Cmariehart

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  1. nursing against the odds

    Cmariehart posted a topic in General Nursing

    I found this book in the nursing section @ Barnes & Noble today... I was wondering if anyone out there has read the book: Nursing against the odds? If so what do you think of it? And on a side...

  2. so our 1st year is almost up: what are your plans

    Cmariehart replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    first year is almost done in a couple months... It's the best and worst of times. What I want to do is make a mini camcorder so I can do an indepth behind the scenes documentary on what nurses...

  3. Vent: going crazy, need help, don't feel like a nurse anymore...

    Cmariehart posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone.. I really need some help and insight, because I feel as if I'm going crazy and I don't really feel like a nurse anymore. I work in LTC and up until the last couple months I've loved my...

  4. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    Cmariehart replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work I have 40 residents on my unit. I have another nurse who does, tx/drsgs, TF, and charting. I also have 3 aides/orderlies too. But I do our "lovely" no holds barred med pass for all 40,...

  5. Patient is a famous star

    Cmariehart replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    And I remember Chris Noth-- The guy that played Mr Big on Sex In The

  6. Patient is a famous star

    Cmariehart replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

  7. Drove home in tears...

    Cmariehart replied to Mudhoney's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We're all out there!!!!!!!! I drove home in tears tonight.. I've been in my current job for 7 months. The RN I worked with got fired and since then I've been the one kinda running my unit and I'm a...

  8. Med Error

    Cmariehart replied to incublissRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't mean to hijack but since we're talking about med error's... NEVER hold a coumadin unless told to do so by a

  9. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    Cmariehart replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Straight up please with a jumbo straw and make another and stick it next to me just in case.... This is what has happened in the past month where I work... The 3-11 RN for my unit got fired! (long...

  10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Cmariehart replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one from the LTC I work at. We have a husband and wife on our unit (however they do not share the same room- it's what they want) They're pretty funny together, the husband is pretty quiet...

  11. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Cmariehart replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't practice the skill then you're not going to remember how to do it!!!!! That goes for ANY skill. I work LTC and I haven't put a foley cath in a pt for over a year now, and I've been...

  12. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    Cmariehart replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I am scared to death of giving an IM injection. I'm an LPN and I've given 5 of them so far, each time I had a supervisior or experienced RN with me... I HATE needles, afraid to death of...

  13. Why do we put up with it? (sorry, longish)

    Cmariehart replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you guys!!!! That's kinda sounds like my shift last night. I work in a LTC and last night was hellish... We have 4 residents that are wonderful on dayshift and when 4 pm hits they go...

  14. Things that make you go... ehhh errmm ack!

    Cmariehart replied to xt1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know this one will either make someone laugh or think I'm nuts.... I hate hate hate hate IM injections... They make me dizzy and pale and I want to vomit... I can do anything else but IM...

  15. Generational Differences: kindly share your opinion/experience

    Cmariehart replied to yuuki's topic in General Nursing

  16. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    Cmariehart replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I couldn't resist responding.... I've been at my current job for almost a year and it's in an LTC. I work with a GPN and I HATE her and don't respect her.... The CNA's, the RN and every...

  17. work in a nursing home, can i do it?

    Cmariehart replied to nindot's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a question for Capcadmermaid.... What kind of nursing home do you work at???? We have 40 pts on our unit.. 2-3 nurses and usually 3-4 CNA's not the best staffing ratio but better than most....

  18. Most RN's first borns?

    Cmariehart replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Very very true.... Let's see. #1 & only female of 3 kids, oldest brother 4 years younger than me- a pain in the butt trouble maker youngest brother 5 years younger than me- smart as a whip &...

  19. work in a nursing home, can i do it?

    Cmariehart replied to nindot's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I do work in a nursing home and I love it. I'm an LPN and I'm going to school to get my RN. My first day of clinicals as a student LPN we were at a nursing home and I threw up all day and swore...

  20. Am I dumb??

    Cmariehart replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like you'll get in. hug your BF he's supportive. Now just multiply how nervous you are now by 100 and that's how you'll feel leading up to your NCLEX test and it will get worse after...

  21. work in a nursing home, can i do it?

    Cmariehart replied to nindot's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nursing homes are a great place to get your feet wet. You can work on your basic skills and then some. And you even see some things there that you don't get to see in...

  22. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    Cmariehart replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I know this will probably irritate some people but I have to say it and it's a true story.... Please remember that YOU ARE NOT A GUEST in the ER but your loved one is a patient here.... And yes I...

  23. What's special about male nurses?

    Cmariehart replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    [MOUSE][/MOUSE] Murses rock! And so do our male aides... Some nights if it weren't for them I swear I would go crazy... They're not as uptight and cranky as most females and they always have...

  24. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    Cmariehart replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a LTC facility. And my CNA's kick some serious butt!!!!!! I would do just about anything for them. They're so good to the residents and to the families. I couldn't do my job without...

  25. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

    Cmariehart replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

    [EVIL][/EVIL] Hey all!!!!!!! As far as uniforms go. I have to wear ALL white!!!!!! Which is absolutly horrbile because everything shows up on it. But I can wear any type of jacket I want. I only...