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blackdog

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About blackdog

36 y.o. married father of 3 going back to school for Nursing, which would be my 2nd degree after a B.S. in chemistry

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  1. Hello, I am about to start my third semester towards my ADN and while reviewing some videos and procedures I realized that I forgot a step/detail in the urinary catheterization process. I only did one catheterization last year so I can't recall for ...
  2. Patient Complaints

    Thanks for all of your replies. My support network is pretty good, however since my best friend quit to attend a different program it's got a bit of a hole in it. This site is great for "support" and learning as well- the kind of learning you don't g...
  3. Patient Complaints

    PickMePlze, I said that exact same thing to my 2 instructors as they took me to task. My main instructor had a look on her face like I said "I will destroy you" or something postal like that. I'm 36 years old for crying out loud with a good family li...
  4. Patient Complaints

    Bala Shark, That definitely is a bunch of bull. It's as though we are not worthy of decent and fair consideration in these matters. As a student it makes me wonder if it'll even be worth it to be a nurse. I'm still optimistic for now though. How cert...
  5. Patient Complaints

    Thank you, Daytonite, Lizz, and rehab nurse. Your experiences and ideas on why this thing happened to me sound right on target... Unusually stressed out client, can't pinpoint my name, oriented x3 but a shaky 3 at that- could only get the date right ...
  6. Patient Complaints

    allthingsbright,Coopergrrl, Thank you for your insights. Coopergrrl, I basically did what you suggested would be good to do, i.e. ask for details, and allthingsbright my instructors did inform me as to how to improve which I thanked them for. The thi...
  7. What is WRONG with me?

    Here's what I believe may be the problem. You are suffering from burnout. If it has never happened to you before then, this is your first time. It happens to everyone and I mean everyone. Some people just don't talk about it or they deny it. You are ...
  8. Patient Complaints

    It came to my attention today that while on clinicals last week, a patient I was taking care of was unhappy with me to say the least. The funny thing is, I was very, very considerate to the guy, and communicated to him the what and the why concerning...
  9. Need Advice on Head to Toe Assessments

    Thanks for all of the replies. They have all been significantly more helpful than what I was told by my instructors which was basically "you'll have to develop your own system". I feel much better now.
  10. Hello. I am an LPN student just starting hospital (med-surg) clinicals after completing nursing home clinicals. In the nursing home we only needed to do 1 complete head to toe assessment of all the body systems on 1 client. Now in the hospital we nee...
  11. I just started med-surg clinicals and am having trouble with head to toe physical assessments. The problem is that I am not quite sure of the best way to do a head to toe full physical assessment while: 1. covering all of the body systems as I work ...
  12. I would like to find out how important NLN accreditation is. The director of the nursing program at the technical college near me (let's call it "college A") tells me with grim foreboding in her voice that the program which I have chosen to attend (n...
  13. Groped on the job...

    Tony, listen to teeituptom. His response would get you the best results. I was beginning to wonder how many replies it would take before you got one that actually had some teeth in it. Oh yeah, and document, document, document for your own records of...