introspectiveRN

introspectiveRN

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  1. Nursing is my oyster...now where to live

    introspectiveRN replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All ! First off- I do not live in "the ATL" but in a town about an hour and half away in NW Georgia called Rome. Thanks for posting the sites! I have visited a couple of them before but there were...

  2. Nursing is my oyster...now where to live

    introspectiveRN replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Nursing

    I too am searching for the best place to live for both my daughters (ages 11 and 8) and myself. I think that most of a "best place to live" choice has to do with your current circumstances even...

  3. Cesarean Art exhibition

    introspectiveRN replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so glad that you posted

  4. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    introspectiveRN replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: "As for exams, I think everyone has problems with questions. Yes, as mentioned above, some questions are poorly written. Problems also stem from the fact that nursing is a complicated art. A...

  5. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    introspectiveRN replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right. Nursing schools DO exist to make a profit for the University. Our community college has appx 40% of it's students on a pre-RN track. Some years it is even higher. As long as...

  6. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    introspectiveRN replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    I did not realize that there were any schools who were strictly "first come, first served". That sounds like a recipe for disaster. Our school had 336 applicants. Out of that, the top 105 were chosen...

  7. Barcode Meds/Patient

    introspectiveRN replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    good grief!!! i would not like that . i am sorry to hear that it such a pain. come on down to our new unit! it's bee-u-tee-full and they need nurses so badly. seriously... best of luck to you in...

  8. Barcode Meds/Patient

    introspectiveRN replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad I was offered two jobs: one facility had the traditional paper MAR and one had the eMAR. I picked the place with eMAR. I think that it is a wonderful system that's "got your back"...

  9. Ever been accused of being an "overcompensator"?

    introspectiveRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I very highly recommend that you (the OP) give yourself time to browse this site thoroughly. http://drirene.com/ God Bless you in whatever you decide to do . Does your Partner: ignore your feelings?...

  10. Anyone have one of these??!??

    introspectiveRN replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    I found the site several months ago when I was tackling a research paper on horizontal violence in nursing. Ironically, the instructor that I showed the site to (and the commitment to co-workers)...

  11. Anyone have one of these??!??

    introspectiveRN replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    Statement of commitment to co-workers As your co-worker with a shared goal of providing excellent service to people and families, I commit the following: I will accept responsibility for...

  12. Anyone have one of these??!??

    introspectiveRN replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/hastie02.html I highly recommend giving this a read. Good luck to you and for what it is worth....I am so sorry that this is happening to you. :icon_hug:...

  13. Ewwww....Xenical! (warped sense of humor only)

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Yup, the famous drug that introduced our society to the oft bemoaned "anal leakage" side effect. Not to mention "may cause abdominal cramping followed by episodes of explosive diarrhea". Well, it...

  14. How to CYA

    introspectiveRN replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for posting this...so much good, sound advice here. Especially thank you daytonite . I have printed these off and plan to share them with some of the other students that graduate in six...

  15. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    introspectiveRN replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: typical! typical! typical instructor behavior, unfortunately . My guess is that the OP's description of this instructor's behavior is probably rooted in the all too common "power trip"....

  16. kids wreak of smoke...ethics question

    introspectiveRN replied to narnar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First of all, to everyone who has posted here and has identified themselves as a considerate smoker; :redpinkhe thank you. I smoked for 11 years 7 months and then quit when I found out I was pregnant...

  17. Role of the RN in LTC

    introspectiveRN replied to manna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of my instructors was talking about this very subject today. I think that so many positions have to do with where you are in your life. If you have small kids, you need predictability. Single...

  18. Great places to live in Atlanta...

    introspectiveRN replied to Future_RN_Kamaria's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Too funny!...because that is exactly why I am looking to get away too . Wherever you go, good luck to you. Being single gives you so many more options (Atlanta is a very expensive city for raising...

  19. My New Nurse Wake-Up Call; Shocking Behaviors

    introspectiveRN replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I really like that one. And I like the idea of recording the incident. Nursing will be my third career and I have NEVER seen a workplace that tolerated such aberrant behavior from...

  20. Why are unstable ICU/CCU pts on our med/surg floor?!

    introspectiveRN replied to christvs's topic in Medical-Surgical

    YIPES!!! I meant to say "adenosine" NOT "amiodarone".

  21. Great places to live in Atlanta...

    introspectiveRN replied to Future_RN_Kamaria's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Alot of this depends; are you single/family? are you looking for good schools/nightlife? apartment/house? where are you looking to work? and also- may I ask why you are leaving Houston? I am...

  22. Future of Nursing

    introspectiveRN replied to cmc320's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: This could be done ya know....break it down into areas of training/cross training and specialty of practice there could be a guild over each of these. Then this could be further broken...

  23. Why are unstable ICU/CCU pts on our med/surg floor?!

    introspectiveRN replied to christvs's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have done clinical rotations in three different hospitals; two of them had the type of pts you are discussing, really ICU pts..Not as an everyday occurence but, I did hear several of the nurses...

  24. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    introspectiveRN replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    I appreciate reading these posts too. I will be "grad-gee-ay-tin'" from nursing school here in GA in May. I am very interested in eventually relocating to TX. I would like to travel to Dallas, Ft....

  25. leaving job after 5 months

    introspectiveRN replied to Goodby5's topic in General Nursing

    . Really sorry that you are in this position...I am only a student right now but I can tell you; I have worked too hard to allow someone else to make decisions that could jeopardize my (future)...