PeachPie

PeachPie

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  1. how to help pt's finance meds?

    PeachPie replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Drugs aren't usually prices according to strength, so if possible, tell the patient to ask for a double dose and cut them in

  2. my classmates HATE me

    PeachPie replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the best things that you can do are covering your butt and gaining credibility with your

  3. my classmates HATE me

    PeachPie replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a great essay that helped me deal with drama. It really inspired me and made me feel better. Read

  4. my classmates HATE me

    PeachPie replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should stop playing the game and learn just to walk away, but if it starts affecting you in ways that could be dangerous, like my encounter with Nosy, then you do need to take action. It is...

  5. my classmates HATE me

    PeachPie replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    A good deal of my classmates hate me, and I'm proud of it! I'm a good student, I'm not afraid to answer questions, I don't allow leeches to dump their work on me, I don't engage in gossip, and I...

  6. Patients on Medicaid

    PeachPie replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've noticed that many low SES people are rude in general. I've worked many retail and nursing home jobs, and a significant portion of people stuck at the bottom stayed there for a reason: Their...

  7. Medical Assisting is a rip-off! I work at a school that trains them!

    PeachPie posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm working in a school that teaches medical assistants, and I would just like to warn some of you deciding between LPN and MA about this career. 1) If you're not bilingual, you're not going to get a...

  8. Hand and fingernail care

    PeachPie replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Goldbond

  9. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    PeachPie replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    Fava beans and a nice

  10. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    PeachPie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I get this crap all the time, mostly off the job. Somehow, I'm supposed to be this sweet, squishy stereotype. The other day, I was expressing some of my political views, and someone told me, "I can't...

  11. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Hehehe, he wanted to have his cake and eat it

  12. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I'm not happy to report this, but I am relieved. The woman did not pass the Nurse Aide state licensing exam. While transferring a patient, she did not heed the elderly resident's complaints of...

  13. Medical Assisting is a rip-off! I work at a school that trains them!

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, the salary thing is very true. I know many who are making $8-10/hour as an MA, with the rare $12/hr and up. With that kind of money, you might as well be a medication aide or nurse aide (school...

  14. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    It turns out that there was a misunderstanding. This woman's daughter has not been enrolled in the class alongside with her. However, it has happened in the school. About a year ago, a Vietnamese...

  15. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    What really peed me off about these people was the fact that they blamed me for their lack of responsibility. For example, I repeatedly asked the woman if she understood, asked if she had any...

  16. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    It is a state exam in which a person independent of the school tests the students in both clinical and classroom

  17. What has Nursing become?

    PeachPie replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN, AMEN! Don't be a martyr! Don't be coerced into being a doormat by people pulling the, "Nurses are supposed to be selfless and compassionate,"

  18. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    A helicopter parent is a parent who is disgustingly involved in his/her kid's life. You know, the parents who are always chewing out the teachers for their kids' bad grades, the ones who tag along to...

  19. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I too have nothing against people who come here for a better life. However, they shouldn't feel entitled to having jobs that they are not qualified to do. I really feel sorry for the people who went...

  20. What country do you dream of working abroad?

    PeachPie replied to happystar's topic in General Nursing

    UAE, Australia, Japanese Army base or international hospital,

  21. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    PeachPie replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    Someone told me something that makes it slightly easier, "It is not our job to judge teen mommas in the delivery room with their seven potential babydaddys. That's CPS's job." I sometimes have to...

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    PeachPie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    If you cheat on your boyfriend, get pregnant from the fling, but want to anchor the boyfriend as a babydaddy, make sure that your boyfriend doesn't have a congenital condition that makes him have no...

  23. "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    PeachPie replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    She's going to be weeded out real quick, especially if she thinks that she can breeze through

  24. That MD is a %^&( and this is how I dealt with it....

    PeachPie replied to MoriahRN's topic in General Nursing

    ^HAHAHAHA I love baited situations in which you can extract a full confession from

  25. Donating Nursing Texts Overseas

    PeachPie replied to RavenAngel's topic in General Nursing

    My grandpa donated his old med school textbooks to Russia. I'm sorry that I can't give you a lead, but I commend you for your