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1. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

   ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

   Tazzi- That's exactly the response we were looking for- something from the BON, and official, not just opinions like hers, or mine. Thanks a ton!

2. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

   ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

   I told her something somewhat similar to that, and her response was something along the lines of... "If I had marijuana in my system it could have been from 4 days or 2 weeks or longer ago, and of course I would not use at work" I told her that her e...

3. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

   ncriverrat posted a topic in General Nursing

   I hope I don't start any arguments/debates with this....if so, please feel more than welcome to delete! I have a friend who is in the first year of nursing school(finished pre-reqs and is in the junior year). She is originally from Jamaica and she is...

4. Opinion question I guess

   ncriverrat replied to Howie781's topic in General Nursing

   Well as far as my own opinion, I think it would be fine pulled back. When I was in nursing school, dreadlocks were a big no-no, no matter how clean they were or if they were pulled back. I had wanted dreads for a long time, but knew it wouldn't fly ...

5. Only been a nurse for 4 months

   ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you both for the replies! I live in a small town, and there aren't really a lot of options here besides the hospital- esp. for a new grad(most places here mean it when they say "experience required") but honestly, I think nursing just isn'...

6. Only been a nurse for 4 months

   ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Thanks for the reply! I think I'm just not happy nursing. I don't know if I can take it for 8 more months just to see if I start to like it. I'm constantly telling myself that I made the wrong career choice. I am wondering if nursing is just to...

7. Only been a nurse for 4 months

   ncriverrat posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi All!, I know there are a lot of posts like mine, with people saying they're burnt out, etc., but I've only been a nurse for 4 months, and I already feel this way. I work on med-surg, but we are more like a ICU step down really. We have some compl...

8. nurses getting consents signed?

   ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, thanks for the info! I have never 'witnessed' without seeing the consent(prob cause I was the one getting the consent signed........) Once, when I first started, day shift and secretary both asked me if I got the consent signed during my shift, ...

9. nurses getting consents signed?

   ncriverrat posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I just started working on a med-surg floor a few months ago, and this is my first nursing job. I have a lot of patients that go for procedures, surgery, etc., with consents to be signed. The doctors write orders to have the consents signed, but I...

10. Anyone able to use a nursing degree and another degree?

    ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for the replies! You all have had some great ideas, thanks! I realize that nursing may pay better than some of the opportunities I would have with a degree in parks and rec. My husband lays tile, and I am hoping that in the next s...

11. Anyone able to use a nursing degree and another degree?

    ncriverrat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I graduated in May, and work at a small hospital. I work night shift. I was thinking about going back part time to the same university that I graduated from. I wanted to take some classes for parks and recreation management. I feel this w...

12. yesterday was FIRST day! is this how it always is?

    ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    I think I may have worded my post wrong about her being an LPN- I wasn't trying to ask if these problems were because of her BEING an LPN- I have great respect for them, and the best nurse I know is an LPN. I should have clarified a little better- w...

13. yesterday was FIRST day! is this how it always is?

    ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies! Something I'm scared about is that one of the nurses WILL put my initials down for double checking insulin. Where I work double checking is required, and it scares me to think that someone may just put my initials down and th...

14. yesterday was FIRST day! is this how it always is?

    ncriverrat replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I'm not the only one that has been kind of freaked out by a situation like this. I think part of it is that I went in that morning, and in my head I was like "oh yeah, I bet they're going to give me an AWESOME nurse today so I can learn a l...

15. yesterday was FIRST day! is this how it always is?

    ncriverrat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys! Passed my boards around a month ago, did orientation, all that. Yesterday was my first day on the floor- meg/surg floor. Anyways, all I did yesterday was follow another nurse around. She was an LPN. Is it the norm to give a new RN an LPN...