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  1. Angry, Hostile, Upset Patients

    gdsgrl replied to Wildcard412's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I'm a new nurse and I was face to face with a very angry pt the other night, all I did was walk in the room with her medications, this woman was livid, I didn't get her meds to her when she...

  2. Do you sleep before your first nightshift?

    gdsgrl replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-730am, I always try to sleep at least 5 hours before going in to work, if not I will not have a good night. I was up this am at 330 am, will go take a warm shower, lay down around 0900 and...

  3. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    gdsgrl replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I know just how you feel, I'm still with a preceptor but so overwhelmed I just want to run the other way. This is pure craziness and I am totally dreading being "on my own in 2 1/2 weeks, I feel...

  4. Extreme New Nurse Anxiety

    gdsgrl replied to lakerette01's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your encouragement, I really appreciate you kind words. I just got home from a shift was my toughest one yet. Wow I feel defeated, it was nearly impossible to keep up, and still so...

  5. Extreme New Nurse Anxiety

    gdsgrl replied to lakerette01's topic in General Nursing

    I too am a new grad in a new job. I get so nervous before I have to go I feel like I could simply run the other way. I've had several preceptors and I find this confusing because they all do things...

  6. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    gdsgrl replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    All I can say is this trick worked for me, I took the test yesterday and I passed, it never let me go to the payment

  7. Nursing Assistant patient ratio's

    gdsgrl replied to kotys's topic in Pediatric

    How about 18 -20 pts per 1 NA! I really don't like my

  8. Shorting us of our NAs---WHY??

    gdsgrl replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not an RN yet, however, I have 2 quarters left to go before I graduate. I am working summers at a hospital as an NA. I have been assigned up to 18 pts a day - this is ridiculous to say the least....

  9. Nursing Math 109

    gdsgrl replied to smiley777's topic in General Students

    I took that class, I am guessing you are at the local community college in Dayton, that is where I attend.(the one with the long long long waiting list) Go through that book page by page by page, the...

  10. Injections practice?

    gdsgrl replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    I am a nursing student in Ohio, we can't practice on each other or our family. I am a Medical Assistant and I always gave injections without the Dr present, never had to be supervised in any office to...

  11. Barnes & Noble member?

    gdsgrl replied to blessedx2's topic in General Students

    definitely worth the $25, I have saved as much as $30.00 on one book, the average is probably 4-15 dollars on a book, definitely worth

  12. Question.....I'm kind of confused

    gdsgrl replied to able2009's topic in General Nursing

    I live in OH and here CMA's work more in Dr Office or clinic. They don't make what an LPN does, but an LPN is licensed, an MA Certified. However, an MA can give injections, and CNA, PCT, cannot. I...

  13. Grading scale

    gdsgrl replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Students

    We have to have an 80% to pass and that is considered a "C". Anything less, you don't go on and can only fail twice and your out. 80-86 = C 87-92=B 93-100=A A 76 or 78% would be a blessing for

  14. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    gdsgrl replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    I have to know the pharmacological class, the reason my patient is taking the drug, the action of the drug, the side effects and any parameters for the med. Also if med depends on a lab result, I...

  15. Disgusted With School

    gdsgrl replied to Knok_Turn_Al's topic in General Students

    I totally completely agree with you! They tell us to get a good nights sleep because we need to be rested for our patient care the next day, but then they give us homework that keeps us up until 2:00...

  16. Disgusted With School

    gdsgrl replied to Knok_Turn_Al's topic in General Students

    The clincial site we are at this quarter has careplans for every patient, but they are not as nearly in depth as what we have to do at school. I've heard that some hospitals have premade care plans...

  17. Disgusted With School

    gdsgrl replied to Knok_Turn_Al's topic in General Students

    This ridiculous care plan, covers everything you can imagine, from H &P, all meds, actions, dosages, indications, parameters, our head to toe assessment, assessment for care days 2 & 3,...

  18. Disgusted With School

    gdsgrl replied to Knok_Turn_Al's topic in General Students

    I'd give anything for a 20 -30 pg care plan, ours are 47 pages every Tuesday night, plus memorizing everything about our pts meds for Med recall on Wed morning. Nursing school is so hard, I have...

  19. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    gdsgrl replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much for you encouragement, I'm getting ready to go in to work and have "dreaded it all morning". I love love love the patients, but some (not all) of my coworkers are just difficult and...

  20. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    gdsgrl replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    I recently started working in a hospital (first time) as an NA, I have never experienced such rude behavior as some of these nurses and NA's dish out. It has made me rethink wanting to become a nurse,...

  21. Age you will/were graduated?

    gdsgrl replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'm so glad you posted. I will be 49 when I graduate also, but I still have 1 1/2yrs to go. But it's nice to know I'm not

  22. Is anyone in Pharmocology

    gdsgrl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone out there is suffering as miserably as I am with Pharmocology?:smiletea2: I'm drowning in it. How do you keep up with this? We have only 2 exams and 1 comprehensive...

  23. Age you will/were graduated?

    gdsgrl replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'll be 49 when I am finished, and like the earlier poster, better later than never. This is my "second" career, something I have always wanted to do, and now I am finally doing

  24. Is anyone in Pharmocology

    gdsgrl replied to gdsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :smilecoffeecup: Awe, thank you TexasAngel. I think I may need a few cups of that Starbucks you have. Maybe an IV filled with

  25. Is anyone in Pharmocology

    gdsgrl replied to gdsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wish me luck, my first exam in Monday at 8 am. I have studied for 2 days, and will do so the next 2