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  1. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    tddowney replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line is we are prepping for a career in which errors can kill patients. So, would you want someone who skated through an easy course of study to have that kind of control over you or a family...

  2. Is your surgery dept. anything like this?

    tddowney replied to RNMommy2's topic in Operating Room

    If I were you, I would get out of there pronto.......without 2 weeks notice. The sort of dishonesty shown by your supervisor will sink all of you sooner or later. You can bet that isn't the only

  3. Attending memorial services, funerals, condolence calls etc

    tddowney replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We had hospice care for my mother, and when she died, I never expected the hospice folks to come to the funeral or visiting hours. The exceptional care she received was more than what anyone could...

  4. I didn't know this actually happened

    tddowney replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of my favorites: Touron (morons away from home) family calls 911 for child with bleeding knee. On arrival, child has minor abrasion, capillary bleeding, family--father, mother, and 4 other...

  5. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    tddowney replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that a little judicious a** kissing goes a long way most of the time. We SHOULD recognize that as students we can often take up more time than we're worth...............in the short run. But,...

  6. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    tddowney replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    "Nursing school is not where you learn to be a nurse. It is where you get the piece of paper that makes you eligible to sit for a license exam so you can practice. You then learn to be a nurse by...

  7. RNs on my clinical unit are mean!

    tddowney replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    Just a couple thoughts: If the ones who lock up the supplies have sufficient time to watch the results, their problem is NOT being too busy to treat others decently. I would likely go up to the...

  8. Badly Paid Nurse a Good Nurse

    tddowney replied to foxyhill21's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo. Talented people have options, and most will not go to where lousy pay is the norm. There are, after all, other professions where one can make a real difference in people's lives. People who...

  9. Anybody buy their own private insurance?

    tddowney replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a house? Retirement assests? Car? Savings? Depending on the state you live in, and its laws, most of your assets can be taken in a lawsuit, leaving you very little to show for years of...

  10. Becoming an RN in AL with a DUI

    tddowney replied to maxwellsmart's topic in Alabama Nursing

    As others have posted, you need to contact the BON and the school to find what their policies are. That said, if you are just starting school, you're probably going to have a year or two before you...

  11. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    tddowney replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    After reading a fair amount of doom and gloom posts on these boards, I'm happy to see good clean fun is still allowed in nursing. Makes me more confident I'm going into the right field. As for my...

  12. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    tddowney replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Actual illness, unlike sick leave used as extra vaction days, comes randomly with regard to days of the week or the shift schedule. In fact, it's possible to be sick on your day off. You can usually...

  13. How much is everyone paying for books this upcoming semester?

    tddowney replied to JoshuaC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    About $650. Some of those books will be used next semester as well, such as lab and drug refs. All of our Mosby books also have full versions on CD, with search and cross references, highlight and...

  14. Hostile Working Environment

    tddowney replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If this is the case, you're in a can't win situation. You will end up leaving, either by firing, or out of frustration on your part. To me, it would not be worth staying for either of those two likely...

  15. Calculator not permitted?!

    tddowney replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    48 pills does seem a bit high. Or, 0.0048 pills might also be

  16. Some musings about reading posts here...

    tddowney replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, many, many people cannot compose a logical sentence or paragraph. It's not only a matter of deficient grammar and spelling knowledge, but a lack of organiztional and thinking skills,...

  17. Please be careful when helping people

    tddowney replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you haven't already done so, call your bank NOW and report what has happened to you. You may want to change account numbers, etc. to make sure this person cannot access your account info. Same with...

  18. what the HECK is PBDS?

    tddowney replied to texascowgirl's topic in Travel

    If they give you 30 seconds to evaluate the pt, and a few minutes to diagnose, document, etc. perhaps that's what they expect from the patient loads they have on the

  19. Calculator not permitted?!

    tddowney replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    LOL I'm about 18 years older than you, and I thought the nuns had stopped whackin' fingers before you got to school. I don't recall if I ever got my hand smacked for counting with my fingers, but...

  20. Calculator not permitted?!

    tddowney replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    A calculator doesn't insure accuracy. It's easy to enter an incorrect digit, or misplace a decimal, or turn the equation around. You still have to double check, and have at least a ballpark idea of...

  21. Calculator not permitted?!

    tddowney replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    The way to not forget is to do about 5 or 10 problems, on your own, while the teacher is there with you. Then do a few more the next free time you have. Keep practicing until you can do them easily....

  22. Calculator not permitted?!

    tddowney replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    Amen. No matter whether you use pencil and paper or a calculator, you have to double check your

  23. Anyone find that taking an EMT course was helpful?

    tddowney replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    I'm starting nursing school after being an EMT-B in a small town for four years. I think the experience will help probably more than the classes. You don't get a lot of medical foundation knowledge in...

  24. Fail NCLEX--notify job???

    tddowney replied to JadeRN7's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    There could possibly be criminal penalties as well. It would probably be unlikely to do jail time, but why open oneself to the whims of a

  25. SO Exhausted

    tddowney replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, "Bluewater." Our medical director stressed with us that often times the best thing we could do for the people higher up the medical food chain was send a good hx and assessment along with the...