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  1. What do you think?

    anne74 replied to Diploma'82's topic in General Nursing

    I think unfortunately you are too kind and have put up with too much, for too long. You have let them take advantage of you. They need you worse than you need them - even though they certainly don't...

  2. Critical Thinking Skills as a nurse?

    anne74 replied to rll28's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone initially has trouble with nursing exams. They're not like traditional exams (like how most questions have several correct answers and you have to pick the MOST correct one). In my...

  3. I freaked out

    anne74 replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    This is the very reason why I transferred out of med/surg nursing! That type of environment can bring the craziness out of anyone! You're not a bad person, you're just experiencing burn-out. I'm...

  4. Are you burned out?

    anne74 replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could say exercising or walking in nature helped me. The best thing I ever did to relieve my anxiety/stress was to switch jobs. I quit floor nursing and moved to Pre-Op/PACU and I'm so much...

  5. Are you my waitress today?

    anne74 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    Waitress: the person paid to put up with your crap for less than minimum wage in the vain hope that you will leave a decent tip. Nurse: the highly educated medical professional paid to put up with...

  6. BN vs. Diploma Program

    anne74 replied to studentnurses3's topic in General Nursing

    Diploma programs produce the best nurses. The clinical training is superb, and diploma new grads can hit the ground running in their first job. My mother graduated from a diploma program and had no...

  7. Help-50 y/o & desperate for advice

    anne74 replied to salt&pepper's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you even consider working on a hospital floor with heavy lifting and a crazy pace? I worked on a hospital med/surg floor for 7 months, and it killed me - and I'm only 32! Don't even go...

  8. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    anne74 replied to Wendy_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would go to a different floor. Don't feel guilty - you are being abused. I am shocked that you're forced to be a CNA - I have never heard of that happening! That is totally inappropriate. Why...

  9. Am I Wrong?

    anne74 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You can explain to the daughter that it's not personal, but it's your professional license is on the line here. You wouldn't be doing your job if you didn't provide her this information. It seems...

  10. Cutdown????

    anne74 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That seems a little extreme with a high risk of bleeding and infection. It seems like there are a lot of other options before doing that - like placing a central line.

  11. Wellbutrin

    anne74 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I would have guessed the appetite suppression too - I take it, and it definitely suppresses my appetite. But yes - a history and/or high risk of seizures is a major contraindication for Wellbutrin....

  12. Cutdown????

    anne74 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. Never heard of it

  13. Just came back from Magnet Conference 2006

    anne74 replied to mom and nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've been at both Magnet hospitals and non-Magnet hospitals. Honestly, I think the working conditions were actually better at the non-Magnet hospital. I think the whole idea behind Magnet is to have...

  14. ACLS/PALS Certifcation

    anne74 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Usually people become ACLS/PALS certified after they've become an RN. It's usually a 2-day-ish program that your hospital pays for. You have enough to worry about just getting through nursing school...

  15. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    anne74 replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Also - I wanted to reiterate the comments about B's & C's. We used to always say in my program "C = RN". (We had the "getting a C will get you kicked out" rule too - so really you need B's.)...

  16. Air Entry Assessment..

    anne74 replied to solumedrol's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - you're embarrassing me as a fellow American nurse. When you say "common" names, you are referring to the names that are common to YOUR area. Other parts of the world (and other parts of the...

  17. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    anne74 replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you drop out? You're already in the middle of a program - finish! In the long run, the ADN program will take you longer - meaning a longer time when you're not in the working world making...

  18. Crocs!

    anne74 replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I LOOOOOOVE my Crocs. Used to wear Dansko's, but they killed my knees - they're like walking on wooden blocks - no shock absorbance. I have really high arches, so I stick arch supports in my Croc's,...

  19. Need Advice Regarding an Incompetent Nurse

    anne74 replied to littleroxy79's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she has untreated ADD? There was a nurse like that on my former unit. And as for the rudeness, she's probably aware that she's not a solid nurse and she's not very happy with herself -...

  20. Experienced Nurses Only

    anne74 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    did you ever think that maybe there's some truth to these comments? that's one of the benefits of a web site like this - getting different perspectives and insights on topics. it's not a site where...

  21. No Preceptor?

    anne74 replied to sh0rtii's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, "everyone" who is saying you're lucky to have this job isn't doing the job themselves - or at least they're not having the same experience you're having, with the rotating preceptors....

  22. Can't stay in Med-Surg, Need Help!

    anne74 replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very happy with my decision to leave my specialty med/surg floor. Right now I'm orienting in Pre-Op, and in a month I'm moving to PACU. I absolutely love it! I love being able to comfort patients...

  23. Desperate !!

    anne74 replied to mika1's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely do not drop out! You are in your last semester! Trying to start up again next year would be 10 times harder. You can make these last few months! There is always some way to get money...

  24. Good at placing IV's?

    anne74 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How long did it take you to become proficient with placing IV's? I just started a new job in pre-op, and I'm sucking royally at getting these placed. So far I've had one successful attempt within...

  25. Good at placing IV's?

    anne74 replied to anne74's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your words of confidence guys! Do any of you guys use "blebs"? We first adminster a solution of saline and alcohol intradermally to numb the site. A wheal is created, much like TB...