

Not much left to add. Says it all.

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Charming, truly. May she rot in hell.

On another note, to add to the confusion the general public has about nursing, this was a nurse's aide (excuse me, assistant) that the article goes on to say had her "nursing license" revoked. A certificate cannot be revoked, there is no license for a cna, and this woman wasn't a nurse.

Any wonder why our patients get confused?

Hee, hee! You said "aide". Boy are you in trouble.

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The general public has a confusion about Certified Nursing Assistants because the states confuse the terms.

Here is a link to Nai Mai Chao's revoked thing from the state:

http://osbn.oregon.gov/onlineverification/details.aspx?person=350012&license=286433

Notice under disciplinary action it says "Voluntary Surrender of License." The italics are mine.

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Charming, truly. May she rot in hell.

On another note, to add to the confusion the general public has about nursing, this was a nurse's aide (excuse me, assistant) that the article goes on to say had her "nursing license" revoked. A certificate cannot be revoked, there is no license for a cna, and this woman wasn't a nurse.

Any wonder why our patients get confused?

Oregon is one of the states that issues a license to nursing assistants.

I do agree wording in the link should have been clear it was a nursing assistant license.

And the Oregon BoN never got a chance to revoke her license, she voluntarily surrendered it on 1/18/12.

Kinda feel like the ANA should sue him for libel if he does not post a correction and apology. Also find it interesting that the name of the facility is not mentioned...hmmmm...

The link was a re-post of an OregonLive article. Google the gal's name, the facility is named all over the web.

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Thanks, kids, I stand corrected. I had no idea there was a license for a cna anywhere! Good to know. Still, a "nursing license" is a bad confusion; the public will still think of her as a nurse.

And as for the author of the article, guess he just regurgitated something he found--isn't that some kind of a no-no for a journalist, publishing this under his name when it ISN'T his article? Hmmm.

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Just for you, jbudd.

'm trying to rid my memory of that grotesque dance move Davey had going in that youtube.

Whoa. My thirteen year old self does not remember the Monkees being such a bunch of dorks. Wow. What a bunch of dorks. They aren't even trying to pretend to sing.

Mickey Dolenz is just opening and shutting his mouth like a guppy. Davy Jones is slobbering all over whosy-whatsy on the piano.

Now I know Davy Jones was the favorite of the Marcia Brady contingent, but Mickey Dolenz was my favorite.

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Whoa. My thirteen year old self does not remember the Monkees being such a bunch of dorks. Wow. What a bunch of dorks. They aren't even trying to pretend to sing.

Mickey Dolenz is just opening and shutting his mouth like a guppy. Davy Jones is slobbering all over whosy-whatsy on the piano.

Now I know Davy Jones was the favorite of the Marcia Brady contingent, but Mickey Dolenz was my favorite.

yep, the monkees were THE classic dorks.

did you ever watch their shows on tv?

(i've rewatched some on youtube - and i still lol).

didn't have a favorite - probably peter.

still, been singing "gonna buy me a dog" all day, and i don't know why.

leslie:paw:

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When the Monkees first came on the scene they immediately were ridiculed as a "studio-made" band, a fake and sham no aspiring cool person would dare let assault their eardrums.

I was informed at the time (I was 12) by the cool friend (she liked Ravi Shankar!) that I should ditch the 45s and start listening to full albums like Disraeli Gears by Cream so I dutifully bought it. I tried by God I did. Sunshine of Your Love was okaaayyy but the first time I heard Daydream Believer I went crazy for it in spite of myself. I walked a couple miles to buy the 45 and never breathed a word to my CF. I thought Davy was adorable. I think they earned a measure of respect later on. I would like to believe that had Justin Bieber come on the scene back then I would've had the good sense to be repelled.

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I loved watching the Monkees when I was growing up, and have shared their music with my kids (they might call it "forced" instead of shared, but they sing along with "Pleasant Valley Sunday" nonetheless).

Was reading the Wikipedia entry about them...apparently their backup band in '67 was The Sundowners. Sounds like a Three Stooges episode...Monkees and Sundowners on a psych unit with the Stooges as the nurses.

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I totally rocked to this song in elementary school

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTEEEIUmuy4

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yep, the monkees were THE classic dorks.

did you ever watch their shows on tv?

(i've rewatched some on youtube - and i still lol).

didn't have a favorite - probably peter.

still, been singing "gonna buy me a dog" all day, and i don't know why.

leslie:paw:

Holy cats! Why would you re-watch The Monkees?

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When the Monkees first came on the scene they immediately were ridiculed as a "studio-made" band, a fake and sham no aspiring cool person would dare let assault their eardrums.

I was informed at the time (I was 12) by the cool friend (she liked Ravi Shankar!) that I should ditch the 45s and start listening to full albums like Disraeli Gears by Cream so I dutifully bought it. I tried by God I did. Sunshine of Your Love was okaaayyy but the first time I heard Daydream Believer I went crazy for it in spite of myself. I walked a couple miles to buy the 45 and never breathed a word to my CF. I thought Davy was adorable. I think they earned a measure of respect later on. I would like to believe that had Justin Bieber come on the scene back then I would've had the good sense to be repelled.

Yeah...a whole 1/8th a cup.

BTW, "Sunshine of Your Love" is waayy cool. Did you ever hear Jimi Hendrix's version of that song. Now that is really "out there."

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Yeah...a whole 1/8th a cup.

BTW, "Sunshine of Your Love" is waayy cool. Did you ever hear Jimi Hendrix's version of that song. Now that is really "out there."

Not that I recall specifically, no. I do believe I bought the 45 of Lady Madonna to give my record store purchase the thin veneer of cool in case I ran into anyone on the walk home. Nyeh. h-a-t-e-d it...At that age I was still crazy over Norwegian Wood, Michelle,(all the dreamy ballads) and the music from Yellow Submarine. I still love that one.♫♪ ﻬ"We all live in a yellow submarine .♫♪ ﻬjust has that perfect blend of the fun and the absurd. Sort of like allnurses at times. Maybe allnurses is the yellow submarine. Do you remember the Archies??? "Sugar, sugar" was soooo awesome. :p

I grew out of all that by the next year, though. In my 6th grade pic I have bangs and was wearing a pink and whitel checked culotte set. My pre-cool friend had the same outfit in blue. In my 7th grade pic I had straightened what little wave I had in my hair, grown out the bangs and a had a dead-serious expression. I remember thinking there was something really counterculture about doing that but it escapes me now. Something to do with Joni Mitchell maybe? Pretty dramatic change though.

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