arelle68

arelle68

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  1. Going back to school for a nursing degree. Good idea?

    arelle68 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on your situation. If you have a job, keep it, and be glad. Lots of people on these forums have graduated with bachelors degrees in nursing and can't get jobs after a year of trying....

  2. I need help: a nurse not prepared for the job

    arelle68 replied to amateur's topic in General Nursing

    The only response this OP deserves is to be told to get real. Read it again. This isn't a nurse talking. GET REAL amateur troll. Read the tags nurses. This person is "phycheing" (sic)

  3. I made a doctor mad at me.

    arelle68 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I talked to my supervisor about this today. It turns out that this doctor is like that anytime someone calls him about anything. My manager says he needs to retire. I wouldn't repeat some of the...

  4. glorified med passer

    arelle68 replied to altered ego's topic in General Nursing

    You know more than that nurses who are sitting around while their patients alarms go off, and their basic needs are unmet. You know how to care, and that is more valuable than another degree or 10...

  5. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    arelle68 replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you're talking about. I went to apply a med that everyone has been charting that they gave. Turns out the affected area was covered with an opsite that I had put on the last time I was...

  6. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    arelle68 replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    I really am beginning to wonder if a couple of nurses on my unit are doing their jobs. I've seen dressings that were nine days old! NINE

  7. Why would a facility over-hire nurses?

    arelle68 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My facility is hiring more and more nurses. Too many nurses. New and inexperienced nurses. There are not enough hours for the nurses that are there to make a living anymore. They've started...

  8. Should medication aides exist?

    arelle68 replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I got work for two of 'em. Bring 'em

  9. Completely online ASN degree that I found.

    arelle68 replied to CRTtoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not spend my money on that. That looks scary with the big $399.99 a month thing like they're selling insurance. Excelsior is an online Nursing program, but you can't get into it unless you...

  10. OMG...not again

    arelle68 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I guess if it's loose, you could lose it. We can't teach our kids to spell anymore because it could hurt their feelings when we tell them they are wrong. We really can't risk damaging...

  11. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    arelle68 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How will universal health care change the Nursing profession? Will we finally get ratios? Will our pay go up, or down? What about benefits? Will the quality of care improve, slide, or stay the...

  12. What do you love/hate about LTC?

    arelle68 replied to ShiphrahPuah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love my residents. They make it all worth it. It is stressful. It is difficult emotionally. You love them, and you have to watch them decline and die. You get really attached to the residents...

  13. What are the top 5 ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

    arelle68 replied to sorchgorch's topic in General Nursing

    I thanked God I hadn't given the Morphine 10-15 minutes before this woman died, which I would have if there hadn't been the confusion about the Ativan, which caused the delay. I would have felt bad...

  14. What are the top 5 ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

    arelle68 replied to sorchgorch's topic in General Nursing

    She was 96 years old. Her lungs were full of fluid. CHF. Her granddaughter asked me would I please get Morphine for pain. I assessed the pt not to be in pain. I stated perhaps she had anxiety,...

  15. Can you PLEASE be quiet...

    arelle68 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I had a nurse bite my head off for something like this when I was a student nurse. I had found an error in pt. identification, and I thought I had just saved the world. I didn't know that my...

  16. Can't get hired in a clinic.. with experience???

    arelle68 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    as far as competition goes.. I think there as much more nursing jobs than nurses looking for work.. here in NYC, there are so many job positions for nurses hundreds to thousands but maybe there is...

  17. Okay, got my BSN, now what?

    arelle68 replied to rassccal's topic in General Nursing

    A person like you? Tell us more about your interest, and what you

  18. Is it wrong?

    arelle68 replied to m.nursestudent's topic in General Nursing

    You have to quit. It is not worth

  19. I'm going insane!!!

    arelle68 replied to Nurse4life09's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get some help. See a counselor or a clergy person. You are not coping. Nursing is the most stressful job. Home Care is the least stressful job in Nursing. This is not about your job,...

  20. pregnant woman's weight gain????

    arelle68 replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    "Assess first" will steer you right on a lot of NCLEX question. Learn the guiding principles to keep in mind while reading the questions. "Assess first" is a major one. Airway is

  21. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    arelle68 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if the US government is driving private medicine out of business so that they can take over everything. Look at the reductions in what they will pay for medicaid and medicare. If they...

  22. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    arelle68 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Chest hair! We're worried about that? Has anybody mentioned that some scrub tops show INCHES of cleavage on women. You don't mean to see, you just walk up to the desk, and look down, and THERE IT...

  23. Finally!

    arelle68 replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :ancong!:

  24. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

    arelle68 replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing my Alzheimer's patients do bothers me. They have a disease that is eating their brain. Whatever they do or say is appropriate to that. Co-workers! What's THEIR

  25. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    arelle68 replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    A good experienced LPN is the best professor a new RN will ever have! I was trained by an excellent LPN. I learned more about Nursing than I had ever learned in school in a few short