yellow rose

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1. Always finishing late, but is clocking out on time OK?

   yellow rose replied to wishingmary's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I've been a nurse for about a year and I work on a very busy step-down unit!!! Time management is hugely important, but it really only comes with practice! And just when you think you're...

2. HIPPA violation.....question

   yellow rose replied to dragonfly954's topic in General Nursing

   When a patient is admitted, the nurse has to explain HIPPAA and the 4-digit PIN number to the pt. The number is given to them, and they give it out to whoever they want. If anybody calls asking for...

3. Left-handed nurses

   yellow rose replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a lefty also...but not remotely ambidextrous The only problems I've had was in school. When I was first learning procedures, all my instructors were right-handed and I had difficulty copying...

4. What unit do you work in and why?

   yellow rose replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

   When I started nursing school, I was totally convinced that I wanted to be a NICU nurse! Pediatrics totally changed my mind. Then I did clinicals in adult ICU and loved it and thought that I could...

5. How many IVs....

   yellow rose replied to linfull's topic in General Students

   Our last semester we had to start Iv's on one another in lab..and it was terrifying! But it was a really good experience...nurses were then more likely to let us "attempt" while we were in clinical....

6. Why can't I be a nurse?

   yellow rose replied to Cali's topic in General Nursing

   I sympathize with you....I'm 22 and a new grad! I've been asked several times "Are you sure you're old enough to be a nurse?" On my 21st b-day, I was working as an lpn at the time, and I told a pt it...

7. How much did your education cost?

   yellow rose replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

   Approximately 20,000 for a BSN, not including books, lab fees etc...I don't even want to think about how much I spent on

8. Nurses caps!

   yellow rose replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

   Our nursing school required caps...as well as blue pin striped dresses.... and we all hated them! My cap fell off too many times to count, in addition to getting tangled in multiple IV lines. Getting...

9. How much do you make?

   yellow rose replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   New grad- ICU stepdown $18.37

10. Men vs. Women

    yellow rose replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought I'd add my"student two cents" Someone mentioned that nurses have a great deal of autonomy in LTC. I have spent the last three months on an extended care/rehab unit, and this is definitely...

11. Co-workers with poor grooming habits

    yellow rose replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student at a very traditional school. We are required to wear caps to clinical, which nobody likes, and students from other schools make fun of. However, I have recieved comments from...