nurseangel47

nurseangel47

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  1. How Did a BSN Help Your Career (Or Not)

    nurseangel47 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I take my nurses' cap off to you hard working gals *&guys! who work full time AND attend university classes to obtain your BSN, Masters, and ultimately perhaps that CRNA! Woot and :w00t:...

  2. Who else is entering a nursing program that . . .

    nurseangel47 replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have never refused to assist in any kind of toileting of a patient in twenty years of nursing and cannot imagine having the luxury of doing so! We're a team here folks. That's all I'm saying. I...

  3. Break Time,or Releive Person!

    nurseangel47 replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Taking too long AND not telling someone they're leaving to go take lunch, a quick smoke, or even shorter bathroom break if off the unit for that SHOULD be passed on but often is not the case. Is...

  4. New Job....yeah !!!!!!

    nurseangel47 replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! Congratulations on getting your feet wet again in nursing! You can do it! It sounds like a wonderful unit. Hope that it does work for you. I won't give cliche advice here. Been on...

  5. It's finally over!!!

    nurseangel47 replied to kittylvr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :monkeydance: Glad for you that it has finally come to fruition. Congratulations on your new title.

  6. LTC Dignity

    nurseangel47 replied to Redzie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LOTS of great advice from the others in here. Ditto to what everyone said about preserving the dignity and respecting the patients. You WILL find that a lot of CNAs are unwilling to deliver the...

  7. wrong answer at my last question

    nurseangel47 replied to extreme's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I've read in the newly taken nclex .... you cannot predict on the basis of how many questions the computer accepts before being cut off and a lot of the folks, in fact, have been getting cut...

  8. Count me IN!

    nurseangel47 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Very good, leslasic! Congratulations to you on your

  9. I need your help!

    nurseangel47 replied to xxmaxpx's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses! Glad that you're here. Yes, it is a very demanding profession no matter which unit or specialty you are involved in, no matter what country you are in while practicing. That...

  10. Patient Modesty

    nurseangel47 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    MY religious convictions are none of your business and do not have a THING to do with the original text of the above thread. Either you need surgery or a procedure or you don't either you want it...

  11. Patient Modesty

    nurseangel47 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Ask me this question when you're NOT a

  12. Cure for whiny negative nurses - PET PEEVE game. Always read first post before entry.

    nurseangel47 replied to UKRNinUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    As it's been pointed out often on here, this is also an (encouraged!) place to come VENT, RANT, OR RAVE if the need is there for us nurses. Sometimes this forum is the ONLY place we have to ventilate...

  13. "How to" notecard ?

    nurseangel47 replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    I had a neato thick stack of purchased and ring-bound index cards that were the neatest and most proficient way in the world to study meds during pharmacology of nursing med/calcs/pharm....

  14. Rumors!!!!

    nurseangel47 replied to Haunted's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I have been job searching on and off for a while now in NC. I would suggest something I've found to be helpful no matter what area of nursing you're looking into. I flood the internet with faxed,...

  15. I'm Being Disciplined for Looking Up My Own Labs

    nurseangel47 replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

    OK. This is the point where HPPA regs. and policies should be examined, or re-examined, I should say In my opinion, anyway. That is XXXX ridiculous and I'd be so inflammed I'd quit on the spot. That...

  16. Hello Everyone

    nurseangel47 replied to bomsy's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi, Bombsey...and welcome to allnurses:welcome: :Santa2: :Ball: :Snowman2:

  17. Patient Modesty

    nurseangel47 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Um, hello! These folks are having surgery, for goodness sake...what do they expect....an old timey version of when doc's used the earphone megapieces that didn't even touch a woman's parts?...

  18. Float pool, ideas on making it better

    nurseangel47 replied to wjf00's topic in General Nursing

    How about attempting a different floatilla of nurses specializing in their own preferences? It would also provide more accurate and safer nursing care to the specialty units. Like a med/surg float...

  19. Time spent at visits and other things!

    nurseangel47 replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Your original question being is that too much time? No, not in my opinion and that is having been a hospice nurse for approx. one year. I love the hospice specialty and those nurses (myself included...

  20. EtOH help

    nurseangel47 replied to larsell303's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Lorificell303. Welcome to allnurses. At least you are recognizing a potentially destructive path you are on. I think you should get immediate professional counseling and possibly start on meds...

  21. anyone not like nursing before they started? or needed to choose?

    nurseangel47 replied to davoni444's topic in Nursing Career

    do what makes you happier...if you DON'T wanna be a nursing student now, DON'T! I realize you're confused due to the long wait on the list to even be accepted....but life is TOO short to be put thru...

  22. how many patients do you have

    nurseangel47 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Usually work second shift. Usually have between 28 to 30 residents with no LPN helping. Usually about 4, sometimes 5 CNAs, most of whom barely get their work done in a timely or thorough enough...

  23. Quotes, cartoons, anything!

    nurseangel47 replied to allele's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    wow! You must have a plethora of extra cashflow! I didn't make NEARLY enough $$ when teaching certified nursing assistants to do all that for their xmas, nor graudation gifts! LOL...anyway....let's...

  24. New Grad Question

    nurseangel47 replied to missie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Cannot honestly and completely answer for all hospitals. But, some speciality units of hospitals are willing to train new grads because they want them to have no other hospital experiences to "crowd"...

  25. In Icu Are Is There A Preference For Whites

    nurseangel47 replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU, SICU

    Say what? You think there's a preference for "white nurses" in the ICU? Is THAT what you're asking...you're being a bit vague in your