Alphabits

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1. What Is Wrong with These Students?

   Alphabits replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Educators

   KalipsoRed21. Okay. So you believe your teacher/boss has no right to make assignments and determine when the assignment must be completed. Got it.

2. What Is Wrong with These Students?

   Alphabits replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Educators

   One of the reasons a college degree is valued (and this is not an original thought of mine), is it proves you can stick with a task over the course of years, even the boring and tedious parts, even the parts that we find distasteful. Students do...

3. What Is Wrong with These Students?

   Alphabits replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Educators

   The above poster, very much. if the student doesn't turn in their assignments on time, will they get the medications to the patients on time?

4. Debilitating Anxiety

   Alphabits replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Stress 101

   Did you have this problem with non-nursing jobs? Is it the feeling that you are the one responsible for the patient's well-being and you're simply not up to the task yet? You might want to consider a less stressful nursing job--or one with more saf...

5. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

   Alphabits replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

   I recently had to write up a CNA at the LTC facility where I work because I caught her sleeping. I also do PDN--overnight--and because I am all-too-human, (and terrified of falling asleep) I get the extra large coffee at the drivethrough on my way in...