The Wisest Thing I've Ever Heard on Allnurses ... - Page 2

I may be wrong, lifeisgood2012, but I don't think the "You can't fix stupid" comment had anything to do with you. I've seen it a lot on the ER boards referring to unfortunate patients. As for the youtube comment... I suppose you can take it personally that way. Youtube is great for a lot of things but hopefully our instructors give us enough information and practice that we don't HAVE to use it. Sometimes they don't but, again, hopefully it isn't our best resource, just one of many.

Good for you for brushing yourself off, and if this thread is intentionally directed at you, I'm really sorry. If it isn't, take a deep breath and good luck.

Yeah I am pretty sure the "you can't fix stupid" comment was an answer to the OP questions, what is the wisest thing you have heard...

Just saying.

Actually, I don't think JBudd was referring to you.

The OP was asking about the best advice learned from the posts and threads on AN. "You can't fix stupid" is a general quote used to refer to the people that have to/need to seek medical attention due to, ahem, foolishness or generalized inability to think clearly about the task they are performing, i.e using equipment while intoxicated.

As far as YouTube videos for skills, just make sure they are from a reputable source. To learn skills effectively, though, IMHO, it takes doing as well as watching. Maybe you should see if your local CC or Nursing Program can let you into their skills lab to practice.

I think this was meant to be a lighthearted thread.

As for the best advice I learned on AN...not to take my job too seriously, though it is one that I'm still working on.

This discussion has quickly turned on itself.

Now if only someone could post some advice as to how to stop good threads from spiraling into negativity, that would be at the top of my list.

But for now "Don't fall behind." Not only applicable for school, but in life as well

But you can sedate it

The above I said is a quote my supervisor has in her office with the picture of a nurse.

Not an insult.

And, actually, Youtube is a good source to brush up on your skills, not to learn from.

On Youtube you can watch videos from drug companies-patient education- on the proper way to use items like Advair and Singular (sp?) as well as inhalers w/ w/o spacers, flex pens for insulin, etc. I found a whole explanation on the chest tube and physics. Many educators from universities have put up power points on various topics for nursing education (my hats off to a Canadian university that posted their power points on Lewin's Change Theory because my profs and program just were getting it done!). The internet and YouTube can be wonderful fonts of knowledge. Yes, look at the publisher of the info first. But, seeing a procedure done or a product used is priceless. They even explain all the parts to different products, something that is often overlooked in the real world. I find it helpful to look at more than one source on any topic.

People should not be discouraged from looking for educational videos on YouTube as being a low class education. The manufacturers and educators are posting items there because of the easy access to the information. Its one more tool available to supplement our education.

The OP was asking a general question, I'm sure, not directed at anyone in particular here. Unfortunately, some people took it that way. As for "you can't fix stupid," that's been said by more than a few posters around this site.

"It's not all about YOU."

(For a lot of the threads though, perhaps the wise advice that started this thread's spiral would also apply, "You can't fix stupid.")