nycegyrl

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1. Leaving the Law

   nycegyrl replied to November's topic in General Nursing

   Finally..... a positive thread. I have been reading threads on this site for quite a while now and there is a lot of discouraging posts. I'm changing careers also. I'm scared out of my mind about what lies ahead. I know nursing is hard. And I kn...

2. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

   nycegyrl replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric

   The next time this happens go immediately to the Emergency Room. Do not wait until the next day. If you have to call the police yourself do it. Granted, all CNA's are going to get hit on one time or another. It goes with the territory. It does n...

3. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

   nycegyrl replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

   So would you agree or disagree with the wages that are stated? Do you make 25,000 a year or do you make more? This article could be rebuked if everyone compared right here online.

4. Your Worst Mistake

   nycegyrl replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   when i grow up to be a nurse i know i will make mistakes. i already worry about them. i made a mistake when i was a med tech. i put ear drops in a ladies eye. of all things. :chair:

5. Disgusting! Stealing from a nursing home resident...

   nycegyrl replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in LTC and I know how things have a habit of walking off. My Grandmother lived there and one of her dresses was taken and you know she never quit talking about it. She even thinks she knows who took it. She was so upset about it. I think...

6. Zoloft...Any Personal or Professional Advice?

   nycegyrl replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. While getting my dosage just right or forgetting to take my medicine I have experienced unusal feelings. At times it felt like a bolt of electricity was going through me. I fear going off my medicine for that reason. I mean, every few se...

7. Zoloft...Any Personal or Professional Advice?

   nycegyrl replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

   I have taken Zoloft and it worked very well for me also. I had to be used to it because it does make you feel dizzy at first. It made me tired in the beginning but I was so desperate for help I wouldn't have quit taking it for nothing. I have been...

8. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

   nycegyrl replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

   The mother is a prostitute and addicted to drugs and alcohol. The men that gang raped the 5 month old cut her from vagina to rectum. She wore a colostomy for awhile. They didn't say if she had it reversed or not. Her internal organs were so damag...

9. school supplies!

   nycegyrl replied to angelac1978's topic in General Students

   What all will I need for school. I am starting my prereqs in Aug. I am going to use my small carry on with wheels (luggage) for my books because I do not want to carry all those big books on my back. Okay. I know notebooks. I know pencils and p...

10. Babies uneccessary death!!

    nycegyrl replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I read all the story at the links provided and I am speechless.

11. salary for ward clerk?

    nycegyrl replied to cola78's topic in General Nursing

    What is a unit clerk exactly? you can check out the department of labor and find all kinds of information on jobs around the country.

12. Advice re. Demanding Resident

    nycegyrl replied to mary761's topic in Geriatric

    Oh I remember a lady like that. She was a pill. I am not sitting right. Move me here and move me there. Put me on the toilet take me off the toilet. My dress is bunched up. My socks are not in the right place. Ring the call bell to tell you sh...

13. New LPN having trouble c CNA'S!!! HELP!!!

    nycegyrl replied to nursedes's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a nursing home for 7+ years. As a Med Tech for most of it. I worked with Aides that were like that. And at times I may have been guilty of it too. Age is definitely a factor. Are they young? Education is a factor also. They need to...

14. Some GOOD news concerning staffing....

    nycegyrl replied to husker-nurse's topic in Safety

    I have been thinking about this a lot since reading the board yesterday on strikes. There are so many posts on staffing issues. Problems that are so severe and on going that nurses feel the need to strike. Health care workers everywhere are feeling t...

15. Please help me stay positive

    nycegyrl replied to amy3535's topic in General Students

    Hi hear ya. I think some of the negative posts are legitimate but I also think some of them are from people who are negative in general. They scare me into thinking that this may not be for me. But I remain optimistic, as is my nature. I have wor...