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  1. I Saw that Commerical Again!

    RNSC replied to RNSC's topic in General Nursing

    OK I'm not saying that patients and families don't deserve some comfort and consideration. I object to the EXPECTATION the ad creates. The customer is always right. The subtler message that the...

  2. I Saw that Commerical Again!

    RNSC replied to RNSC's topic in General Nursing

    Yes but also about Nursing. What I didn't say earlier, is that his name is all over the clinic and his lab coat with MD. But the "nurse" who is handing out the warm smile, blanket etc has no name and...

  3. super powers...

    RNSC replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.blogthings.com/whatshouldyoursuperpowerbequiz/ you can find your superpower should here. they're general superpowers but hey mine is manipulating electricity. sounds kinda exciting: you're...

  4. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    RNSC replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Yep what else do we have to do? sacrasm

  5. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    RNSC replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    double

  6. Who took the NURSE out of Nursing?

    RNSC replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    ThanksI guess I'm not as well read as I thought I was. I've never liked Dickens. Too

  7. Who took the NURSE out of Nursing?

    RNSC replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

  8. Where are all you SC nurses?

    RNSC replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    :welcome:Hi Charleston is a great place to live. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina for general info. As for things to do, I've heard complaints that there's nothing to do here...

  9. Nursing Specialties Survey

    RNSC replied to Justin1's topic in General Nursing

    I took it and good

  10. Why is mental illness considered pts. fault?

    RNSC replied to mrs.captain.kangaroo's topic in Psychiatric

    I think mrs kc that you will be a wonderful and compassionate psych. nurse.Your title brought tears to my eyes. I don't know why the stigma is there but it is. As someone who struggled with ADD...

  11. What Was your Biggest Surprise When you Became a Nurse?

    RNSC replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    viewing so many as Howard Stern would say private parts. I was a CNA at the the age of 17, a student nurse and then a Med-Surg nurse so I'v seen plenty of parts. DH doesn't understand why I don't get...

  12. Family visits

    RNSC replied to cherokeesummer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It just goes to prove what I've always thought. Report for some nurses is just organized

  13. How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    RNSC replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    This burnt me out of med-surg nursing faster than anything. I worked a diabetic/renal floor and we would see the same people over and over again. It was fustrating. That was 15 years ago. I might have...

  14. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    RNSC replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ISFP. I looked at the jobs and nursing was listed but the discription of this personality makes me seem bipolar or

  15. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    RNSC replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ISFP. I looked at the jobs and nursing was listed but the discription of this personality makes me seem bipolar or

  16. What you wish they knew....

    RNSC replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! and Amen! I had one father say to me "If I do all of that ( diapering and feeding) what do you get paid for?":trout: I'm here it make sure you learn to feed your former 25wkr correctly. He needs...

  17. What is the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    RNSC replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    This story is for my Mom. She was a CNA for many years and I worked with her for about 3 years before I graduated nursing school. I know how hard she worked and how compassionate she was to her...

  18. What is the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    RNSC replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student, I'll never forget giving a elderly gentleman his nitro-paste. I came into his room and said "How are you doing Mr.T? "Oh nothing that a little nitro and a pretty student nurse...

  19. What do you guys suggest for preparing for the Neonatal CCRN Exam for Book

    RNSC replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    in 1999 my nurse educator set a class to study for this awhonn test. http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/product.detail.do?productcode=pacat2 it was great preparation but i assume that the info is old. if i...

  20. 2 men vs 2 women working together in a CCU

    RNSC replied to icunurse2007's topic in General Nursing

    It does sound like a safety issue more than a discrimination issuse. I know ministers and counselors that will not meet with a lone female or will leave the office door open to protect themselves from...

  21. My CROCS made me fall tonight..

    RNSC replied to jodyangel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Be careful! I broke my wrist in Dansko a few years ago. I fell when I hit a piece of rubbish on the floor. The Dansko had a narrow heel at that time. I understand they are better now but "once bitten...

  22. Funny Names

    RNSC replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had Deshawn and Dashawn (yes the only difference is one letter) Endia (India) and Asia Faith and Prayer Why do parents of twins get so strange with the

  23. We all hate overtime!!!!

    RNSC replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I ususally clock out 15 to 20 minutes late finishing up numbers and checking boxes, ya' know important stuff. It doesn't matter when you work a 36 hr week. When I was a lot younger and worked as a...

  24. Has nursing changed you as a person?

    RNSC replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi I know your post was directed at men but as a female nerd I thought I would answer. I too was afraid nursing would change me. I was never a pink bows, gushy, little bunnies kinda girl. I've always...

  25. Male nurse in the NICU?

    RNSC replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    HI teenycar Its funny. I've work with more men in NNICU than in any other areas that I've worked. Any way you could find out if their are any men in the unit you want to work in? Maybe talk with them...