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  1. Trouble with charting

    Yes, I agree, head to toe assessments and charting have always worked the best for me too, as far as not leaving something out. You can always make yourself a little cheat sheet on the back of a card or something to refer to when you are doing your ...
  2. Stethescope Comparison

    I'd say especially as a student to invest in a nicer steth, if your budget allows it. As someone else mentioned, it's hard enough as a student to know what it is your suppose to be hearing. A better scope that you hear clearly with makes different ...
  3. looking for good CEU's

    Check out: http://www.homestudyce.com. You can do by mail or online. I've been using them for yrs. They have great all in one offers which cover several courses at a very reasonable cost.
  4. Passed NCLEX now it's interview time

    congratulations on passing the nclex!!! way to go!! some other questions to think about: what are your strengths and weaknesses? how would your former coworkers describe you? name your 3 favorite and 3 least favorite things about your last job? if...
  5. Nursing Documentation - Body Systems

    i've always found it easier since i'm doing a head to toe assessment, to chart from head to toe. by doin so all systems are covered. such as: vitals loc/a&o eyes/perrla skin/dressings lungs abd pulses mae or not any iv's, o2, ng....etc foley/dr...
  6. And... you can call me.....

    congratulations nurse clee1!!! welcome to the rat race....lol _________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: 1/8/7 ~ 41-14 :w00t: national champions!! :w00t:
  7. Needle sticks

    yes, too many to count. i agree she probably didn't want an incident report done because the stick was her fault. i would definately write up an incident report and go see employee health to be checked out. i can't believe she said policy was to...
  8. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    you're absolutely correct, we are entitled to our opinions without getting scolded or attacked. ___________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: sec champions!! :w00t: national championship bowl bound!! :w00t:
  9. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    as i said before, one can't come here and expect 100% agreement from others that respond. i didn't say anything negative, i simply stated my opinion. you stated, "adequate nursing care is taking care of all your patients." if you are blowing off ...
  10. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    if by chance this was directed at me, i don't need anyone to speak for me. i can and do speak quite well for myself, thanks. also, just for the record, i, personally, was not "judging" the op for her comment. i was simply stating my opinion regard...
  11. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    no, i have never been enraged by a pt asking for their pain meds that have been prescribed by a qualified physician. a pts pain is what they say it is, plain and simple. i am a huge advocate for adequate pain management. i would never withhold or ...
  12. fire 4 the holidays

    I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. What an awful thing to have to go through. I'm glad you got out safely. As others have already said, your things can be replaced, you can't. You're in my prayers.
  13. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    my post that you quoted, along with the above reply, was the original post that i made when i started this thread. i found your post a little confusing, until i realized that you must not have seen the additional posts that i made to this thread tha...
  14. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    siri - i wanted to thank you for the article/links that you posted. i finally had the chance to read through all of them. they were all great articles, i found them very informative. mistersister - i wanted to thank you as well. the information ...
  15. Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    hmmmm, there are many things about this story that sounds fishy to me. first off, i've never worked anywhere where is was protocol to have a male nurse present during my assessment of a male pt. i've not worked with that many male nurses at the pla...