redem2

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1. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   redem2 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   Got out of HS at 16 and went to Nursing school.Graduated with BSN at 21. My older patients had a hard time following my instructions as I looked too young to be a RN. Thought i was still a student. That was 35 yrs ago!

2. nursing superstitutions.....any truth in???

   redem2 replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   We had a patient who was very alert and oriented on adm. and on my shift became restless, seeing a dead person in her room and she was screaming for help to get her out of there ! She was the only pt in her room and no other beds available. Through a...

3. nursing superstitutions.....any truth in???

   redem2 replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   I was never a supertitious person until things happen to me, like, always get multiple admits , patients who are stable going sour, oriented pts getting disoriented just because I was on duty and it's full moon and friday the 13th. You'll never belie...

4. What is your weakness?

   redem2 replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can do everyhing else like clean poop or suction your lungs out but please don't ask me to clean your dentures. I don't know why but i have this strange feeling when holding them in my fingers. It's so freaky!

5. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

   redem2 replied to outcomesfirst's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work 8, 12, even 16 if needed but that was when I was younger. Before my MLOA I was on 12 and been miserable. I worked 2 days a week split then. I can't imagine how my body could do 12's when I come back. It sure takes a toll on the body af...

6. Thinking of working at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital?

   redem2 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

   The situation everybody mentioned about VUMC is happening all over .As long as nurses are not united and part of a bargaining unit, ie union, things like these are bound to happen.It's just so familiar and everything you described was almost what hap...

7. Med-Surg Roll Call

   redem2 replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

8. Med-Surg Roll Call

   redem2 replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello! I also work medsurg all my nursing life. I'd prefer all surgical pts if it's up to me but for 20 yrs or so it's been a mixed population of nursing

9. Live Chat Schedule - feedback needed

   redem2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I have suggestions for upcoming topics.... How about discussions on single payer healthcare system that's publicly financed and administered. another is discussions on publicly financed elections,ie. clean money...

10. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    redem2 replied to imkw_np's topic in California

    I agree that decertification is not the way to do it. If as a member you think your union is not doing what it's supposed to do you have to get active and participate. What is not working? I believe the union's success depends on each and every membe...