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  1. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    Cobweb replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Here. This will tell you all you need to know about nursing.

  2. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    Cobweb replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When the neighbor girls ask me about being a nurse, I tell them to go to the hospital and watch 3 fifty-year-old nurses walk down the hall, then come back and tell me if that's what they really want....

  3. $5 cake

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, my son has been after me to write more of my nursing adventures, and I thought I'd start with a captive audience! At one time I worked for the VA, on the pulmonary ward. I loved those guys. I...

  4. Should I hold out for a hospital job?

    Cobweb replied to ericthered's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can learn tons of good nursing skills in a doctor's office :) And any job is better than no job. You might have an easier time getting a hospital job with some experience under your belt....

  5. No opinions please just facts

    Cobweb replied to wheresmyrights's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ninety percent or more of random drug screens are urine tests. They don't actually test for pot, they test for pot metabolites. Marijuana metabolites can remain in the urine for two or three weeks...

  6. Tactful education; Obesity

    Cobweb replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Patient Education

    I just wanted to add a couple of things, as a pretty chunky gal myself (thank you, steroids). A person doesn't have to starve and doesn't have to cut how much they eat as much as what they eat. For...

  7. My first...my second MRI

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I have the fortune (good or bad) to be a long-time patient, as well as a nurse. I went for my first MRI last week. Hey, guess what, I had no idea, but apparently I am a little claustrophobic....

  8. How many pairs of scrubs should I purchase initially?

    Cobweb replied to loveoutloud's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I always kept a set of scrubs in the trunk of my car, and one in my locker, if you have a locker. Sometimes, bad stuff happens

  9. My first...my second MRI

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the first time the tech put me in head first. The second time the tech put me in feet first. That made a huge difference, because I have no logic in my brain to tell me it is exactly the same....

  10. My first...my second MRI

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, haha, you should just get it done. I know people tell horror stories about it, but as a long-term patient, for me, it was a piece of cake, by far one of the easiest procedures I've had this...

  11. My first...my second MRI

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    I got Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia; it was great! Lol, glad go know I'm not the only loopy one. After my colonoscopy, the part that bugged me the most was that I had my glasses on when I woke up....

  12. New nurse

    Cobweb replied to krystal.nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have noticed that sometimes new nurses, especially those who are from more affluent situations with big long degrees, forget that every person on your ward is part of your healthcare team and...

  13. Female cathing

    Cobweb replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    The first lady I cathed in school had many fistulas. I took my best guess and put a catheter in one place and it came out another. I just stood there, petrified with dismay, sure that I had...

  14. I job-shadowed some Hospitalists/MD's/Providers over the last couple of days...

    Cobweb replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a doctor-cusser Then I started a job as the Clinical Documentation PITA, hehe. I see doctors charting sometimes from 4 am to 11pm. I really had NO IDEA how much crappy paperwork they...

  15. I've got a promotion!

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, before I even finished my probation period I got promoted. Just think, I nearly did not go job hunting because I thought nobody would hire me because of my wheelchair. I just can't tell you...

  16. I've got a promotion!

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the good words! Yes, I just had a big wound meeting with some folks and showed them the difference between the nursing and physician documentation. They were pretty staggered! Some of...

  17. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    Cobweb replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I have to laugh--you made me think of a certain resident from Chicago who came to our small, rural hospital. Now, I am the hillbilliest of Ozark hillbillies. Just like Jeff Foxworthy, every time I...

  18. Which fields of nursing have the most stable clients

    Cobweb replied to JPN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Every person is different, of course; I actually found elementary school nursing to be one of the most stressful jobs I ever

  19. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    Cobweb replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Here's my favorite race-related story this week:

  20. Passion for Nursing but have disfigured fingers

    Cobweb replied to rednotebook's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'll necro this thread to remark: one place I worked it was only possible to get super-large sterile gloves. It is possible to pull the extra length of the fingers up towards the base of your...

  21. Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    Cobweb replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Green fever or spring fever--anemia, which was often worse at the tail end of winter and the beginning of spring due to lack of meat or other sources of iron, often treated by drinking sassafras tea...

  22. Best Cities for Nurse Practitioners

    Cobweb replied to tryingtohaveitall's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    According to this Puerto Rico Salary and Wages the average RN salary is $33,790 in that area of Puerto Rico, so I find the NP salary dubious :) That link won't work for me, though, dunno

  23. Office setup

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Welp, my dream has come true. I got a job where I can mostly work from home :) But I need to set up an office space! Right now I have a two-tier computer desk with an recliner, which I have to...

  24. Office setup

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Those were amazingly helpful posts. Some of those things never even occurred to me. You have given me some great ideas...especially the over-the-chair wheeled table, which I did not think of, and...

  25. New grad RN, freaking out, is this normal??

    Cobweb replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One thing I used to do for the new grads who worked with me was make a practice lab, so anytime they had to use a skill they were nervous about, they could go practice before they went in to the...