studentmalenurse

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1. The real reason your failing in school

   studentmalenurse replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

   To add i only went to nursing school once and never failed any class. I didn't post this for me because im fine. I posted it for all the others who are being treated unfairly. I expected the responses i got , I work with nurses

2. The real reason your failing in school

   studentmalenurse replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

   lets get the facts straight . I have been a nurse for seven years.Got my lpn and RN on the first try . I made 65K to start..there are others starting at 75K..I personally have seen the programs where only 10 pass out of 40..And there are many other...

3. The real reason your failing in school

   studentmalenurse posted a topic in General Students

   And the real reason is not because your not smart. Its not because nursing is hard. As a nurse I have seen the pattern, 40 students enter and only 10 graduate. Do you know why? The real reasons why is because of money. Yes MONEY!... Look at the cycle...

4. anxiety/desats when repositioning intubated patient

   studentmalenurse replied to RNbethy's topic in MICU

   Is she experiencing anxiety or is it pain? Ive noticed at times patients on vents not having any medication scheduled for pain. How low does the desaturation go? I made the mistake before of calling a code on a patient who was desating, who was layi...

5. Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

   studentmalenurse replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

   ..Solution is very very simple.....CALLER ID...

6. What to do in family emergency situations?

   studentmalenurse replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

   Stuff like that makes me really really angry...Im not just mad at your charge nurse but also your other co workers, who werent helping you to be able to leave right away. I would proffessionally remind the charge nurse that if you had left earlier yo...

7. Bullies at the work place.. vent

   studentmalenurse replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Relations

   lol thats funny.. people love to be perfect all the time..

8. Bullies at the work place.. vent

   studentmalenurse replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Relations

   Hi as a nurse for about 6 years, I would like to let you know that every nurse has and will make a medication error. That will include you. There are many other mistakes nurses make beside med errors. How does one handle the situation of a med error....

9. Bullies at the work place.. vent

   studentmalenurse replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Relations

   Um yes you threw her under the bus and it was wrong. Theres two types of errors, intentional and unitentional. Question, was the patient harmed? Was it done intentionally? Or was it done unintentionally?...If the nurse has done it unintentionally,...

10. Discouraged new RN

    studentmalenurse replied to NuevaRN's topic in New Nurse

    Hi , yes it does get better...However..ive learned alot of things along the way..Here are a couple of things that has made nursing better for me and many other nurses, I still see nurses struggling today who have no clue. 1) wear a watch and check ...

11. Frustrated New RN looking for first job

    studentmalenurse replied to PSK09's topic in New York

    hello, i know its hard but the answer to your problem is very simple. Do what you dont want to do now, to gain the experience as a new nurse and to get your foot in the door. If u have to work in psych work in psych, it will first ,get you a job, and...

12. Are JCAHO's pain reassessments doing your patients any good?

    studentmalenurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    you know something , nobody comes to ever ask the people at the frontline if something is working. I do the same pain reasssessment at my job. It serves very to no little purpose. 1) a pain of 5 for one person is not the same for another person. 2) p...

13. SUCKS with a CAPITAL N

    studentmalenurse replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in New York

    I know this is a difficult time for you, keep calling different agencies, try looking into different areas, definately nursing homes and psych areas, If u drive also look in new jersey and long island. There is a position out there for you. You just...

14. SUCKS with a CAPITAL N

    studentmalenurse replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in New York

    Hello im sorry to hear about the problems your having, have u tried agencies? Sometimes going into an area, of nursing your not interested like psych will get you in the door.

15. 4get the money what is the nurse patient ratio?

    studentmalenurse replied to studentmalenurse's topic in New York

    where do u work I would love to take that job, where I work the nurse patient ratio if where lucky is 1:8 regularly its 1:9, where lucky if we dont have to do our own fingersticks, discharges and admissions, cna on average have 8 patients, So pleases...