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It sounds like pretty terrible care. Your pain threshold really isn't the issue. How well your pain is controlled, how well you are breathing, are there any complications that are causing the pain... those are the issues. I would follow up with the h...

I was a middle school teacher for 16 years before being a nurse. I did an entire year of student teaching for my graduate degree in education. Teachers I worked with with BAs in education did at least a full time semestor of student teaching in addit...

I personally could not care less if a student nurse wears a lab coat or not. Seriously, aren't there more important things to worry about?

Sorry, Triquee, but I think the people who have been quick to judge are those who jump all over anyone expressing a different point of view. If you post something in a public forum, people will respond to it. Nothing "socially unacceptable" about tha...

I think hospitals should have a right to require it. Ever heard of herd immunity? If I were a cancer patient and I got the flu from my nurse I would be pretty upset.... And the OP isn't talking about not wanting vaccinations because he doesn't belie...

I hear you! I am totally needlephobic. Still, the worst thing that will happen is you will get anxious and pass out. Embarrassing, but you probably will never see the person again. Suck it up, ask to lay down, and get your shots if you have to! And...

Oh, Please....

I think that if you post something in a public forum then you should be prepared to have someone disagree with you. And just because someone disagrees with you (or everyone) doesn't mean that they don't "get it", or they are "stepping on a vent" . Th...

So let me see if I am getting all this right. - It's impolite to disagree with someone or post another point of view because someone is "venting"? - Nobody who is not a nurse can possibly empathize with a nurse's feelings about their job? - If you do...

I loved my motorcycle, but got rid of it when I started working in a hospital. I saw too much, and I didn't want my kids to look up to it as they grew older. I still agree with the last poster, though.

Nice post, Eric! I don't agree with your entire argument that nursing isn't a profession - there are elements of nursing that I think make it a profession, but it when I think about why I love being a nurse, being considered a professional just ...

There will be jobs. Even people who have been in the field for a long time will need to be flexible, but it is a needed service. I think right now with the poor job market more nurses are holding onto their jobs instead of going into part time or per...

If I neglect ADL care of my patients I actually think that's pretty unprofessional - its neglecting my patient. If someone else chooses to see that facet as my job as unprofessional, that really doesn't concern me. If you really want to promote nurs...

Why would doing ADL care make you less of a professional?

If you want to be taken seriously as a professional, you have to work in a professional manner. That includes documenting and communicating patient information in a way that is succinct and understandable by all members of the health care team. It al...

You would have to try much harder than that to offend me!

I think I was 40 when I finished nursing school. I was a middle school teacher, had three kids at home, amd my wife is a music teacher, so I think I know a little about where you are coming from. I already had a bachelor's and master's degree, so I ...

I wouldn't quit. I would ask for some help at work, though, maybe double checking your meds with a peer for a while before giving them. Like anything, its a learning process, but its better to catch a mistake that way than by making one on a patient....

Ok, this has been an interesting thread. I am not sure from the posts that you are graded as a group, as a previous poster said. You stated in one of the first posts that "several students" were docked points for not "overcompensating" for another s...

Back to your original post. I really don't have a good idea of why you were docked 5% of your grade. You may be totally in the right, or you may have lost your cool with the other student and acted badly. I would go back to my previous advice, though...

Hey dudette, I guess I don't find venting to be very useful. Does that mean I'm not a "real nurse"?

I'd like to see all of the nursing diagnosises (?) go away. My understanding is that they were created to help establish nursing as its own profession, but they have the effect of introducing language and terms that aren't used or understood by other...

It sounds like there is a lot of history to that story. If you think you were treated unfairly I would recommend that you ditch the sarcasm (stuff like "hold her hand", "silly me", and "do I just bend over?" and discuss the matter with your instructo...