PiPhi2004

PiPhi2004

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  1. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    PiPhi2004 replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    I also do not wear a bra, I wear these great white camisoles from New York and Company (its like a mall dept store, most places have them). They are sooo comfortable and they have built in support....

  2. suctioning the intubated patient...1 nurse/RT or 2?

    PiPhi2004 replied to kessadawn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thats exactly how I do it. I also agree with the plugs, the best way to get it out is to manually bag em and get it out through a good rigorous suctioning, esp with a nice new catheter that has no...

  3. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    PiPhi2004 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Gemini-surgical/trauma ICU and I think it fits

  4. Anyone graduated early?

    PiPhi2004 replied to tripletrouble03's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any classes you can take, such as prereqs in HS in the afternoons? They will get you closer to your prereqs. For example, I look psych and english in HS which counted towards my prereqs...

  5. I'm only 22 years old.

    PiPhi2004 replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    I started as an RN at 22yo. I was the youngest on my unit in ICU when I started, and when I resigned to move back to my home state, I was still the youngest. I am only 23 now but I am pretty proud...

  6. can you remember your best and worst moment as a nurse?

    PiPhi2004 replied to life-time-learner's topic in General Nursing

    My worst moment lives on in my head and I don't think I'll ever forget it. We had an 89yo F with advanced alzheimers and became septic. She looked awful, I have never seen labs as bad as hers. The...

  7. This is not my job?!?

    PiPhi2004 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    You can control your own behavior, no one else's. At least you know you are a better person for caring about your patient where others are lacking in those

  8. 2 years pre-req?? HELP!

    PiPhi2004 replied to jenaenae17's topic in General Nursing

    Truly, I really think you need to get some experience. Can you complete an NP program without it? Probably. However, you will have a severe disadvantage as you will not have that firm experience...

  9. This is not my job?!?

    PiPhi2004 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are a student, I would've told your instructor or the RN right away and let them deal with it or had them talked to the housekeeping staff. If you had time, I would have simply asked for...

  10. Will I get fired?

    PiPhi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm most of us work 12 hr shifts...I have worked up to 14 when I could not leave at 7 but I don't have the priveledge to say, "Hey Mr Smith, please dont code at 7PM I'd love to go home on time."...

  11. Should I be up front with the nurse recruiter about my CRNA intentions

    PiPhi2004 replied to Riversurfer's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I hide it completely! I recently resigned from the ICU I began as a new grad. Many of the RNs had grudges against CRNA school so I learned quickly to keep my intentions to myself. There were about...

  12. Will I get fired?

    PiPhi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Here we go

  13. Will I get fired?

    PiPhi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Well either way, theyre not going to pull out a full investigation for some gossip you heard and that may or may not be true. I know many RNs who carry relationships with MDs at my hospital. I doubt...

  14. Will I get fired?

    PiPhi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Also read another one of you posts where you seemed to try to pass yourself off as having a license to give medications (post about sleeping on the job and MD giving your orders to give BP meds and...

  15. Will I get fired?

    PiPhi2004 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, quitting by being a no call, no show is extremely unprofessional. If you did not like your job you could have always searched for a new one and/or resigned appropriately. I also do not...

  16. Better nurse

    PiPhi2004 replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse with who passes boards usually knows enough to get by. I think a better nurse is one that has found a good fit in their unit of choice and who is comfortable there and who feels safe working...

  17. What are my chances?

    PiPhi2004 replied to exquisite20's topic in General Nursing

    My program had a cutoff of 3.0 I believe. I would suggest retaking your courses and speaking to an advisor as your chances of getting in with a low GPA are rather slim. You can rise above it but it...

  18. Too respectful to doctors?

    PiPhi2004 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that people can be respectful to MDs while questioning their opinion. Usually if I question an order, I will say "Just to clarify this order, you want xyz done...were you aware of the patients...

  19. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    PiPhi2004 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    That'd be great, if you have awake pts they'll REALLY be worried you dont know what you're doing if you can't do a simple

  20. This Is Not Right!

    PiPhi2004 replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    Could the other nurse have proofread her paper for her before she turned it in? I always had my mom, an RN, proofread my papers in nsg school before I turned them in. I just see that there are other...

  21. Shift Hours?

    PiPhi2004 replied to kadooj's topic in General Nursing

    3 12s, 36 hours=fulltime. By the end of the 3rd day you usually feel like poo but it is MUCH better for me than going 5 8hr days. There are many other shifts,regular 8hr shifts, if you dont like 12...

  22. Relationships Ruined by Nursing...

    PiPhi2004 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation but it was more me being the unsupportive one lol. I was fine throughout school but once I got in the real world of nursing I was a stressed out mess! My husband and I...

  23. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    PiPhi2004 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    LOL my attitude is great to people who don't insult my profession, but frankly, I get sick of hearing the same junk over and over from people like you who want to make the "good money" but dont want...

  24. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    PiPhi2004 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest quitting posting on message boards and talking to real people IN PERSON about your dilemma. Sitting on your orifice on a message board isnt going to get you anywhere, and I have been...

  25. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    PiPhi2004 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I do my work and go home. I stay out of the politics and people don't bother me. I help when needed but I don't engage in