NurseLili

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1. Arts in health care

   NurseLili replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

   Todd, thank you for this. This is a great thing for our patients. I especially prefer the healing power of music. I can just imagine myself giving a piano concert at the hospital where I work to the stroke pts!!!! That's why I'm enrolling in piano...

2. Should I inform the UM or should I wait for them to do it first?

   NurseLili replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   Night Owl, you have good instincts. So use them. I promise you, if you end up reporting this to the pt. advocate, she will believe you. Remember, we are patient advocates first and colleagues second. I can tell you this because I've already reported ...

3. Appropriate attire for shadowing floor nurse position

   NurseLili replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I've been allowed to shadow a nurse with scrubs as a nursing student. As an orientee, I've also worn scrubs. If scrubs are not allowed, I suggest comfortable dress slacks with a lab coat.

4. Flirting at work

   NurseLili replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, GAnurse, now that you have explored some experiences with flirtation & flattery.... Remember that as a nurse you alway uphold a standard of professional conduct, never mind the hospital's guidelines, it's about the professionalism you convey....

5. The dreaded panty line.......

   NurseLili replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

   :chuckle YES, SOMEONE HAS BEEN STUDYING NURSES' BEHINDS- I read an article last week. This happened in a London hospital last summer, where nurses in a cardiac unit were banned from wearing thongs. Evidently, when the pts. would see a nurse wearing t...

6. Student doctor/PA discussion boards

   NurseLili replied to nicudaynurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmmmm...Snag, this PA is implying that "going to PA school is the same as med school"?????? Well, that just tells you how much out of touch this person is. If technical tasks such as suturing and surgical procedures are the focus of their education...

7. Why the nurses get no respect...

   NurseLili replied to daveFL's topic in General Nursing

   Dave, thanks for your input. I have to agree with UntamedSoul about promoting nurse's empowerment to make changes, because no one else will do it unless we take matters into our own hands. This reminds me of a veteran RN who constatnly complained ab...

8. survey: Do you plan on furthering your nursing education?

   NurseLili replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Is it worth it? You bet ... I consider that furhtering my education (to an MSN-FNP) is not mainly a matter of money, because I might not be reach the triple digits, but it's definitely a personal merit...plus there can be more autonomy. The influence...

9. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

   NurseLili replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

   Inevitably most of us will be in that situation, and it wil all depend on the culture of the family. I agree it's pretty ugly to witness all the rib-cracking, skin-fizzling shocks and nasty intubations that occur during a code, but if I can give a l...

10. what's your thought on this?

    NurseLili replied to ZORYA's topic in General Nursing

    Sad....that schools have to utilize these methods - to recruit more nursing students. The student mix in my math courses was diverse: pre-nursing, pre-pharmacology, pre psychology & pre-nuclear technology... Algebra, statistics & chemistry. ...

11. "The View" insults nursing

    NurseLili replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    I missed the prime time special but watch the show regularly. As lighthearted as the "ugly nurse" sketch might have been, I concur with many of you, that didn't make it right because with the critical nursing situation we cannot affort further denig...