tammy10221961

tammy10221961 specializes in ER, ICU, Long Term, Skilled,.

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1. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   tammy10221961 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   You want the whole truth and nothing but the truth? OK I was molested at an early age and was raped when I was 13. I went throught hell on the inside and never let anyone know what had happened. I kept this all secret until years later. When I ha...

2. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   tammy10221961 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Hit wrong button. Wasn't ready to submit.

3. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

   tammy10221961 replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN/LVN

   I too can understand your hesitation and concerns. I just turned 45 this month. I'm in my third week of LPN classes. Was it strange going shopping for MY notebooks and folders instead of buying them for my kids? Yes, but it was fun too. Was I n...

4. cna's who don't do their job

   tammy10221961 replied to LanaBanana's topic in CNA/MA

   I have been working in a hospital ER where we have a couple of techs that disappear from the job. One is a paramedic that works days. He conitnually goes into the Dr Lounge and reads the paper or gets into their food. He also has left his wife and...

5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   tammy10221961 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I don;t now if I should post this here but this happened several years ago. I was working in a LTC facility when my pt. came back from PT and wasn't feeling very well. I checked with my RN and she told me to lay the pt down, so I did. Well the pt ...

6. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

   tammy10221961 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

   I'm going into Nursing because I like the blood, guts, and gore. You know the way that people slow down when they see an accident trying to get a look at what's going on? Well, I'm the type that wants to stop and get a close up view and help. It ...

7. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   tammy10221961 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a tech in an Emergency Room. Everyone should know that you have your busy days and your not so busy days. On those busy days though, if your assigned to the cardiac section, things can get pretty hairy. If your assigned to the other section y...

8. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

   tammy10221961 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm a CNA, CST, EMT-B, Certified for CPR, LPN student. I have worked in long term and hospital environments. I understand the RN's have more education, have paid more for education, makes more than LPN's, CNA's etc.. But they have more responsibil...

9. How opposite are you and your mate?

   tammy10221961 replied to wooosp's topic in General Nursing

   My boyfriend of 7 years is totally opposite than me. I like intellegent conversations, he only talks about sex, sex, sex. I like to read, he likes to look at "pictures". When we met he had long hair, tattooes, mustache, rides a Harley, truck driv...

10. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    tammy10221961 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Relations

    A little boy, 5-6 years old, was brought into the ER with a lacerated thumb. (He was brought by his mother) He was afraid of needles and the whole hospital setting. I got down on his level and talked with him and took his attention off what the Dr...

11. What is the hardest thing about Nursing school?

    tammy10221961 replied to chicksmom's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school hardest thing? I'd have to say all the homework and getting up early for practicals. I'm a new nursing student (LPN) and the homework is outrageous. I'm fortunate enough to have a boyfriend that is gone through the week so I can st...

12. Book Bag Question--

    tammy10221961 replied to Jenny67's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm new to this site and just registered but thought I would reply to this post. I have both kinds of bookdbags. I found that when I tried to sling the backpack onto my shoulder that it was too heavy and hurt my shoulder. So I bought one that has...