jill48

jill48 ASN, RN

Med/Surg, Geri, Ortho, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. Crazy stuff can happen

    How about finding maggots in a wound where the dressing hasn't been changed as
  2. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    I don't think you NEED to become a CNA before becoming a nurse; although alot of nurses recommend it. Being a nurse is alot different than being a CNA. If I was a CNA first, I probably never would...
  3. dilemma

    I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do this in a sing-songy voice because it would come out like a Metallica song. And that would not go over
  4. I cannot UNDERSTAND lazy people!

    The on-call pharmacist - FIRE HIM. The housekeeper - FIRE HER. Who has time for this kind of bullsh** ? Not
  5. One quiz question I am struggling with

    I would guess B. After you develop a trusting relationship, you can teach her the rest of the
  6. I'm 17 and I need some advice! please!

    I don't know why people are telling you to work as a CNA first. I didn't. Work on your prerequisites. Get them all out of the way so when you get in the nursing program you can concentrate on just...
  7. Anyone Lost A Baby?

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I will pray for
  8. Ewww.
  9. Being called "Nurse".

    I have never been called "Nurse"; though I have often imagined it and I don't think I would really mind. There are so many people floating in and out of a patients room and since their is no...
  10. Need to vent

    It doesn't matter that she had the patient the night before OR how long she has been an LPN. When she is in clinical, she is the student and she needs to follow the same rules as everyone else. You...
  11. night nurse who leaves everything undone..

    :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire...
  12. can a school do this?

    You're right. I don't know what I was thinking. Another brain fart I
  13. can a school do this?

    Isn't there a malpractice insurance available for nursing students? Not that she would be any more able to afford it than I could have, but just
  14. Liquid Gold

    Congratulations! Who ever knew that seeing pee could make us so
  15. I want to change jobs, be a Walmart Greeter

    I am so sorry that you are sad. This is the exact reason that I knew I could never be a baby nurse. Everyone wants to be a baby nurse in the begining, but when I thought about the sick babies (or...
  16. Can a patient fall for a nurse?

    Wow. I never knew this stuff really
  17. Never written a resume before: HELP

    I used Monster.com and Hotjobs - they have a section on resumes where you put in all of your info and they spit out a pretty
  18. dilemma

    "You answer the call light, I will get the discharge, and then we will talk about what just happened." After all is calm I would take her into a private area and tell her, "First of all, I was GOING...
  19. nailbed pressure

    OWWWWWWWWW! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
  20. Are you paid for orienting someone?

    No, just part of the job for me. I'm an LPN and I train new LPN's and
  21. A little cushion means less pushin'

    Congratulations on the awesome test grades! Keep up the good
  22. Got a needlestick

    I've had one in eleven years. Dirty needle; sub q after giving an insulin injection. Everything came back negative. My husband is a high rise window cleaner and he thinks my job is more dangerous...
  23. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    I understand the points that you are making and I am not trying to be rude so please don't take it that way. I am just really interested in what you are saying because I have never known any nurses...
  24. I find it very offensive. I made meatloaf last night, does that qualify me as a chef or
  25. does anyone use the chat facility?

    You, my dear, are a freakin (can I say that?) genius. Why didn't I ever think of that? Thanks for the