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  1. Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    I know that you are frustrated with the assignment, but I think it will help you in the long run. Just start by taking a deep breath and define the word, then tell what it means to you and give examples that were in your life. I think it would be one...
  2. Advise on Communicating With family members

    Since I have been on both sides as a nurse and a "hovering family member", lol, I will give a little advice. Always come in and introduce yourself, look professional, no winkled scrubs or long hair. Put it back in a pony tail or up. Nothing like long...
  3. Dialysis nursing - New graduate

    Please have a sense of humor with the patients! Talk to them about various things, movies, their families, etc. It makes them feel so much better. Don't lecture them all the time, they usually know what they can eat, drink, etc. Be good to the techs...
  4. Mystery Baby

    I would look into cardiac problems or she might be more immature than you think and it just wears her out to suck. Some need more time than others and do get that limp limb look when feeding. I have seen some big 8 lb premies do that.
  5. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    ???? what if it was your child. I would just put the earring back in, really.
  6. Is this what being an RN in dialysis is like?

    I think this is what all new nurses feel like. It takes 6 mos to a year to become comfortable. It did me many years ago. Many a time I wanted to quit, then I got experience and the doctors would come to me to ask me what I thought about a certain pa...
  7. Have them taped, then everyone can hear them when they can. Maybe the educator can do this.
  8. Are student loans haunting you?

    Be sure to tell your co-signers that if you can't pay for the student loans that they will have to pay them for you. The best advise is DON'T co sign anybodies student loan! unless YOU have lots of money.
  9. Depression with psychosis student

    You need to ask yourself, if you handle stress very well. Nursing school is very stressful and being a neonatal nurse can be extremely stressful with life and death decisions of tiny babies and stressed out parents. ( I know this, because I have done...
  10. Lantus - Does it matter evening or night?

    Lantus can also be given in 2 doses, 12 hours apart. So you can do it am and pm. One of my relatives does this and is better for them.
  11. PICC Line with TPN going, How to give Benadryl IV?

    I was taught never to infuse anything in a TPN line. We always had a separate line for anything else.
  12. If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    How about being a surgical tech in the OR? They are right at the surgical area and don't deal directly with patients. I think it is a not too long course. I too, after a while did not like being a CNA and did not like Med-Surg, but loved OB
  13. Should I take AP2 and Micro together?

    I did that many years ago, very hard with both. I would separate them and take one at a time, esp. with a family. Lots of studying.
  14. Good luck finding a job with a psychology degree. I know too many that did and they can't find jobs. You need a masters degree to get anything even with being a social worker and be working on a doc. degree. BE sure to see how much they make. I woul...
  15. This happened a few months ago and they are just now complaining? Don't they have anything better to do? Tell the boss that you will apologize and that you won't do it any more and continue on. If I was the boss, I would not be bothered unless the ...