ICWonderland

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1. I did something stupid... no, embarrassing and stupid

   ICWonderland replied to JessicaInOr's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I too have heard the word "sister wife" used. I think it was through t.v., documentaries, etc. It sounds to me like you handled the situation w. great tact. But then, I'm a nursing student and I often have to stumble some and then just say "I don...

2. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   There are a variety of nursing "atmospheres" out there. I have had good clinical experiences on a floor with one shift and completely different experiences on the same floor at a different time of day. You sound like you've been practicing for a whil...

3. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Bonnie, I posted something similar to your problem earlier. I've spent the evening reading all these responses and trying to come up with solutions (I've been so revved up I could probably write a page response to everyone of them). You know wha...

4. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   p.s.- what I meant to add was we were moving the dislocated shoulder lady all over the place before realizing she had the dislocated shoulder (it wasn't mentioned in report). also the alzeheimers pt. had been ordered a "soft mechanical diet"- the oth...

5. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   Today, besides everything else a fellow student and I moved a lady with a dislocated arm. She had, had a bowel movement. This was the fellow students patient- that girl was very contientious, read the chart - she was trying so, so hard to do everythi...

6. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   I really respect you for this. It has got to be hard and exhausting (I'm a nursing student). Instead of hiding or getting mad, you did the intelligent, mature, responsible thing. You asked for a break! I think nurses who work w. students should get ...

7. bad day at clinical- feedback from RNs/CNAs/Nursing Students Welcome

   ICWonderland replied to ICWonderland's topic in General Nursing

   thank you- now I'm embarrassed for the rant. I have had wonderful people RNs and CNAs help me/ teach me. There is nothing to take the place of experience. And I have been amazed by their patience. I don't know how one works such a challenging job and...

8. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   but you know what? That's a great answer. The kind of great solutions you get from RNs when you have the audacity enough to speak up about a problem. Why don't you just do abc- ? no problem. Except the problem is trying to work/learn from people who ...

9. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

   ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

   Not all hospitals have cuffs in the rooms and certainly they don't all have working cuffs. I've brought my own in- but the same issue re: looking for pulse ox machines/thermometers/glucose machines, etc. I don't think anyone realizes how hard it is j...

10. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

    ICWonderland replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

11. bad day at clinical- feedback from RNs/CNAs/Nursing Students Welcome

    ICWonderland posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm posting this question in "general forumn" to get feedback from RNs and CNAs as well as any other nursing students out there. I'm due to graduate this May and just got home from clinical on a med-surg/w. monitored beds floor- that left me so f...