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1. Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

   cuddlebug replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Actually unvaccinated kids are more likely to have college educated wealthy parents. I don't think that they're all conspiracy theorists. Maybe some have already had a child that became autistic after a vaccination. In time more information about the...

2. Error and Attitude

   cuddlebug replied to iluvicu's topic in General Nursing

   This is a good example of.."nurses eat their young?" I'm sorry that you had to go through all this BUT think about what this experience has done for you positively. By confronting the situation others now know that you are not going tolerate this t...

3. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

   cuddlebug replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Stress 101

   Nutri System is the most discusting food I have EVER ate. It was so bad that I would rather NOT eat. I would only eat that food if I was on a deserted Island with no other alternative or starving! I ended up sending back the food. The guy at the ...

4. Worried about passing NCLEX after Kaplan due to low scores

   cuddlebug replied to nclexparanoid's topic in NCLEX

   I know how you feel because I felt the same. I had terrible anxiety and was so scared that I was going to fail. I repeated the last semester of nursing school because of my low grade. I studied more than my friends but took longer at tests. Somet...

5. OMG I just got fired...what now?

   cuddlebug replied to NurseSarah86's topic in General Nursing

   If i were near you I would give you the biggest hug. Don't let this experience lead you away from nursing. I don't know what part of the country your in but really look into the facility before you agree to work there. I remember in nursing school...

6. Should I say anything?

   cuddlebug replied to cuddlebug's topic in General Nursing

   I am going to start doing a private log. The hard part is that our system of locked narcotics is old. we lock up narcotics in our med carts and write them down on a narc sheet. If I am working on the acute area of this LTC facility and there are 2...

7. Should I say anything?

   cuddlebug posted a topic in General Nursing

   A couple of weeks ago I worked on a unit with another nurse. Now, this day I was late and I called in to let my supervisor know. (funny how things work out for a reason). During this last week I went back to this unit I had worked on previously wit...

8. Let's talk about death

   cuddlebug replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU

   I am a new nurse. I have participated in 2 codes. Just passed my ACLS. The first code was a dead person, found on the floor and was there for who knows how long. I will never forget the patient's face. The second code was 1 week ago, 2 days afte...

9. What would you do if your instructor insulted you in front of the hole class?

   cuddlebug replied to mama4girls's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Don't let him/her know that you are bothered by this. Obviously, this person gets thrills from insulting others. For some reason he targeted you. But why should he? You are confident, feel great about yourself, and don't let others get you down. ...

10. Sleep Disorder/Narcolepsy

    cuddlebug replied to PNP2004's topic in Disabilities

    It is disappointing to me how people in the medical profession can be so unsympathetic. Especially to another nurse who has a problem like narcolepsy. For those who do not know what narcolepsy is please visit http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychia...

11. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

    cuddlebug replied to ebear's topic in Operating Room

    I Wonder What Happened To pen that Was Used To Mark The Rectum. I Hope The Other Nurse Threw It Away And Isn't Using It On Other Body Parts.

12. ATI Tests Each Semester

    cuddlebug replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    I also found out that to study for ATI tests go online to the practice tests. Say for instance you get to a question that question has four choices. STUDY THE CHOICES. Its not the practice questions that will be on the test its the STUDY CHOICES. ...

13. ATI Tests Each Semester

    cuddlebug replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    I am a new graduate. I had to take ATI tests and like you I am a slow test taker. One time the test shut off on me because I ran out of time! Do you have a learning skills center or a program that tests students for special accomadation for test t...

14. new grad in a sticky situation with HR!

    cuddlebug replied to NPs4health's topic in Career Support

    The world of nursing......Well, look at the positive aspect. Although your day may not go as well as you would like it to you are learning something. You will get better at all of this. TALK with your nurse manager, tell her whats going on. I kn...

15. Does it really cost $131,414/yr to live in CA?

    cuddlebug replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in California

    Personally, I think that northern california is a better and less expensive location to live. My dad just moved back to northern cal after living in San Diego for 25 years. I went down to San Diego a few times and got a bloody nose from the dry wea...