faline1973

faline1973 has 3 years experience and specializes in Ortho and Med/Surg.

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1. What do you do?

   faline1973 replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

   I went to the CNO. She listened with this huge cheshire cat grin on her face. Each time she spoke to me, she said my name first and followed with some fortune cookie advice. "Sherri, I think everyone...

2. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

   faline1973 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   You are quite fortunate to have a supportive director. Families like this one are the reason I have suggested Vanilla-scented Ativan Air Freshener :) One sweep across the room and they go from...

3. Nursing Online

   faline1973 replied to bdbrdb's topic in Online Distance Learning

   Are you already a nurse? ADN --> BSN or are you trying to become a

4. "Fired for NO Reason"

   faline1973 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   This bold section is so true. I have often wondered if management felt they would be easier to control. We have a horrible nurse on our unit. She's rude. She's crude. She talks about her sex life out...

5. "Fired for NO Reason"

   faline1973 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I want to add that there are good/bad preceptors just as there are good/bad nurses. Everyone learns differently and sometimes changing preceptors can help. In the case of "Sal" it appear they did...

6. Sticking with nursing as a career and not becoming homicidal. How?

   faline1973 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

   I have found that keeping a journal really helps me. I keep a private journal. Mostly it is letters that I write that will never be sent. I write them to the people I want to thank. The people I want...

7. Need help finding a job at a Hospital

   faline1973 replied to BieMar's topic in General Nursing

   At our hospital, Maternal Child Health is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get into. Every nursing student on our floor (an ortho/med-surg unit) has stars in their eyes and says "I want to work with babies". It...

8. What do you do?

   faline1973 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What do you do when you feel you're being blackballed? About a year ago, our unit gained a new manager. She's 25. She's divided our once great unit into "My friends" and "My coworkers." She has...

9. help me choose

   faline1973 replied to Mommy Of Two 87's topic in General Nursing

   No, I did not! But, I chose courses that would transfer. We were only required to take a very low math. Instead, I took Algebra because I knew Algebra was a University level class. Look at the...

10. help me choose

    faline1973 replied to Mommy Of Two 87's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I would go for my ADN. :) Here's why: You have 2 small children. Keep on trucking with your ADN and you'll be working as a nurse sooner. That's more money in your wallet sooner! :) My...

11. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    faline1973 replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the responses. I am much more careful with my charting now. It is difficult because we're ortho and we have 9-10 patients apiece at night. Other units max out at seven, but our last...

12. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    faline1973 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient on my unit that had fractures to BLE. She had been high when she wrecked. This patient had surgery, then went to a physical rehab center. She was back again to have her...

13. UofP? Anyone else hate group projects?

    faline1973 replied to faline1973's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks. I'm on my 3rd class. This group is so flaccid, and it is frustrating. We have one member who only checks in once a week even though you can see her posting to the main forum. Our final ppt is...

14. UofP? Anyone else hate group projects?

    faline1973 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Are there any other U of P students here? I'm doing my ADN->BSN, and I am beginning to hate the group

15. Color coded scrubs?

    faline1973 replied to CityKat's topic in California Nursing

    I do not know about California, but I know of one hospital in KY and the hospitals I have worked at in IN do. Nurses in my hospital must wear white pants. The tops are your choice, but the pants...