Purdue_Nurse

Purdue_Nurse specializes in ICU.

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1. New Grad...On Neuro Unit. need advise.

   Purdue_Nurse replied to jesxoxo11's topic in General Nursing

   ahh the good ol' neuro unit! my previous position was on a busy neuro floor. i agree with the above poster, watching experienced nurses do neuro assessments is a great learning experience. the assessments you perform will be varied based on why t...

2. Any school nurses?? I Need help!

   Purdue_Nurse replied to scallisto's topic in School

   I had to do a project similar to this when I was in school. I did a presentation on smoking for 10-12 year olds. I used a lot of visuals and statistics and they were really into it.

3. Do you ever forget your patient's names?

   Purdue_Nurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I do the exact same thing. I am absolutely horrible with names. Not just at work but in every setting! Sometimes I think all of the confused patients with dementia I end up taking care of are rubbing off on me.

4. Any nurses out there work for insurance companies?

   Purdue_Nurse replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the replies!

5. Any nurses out there work for insurance companies?

   Purdue_Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I have an upcoming interview for an insurance company. I was wondering if any of you have worked for insurance companies and what your role was, what type of things were asked in the interview, etc. Also, if why I want to leave beds...

6. do you ever have "stupid" days at work?

   Purdue_Nurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   :roll :roll :roll LMAO! It seems like my off days are always the first shift back after a long stretch off. Today was one of them!

7. Maybe Nursing isn't for me???

   Purdue_Nurse replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

   Don't sweat it. I had the hardest time in A&P and pathophysiology out of all of my nursing classes. I did fine after those were out of the way!

8. Successful Non-Nursing Job

   Purdue_Nurse replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Career Support

   This is an interesting thread for me since I too am desperately wanting to get out of nursing. I'm very interested in the business field. The only jobs I see either require a bachelors in business, or require no degree at all. While I do have my b...

9. Energy?

   Purdue_Nurse replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   I feel the same way. It is very hard to keep up with household jobs when you do 12 hour shifts. I usually try and group my days I work together if possible. It's a long haul, but then I get four days off together. The first of those days I usually ...

10. Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    Purdue_Nurse replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the "news flash". I am aware there are many other religious holidays not observed by hospitals. With Easter coming up it has been a topic of discussion at my facility and I was just curious what was done in other parts of the country. ...

11. LPN's Are Lower Class People?????

    Purdue_Nurse replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Good song! I know some people it describes pretty well. mammaoftwo: Sorry you had to hear that ignorant comment. LPNs are just as important to the health care team as RNs no matter WHAT some people may say!!!! :angryfire

12. If you had your time over again >>>

    Purdue_Nurse replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't. There are a lot of other careers out there that I feel would suit me better. I didn't grow up always wanting to be a nurse like some previous posters, I didn't decide on nursing until my second semester of college. I don't feel I t...

13. Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    Purdue_Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, Easter is not considered a holiday. It is just like any other Sunday. I celebrate Easter as do the vast majority of others at my facility. I feel if we are working that day we should be compensated the way we are for other holidays. ...

14. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    Purdue_Nurse replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when people use double negatives. "She don't have nothing to drink." That drives me crazy! :trout: I Also Hate When People Post Like This It Is So Hard To Read For Some Reason.

15. open visitation in the icu?

    Purdue_Nurse replied to misscece's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in an ICU with open visitation and I think it is a horrible idea. In some cases it worked out alright but there were always the families that constantly hovered over the patient and agitated them. There were several occasions when I...