vashtee

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  1. Challenges in the Nursing Profession

    vashtee replied to laurenlynne's topic in General Nursing

    At the moment, I am a bit overwhelmed with junkie patients making me feel like a drug

  2. Explaining circumcision to mom....

    vashtee replied to brentster_us's topic in Patient Education

    Oh, bull. I don't have any problem at

  3. Cultural and Ethinic Considerations in Nursing

    vashtee replied to txwildflower57's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that it would work because even if a person identifies with a particular religious group, that doesn't mean their practices are the same. For example, if a person is Jewish, they don't...

  4. New grad that was just hired at a rural hospital....

    vashtee replied to libbyjeanne's topic in Emergency

    Oh my gosh! That sounds like an outrageous amount of responsibility for a new grad! My advice is to push for a much longer orientation. My friend who went to ER is getting 6 months for orientation,...

  5. Okay, so my mom.......

    vashtee replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    There are more than one thing that could have caused this... Raynaud's also comes to mind, which my nephew has. Try not to worry until they give you a reason to be

  6. An update on my stepson

    vashtee replied to sissiesmama's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think part of the problem is the fact that everyone seems to be blaming everyone else for this boy's problems, when in fact *everyone* has contributed, including the boy himself. His formative years...

  7. Explaining circumcision to mom....

    vashtee replied to brentster_us's topic in Patient Education

    I believe if a person can't bring themselves to give unbiased information, they should defer any explanations to the PCP. To do otherwise is an abuse of your position of

  8. Job interview: Men must wear suits?

    vashtee replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you live? If in California, I think the button down shirt might be okay, but if you are in NYC, it is possibly a different story. The east coast tends to be less casual than California. Do...

  9. Explaining circumcision to mom....

    vashtee replied to brentster_us's topic in Patient Education

    WHO, I believe, is advocating circumcision to help reduce the HIV transmission

  10. Question from a student

    vashtee replied to mbarl001's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for the critical care/ER/med-surg because you are probably going to get to do a lot more procedures than you would in peds. Speaking as a mother, I wouldn't have allowed nursing students...

  11. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    vashtee replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    Dirty scrubs after working? Yes, they absolutely do. BTW - some of those isolation patients aren't identified for several days, and therefore nurses aren't necessarily wearing gowns, gloves, etc at...

  12. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    vashtee replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    My instructors considered scrubs "contaminated" after a day in the hospital, what with the MRSA, c-dif, and god knows what else is floating around in there... I guess I am inclined to

  13. Help! Graduate Nurse looking for Time Management suggestions

    vashtee replied to birdy1959's topic in General Nursing

    You might try wearing one of those unattractive little fanny-packs (or some sort of equivelent) stocked with nurse-stuff, which may reduce the number of times you are running back and forth for...

  14. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    vashtee replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    We would be written up for wearing our scrubs when not

  15. Need idea for gift for new grad

    vashtee replied to med/oncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Koi scrubs with the cargo pants or good

  16. Private Rooms

    vashtee replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    How I WISH our patients all had private rooms! In our facility, only the isolation patients get them (unless another isolation patient comes

  17. Suicide attempt on our pedi psych unit. Please keep my coworkers in your thoughts.

    vashtee replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Aww, that's so sad. We had a young girl do the same thing when I was a student on clinical rotation through adolescent psych. It was very disturbing. I wish you ALL

  18. Unions. What do they do for us?

    vashtee replied to diane227's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am brand new at this hospital and to the union, and I really don't know what the consequences are for crossing the picket line, but to be honest, I'd rather just go to work,

  19. Unions. What do they do for us?

    vashtee replied to diane227's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The unions in California were key to having reasonable nurse to patient ratios made law. That was the one fantastic thing they did. On the other hand, I believe my union is about to strike over the...

  20. hurst review

    vashtee replied to deemarie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took Hurst and passed the first time with 75 questions. Hurst tells you quite clearly that there will be a lot of material on this exam that was not covered in class, but if you really KNOW the...

  21. how can altered breathing be a diagnosis for minute ventiliation?

    vashtee replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand what you are asking exactly, but I think what you mean by "minute ventilation" is that there is a reduced amount of air that can be inhaled or exhaled with each breath. The body has...

  22. Questions Regarding Grades in Nursing School??

    vashtee replied to thegirlyoulove90's topic in General Nursing

    If you can manage straight As in high school, what with all the back-biting, hormonal fluctuations, age-related insecurities, etc, I don't see why you should worry excessively about nursing school....

  23. Does anyone ever feel guilty about care not given by the end of your shift?

    vashtee replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    chooo?

  24. How critical is chemistry to passing micro?

    vashtee replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school, they don't call the course "pathophysiology", the call it Med-Surg Nursing, and there are three semesters (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) that are a part of the nursing program....

  25. How critical is chemistry to passing micro?

    vashtee replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If chemistry is not a prerequisite for your micrbiology class, you should be