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  1. Please Read (knee surgery)

    beautifulb replied to Lauren3249's topic in Emergency

    I was injured when I was a student in college and had to get sent to the ER. I got the bill and I had no idea on how I was going to pay for this. I mean, I am a student! No job, nothing. So I went...

  2. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    beautifulb replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    That sometimes a confused person can make alot of sense! Now what does that say about

  3. Unique quitting tips?

    beautifulb replied to elizabells's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Get pregnant!! I used to LOVE to smoke. I would look so forward to it. Then I found out I was pregnant and realized that I had to stop. What helped me (although I know you said it wouldn't work...

  4. Absurd Things That Managers Do

    beautifulb replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Okay. I'll post. About 6 mos. before I got married I requested the time off for my wedding and honeymoon. I recieved a written acceptance from my NM. Within that time the NM changed. Well, the...

  5. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    beautifulb replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am guilty of forgetting my patient's names when I look at the

  6. Hospice has doped my dad!

    beautifulb replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My thoughts are with you Thrashej. You are going through a very tough time right now and the depression isn't helping anything. It sounds like your school is pretty understanding about taking an...

  7. Pronunciation

    beautifulb replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is so funny! I have thought the same thing with "sont" vs. "cent." "Sont" does sound a little pretentious. I know that I cringe when I hear it but I didn't know why. I first heard it in...

  8. How should I handle this??

    beautifulb replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I am not intending to sound harsh. I have no problem at all with doing any of the above things but it is just when you start your shift and there are IV pumps alarming, pt's needing...

  9. How should I handle this??

    beautifulb replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I am going to vent a little. The CNAs I work with are great, for the most part. What really gets me is if I go into a room after the CNA does their vital signs and the pt. has all these needs...

  10. Night Nursing

    beautifulb replied to kenesha212002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have such a hard time sleeping in the day. In general, I am not that great of a sleeper anyways. Usually I would come home from work and unwind for about an hour or so and then sleep for about 3...

  11. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

    beautifulb replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From what I understood, correct me if I am wrong, but the woman is allowed to moan during delivery. I had thought that the "silent birth" was for the baby and the time/days following the birth. The...

  12. Does it have to be such a hostile environment?

    beautifulb replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    It is not everything that you hear about on the boards. People come on here to gripe because this is pretty much a safe environment. Yes, there is some cattiness and so on in the nursing world but I...

  13. What to do when state comes in?

    beautifulb replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try to be off that day :chuckle In all honesty, just do things

  14. Ok, I think I got this Poll thing down

    beautifulb replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I attended a BSN program and passed NCLEX on the first try. Nursing school was okay. I enjoyed the social aspect a lot more. I enjoy working as a nurse more than when I went to

  15. How do you deal with death?

    beautifulb replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an ortho/oncology floor with a mix of all medical. Most of the patients on my floor have had an illness or cancer where death was imminent. You provide the best care to make the patient as...

  16. Am I Too Nervous????

    beautifulb replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    Being a new grad is so frustrating. I am sorry that you are so sad. In time you will get more comfortable. Just remember that everyone has been there. Don't be so hard on yourself. It takes a...

  17. Start first job tonight as LPN in LTC

    beautifulb replied to NO1_2NV's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You will probably be waking up soon for your new shift. Good luck! I have found that caffeine helps me to stay awake. Sometimes I will have an espresso shot in my coffee and for the really tough...

  18. One bad night vs. overall "bad" at the job

    beautifulb replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like you had a lot of things going on. Sometimes there is nothing you can do but your best. Don't let that night get to you, we have all had nights like that. With nights like that it is...

  19. Do you regret being a nurse

    beautifulb replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    At first I didn't like nursing at all and always said that I would only do it until my school loans were paid off. Ten years later I am still a nurse and somewhere along the way I began to really...

  20. how long is your commute?

    beautifulb replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    15-20 mins. Quite honestly I don't think I would want to drive any

  21. Anyone worked @ Ochsner in New Orleans, LA?

    beautifulb replied to sabRN2b05's topic in Travel

    I worked there as a travel nurse a few years ago. I loved it. I can't remember the floor I worked on but it was not telemetry. There were many travel nurses at that time. I didn't find the...

  22. Need advice

    beautifulb replied to fuzzball's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are there any other colleagues that you could talk to and see what kind of feelings they have for this new nurse? Although it sounds as if you are questioning if this nurse is taking the drugs....

  23. Any expereince with patient controlled oral analgesic

    beautifulb replied to roey's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sorry, I guess I didn't understand what you were saying about the "oral PCA". It does sound very interesting. Hmm, I am going to look for some articles about that. Sorry about mis-reading your...

  24. IV push ativan...please help this student!:)

    beautifulb replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I can't recall what the strength is of our pre-filled Ativan syringes (maybe some are a total of 5mg or 2mg) are but I know that frequently we need to waste with another nurse. I take a five cc...

  25. What grows in your abdomen with a baby??

    beautifulb replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a polyp? I had a polyp with my pregnancy, they removed it and it grew back. They had to remove it again and so far it has stayed