Suethestudent

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  1. What do you think of Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL)?

    I have never worked alongside a qualified CNL but we have had one on our unit that was a student. He was COMPLETELY clueless, had a BS in some admin type role and when asked to put in a foley he...
  2. to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    Wow... you need to learn accountability. There is no room for 'negotiation' in a well run program. Why should you get to earn 2 points over any other pupil? Oh and for what it's worth ... if you are...
  3. I would have shouted out "I'm in here for a lady partsl exam not an auditory screening.... my ears are working very well thank you". One should not feel less of a person because you are temporarily...
  4. offended co worker

    Holy cow- this dude needs an urgent sense of humor
  5. What's your favorite shoe for 12 hour shifts?

    Shape ups are awesome for your feet and wreck your knees. Google it if you don't believe me. They are an orthopedic surgeon's retirement fund due to knee
  6. Cranial Nerves

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mnemonics_for_the_cranial_nerves
  7. Edema caused by hypoproteinemia

    Think of proteins as tiny sponges that attract water from outside the blood vessels. If there are less of them (hypoproteinemia) then the extra-vascular water has no reason to move into the blood...
  8. NEED SOME ADVICE!!

    Just a heads up... I know of no facilities that will allow you to be in a working or student role without a BLS because a family member can turn on a dime and change their POA to state that you HAVE...
  9. Problems with therapy staff......?????

    As regards interrupting your med pass, I suggest you arm yourself with a nice phrase such as "Evidence based practice has shown that interruptions during a med pass are the primary cause of medication...
  10. How I got my (new grad) job...

    Awesome story! Best of luck in your orientation and future
  11. giving report

    I believe I work with his identical twin... I recommend you grab a tape recorder, tape report and hand it to him on the way out the door. Some people thrive on being obnoxious so don't feed his...
  12. cvicu to neuro icu

    Neuro is awfully hard... be very careful you know exactly what you are getting into because it is basically nursing home work for 80%+ of the time. I hope you like lots of HEAVY lifting, bed linen...
  13. A New Recruitment Trend?

    A lot of these job posts are just agencies trying to bulk up their books. I think you will find that a lot of the posts are 'bait-and-switch' so they say "RN1s needed for SICU/PACU sign-on bonus etc...
  14. Please, please set me straight!

    This.Is.Perfection.
  15. Is chemistry important to become a nurse?

    We are basically a tube surrounded by a variety of complex chemical processes. We have a one unit pH range that we must maintain or we die. We intake and output a vast array of electrolytes and expect...