Intern67

Intern67

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  1. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    brrrrrringggg.... "Sacred Smattering of Hope Psychiatric Facility, this is Nurse Ratched, how may I help you?" "My husband, Mr. Wonderful, is a nurse there and we have a family emergency, could you please get a hold of him?" "Absolutely, Mrs. Wonderf...
  2. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    No one is cut off from all communication from family. Your friend can give his famliy the facility's phone number and they can call in an emergency.
  3. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    I certainly had no intention of discouraging her, and you clearly have no idea what my intentions are. In reality (in person, not online) I have tutored and advised more nursing, pre-nursing, and other students in many areas - including math, chemist...
  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Since everyone and their sister has a camera phone, many that can, in fact, record videos, please take some pics and videos of the death angel and get an interview with him or her if you can. That would be so great. My favorite ghost story was told ...
  5. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    I would respectfully ask that you re-write your post and remove all the text-speak and inventive punctuation. It would make it much easier to address your perfectly valid concerns and questions. Smiley faces are ok. ;-P
  6. Pre NS anxiety/cold feet!

    Keep thoughts like above in the forefront and do your best to avoid dwelling on negativity. It will help.
  7. How long is a BLS class supossed to last

    Refresher BLS courses often last around 2 hours.
  8. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    Sounds like heaven. You can decide for your own damn self if nursing is for you or not. Get started already!
  9. If you are a bad CNA, does that make you a bad Nurse?

    I thought the exact same thing as a new CNA. Turns out I was one of the few aides making sure people were shaved, had their teeth brushed, were wearing their glasses hearing aids, had (their own) clean clothes on, was using proper transfer procedures...
  10. Did I do something horribly wrong?

    Some instructors get more nervous and high strung than students at clinical. Sometimes it is their superiors filling their heads with thoughts of "If one of your students screws up, YOU will lose your license, your job and we will lose a valuable cli...
  11. Life as a New Grad Sucks

    I'm not aware of any nurses who went 12-4 last year (while throwing 33 TDs and 7 picks) and went to the NFC Championship.
  12. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    Even sadder for you apparently. I've never used "girls" demeaning term. "Guys" and "boys" is also used, even though we are adults and no one seems to get their undies in a bunch over it. The males in my nursing school class are not only called "men...
  13. Patient falls scare me to death

    You did what you could and doing those things will help keep your patients safe and make you a better nurse. A lot of fearful hand-wringing and endless obsessing over it will not help keep your patients safe or make you a better nurse. You choose.
  14. What To Do When Dating A Co-Worker

    I dunno, sounds like he got a little good out of it pretty early on.
  15. Why did you choose to go into nursing?

    I chose to go into nursing because of the infinite number of jobs, the fantastic pay, the glamor of the profession, and the great liklihood of having sex in the supply room with a cute coworker.