kakamegamama

kakamegamama

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  1. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    kakamegamama replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Uhhh.....Davey Do, I don't think the OP was talking about this kind of pumping......

  2. What did you do after nursing school graduation?

    kakamegamama replied to mstaurus2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the same exam. To answer OP's questions: I was basically devoid of any neuro cells after graduation, other than those necessary to breathe and keep my heart beating. For about 2 weeks, I...

  3. online BSN- no proctored exams

    kakamegamama replied to KRH123's topic in General Nursing

    This is great for school, but what about the

  4. Hung my own blood! :-)

    kakamegamama replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Cool. I wish I could donate blood---too much travel to too many places with too many vaccines, etc., etc......Anyway---I am always thankful when someone can donate. I hope to never need to receive....

  5. My dad died yesterday

    kakamegamama replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am so sorry for your

  6. Patients say the darndest things...

    kakamegamama replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    "I put an ice pack on my episiogisty" (from a postpartum

  7. Does anyone really read all this charting?

    kakamegamama replied to gypsierose's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and I would hope that you, too, would read the charting of nurses who charted before

  8. English As A Second Language

    kakamegamama replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    The only time an accent should be an issue is in the case of patient safety.....mainly pronunciation of medications. Some sound very similar, and if one cannot pronounce them correctly, a patient's...

  9. Dying Patient Requires CPR- Nurses Laugh Instead.

    kakamegamama replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Disgusting.

  10. I got a job!

    kakamegamama replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats & best

  11. What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    kakamegamama replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    OP---please use proper capitalization in your words, especially the first words of each sentence. I hope you don't chart that way. It is difficult to follow you with no caps. It may seem...

  12. I passed aanp fnp 2017

    kakamegamama replied to jkenser's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations! I recert in the Spring (long story re: clinical hours), and am using APEA, and utilized their onsite review as well. I haven't heard of Leik, but will explore. I'm already reviewing...

  13. CEU compliance Texas BON

    kakamegamama replied to Guest838984's topic in General Nursing

    My experience is that unless you are audited, which at some point, you probably will be, you don't send in proof. Keep the proof, however. Then, when you are audited, you can send

  14. I feel like Im going to fail clinical!!! what do I do

    kakamegamama replied to redruddi31's topic in General Students

    Off topic, OP.....are you already a holder of an associate degree in nursing? If not, do not call yourself ADN----you are not yet a nurse and it is illegal to call oneself a nurse. If you have an...

  15. Worst day ever!

    kakamegamama replied to CallMeSally's topic in General Students

    If this list of possible topics is not from a test blueprint that the professor provided, it is cheating. It is cheating in that it probably came from a previous test or tests. The fact the OP said...

  16. The Men in OB Debate: Help!

    kakamegamama replied to jay_prn's topic in General Nursing

    Other than the fact you will be a RN and not an OB physician, what's the difference? Two of the best OB nurses I ever knew were men. Go for it and the best of

  17. Worst day ever!

    kakamegamama replied to CallMeSally's topic in General Students

    I hope you all get caught for cheating. I would not want you in my classroom. Academic dishonesty,while it seems to be accepted, is downright wrong. Now that I've made my opinion clear, I have a...

  18. What was your scariest threat from a patient or family member

    kakamegamama replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yes, that threat......I have to chuckle as I could see some of the babushkas in my current city doing just

  19. Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    kakamegamama replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! If they WERE Perot supporters, they must be pretty

  20. To young to be a Unit Clerk?

    kakamegamama replied to NewNUA676's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wouldn't worry at all about what they said. Not sure why they told you you needed to be over 20 to be a unit clerk. However, be sure you spell correctly, use proper tenses, and punctuation marks...

  21. A real nurse VS. a "fake" nurse

    kakamegamama replied to okredrobot's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your job offer! I say "go for it!". Life, I have found in my years on this planet, usually has twists and turns, some expected, most not. But, each one CAN lead to things we...

  22. Nurses to The People: we did not fail you, you failed us.

    kakamegamama replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh.....smart mama

  23. Nurses to The People: we did not fail you, you failed us.

    kakamegamama replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Curiosity question, Emergent----were you once an English teacher, by any chance? No paragraphs, no capitalizations, no commas, etc., drive me a bit nuts. I remember when I'd grade papers that were...

  24. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    kakamegamama replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be rude. And, the suggestive use of the first letters of my user name just reinforced my statement. Unprofessional, sophomoric, and pretty immature, to put it

  25. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    kakamegamama replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. 'Twould seem the OP indeed likes to stir the pot. To me, it alludes a questionable motive and