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21 Superb!	New kid On The Block - How to fit in as a new nurse from snowfreeze - A little bit of psychology insight helps as does self confidence. Smile, look as though you are a pleasant person. When approaching someone, smile and say Hi. Introduce yourself to co-workers including the ancillary staff. I know you are so self conscious and overwhelmed that the frown on your face really isn't you but.........that is the... Last Reply by Canadian_Nurse Apr 01 02:06 PM 8 comments 3,436 views
2 Superb!	What "REAL" Nursing Is All About from jausgirl - :redbeatheFirst off I would like to say our clients, patients, and residents really on us for many things: N-urses wear many hats U-nderstand you don't know just how I feel R-eliable (don't make promises you may not be able to keep) S-ympathetic I-ndividualize my situation from everyone else N-oticing when something just isn't right... Last Reply by bebobthefrogRN Mar 30 09:50 PM 2 comments 2,584 views
0 Superb!	A Day In ER from ms.t - March 29, 2008 It was my usual day in the emergency room of a highly specialized hospital in the Philippines. Since I’m still new in the area, was the one assigned as an ambulance nurse which means that if there is a patient for ambulance conduction, I will be the nurse who will be accompanying the patient. On that day, at around 9:30 am, a... Last Reply by ms.t Mar 29 07:07 AM No comments 1,158 view
33 Superb!	Becoming A Nurse from pixiefirern - I did not even finish high school I only had a general education diploma (G.E.D.) and I thought that I could not do anything. I had a lot of times when I was sick. I knew that I liked to care for people and things. That is when I thought about being a nurse. I thought that taking care of babies that a lot nurses would not be able to care for would... Last Reply by Javeed Mar 27 01:17 PM 31 comments 10,825 views
9 Superb!	How to Command Respect from 43RN20 - by Jane Delveaux, RN In an article published in 2007 by the Green Bay Press Gazette, attention was brought to a problem that doesn't seen to want to go away. Nurses continue to struggle with their working relationships with physicians and continue to identify physician abuse of nurses as a significant issue in the workplace. How do... Last Reply by oreo11 Mar 26 03:50 PM 12 comments 3,892 views
3 Superb!	Sleeping Patient And The Panicking Student nurse from blue_yuina - I am an incoming 3rd year and during my one year of duty... I was so nervous during my first day . Am I doing it right? Do I know what I am doing? But, when I came in to my assigned room I saw this lady smiling at me. The thought came in again...Do I know what I am going to do? The lady was the patient's daughter. I approach the patient... Last Reply by blue_yuina Mar 25 10:43 PM No comments 1,781 view
0 Superb!	Walking Two Blocks from zenman - Walking Two Blocks Going to work for most people is probably an exercise in boredom. Not for me. My day in Dhaka begins with a slow awareness that the noise outside has sounded the alarm to awake. Banged-up autos at the intersection below my apartment blow their horns in urgent awareness that their drivers have no intention of slowing... Last Reply by zenman Mar 24 09:24 PM No comments 851 views
11 Superb!	Tips On How To Transition From Studentnursworld To Realnurseworld from mother/babyRN - It is a tempestuous, terrifying and terrific journey from the perils and excitement of "Studentnurseworld" to "Realnurseworld". What follows are just a couple of things I learned along the way..... Tips On The Transition from Studentnursewold to Realnurseworld Almost thirty years following the nerve wracking September morning I entered... Last Reply by dsoginer Mar 22 07:19 AM 9 comments 2,687 views
8 Superb!	Follow Your Dream! from nurse gracie - I always wanted to be a nurse as far back as I can remember. I know I put splints and bandages on my dolls; Mom told me. I graduated from high school already married with a baby, school was out of the question. Then, my marriage fell apart and I met my next husband and had another baby. I still wanted to be a nurse so badly. My husband laughed at... Last Reply by SevenRN Mar 20 03:57 AM 4 comments 1,365 view
18 Superb!	LPN school: The First Year from Ms Kylee - March 5, 2007. My first night of LPN Nursing School. I was sick to my stomach, nervous as a cat, and ready to quit before I started. Sheer determination made me walk through that door to the classroom and find a seat. Sheer stubbornness kept me coming back night after night, and giving up my weekends. It took me 40 years to get to that... Last Reply by tinkerbell1963 Mar 19 09:16 PM 9 comments 4,493 views
0 Superb!	What I have learned from Nurses from drea3751 - I am a pre nursing studnet bogged down with the thoughts of choosing a nursing school. Concerns include whether or not I can afford it and the most important thing, will I have to repeat any classes fo I have been going parttime for a long time. I have expressed this and asked questions of nurses, both LVN and RN, who are already in the... Last Reply by Tolos Mar 19 02:36 PM 1 comment 1,198 view
18 Superb!	Crumbs from the Crusty County Nurse from it'sallbueno - Perhaps I am taking poetic license in this attempt at answering Tips for your fill-in-the-blank of- your- nursing- specialty article contest, largely as I feel my specialty is nursing. After all, I am older, but not quite old. I have been in the trenches quite a few years (and wish I could be on the benches for some of those days). I am not quite... Last Reply by lujological Mar 19 02:11 PM 9 comments 1,662 view
21 Superb!	Hints for Med/Surg Nursing from nurse gracie - I always wanted to be a nurse but it took me over twenty years to do it as a second career. I only regret that I waited so very long to do it. I also regret not starting out on med/surg in the beginning. I am there now and enjoy it everyday. My number one tip for med/surg nurses is to connect with your patient, make eye contact and listen to... Last Reply by saali Mar 19 08:18 AM 7 comments 3,257 views
4 Superb!	My Senior Nursing Experience Paper from crestathewise - What Nursing Has Been And Is For Me Our nursing class has known about having to write this paper since the very first week of nursing school. We were divided into groups and the faculty that led our group read us the nursing experience paper they had chosen, with the writer anonymous of course, to help us foresee the journey we were about to... Last Reply by crestathewise Mar 19 05:05 AM No comments 1,436 view
15 Superb!	Borderline Personality Disorder on the Behavioral Unit from Thunderwolf - Folks with Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD can often be a challenge on a behavioral health unit. When dealing with BPD, here are some cognitive-behavioral tips: 1. Focus on the here and now, not yesterday or the past. The present is all that matters and where it leads to in the immediate future. The present is what placed the person on... Last Reply by floxy124 Mar 19 03:33 AM 8 comments 3,083 views

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