NursePooh

I think the original post title is very interesting...this student admits that the realities of modern day nursing are unpleasant but would prefer to remain blissfully ignorant. Hmmmmm. When I was in school, nobody told me doodly squat about what to ...

no weekends or holidays? geeze, where do you work? the hospital where i worked (albeit briefly) in the or had weekend and holiday call. not to mention weeknight call. it was entirely possible to get called in at midnight, then end up working your sch...

Even when I have worked units/floors where colored scrubs were the uniform, I would wear a white coat. Clean white nursing shoes also (not rainbow neon running shoes please!) with white hose. When I worked at a facility where all the floor nurses wor...

i originally intended to go into an lpn program, but missed the application deadline and ended up in the prerequisite program for rns. later on i was glad, because eventually i would have wanted to go for my rn, and if i'd been an lpn first i'd have ...

Now now, let's let the newbies get used to the idea of CLEANING poop before we get into the oogier subjects like impaction removals

Yes, and many times you end up cleaning it OFF OF YOURSELF! Down the road you may end up in a poop-free job, but you gotta get through nursing school first. I highly recommend the path I chose, which was to spend a year as a CNA in a nursing home fi...

I had a similar experience. I arrived one night for my shift on my tele floor and was told I had to go to the ER. There was an agency nurse on tele that night, but she refused to be sent there (I resented that at first, then realized she was right to...

I had a similar experience. I arrived one night for my shift on my tele floor and was told I had to go to the ER. There was an agency nurse on tele that night, but she refused to be sent there (I resented that at first, then realized she was right to...

YA THINK?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YA THINK?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, when it hits the courts, that nurse will be held responsible (although probably not solely). You are legally liable once you accept an assignment...if you know you are not qualified, you are legally obligated to refuse. She allowed them to bull...

Well, when it hits the courts, that nurse will be held responsible (although probably not solely). You are legally liable once you accept an assignment...if you know you are not qualified, you are legally obligated to refuse. She allowed them to bull...

Do you mind if I ask what field you went into? I have not worked as an RN in over a year now, and am not sure I want to consider going back.

Do you mind if I ask what field you went into? I have not worked as an RN in over a year now, and am not sure I want to consider going back.

I think it depends on the individual. I couldn't usually go straight to bed (unless it was my third twelve in a row and/or the night from hell), so I would sit and "unwind" in the lazyboy I bought myself. That's usually where I'd end up falling aslee...

Not long ago I was in the checkout line of my local grocery, when the cashier turned and shouted to her manager "It's sooooooo slow, can I go home early?" I just looked at her and said "you're in for it now, you better tell the fate gods you didn't m...

[/QB] Worked today for me, too...guess my computer was just tired yesterday Thanks again!

[/QB] Worked today for me, too...guess my computer was just tired yesterday Thanks again!

Or even eight hour nights. I have worked a few places that would hold inservices during the night shift, but then if you were busy and didn't show up, the manager would get all pissy. Apparently they thought nothing ever happened at night, so it was ...

Or even eight hour nights. I have worked a few places that would hold inservices during the night shift, but then if you were busy and didn't show up, the manager would get all pissy. Apparently they thought nothing ever happened at night, so it was ...

Brwonie, I am getting an error message stating that URL is not found on this server. It happened both using IE and Netscape Anybody else have any luck?

Brwonie, I am getting an error message stating that URL is not found on this server. It happened both using IE and Netscape Anybody else have any luck?

Brownie, thank you SO MUCH for that website link! I already checked it out, and it is going to be an amazing help in my quest for relicensure. I may even get it done BEFORE my move (I'd rather read than pack and clean any day of the week) I am on...

Brownie, thank you SO MUCH for that website link! I already checked it out, and it is going to be an amazing help in my quest for relicensure. I may even get it done BEFORE my move (I'd rather read than pack and clean any day of the week) I am on...