chewychipsahoy

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1. Please Help

   chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

   do you think the prof will fail me? or I will face negative consequences? The prof hasn't responded to my email. is she investigating what happened?

2. Please Help

   chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

   Thank you for the info that nurses' names are not under HIPPA. I will research that more. I did not write the patient's name or initials. Next time, I will not write an email and will report it immediately. I am worried that the prof will somehow rep...

3. Please Help

   chewychipsahoy posted a topic in General Students

   Please help. I need your advice. During clinicals, a confused patient got angry and hit me. I told the nurse and my professor that the patient got mad at me. I didn't tell them that I was hit because I was shocked and felt bad that the patient hated ...

4. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

   chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

   What about a student I saw who took out his cell phone and took pictures of the exam? Seriously, cheating is so rampant. It's disgusting. No, I would not be caught because this particular student sent a mass email to every single person in our class....

5. Supplies

   chewychipsahoy replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

   on the floors, it's hard to find one so many RNs have one of their own. have you started clinicals yet? if not, you would not understand.

6. Supplies

   chewychipsahoy replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

   Laptop, multi-colored highlighters, medical/bandage scissors, 4 color ink in 1 pen, pulse oximeter, notebooks. You don't need much. Maybe med deck or drug cards but if you make your own, u will learn drugs faster.

7. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

   chewychipsahoy posted a topic in General Students

   In my cohort, a student offerred money to switch clinical sites. This is not ethical. Should I report it to our program director? I don't want to be identified though. Any ideas on how to do this anonymously? Thoughts in general? Has this occurred in...

8. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

   chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

   I can only hope I have awesome coworkers.... The people you work with and your boss make or break the job! Seriously.....

9. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

   chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your input. I'm not really looking for a diagnosis or medical input. I wanted to hear more from other nurses and how they deal with fatigue. Did you have to switch from 12s to 8s like another poster? Did you switch out of a very physically...

10. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking that I'll do the night shift 12 hours first, but if that really is affecting my life negatively and I'm depressed and tired all the time, I'll try to find 10s or 8 hrs somewhere... Hopefully, I'll get a job after graduating no matter wha...

11. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

    ... When did I post that I have low test levels for testosterone?

12. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

    I did. But yes, your comment reminds me to not share personal health issues online. I was just wondering how people who tend to get tired easily deal with such a physical job as nursing. Do you just sleep a lot during off-work days? I guess I'll see ...

13. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    chewychipsahoy replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm wondering about... Will I have energy for outside of work? I'm glad you were able to minimize your headaches! What a relief. I don't get them often, maybe once or twice a month around menses or just if I haven't eaten. My thyroid leve...

14. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    chewychipsahoy replied to Sweet_T386's topic in Pre-Nursing

    No, you're absolutely not too old to go back to school. It's optimal to do so when you're single, no kids, no morgage, etc. But it's going to be a long process. Research the local programs. Volunteer. Fulfill the pre-reqs. Apply. Try to save a lot of...

15. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    chewychipsahoy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any RNs out there who feel weak and/or tire easily? I'm short and petite, get headaches easily if I miss a meal. I am pretty strong though... just lack endurance. I'm in nursing school right now.. just wondering if any nurses out there have...