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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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!

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...

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......

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

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...

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...

14. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    chewychipsahoy replied to Sweet_T386's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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....

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...