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  1. How many nurses had hands-on experience before starting nursing school?

    shoegalRN replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    Well, nursing is a second career for me. I had no prior experience in the medical field before entering nursing school. I am a 3rd year BSN student and I didnt start working as a Nurse Intern until...

  2. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, this patient has touched me more than other patients I have taken care of in the past, either in clinicals or at work. I've never had an issue with leaving issues at work, but this...

  3. Slander

    shoegalRN replied to 784RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, I'm not a nurse YET (current nursing student), but can't you take a drug test for the state board to prove negative and then sue the patient for slander and deframation of character?...

  4. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasnt gonna send her a good well card to her house. I was gonna send it to the hospital. I personally wanted to give it to the volunteers to take to her room. How is that a HIPAA

  5. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    UGH! This is my first vent since I've become a Nurse Intern II while attending nursing school. I worked over the w/e and had a pt who was extremely large (well over 300 lbs), came in with UTI and...

  6. Starting to really HATE clinicals!!!! LONG

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone. I really hate to vent, but I got to get this off my chest! I am really starting to see why there is such a nursing shortage. For starters, last week in clinical, a new nurse (just...

  7. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    shoegalRN replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of taking over DHC, I think Oprah should take over Lifetime Television for Women, that seems more up her

  8. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    shoegalRN replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    What the h e double hockey sticks?! Say it's not so! I love Discovery Health and she better not take of Trauma Life in the ER, Code Blue, or Untold Stories of the ER. I think Dr G Medical Examiner...

  9. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this guy is. But he clearly don't work in the medical field. He feels his cousin had a "moral" right to tell him about his girlfriend getting an abortion. I told him he better hope his...

  10. OR or ICU what will u choose ?

    shoegalRN replied to simwes's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this post! I am still in nursing school and fell in love with the OR when I did my rotation. I'm fighting to keep my grades up so I can get first dips to have my Capstone done...

  11. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    shoegalRN replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    OFF TOPIC: OMG! Can't wait to see who goes to Bryant Park next week! I am routing for Chris all the way, but see Christian winning it

  12. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    shoegalRN replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a second career for me. If it didnt work out, I'd become a pharmacutical sales

  13. Nursing School (how Do You Play The Game)

    shoegalRN replied to kristiern's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in nursing school now and I've learned how to pick and choose my battles. Not WHAT you told the other student that "smarted off" to you, but HOW did you say it? If you told her you were not her...

  14. What the h e double hockey sticks?!!

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today, I ran into a guy who I used to work with in my previous career in my hospital's cafeteria. He was there because he had a friend in the ICU. We made small talk and such. When it was time to...

  15. What the h e double hockey sticks?!!

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since I don't think I'll see him again, I'll take it as he was just flirting. Not to mention, while he was saying it, he was "undressing me with his eyeballs". I don't know what the fasnication...

  16. Ratted Out A Coworker - The Joys of Charging

    shoegalRN replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    What the h e double hockey sticks?! Meet you in the parking lot? What are we, like 12? Is this middle school? I wish I would "meet somebody in the parking lot" after having worked 12-13 hours....

  17. How do you nicely handle a patient who is 'needy'?

    shoegalRN replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why do people who enter the hospital all of a sudden become an invalid and think they are in the Ritz-Carlton and they are Paris Hilton? This just burns me up. Why couldnt she comb her own hair at...

  18. I AM "tough enough"!

    shoegalRN replied to itsmycalling's topic in General Nursing

    I think your instuctor is trying to help you. I don't think your instructor is trying to tell you NOT to care for your pts, but to keep it all in prospective. There is a difference between...

  19. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you said that because I had another pt that same day who had a request to "wash her hair" although her husband washed it the day before. Her husband also brought up her make up kit, which...

  20. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I'm so sorry that happened to you! Why do people think they deserve some "type of service" while being hospitalized? The hospital's job is to KEEP YOU ALIVE AND BREATHING while you are there. I...

  21. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did tell this pt in a stern firm tone of voice that I will not be responding to her yelling out NURSE when she could use her call light (after the 3 yell). Then I think she purposely tried to get...

  22. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I don't get. Why do family members think if we "just feed" the pt, they will get better? Even if they are in there for complaint of N/V and abdominal pain? And the ones that really get...

  23. First Day Back In Clinicals

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a 3rd year BSN student in my 3 of 5 semesters. Today, was my first day back in clinicals in my role as a Student Nurse. I have been working as a Nurse Intern II in a hospital that is in...

  24. Asing this question again...........

    shoegalRN replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I am a 33 year old single mother of an 11 year old son. I am also in my 3rd of 5 semesters of a BSN program. I worked for a telecommunications company for 14 years before I took the plunge...

  25. First Day Back In Clinicals

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt think of it this way. I usually count respirations by looking at the pt inhaling and exhaling for a minute while getting their VS. Instead, I think I will tell them I'm going to count your...