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  1. What a difference a country makes!!

    irish_std/n posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm irish and I am currently half way through my third year of a four year degree. From this board I have learned how different you all do things in nursing programs in the US. Over here students...

  2. All You Lefty's Out there....

    irish_std/n replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    I'm left handed and very left side dominant...i need the computer mouse over to my left hand, the telephone to my left ear

  3. Question regarding sterility and dressing changes

    irish_std/n posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I was changing a dressing on one of my patients, a post removal of BCC with skin graft. The charge nurse happened to walk by, saw my dressing trolley and told me that I didn't need to wear...

  4. Question regarding sterility and dressing changes

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the great

  5. Question regarding sterility and dressing changes

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    what if theres no order either way? often the orders don't get that specific over

  6. Another Five Star Visitor Thread

    irish_std/n replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    yeah same here in

  7. You Gotta Read It, To Funny

    irish_std/n replied to hppygrndma's topic in General Nursing

    yep this is it! See Me!! What do you see, nurses, what do you see? Are you thinking, when you look at me -- A crabby old woman, not very wise, Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes, Who dribbles...

  8. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    irish_std/n replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a very common name here in Ireland. Its is spelled Eilish (eye-leesh) which is the Irish for Elizabeth or Ailish (a-leesh) which is the Irish for

  9. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    irish_std/n replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    its so strange to read about nurses and ivs, over here its the doctors job to insert the ivs...we don't do

  10. Med Errors

    irish_std/n replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes this was just introduced into my hospital here in Ireland. Its apparently super expensive and we have been warned to only use it where absolutly

  11. Pronunciation

    irish_std/n replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Ireland we say orientated, like " I was orientated to my new job" also we say VIT-A-MINS and Fa-Ji-Tas?? how is fajitas pronouned in the

  12. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    exactly! I guess each situation should be assessed individually, however no one should have to put up with being spoken to with an attitude like the charge nurse's in this situation... The student's...

  13. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some have mentioned their priority being the patient and yes this is obviously true, however don't you think that arming a student with all the facts before she goes to care for the patient is the...

  14. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    really??

  15. Has anyone else lost hair?

    irish_std/n replied to lizzybeth's topic in General Students

    I have

  16. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Back on topic...To the OP I really don't think what you did warranted such an overreaction by the charge nurse, Don't ever let any one make you feel like you can't ask questions, you are there to...

  17. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    sure, I understand that, but overall, from reading your posts, it just seems to me that your general attitude towards students is a negative one, and I don't understand

  18. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    yes, indeed...hhhmmm what a pleasure you must be to work

  19. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    irish_std/n replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    So you are saying that no matter how small an issue you would still go directly to the student's instructor rather than talking it over with the student

  20. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    irish_std/n replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    I feel exactly the same

  21. mistake in clinical and instructor freak out.

    irish_std/n replied to LilPeanut's topic in General Nursing

    so the instructor was only mad cos you interupted a doc at a meeting? So what? The docs no.1 job is pt care...you had a concern for one of your pts...Doctors are not Gods, its awful when they think...

  22. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    irish_std/n replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle

  23. OR nurses & students

    irish_std/n replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    what? Of course my post was directed at you...I was replying to something you wrote, my question, however, was, where in my post was I attacking you? Obviously, I was not attacking you at all. I was...

  24. OR nurses & students

    irish_std/n replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    yeah.... and your

  25. OR nurses & students

    irish_std/n replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    excuse me but at which part of my post was I attacking you? I was simply making a point about nurses thinking it's not their responsibility to teach the next generation of