PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. how easy is it to find a nursing job w/ an ADN in so. cali?

    PANurseRN1 replied to JEWELZxO6's topic in General Nursing

    Relax. Worry about how you'll handle an interview when you get a little closer to it. You haven't even gotten into a program yet; don't stress yourself out

  2. An ethical question.

    PANurseRN1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    If you're legally obligated to report, then you should report. If not, you could be violating

  3. Quitting after orientation, part deux

    PANurseRN1 replied to sarita279's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The problem with community health as a new grad is you don't have other people around to "ask questions." You're expected to go out there and function independently. You need to have the clinical and...

  4. another nurse hurt a patient in labor

    PANurseRN1 replied to rnurse2be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another thing: Passing along second hand information is not a good idea, particularly when you're dealing with issues like this. If you weren't there to witness the situation, you really don't know...

  5. Not sure if nursing is the right field for me...

    PANurseRN1 replied to jgriff650s's topic in General Nursing

    Amen.

  6. Protecting my license/patients now paranoid.........

    PANurseRN1 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I never said anything about being willing to sacrifice your integrity. But I don't know a single licensed nurse with experience who has not, at one time or another, been caught off-guard by something...

  7. Help, A New Doctor?

    PANurseRN1 replied to nursingworld #1's topic in General Nursing

    How about waiting until you actually interact with this doctor before deciding he's an ogre? The rumors may be far from reality. I also have to take issue with the "set in their old ways" comment....

  8. Protecting my license/patients now paranoid.........

    PANurseRN1 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    clee: Telling an employer you're keeping a journal is a bad idea. First, it sounds confrontational from the get-go. Second, you want your journal to be private, something you control. Public knowledge...

  9. Joining the ANA and staffing issues

    PANurseRN1 replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    What Timothy

  10. Pronunciation

    PANurseRN1 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Follow the line of logic. If someone is speaking in a manner that "sounds" pretentious, do you think, "Wow, she sounds pretentious!" or "Wow. That person has a pretentious way of saying that word!"?...

  11. Pronunciation

    PANurseRN1 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, then I guess I must be pretentious, because I've always pronounced it "sahn."

  12. WHY are nurses so catty??

    PANurseRN1 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    See the thread where some nurses are labeled as "pretentious" just because of how they say "centimeter." Major

  13. Pronunciation

    PANurseRN1 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And my dictionary lists both pronunciations as correct. Maybe we should be spending less time worrying about how it's pronounced (and imputing false motives on those who...shudder...pronounce it as...

  14. Pronunciation

    PANurseRN1 replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL! So

  15. New nursing graduate - Question about ER

    PANurseRN1 replied to LSUGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    One year is definitely not enough time to be ready to become a

  16. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Under no circumstances should Tony let admin. know about his posts here. That could buy him a world of hurt. I wish you the best, Tony. You sound like a skilled, compassionate nurse who is a strong...

  17. (Very Long)Might have to drop out of school DAYCARE

    PANurseRN1 replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. Had he hurt another child, that parent's child could have held her liable and possibly sued. You were fortunate that it happened to the child of one of your friends, and that your friend...

  18. Let's call Oprah

    PANurseRN1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    I'm already active with nursingadvocacy.org, and I have written for the local paper, letters to the editor. I take every opportunity I can to educate people about nursing. So it's not like I sit here...

  19. :( Sad - LPN (little pretend nurse comment)

    PANurseRN1 replied to Amyjosonata's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The next time someone makes a comment like that to you, look them square in the eye and say "Why on earth would you say something so rude to me?" (After the person wanders off in embarrassment, feel...

  20. Let's call Oprah

    PANurseRN1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    With due respect Sharon, I said I didn't feel she had the chops compared to other major journalists. I know what her background is...she used to be on the local news in Baltimore, MD and I know she...

  21. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    PANurseRN1 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Bypass can be used, as long as it is not primed with blood. As long as the blood remains in circulation, bypass is

  22. Fake JHACO Reps/Terrorism Memo

    PANurseRN1 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    We also got a

  23. Let's call Oprah

    PANurseRN1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a perfect example of the garbage our fellow nurses are dealing

  24. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Tony: You did not do anything wrong. The only way that situation could have been worse would have been having JAWS show up for a visit. Get another job...protect your

  25. Let's call Oprah

    PANurseRN1 replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    I stand by my statement that Oprah doesn't have the journalistic cred. to cover this. She does some pieces well; those that are areas very specific to her interests, however. She's much better at the...