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  1. How do experienced nurses do it to memorize everything?

    I depend on my brain sheet too, but it helps to only concentrate on the abnormals. If a pt has a CBC and CMP, I don't waste brain cells worrying about a WNL CBC when I have a K+ of 2.9. The exception to this is lab values or VS that I need to know b...
  2. When Nurses Cry

    Thank you for this article; the story, writing, and emotions were beautiful. Yes, it brought tears to my eyes as well. I've had a patient for the past two days that is going downhill very quickly. I was with her yesterday when the MD told her the...
  3. You know you've been a nurse for too long when..........

    When your child, as a preschooler, gets into an argument with another preschooler about how babies are born. My daughter was convinced they're all born by C-section. Yeah, that was a pleasant conversation with another mother's child. LOL When the ...
  4. Nurse Call button misused once again

    My husband isn't a nurse, but he still knows better than to pull a stunt like that. LOL He gets front row center seats to my frequent rants about what I'd love to do to the inventor of the call light if I ever got the opportunity. I have to bra...
  5. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    I'd probably get their phone number from my caller ID and call them in the middle of the night the next time I worked night shift. LOL But I'm just mean like that.
  6. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    NOBODY at work has my cell phone number, and I never answer the landline phone if it's from the hospital. I listen to the voice mail after they hang up. I am not on call for this hospital, and I refuse to be treated as such. If you only have a ce...
  7. Do You Wear a Lab coat?

    Lab coat - never. Warm-up jacket, maybe but doubtful. I'm too hot-natured anyway. I burn up just wearing regular scrubs and doing my job. If I wore anything extra, I'd positively melt. LOL I wear cargo style scrub pants - the more pockets, the be...
  8. Can Anyone help me??

    Honestly, at this point, if I were you, I'd put all the books, study guides, websites, and anything else NCLEX related away. Take some time to relax, and don't even allow yourself to THINK about anything NCLEX related. Do something fun with the kid...
  9. Accused by a patient's family member of not assessing

    Ugh, RC, I feel for you. This is one of the (many) reasons I can't wait to finish my year of med-surg and get back to the procedure room. Here's what our hospital does: We have rounding sheets that go in every patient room. During day shift, the...
  10. Finally a Nurse Manager That Does NOT Tolerate Nurses Eating Their Young

    I think we've worked for the same NM.
  11. What motivates you to go to work every day?

    I go to work for the sheer joy of helping people. :rotfl: OK, now that I can breathe again after that laughing spell, honestly, I go to work to pay the bills. Once in a great while, I have an exceptional patient who realizes that I really went abo...
  12. How important is the school?

    Something else to think about - what is your plan of focus for your Master's Degree? If the discounted school only offers an educational or management focus but you want to be a clinical NP, that will also affect your decision. One school that a lo...
  13. Most Annoying Nursing Stereotype

    My "favorite" stereotype is the compassionate angel but with a twist. I don't mind so much the patients expecting me to be a compassionate angel; they might occasionally learn that I can be what they NEED me to be. If they need compassion, I can do...
  14. How To Survive (and Thrive) In Nursing School

    Awesome article; thanks for the tips! May I add an addendum to Academic Tip #3? One of my nurse friends suggested that for the 1st 2 semesters of nursing school, I should study from an NCLEX-PN book. The last 2 semesters, study from an NCLEX-RN book....
  15. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    I'm not a nurse yet; I'm still a surg tech. Can I please play along? To the nurses in my department, I love you guys. I couldn't have gotten through nursing school without you. Thanks for the support, the impromptu tutoring sessions, and for under...