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1. Family and friends that insist on sharing their knowledge about health related topics.

   blackboxwarning replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

   If you think your own family is bad, just wait until your patient's family starts Googling things and telling you how to put in an IV As for how to handle the situation you described, it depends on the dynamic you have with your family/friends. My ...

2. Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

   blackboxwarning replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

   Not sure why you included your resume and life story in the original post...

3. Blood Pressure -Can't hear-

   blackboxwarning replied to WhitneyClark's topic in General Students

   I'm glad you got your hearing checked! Can you hear lung/heart sounds, and just not BP? Some things you might try... Have your instructor watch you. You could also have them listen with your stethoscope to make sure it's all good. Have someone else ...

4. One Tattoo Situation

   blackboxwarning replied to lightscemogirl96's topic in General Students

   Two suggestions... 1.) Amazon has lots of options for flesh-colored tape. If you find one that matches your skin tone closely, it's much more discreet than a bandage. Some of them have a setup where you order a sample kit containing all of the option...

5. Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

   blackboxwarning replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

   Hanging a banana bag after a wild night out.

6. Who to call?

   blackboxwarning replied to maddys96's topic in General Students

   Most larger hospitals have a nurse recruiter, who is part of HR. You can always call their office with general hiring questions. Every hospital handles new grads a little differently, so I'm sure they expect questions. You don't even have to give you...

7. Custodial Staff & Biohazards

   blackboxwarning posted a topic in General Nursing

   During clinical, a patient urinated (some blood) in the hall while being transported. My instructor stayed with the spill, and I flagged down a custodian (because we're not given access to their supply closet, and I was supposed to accompany the pati...

8. Nurse looked at my Facebook-HIPAA violation ?

   blackboxwarning replied to PlainB's topic in HIPAA

   Disclaimer: I am not accusing the OP of what I describe in the following scenario. I'm just curious if there would ever be a time when this behavior was appropriate. What if...it was going to be a while on a tox screen, but you suspect the patient i...

9. Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

   blackboxwarning replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

   Sorry, they're all dead.

10. Nurses, am I crazy for thinking I can do this?

    blackboxwarning replied to Aaron.goins3's topic in General Students

    That's a heavy load in my opinion. If your school offers summer classes I would split them up.

11. Losing a friend due to nursing school

    blackboxwarning replied to Ioreth's topic in General Students

    If it's really worth it to you to salvage this friendship, try doing some non-nursing things together. Have a weekly/monthly dinner check-in and no discussion of school. The next time she snaps at you, you need to stand up for yourself. Calmly and f...

12. Getting kicked out of program

    blackboxwarning replied to Shailat's topic in General Students

    Evidence-based POSTING. Nice job!

13. Weird question for clinicals.

    blackboxwarning replied to Lizzie7800's topic in General Students

    Actually, Bear Grylls taught me that drinking warm beverages cools you down. But he also drinks his own urine, so I really don't know. Wear your hair up with a headband, and go light/no makeup. I always wear a sports bra under my scrubs--there's just...

14. PHARM PODCASTS; NCLEX drugs

    blackboxwarning replied to RNwannaB19's topic in General Students

    MedMaster Podcast from NRSNG. Each segment has a new drug. You can download a bunch of them at a time using the Stitcher app. I love it, and it's worked really well for me. (I swear they're not paying me.)

15. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    blackboxwarning replied to nirvana1's topic in Humor

    Angina Yes, it's pronounced like you'd think. At least when she gets older she can go by "Angie".