Psqrd

Psqrd

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  1. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psqrd replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've come to realize that these issues when it comes to men and women in the nursing field is often a 2 way street with our direction closed for construction...Men are the minority with the majority...

  2. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psqrd replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Short response: Preference was not the issue...read the post If someone had gone through trauma such as you say then yes I agree with you, and I would understand...but alas that was not the...

  3. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psqrd replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Discrimination defined according to the american heritage dictionary: Acts or attitudes based on prejudice. Its is without consideration of capability that it becomes discrimination. Your softening...

  4. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psqrd replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She said that she does not discriminate...I'm saying that is discrimination...read what I wrote...My statement was referring more to the fact that as a peer, that I expect more from her because she is...

  5. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Psqrd replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! not sexual discrimination but as you say, you eliminate them from possible care of you because of them being male...if thats not SEXUAL discrimination I don't know what is. And yes I do take...

  6. nursing student organization fundraising ideas

    Psqrd replied to weasie's topic in General Nursing

    Buy a nice littman cardiology scope and sell raffle tickets...the catch for the buyer is that you will only sell only a limited number of tickets...for example $150.00 scope $5.00 ticket 50 tickets...

  7. Help Needed

    Psqrd replied to chibuzor's topic in International Nursing

    Trudy, your basicly right...it is a two part test, half english competency and the other nursing. I believe the acronym breaks down to Certification graduate nurses foreign schools...or something...

  8. Help Needed

    Psqrd replied to chibuzor's topic in International Nursing

    Are you wanting an RN license for the U.S.? If you are you will still need to meet the requirements of the Boards even if you have passed the CGNFS exam. My first wife was a trained nurse in Germany...

  9. Narrative Charting Help Please

    Psqrd replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    This is on a card that I carry in my pocket every day...and so do my classmates! 1. Oriented X4 2. Pain level on 0/10 3. Significant Pt. "statements" 4. Appearance & location of dressing 5....

  10. Driving to San Francisco from NC

    Psqrd replied to diamondqueen's topic in California Nursing

    I have driven from Alabama to Cali many times while I was stationed near Birmingham...I have always taken the southern routes and what I have discovered is that it takes just as long when you stop...

  11. Dragging 'em out of bed

    Psqrd replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What I have seen nurses do is set a "get up out of bed" appointment. Start the day before and keep announcing "at such and such time your going to get up" "OH I can't wait to see you up tomorrow at...

  12. So I got in..Now what?

    Psqrd replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I am starting my 3rd semester in fall of my ADN and I will agree with the last poster that number 4 is a bit harsh...I would re-word it to say that its more of a shift of priorities! Ah so your...

  13. Who has experience with treating varicose veins?

    Psqrd replied to passinthru's topic in General Nursing

    I've had my problem since I was 20 years old and I am 38 now...the last time I had a surgeon look at them he refused to treat them stating that they would just come back! Later I realized it was an...

  14. Med Surge

    Psqrd replied to Deee23's topic in General Nursing

    Having just passed second semester and moving on of my ADN, the most important advice I can give is to get a good time table sheet that you can put all your activities that you need to get...

  15. Who has experience with treating varicose veins?

    Psqrd replied to passinthru's topic in General Nursing

    As the above poster stated about giving medical advice is a ditto but what I can tell you is my own personal experience with this problem. It started when I was in the military and actually had...

  16. what is SMAC?

    Psqrd replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Just got off the horn with my lab geek buddy who tells me that SMAC stands for "Sequential Multi channel analyzer and the C stood for computer it was one of the first chemistry analyzers made...he...

  17. what is SMAC?

    Psqrd replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Its just a basic chemistry panel...old term used to be also a "SMAC

  18. No one told me if I did something wrong! can you tell me.

    Psqrd replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I like you Mike!! Sarcasm rules!

  19. No one told me if I did something wrong! can you tell me.

    Psqrd replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in health care a long time and have seen patients fall with staff right there holding on to them, so don't beat yourself up over this. Your covered as per the CN telling you it was ok to...

  20. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    Psqrd replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I partially agree with you that it was not my fight as I stated, I was told to do it but where I disagree with you is staying out of it once the charge nurse chose to target me personally! You have...

  21. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    Psqrd replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I actually told her that "I hated it!" there. She told me that she did not blame me, that I was doing a good job and to think about the fact that I only have a couple of days left. I have the best...

  22. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    Psqrd replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    How are system is supposed to work is that we get assigned to a nurse and we shadow her but for some reason that has fallen through the cracks for this time. We have 2 nursing care plan reports to...

  23. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    Psqrd replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just finished my second day of L & D rotation and am sorry to say that I have to go back. I had a C section yesterday and it went well, great parents and motivated to give to the teaching...

  24. Checking pulses with a lower leg cast???

    Psqrd replied to NurseScholar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have heard of Nurses requesting small windows cut into the cast to get access to pulses. I am sure you need the Doctors approval but I can see no reason why they wouldn't allow

  25. Nursing and Epilepsy

    Psqrd replied to VieraGrl1030's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work for a supervisor that had seizures...she told all those that would be working with her just in case she had one. She had ambulance and fire called because people didn't know what was...