MQ Edna

MQ Edna

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  1. Voluntary OT

    MQ Edna posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm very angry right now. This is something that has been bothering me for a while, but it really ticked me off tonight. As direct care staff I'm not afraid to disclose that I make around $11-$12/hr....

  2. Voluntary OT

    MQ Edna replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    True! So True! But I'm apprehensive of this as well... once I become an LPN... they are notorious at our facility for being nothing but "pill-pushers" I just hope I gain some real exp... but then in...

  3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    MQ Edna replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't ever think you can drink an entire half gallon of whiskey and get away with it. (college roomate a few years

  4. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    MQ Edna replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I was one in 1987

  5. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    MQ Edna replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I was a cashier at a local grocery store and also worked in the salad bar making fruit plates and things like that.... and after that I currently work at a facility caring for indiv. with...

  6. A doctor asking you to give him a cup of coffee!!

    MQ Edna replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Same. If I was asked politely, I would get coffee for anyone if I wasn't busy with something else. But I'm no ones door-mat, if you want your coffee that badly, better just get it yourself. It's an...

  7. Too UGLY for Nursing?

    MQ Edna replied to showbizrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *gets ugly stick out and hides between the pews all ninja like* I'll show 'em ugly. :selfbonk: Seriously, some people just need to grow up. Who are you to decide what is beautiful and what is ugly?...

  8. use of Cadd pumps in pain management

    MQ Edna replied to jwelhwel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    continuous ambulatory drug

  9. Giving Report to a CNA

    MQ Edna replied to niknoc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a direct care staff who does pretty much everything a CNA does execpt for handing out medications.... I have to report BM's, any incidents even if their was only a potential for injury... I have...

  10. Nursing School Bloopers

    MQ Edna replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    *falls over in

  11. Do many nurses resent their patients?

    MQ Edna replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That brings up and interesting point.... I think I tolerate my clients better because they can't help it. I think when I become a nurse, there will have to be some adjustment made because I know some...

  12. Do many nurses resent their patients?

    MQ Edna replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes get annoyed with the indivduals but I never show it and I usualy end up laughing about it later. Despite any griping I may have posted on this forum, I do enjoy my job as a direct care...

  13. Help! Accused of verbal abuse.

    MQ Edna replied to nurse.pammy's topic in General Nursing

    This happens ALL the time where I work. It's called "being on the bench".... except we are allowed to report work when this happens... we just have to sit in a room on "non-client contact" for our...

  14. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    MQ Edna replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Though I can't really relate because I'm not yet a nurse, but I think it shouldn't really matter how we document as long as we get the point across and the pt. gets the care the need. Annoying or not,...

  15. Nursing as a Science and Religious Consideration in Healthcare

    MQ Edna replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good thoughts and you're right. Science aside, apart of being a nurse is being empathetic, caring and supportive of your patients situation. Spiritual or not, those are definite qualities that I think...

  16. Nursing as a Science and Religious Consideration in Healthcare

    MQ Edna replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *nods* I agree as well that nursing is an artistic science. I really appreciate everyone's comments on this subject. I think it's correct that ones spiritual beliefs can have such a profound effect...

  17. Share Your Saying

    MQ Edna replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

  18. Looking for info on BCIT

    MQ Edna replied to jensmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm right there with you. I just got accepted into the day program at the medford campus. I haven't started my classes yet, but I will and can be a help to you in the future... unless you have other...

  19. Past and Present BCIT Students Please say Hi! (Are you going to be in class with me?)

    MQ Edna replied to MQ Edna's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hmm... this might be a good investment. Click Here for Book bag Details Hmm... it might be a good idea to pick up some long johns

  20. Past and Present BCIT Students Please say Hi! (Are you going to be in class with me?)

    MQ Edna posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I want to know if there is anyone on this forum that I will be going to school with at BCIT starting May of 08. I just finished my interview today and they said I should be expecting my acceptance...

  21. what shoes do you wear...

    MQ Edna replied to blee1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I found these from zappos. I have a wide foot so i need a good size for comfort. These look pretty good. Anyone have experience from Georgia Boot before?...

  22. Sleep Deprivation & Clinical

    MQ Edna replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Students

    If you feel that you will be a danger to either yourself or your patients you must do what is right and not go in. I would try to talk to a supervisor or whoever does your schedule to see if you can...

  23. CNA this, CNA that - Enough Already!

    MQ Edna replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    CNA's have a bad rap where I work, but I feel that each person should be taken at face value. It's not CNA's in general that are lazy, it's particular individuals. We should never resort to...

  24. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    MQ Edna replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Personally for me, all I want is enough to support myself, feed myself, clothe myself and house myself. If I were to win the lottery tomorrow I would still live "like a poor man with a lot of money"....

  25. NJ RN Salaries?

    MQ Edna replied to NurseFairy's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Same, I live right near Deborah Heart and Lung center.... I am proud to be a Piney as well... though I guess I don't fit the common stereotype of what a Piney "should" be lol. Question for you guys......