rhenmag9

rhenmag9

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  1. Need aggregate teaching idea's for nurses

    rhenmag9 replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    try 2 visit nurses vices.com or disadvantages of nursing profession (yahoo.com) ..im sure it will help

  2. The hospital in Loveland adding 400 nurses

    rhenmag9 replied to Town & Country's topic in Colorado Nursing

    dnt have any idea but thats good

  3. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    rhenmag9 replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :uhoh3:felt bad when I started to work as a nurse 3 years ago...the long hours, the understaffing, the shifting of schedules..holidays missing, etccc.:mad:....but i strive coz i have to feed my...

  4. Tell Me Why??? Frustrated

    rhenmag9 replied to johnson0424's topic in Emergency

    ;)same here...I resigned to my recent job( b4 teaching med surg) bcoz of that anomaly????? :madface:....got a new one which I consider a big blessing...no regrets....I know u wll have a lot of...

  5. What did you do before you started teaching?

    rhenmag9 replied to Aneroo's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    for the subjects which i am nt familliar, i cnducted researches...lots of research...books on how to handle nursing education,focused also on the recent trainings so that students can absorb....lots...

  6. No experience?

    rhenmag9 replied to Applebed's topic in General Students

    theres a lot of opportunity out there....success in life is gradual and a step by step struggle..Im sure u will have a lot of opportunities coz ur striving and wll be blessed bcoz of taking care of ur...

  7. Pt refused to leave!

    rhenmag9 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    --too many complains hah......and very demanding...jst contnue serving patients and meeting their needs but avoid d relatives esp. the ones who r very demanding slash

  8. I Passed the test!!!

    rhenmag9 replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :balloons:Congratulations!!!!;)keep it

  9. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    rhenmag9 replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    :idea:I think in order 2 cope with that stress in ur life, u have to take things 1 at a time, and nt 2 bring hang ups and problems at home because it will bother u emotionally. Nursing is a...

  10. Ethical Issues

    rhenmag9 replied to imenid37's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've encountered an ethical dillema 2 yrs ago...a neighbor was requesting a medicine (action is to induce abortion). :angryfire:uhoh3:..she said she's exp. delayed period and afraid of having another...

  11. Do you tell nurses ands Dr's that you are a nurse when you are the pt?

    rhenmag9 replied to FlyLady's topic in General Nursing

    i do not tell d doctors or nurses that i'm n d same profession, but if they commit mistakes(esp.iv regulations,lab exams etc..) i let them know so that nxt time they will perform such...

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    rhenmag9 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    patient was rushed due to DOB, asked for O2 or brownbag, I said why? she said It was a mortal sin not to buy pink bag every last week of the month, she said shes not feeling well and wanted to be...

  13. Noise on the Night Shift

    rhenmag9 replied to becksgr's topic in General Nursing

    oh dear, same here...noise is inevitable esp. if noise comes from patients and pts. relatives....We already discussed it in the unit, we facilitated conferences also esp. if graveyard shifts...but no...

  14. teaching meds

    rhenmag9 replied to valene's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    medication scanners are big help, time saving and helps the students for handling

  15. Clinical evaluation of nursing students

    rhenmag9 replied to brigitte's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It depends on the institution you are teaching...In our school, we have performance eval.tool, it has categories ( ex. giving meds, handling patients to recovery and handling machines), students are...

  16. Giving meds in clinicals

    rhenmag9 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    my students started giving meds( iv, oral and im) after passing theoretical teaching, 4th sem after minor subjects... i always tell them check the route and dosages...computations in ivs and dosages...

  17. BRAND NEW CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR - Nervous!

    rhenmag9 replied to zacsmimi's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I salute you!!! good luck in your career...I had the same feeling last year, dont be scared coz' I know you can make it...my first teaching experience, I had 13 students in med- surg and some of them...

  18. Ever have one of those days.....

    rhenmag9 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    :nurse:nice that you vent out your emotions, lots of hospital workers have that experience specially working with difficult days....just work with confidence and stay happy...thats the secret.....

  19. lack of exposure...

    rhenmag9 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am just sharing my experience in handling students in ICU, We have only 4 days for the whole exposure and students are not allowed to handle patients...they only absorb what I am teaching like...

  20. Tips for New Nurse Educators

    rhenmag9 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thank you for the tips....its been 3 months since i started teaching 3rd year students...it is true that hand outs saves time and energy but some students are not that responsible for taking notes,...

  21. $$$$ to be made!!

    rhenmag9 replied to canoehead's topic in Nursing Humor

    :imbar Stealing???? nice to be rich

  22. Question And Answer!

    rhenmag9 replied to shall's topic in Nursing Humor

    :) some students find it hard to answer simple questions...cute and often happens esp. in clinical

  23. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    rhenmag9 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient in medical ward, she pushed the call light, I rushed to the room and guess what? she told me how many drops per minute was the Iv line giving and how can she count it?Is it per...

  24. Nursing School Bloopers

    rhenmag9 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Nice to hear that your instructor didint mind of the small mistakes, thats okey, now you know she can make you laugh instead of being nervous all the

  25. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rhenmag9 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle hahaha!!!!! I forgot my problems and laugh out loud!!!! thats