Bellarubia18

Bellarubia18 has 2 years experience and specializes in Long-term care.

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1. Dear Student Nurse - a mentor's lament

   Bellarubia18 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of you remind me of why I didn't like nursing school. Self-righteous, snobby bunch of people. When I train a new nurse I remember how scared I was at one time and try to make them feel comfortable. Be down to earth. But really, all this " I kno...

2. Makes me so angry!

   Bellarubia18 replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

   plus...check out the age limit

3. Can you actually be too emotional for nursing?

   Bellarubia18 replied to GeeKster's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   No one should be mistreating residents in the nursing home. But it is very easy for you to say the things you are saying as an outsider. being a student and actually working, ESPECIALLY as a charge nurse in a nursing home that is hideously understaff...

4. Long term care supervisor

   Bellarubia18 posted a topic in General Nursing

   How do supervisors deal with nasty attitudes from the nurses they supervise? I recently became supervisor of a nurse who has nothing nice to say about the nursing home or other staff. She has the worst attitude, even though I have been going out of m...

5. Unclogging a g-tube

   Bellarubia18 replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in General Nursing

   She may have gotten that information from the internet or a textbook, and just wants to share the info to help all of you. She's probably not unclogging g tubes as a CNA.

6. Can't find a job I like......

   Bellarubia18 replied to andreasmom02's topic in LPN/LVN

   Nursing isn't just physically exhausting...it is also mentally and emotionally exhausting at times..the combination of the three doesn't always work out, especially if you're doing straight night shifts(5 nights in a row in a LTC) BUT we are lucky to...

7. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

   Bellarubia18 replied to intothemoon's topic in New Nurse

   Fantastic post. I went into nursing thinking i would absolutely love every part of it, from the patients, to the staff, etc.(extremely naive, in other words). Unfortunately, reality is much different. Nursing cannot be one's entire life, although tha...

8. ~!~ ...SERIOUSLY ...~!~

   Bellarubia18 replied to 2bNurse22*'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   HAHA thanks for the kind words; after I read your first post to me I reread my post and realized it was overly dramatic and I would have been annoyed if someone wrote it to me, especially if I got an A in the course!!!!!!!(I did not, by the way :) I ...

9. ~!~ ...SERIOUSLY ...~!~

   Bellarubia18 replied to 2bNurse22*'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   I figured you DEFINITELY know your A&P....especially since you discussed an complicated A&P concept on this post off the top of your head;)...I think I was trying to stress the importance to the original poster.

10. ~!~ ...SERIOUSLY ...~!~

    Bellarubia18 replied to 2bNurse22*'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    PLEASE PLEASE know your A&P!!!! that is the heart and soul of nursing! Understanding it sets the stage for everything else to come(drugs, pathophys, treatments, etc.). Knowing that sodium is greatest outside the cell(in the ECF) and potassium gre...

11. I got people fired where I work, and now hate my job

    Bellarubia18 replied to shannieliz's topic in Geriatric

    The biggest mistake you made is that you reported something that you heard and didn't know of for a fact....even rumor mills cost people their jobs. You also didn't do it to protect the patient...you did it to save your own job...so my question to yo...

12. I got people fired where I work, and now hate my job

    Bellarubia18 replied to shannieliz's topic in Geriatric

    :coollook::coollook::coollook:

13. New Grad to LTC on 3-11 shift- help!

    Bellarubia18 replied to jellocorp's topic in Geriatric

    Wow! Great post. Also have an opportunity to work as a new grad RN in LTC...just passed NCLEX. This thread helps alot.

14. Is my drug addiction really that much worse than her alcoholism?

    Bellarubia18 replied to Magsulfate's topic in Recovery

    I believe it's just because alcohol abuse is legal.

15. Failed NCLEX-RN with 85 questions, too much experience??

    Bellarubia18 replied to erjunkie8's topic in NCLEX

    I don't know if the original poster still needs help. It sounds to me like mental health questions are the issue. There are many questions that are testing therapeutic communication. There are certain ways that NCLEX wants you to react to patients......