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  1. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    jackson145 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    It seems very conflicting that nurses cry foul when a doctor doesn't treat them as equals but are up in arms that someone, anyone, might mistake a CNA/MA for their equal. True a nurse has more formal...

  2. "I'll let you talk to Dr Bigego's 'nurse'" (is she really a nurse?)

    jackson145 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of the skills they possess, in our Docs office, they have the exact same job decription. Sometimes it really is. Especially when the turnover rate is so high. You meet a new MA every time...

  3. MRSA and having a sick child at home...

    jackson145 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the ED a few of the RN's and myself brought it home to our kids. One gal's son scratched at skeeter bites and got them infected with MRSA. My daughter, who is a nervous picker, got...

  4. Does anyone else feel this way...? Help!

    jackson145 replied to Imuneek2's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a personality thing. I've done that with every job I've ever had. I lie in bed replaying the day and my dreams are crazy scenarios that wouldn't happen at work in a million

  5. I have a question about the lpn program

    jackson145 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My husband had to take the PSBPN (may have got the letters wrong!) for entry but he said it was easier than the pre-req classes. He never had one cumulative exam the whole duration of the PN program....

  6. Oh the aggravation

    jackson145 replied to Leomom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you taken any pre-reqs yet? The TEAS is very basic and if you've done OK on the pre-reqs you shouldn't need to study. I got a 88% before pre-reqs and a 92% after. A lot of people swear by the...

  7. TEAS question

    jackson145 replied to Leomom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I scored 10% lower on the on-line practice (after using study guide) than I did when I took it at the college (with no studying & no pre-reqs

  8. "I'll let you talk to Dr Bigego's 'nurse'" (is she really a nurse?)

    jackson145 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sell yourself short. A 9 month education is exactly the same amount of time my husband spent to become a LPN and call himself a nurse. Also, we have RN's, LPN's, and MA's working in our clinic...

  9. Another TEAS question........... :o)

    jackson145 replied to Innurse78's topic in Indiana Nursing

    So you had just what you needed! Congrats. Let us know how it

  10. need advice

    jackson145 replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell her, "yes I'm mentally ill". "I have a problem with hunting down PITA supervisors and torturing them!" Of course I'm just

  11. TEAS question

    jackson145 replied to Leomom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got one from ATI's website but I felt like it was way harder than the actual TEAS. You can also purchase the study guide with 2 on-line practice

  12. Another TEAS question........... :o)

    jackson145 replied to Innurse78's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I was told that they don't combine. They take the highest score, which for you would be the most recent, right? I think I did hear that if any of the 4 portions were failed, none of it

  13. Perfume Policy?

    jackson145 replied to smileynurseohio's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has banned all unnecessary "smells" for patient comfort. They've also banned any form of tobacco product for employees, patients, & visitors. There is no more going outside for a...

  14. AED Question

    jackson145 replied to PhilGN's topic in General Nursing

    We were told at my last BLS re-up that one of our EMT's got zapped by the current shooting out of a piercing. They said it was just a risk we might have to face because it would be hard to take out a...

  15. danger to patients

    jackson145 replied to tt5555's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone in the healthcare field ends up doing some clerical work at some point. At my place, they are doing away with unit secretaries

  16. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

    jackson145 replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are always insistant that a patient know that the CNA/tech isn't a nurse. Why would they be bothered that the patient now wants to know what type of nurse they are? Just like nurses feel...

  17. What do I tell my kids??

    jackson145 replied to GregAnurse2b's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When my husband was still a cop, my daughter always lied about what her Dad did to the other kids. He had arrested several of their parents and they had adopted the "cops are scum" attitude that...

  18. colostomy

    jackson145 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Vinegar will soak up any smell, but some people (my husband) thinks it smells worse than the original offending odor. Your co-workers know they work in a hospital, right? I've never been in one, or...

  19. RN vs. Phlebotomist

    jackson145 replied to sweet sue's topic in General Nursing

    Our ED RN's always do their own draws and on Med/Surg they aren't allowed to do any. The lab spends a lot of time on the

  20. Spring '08 Starters [Check in!]

    jackson145 replied to ErinRena's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm getting bored! I thought I'd really enjoy the break, but it's been long enough already. I went ahead and did all of my Math for Meds book, watched all the videos from Fundamentals, and worked...

  21. Feeling like a meanie

    jackson145 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I wish more people felt that way. I can't recall how many times I've been reamed by my "betters" for honest mistakes that sometimes I hadn't been taught enough to know it was a mistake. When I...

  22. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    jackson145 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Too true! I did get a little off topic, didn't I? Sometimes my mind runs away with me!

  23. Unexcusable

    jackson145 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Did they think it was out of your scope of practice to protect a patient? I don't think they'd be able to back that up. Perhaps they just wanted to be the hero? After all, we aides just wipe...

  24. HPV Vaccine

    jackson145 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    My 12 yr old has had the 1st of the 2 injections. She had no symptoms at all. Of course this is the kid who was diagnosed with mono and insisted that she was well enough to go back to school that...

  25. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    jackson145 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    But he is still called Dr. Smith. Not Paster Smith, doctorate of theology. He is known by this title wherever he is, not just church. At a restaurant in casual clothes, he is referred to as Dr. and...