sprintin08

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1. dealing with workers who hate you

   sprintin08 replied to sprintin08's topic in Relations

   thanks so much for the advice everyone

2. dealing with workers who hate you

   sprintin08 posted a topic in Relations

   i have one year left of school for my RN and absolutely love it. however, i am not cut out for all the drama at work. i work at a nursing home and it is 100% my passion. i love the elderly population more than anything and have never once dreaded goi...

3. dealing with confused patients

   sprintin08 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I work at a nursing home and last night there was a resident who was convinced the building was on fire and needed to get out. I was trying to calm him down, telling him there was no fire. Then the nurse came in and was telling him she was calling ...

4. Hippa question

   sprintin08 replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

   ok thanks everyone! and I will make sure its HIPAA from now on, thanks :)

5. Hippa question

   sprintin08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am a nursing student. Is it against hippa to tell people what type of procedures I did or what type of surgeries I saw at clinical if I am not saying any information about the patient? Someone told me it was, but I don't see why saying "i sta...

6. job advice for a nursing student

   sprintin08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am just finishing my second summer working as an aide in a nursing home. I'll be starting my third year of nursing school in the fall to be an RN. I am trying to decide what I should do for a job next summer, as it will be my last summer before I...

7. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   sprintin08 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   patient: help me, help me, will somebody help me! me: what do you need? patient i need you! me: why's that patient: because you're my sweetheart... and i love you **big smile on her face** patient: nurse, get me out of this bed RIGHT NOW me: why do y...

8. patient friend request on Facebook

   sprintin08 replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

   I am still a student, but reading through everyone's posts have caused some questions to pop up in my mind. I don't think I would want to add a patient as a friend on facebook, but I am curious as to why it is wrong for "patients to be friends" ...w...

9. NCLEX practice book

   sprintin08 posted a topic in NCLEX

   i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of good practice books for the NCLEX. i wanted to get to practice over the summer. if anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!! thanks :)

10. what can i do at clinical?

    sprintin08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have finally started my first clinicals at the hospital in nursing school :) The first couple weeks, I have felt a little bit like I have been in the way and the nurses have been stressed out/possibly annoyed with me and the other students being t...

11. feeding tube question!!

    sprintin08 posted a topic in General Students

    which of the following meds can NOT be given through a nasogastric or feeding tube? lasix 40mg cartia XT cardizem 30mg amoxicillin 500mg dilantin 200mg ...i cant find it anywhere in my drug book this is the first time i am learning about feeding tub...

12. what can i expect on nursing school?

    sprintin08 replied to pandameow's topic in General Students

    nursing school is stressful, the hardest thing ever, but the best thing ever as well. for me, something that really helps me is staying motivated and reminded as to why i want to be a nurse in the first place, so i have nursing quotes and pictures o...

13. what do you regret?

    sprintin08 replied to Rosa523's topic in General Students

    i just finished my first round of clinicals and i would say i regret being so tense and nervous!! i wasnt passing meds or doing anything serious, so its not like i was going to hurt my patient taking her vital signs that i had practiced hundreds of t...

14. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    sprintin08 replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    i have yet to cry in nursing school, but i did cry in my summer job as an aide. a 96 year old lady at the nursing home i worked at was crying to me about how she just wanted to die. i held her hand and gave her a hug and she then told me she wanted t...

15. clinical questions:)

    sprintin08 replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    thank you very much everyone!! i will definitely ask everything i am not sure about!