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  1. Uncertain, scared, H1N1 fears, and not feeling encouraged at home (long)

    cursedandblessed replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    first of all you've got to decide if nursing is what you want? do you have the stay with it attitude so that no matter what, you are going to go for your goal? h1n1?? i'm going to say this, it sounds...

  2. What are the top 5 ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

    cursedandblessed replied to sorchgorch's topic in General Nursing

    patient vs. family wishes fullcodes on patients like the one described above. working a shift with inadequate staffing: to rock the boat--don't rock the boat caring for an obviouslyabused child and...

  3. Patient called me Chubby... LOL

    cursedandblessed replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    a little different but one day in clinical, it seemed like i got every agitated, and disoriented patient on the floor. one of them had the remote that was broken and he wanted that blanking with an f...

  4. Is this Normal? Need some perspective!

    cursedandblessed replied to Cavendish's topic in General Nursing

    in my area nurse interns aren't allowed to work as nurse interns if they're not currently taking nursing courses or on a summer break. you're kicked of our school if you fail and have to reapply to...

  5. Drop Factor for Infusion Pump

    cursedandblessed replied to ajitamamasita's topic in General Students

    it sounds like a trick question. you have a drop factor for tubing for infusion by gravity listed on the package, except it's understood that microdrop/micro gtt is 60 drops per ml. an infusion...

  6. Tetanus Shot--Did yours hurt??

    cursedandblessed replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    yes it hurt: here's the drug monograph: generic name: tetorifice toxoid booster vaccine; for im or sc inj; contains thimerosal. legal classification: rx pharmacological class: tetorifice vaccine....

  7. Help! How to handle sleep with nursing school schedule???

    cursedandblessed replied to MystyqueOne's topic in General Students

    when you go to pick patients is up to your college and instructor. you're hubby's going to have to sleep priority 1!! if you can find a high school student who gets out early perhaps you could hire...

  8. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    cursedandblessed replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    in post conference in a private room, without anyone else but your instructor and other students. in the classroom setting without using the patient's name or room number. i'd check out your...

  9. Am I supernurse or superdud? Or somewhere in between?

    cursedandblessed replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like super nurse (but hey i'm just a lowly student-you all look like

  10. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    cursedandblessed replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am a student, and here's what i learned (one year to go!!) be nice to everyone, the tech's, the nurse's and the cleaning staff-yes dadblame it the cleaning staff. you never know who could be...

  11. cost of books this expensive??

    cursedandblessed replied to SummerLin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i spent about a thousand on first semester including my pda and software (required). second semester i needed one: it was about $150. i need two more 1 for mental health and 1 for leadership and...

  12. To the girl who texted all during the math final...

    cursedandblessed replied to greeniebean's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    then there are those who always have to come out and ask what was the answer to number 33?? i hate the carp diddly that comes with college. it's not an age thing either. there are some older ones...

  13. JERK DOCTOR!

    cursedandblessed replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    my brother, a doc, says he'd have complained if you hadn't called him. i know it's not much to ease what you're going through, but you followed the delegation of your charge nurse, and policy. you...

  14. How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    cursedandblessed replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i tend to go for the vanilla at b&b, in the summer i do switch to something citrussy (mango mandarin maybe). while i know it might be easier to just let the instructor know, and let her deal...

  15. Looking at relocating from Ohio to NC or SC

    cursedandblessed replied to djclarx's topic in General Nursing

    charleston's wonderful. lived in the area all of my life. there are jobs for rn's. the weather is hot sticky and humid. we have a number of hospitals, musc, va, roper, st. francis, east cooper,...

  16. How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    cursedandblessed replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think as nicely as possible, inquire about her health, buy her some bath and body hand sanitizer (lordy my husband is always stealing mine). you never know i live in the rural south and drive to...

  17. Policy on Tattoo's & Piercings

    cursedandblessed replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    i just chopped off my long hair to keep from having to wear the ponytail or a bun, both of which looked awful, in order to comply with my nursing programs rules. we're allowed one pair of earring in...

  18. Being a Team Player

    cursedandblessed replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    i'm having a problem with this where i'm currently in clinical. as a student, we are expected to take care of a patient's adl's(what would be considered cna type work), vitals, and other nursing care...

  19. Recommendation for a white lab coat?

    cursedandblessed replied to prodigy's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine from Lands End I don't know if they still carry them. But mine are a wonderful wrinkle free 100% cotton that I love. They wash really

  20. Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    cursedandblessed replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    nurses, rt's and cna's wear whatever scrubs they want at the facility i'm at now, except ob which has hospital supplied blue ones. housekeeping have obvious smocks or a polo shirt made from the same...

  21. Need advice,Problem CNA

    cursedandblessed replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    i'm glad you were able to make a decision to contact the nurse directly. the trips to the hospital r/t the meds were what worried me the most. there were parts that weren't clear in the first post...

  22. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

    cursedandblessed replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    i think that explains a lot about the rule that they've had at several of my rotation sites: the nurse who pulls the narcotic, gives the narcotic. i just thought it was that way everywhere. i wish...

  23. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    cursedandblessed replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    how nice of you to come and visit your 90 year old mother, just because the hospital room has cable and you don't. and thank you for that request for towels and linens and extra pillows, i thought...

  24. Need advice,Problem CNA

    cursedandblessed replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like your mil is being cared for at home. if the cna is a certified medication aide (which we do have in my state) then in regards to the medications for bp, the bp must be taken as well...

  25. Home/Study Schedule (with family)

    cursedandblessed replied to MystyqueOne's topic in General Students

    i don't have a lot of time to answer right now, but i cook on the weekends using a couple of slowcookers and make a couple of casseroles that can be microwave reheated (good saving on electricity if...