IaCountryGirl

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1. Playing with fire...

   IaCountryGirl replied to docomo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I would not. It can quickly become a mess you don't want. And let's say they really were interested....it would involve them cheating or breaking off their current relationship and who's to say they...

2. Nursing Home: Tips on how to be faster in med pass?

   IaCountryGirl replied to itsdebraanne's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Certain meds do have to be given at certain times, but if you have a lone vitamin, I would see about changing the time on it. We can change the times provided the doctor doesn't give specific orders...

3. I'm my own worst problem

   IaCountryGirl replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Cookies and water are something the CNA's can fetch and I would delegate that. We do keep pudding packs and a few things in the med cart, not only because we use pudding and applesauce for crushed...

4. Bombed my second shift on my own

   IaCountryGirl replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Don't be yourself up- we can not be every place at once. It took me awhile to get used to this, but I have learned to prioritize. Safety is always number one, med pass comes second. This is my DON's...

5. Losing respect for nursing students

   IaCountryGirl replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

   I think a lot of things are to blame. I'm a new nurse but I think when you look at society as a whole, they've become more relaxed. I'm 34 and I hate what cellphones have done. I hate that you go to a...

6. Des Monies vs Iowa City

   IaCountryGirl replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Cedar Rapids so my beef with IC is having to pay for much for parking all the time and Des Moines is foreign to me because it's so large. I can't speak for NICU's either, other than one of...

7. New, unexperienced RN

   IaCountryGirl replied to wonder_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in Cedar Rapids. I don't know what it's like for the area of Washington. CR is iffy. Several of my classmates from my previous class didn't get a job until 6+months after passing the NCLEX. I had...

8. Tricks of the trade: Diversion- stories of the stupid and sly?

   IaCountryGirl replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

   I remember it being "cool" when I was younger to snort pixie sticks. I never did, never saw the point in it (it would have to burn!) but many classmates did it. Also know a couple younger kids who...

9. NCLEX-PN this morning, got good pop up

   IaCountryGirl posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I am not sure what to think. It shut off right at 85 questions and the more I progressed, the harder questions got. I got some questions on meds I had never heard of and a couple diseases (or they...

10. I was yelled at by my nurse yesterday

    IaCountryGirl replied to EllieBean13's topic in General Students

    Never had a nurse flip out on me in front of people, but had a nurse flip out about me behind my back to my instructor until my instructor set her straight. Short story- pt had surgery, was post op...

11. Im here to complain. you can too:)

    IaCountryGirl replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    There's a shuttle bus here too but it's so dang confusing! Besides, with my luck, if I were to take the shuttle bus, something would happen and i'd end up late. And it's 17 bucks a day to park in the...

12. Im here to complain. you can too:)

    IaCountryGirl replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I hate waking up at 5 am. I hate having to drive to the next town for clinicals where they charge for parking that i can't afford so a church has been nice enough to grant me permission to let me park...

13. Test strategies I've learned

    IaCountryGirl replied to rbrandnew's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for posting this as I was trying to find something like this a couple weeks ago and could

14. How do I know what to do and what not to do in clinicals?

    IaCountryGirl replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't take the direct, blunt comment from the one nurse personally. She was doing meds and that is generally a time you don't bother a person just because it is prime time for errors. As a rule...

15. did anyone here have to do this in nursing school?

    IaCountryGirl replied to bernikitty's topic in General Students

    I feel for you.......and I don't know if there's anything you can really do. Chances are the dean will tell you "Too bad". However, it couldn't hurt to try. I have been fortunate enough that my...