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  1. Do you regret being a nurse

    arizonanurse replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time, no. I like nursing 99% of the time. But some of the time, yes I do regret it. As a previous poster mentioned, I hate being the one that has to make sure everyone else does their job....

  2. Doctor apologized

    arizonanurse replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Never had one apologize, but never had one be especially rude either. A little snippy is as far as they go. But, yesterday, the doctor was AWESOME and I just have to brag. First, he used my...

  3. What would you have done in this situation?

    arizonanurse replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I was a CNA student I was allowed to observe a lady partsl birth. They tried to get the epidural in for an hour - must have been five or six tries. The poor lady kept asking them if it...

  4. CDiff Smell?

    arizonanurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    It has almost a sickly sweet smell...once you smell it you will not forget. And it seems to have the unique quality that if you ever empty a bedpan or wipe a bottom of someone that has it, you will...

  5. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    arizonanurse replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh, this thread totally reminds me of my last day at work. A 300 lb, screaming, kicking, clawing psych patient cussing us out, attacking the staff and screaming bloody murder while 6 security...

  6. Eleven pound baby!

    arizonanurse replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest babies I ever saw born were 11 lb 4 oz and 11 lb 3 oz. Both born at home, naturally, no shoulder dystocia and no hemmorhage. Perfect births. I also attended a homebirth of the smallest mom...

  7. Questions about Drs orders HELP!! Please!

    arizonanurse replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Levaquin is often given q48 hrs for renal patients. Same with Vanco...sometimes that is given every 4 or 5 days, even, depending on how bad the creatinine clearance

  8. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse....

    arizonanurse replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I get on at 6 am, get report, and go assess my patients and give morning insulins. By the time I’ve done that, the labs have come back, so I check those and chart my am assessments. Hopefully I’ve...

  9. What is the stress like working as a NEW RN and while attending an RN to BSN program?

    arizonanurse replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with my ADN in May and started an online RN to BSN program that fall. I was concerned about what you're saying, so I only worked part-time (two days a week). It really wasn't bad at all;...

  10. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    arizonanurse replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I was 16 when I started my prereqs, started nursing school at 17 and graduated as an RN at

  11. Fingerprint clearance question

    arizonanurse replied to alwaysmilin!'s topic in Arizona Nursing

    I sent mine in, hadn't gotten my license a month later, called and they said it would take six to nine weeks. After nine weeks, I called again and they said they never got them so I had to send...

  12. How long is your orientation??

    arizonanurse replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got three days :) Then I was on my own, but the other nurses were available to help answer questions. It really wasn't as bad as it sounds,

  13. Why do nurses eat their young?

    arizonanurse replied to frizzle's topic in General Nursing

    I've been the new nurse on the floor, as have we all, and I've oriented a few new nurses as well. I felt very welcomed as a new grad. Of course, there was some adjustment, and the nurses wanted to see...

  14. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    arizonanurse replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup :) I had a CNA complain that I was mean and demanding because I expected her to get ten sets of vitals done within an hour and a

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

    arizonanurse replied to davoni444's topic in Nursing Career

    I went to nursing school because I wanted to become a CNM. I didn't want to be a nurse, never thought I'd like it, hated clinicals, never thought I'd work as an RN. I planned to get my RN and move...

  16. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    arizonanurse replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yup :) How'd you

  17. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    arizonanurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    1. Take a penmanship class. 2. When you write orders, please give the chart to me or the unit secretary. Do not put it back in the rack without flagging it. 3. Don't write stupid orders. I know to get...

  18. Ready to start writing up techs

    arizonanurse replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    I had a situation like this with a tech where I work. She took two hours to do ten sets of vitals, an hour to do six accuchecks, got maybe two showers done on a ten-hour shift - and these are not bed...

  19. ? about getting LPN and externing.

    arizonanurse replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I know the Banner facilities still let you extern if you are an LPN. In fact you have a wider scope of practice. I'm not sure about other hospitals

  20. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    arizonanurse replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm in Florence, so about a half hour away. Where are you

  21. Need Nurses

    arizonanurse replied to sassychris's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it depends on what state you live in. I am in AZ, am not Native American and was hired on the spot at my interview at an IHS hospital. The nursing shortage is so bad that although they...

  22. Good NICUs in Phoenix area?

    arizonanurse replied to nason3's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Phoenix Children's has a very good reputation. Part of their NICU is on the Phoenix Cildren's campus and part is at Good Sam. Personally I did not like Banner Desert NICU but I was only there as a...

  23. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    arizonanurse replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've heard good things about Scottsdale and St. Joe's, as well as Mesa General. I did clinicals at Chandler OR and they were great; they kept asking me when I was going to come and work there. The...