Psilant

Psilant has 7 years experience and specializes in Onc/Med-Surg, ER, Nursing Supervisor.

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1. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

   Psilant replied to Moogie's topic in Humor

   LOL. I have had several pts ask me where the nurses sleep at night.

2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   Psilant replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   Two different pts.... two different hospital stays... same room. Both pts pushed the Code Blue button claiming they were looking for the light switch.......... (it looks NOTHING like a light switch!) Another pt, continuously presses the call bell th...

3. Finally found a job!

   Psilant replied to prinsessa's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats! I have an interview tomorrow... wish me luck! *says a little prayer*

4. Are you sure its not a full moon!?!?!

   Psilant replied to ilovejose22's topic in Humor

   There must have been something about the night of the 23rd/24th... because my shift was he77 too. Had one that was ripping out IVs, climbing out over his bed rails, pocketing his meds.... added to the others that I swear had to get up to go poop/pe...

5. Does nursing school seem like Dog Years to anyone else??

   Psilant replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

   It feels like eternity sometimes.... and I could swear I have aged 10 years over a 2 year time span!!!!!!

6. When The Patient Teaches You

   Psilant replied to franciscangypsy's topic in Humor

   People with PD can walk you through their procedures, too. Some of them are VERY particular about how you do it. Which is completely understandable. I'm still a student, but my instructor was helping another student with one while I observed. The...

7. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

   Psilant replied to PacoUSA's topic in Humor

   Hey! You just described our school's scrubs!!! *Less than two months... can't wait to get to wear real scrubs!*

8. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   Psilant replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   I get irked with students that have been dismissed from the program for unsafe practice... and then they turn around and blame the instructors. I'm sorry, it's obviously the instructor's fault that you have been on probation for the past TWO semeste...

9. How does this happen??

   Psilant replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in school now. I have to say, I'm kind of disappointed in the fact that we only have clinical ONE day a week and it is only an 8 hour day. I still hear classmates complaining about how exhausting clinicals are. HELLO?! This is nothing compare...

10. Florida?

    Psilant replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    I live near Pensacola. I won't graduate until May, but from what I've been hearing, they are only hiring GNs that have already been a tech or LPN at that facility. Which means I might be S.O.L. A couple of the nurses I have worked with have been t...

11. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    Psilant replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Humor

    I wonder if anyone tried 'watering' the flowers...... Ok, I admit, that was a bad joke.

12. Entering nursing school with an existing mental illness.

    Psilant replied to jonb's topic in General Students

    I guess I didn't get my point across. The OP was worried that IF her doctor divulged that she may be bipolar, that it would affect her getting into nursing school. I was trying to help reassure her that if a state board of nursing doesn't have a pr...

13. I start clinical in Sept 2010.. should I start reading or studying now..

    Psilant replied to finallyonmyway's topic in General Students

    Go ahead and start working on ABGs and Acid-Base Balance. I don't know about other schools, but mine has this stuff on EVERY test. It affects EVERY system! As far as care plans go, I use All-in-One Care Planning Resource by Swearingen. You still n...

14. Entering nursing school with an existing mental illness.

    Psilant replied to jonb's topic in General Students

    As part of our nursing program, we have to attend a board of nursing hearing. At the hearing, a nurse that was in front of the board for drug use had to tell them that she was Bipolar. She is compliant with her meds, and her doctor as well as the s...

15. What exactly do some people think nursing is all about???

    Psilant replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Students

    We have a few hospitals where I live that do not employ CNAs. They feel that the RNs need to actually assess every inch of their pts body to make sure they don't end up with pressure ulcers. They ensure this happens by having the RNs do the bed bat...