FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Here is your post, Jolie. What I read is that, if someone (such as the OP) is going to be unnerved during a test, she could also make med errors because she's easily distracted. That, my friend, is...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of a instructor purposefully trying to distract a student during an exam. I notice here that some people are wanting to defend the instructor at all costs, especially those who are...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I think the OP had some self-doubt. She was probably more mad at herself, then projected that in her rant. I've done that many times. Something the teacher did triggered this insecurity of hers. But,...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Totally disagree here. If someone walks into a church service with a blaring boom box, that's going to distract people. On the other hand, I read on a religious forum people complaining about minor...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    People vent about all sorts of minor things on allnurses. I've done it. They do it to get it off their chest
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    Nurses working harder than doctors?

    FireStarterRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    This conversation appears to be
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    Nurses working harder than doctors?

    FireStarterRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    You are basing your opinion on things like this? Basically, the doctor's role is not a patient care one. Generally they are on a very tight timetable and are under a lot of pressure to get to the next...
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    i passed!!!!!!!!!! with 75 questions.ALL THINGS IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD.

    FireStarterRN replied to jobimol's topic in General Students

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    Nurses working harder than doctors?

    FireStarterRN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have to walk a mile in another man's moccasins before making that judgment. From my observations, doctors work very long, hard
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    Got my foot stuck in the door...

    FireStarterRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    They want you to "start on nights to learn"? I would get a timetable, in writing, as to when you would be switching to days, just
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    Medical Missions?

    FireStarterRN replied to raerusse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've known nurses who have done this and have found it very, very fulfilling. I'd like to do it myself. It's nursing the way it used to be, not bogged down in a thousand regulations but helping people...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I think she's just venting, that was my impression. She seems to realized that it was only one point that isn't going to make or break her career, but she's frustrated that she allowed herself to get...
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    Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    FireStarterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I've actually never heard of an instructor trying to give hints or talking to students during an exam. That was very unprofessional of
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    FireStarterRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    When we got the omnicell (aka omnihell) at my last place of employment, the pharmacy techs were working double time trying to iron out all the many kinks. They are still needed with these devices....
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    FireStarterRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard people do that. For us, only the bracelets brought up from admitting will work for scanning. On my unit, no one bypasses the bracelet, unless someone has put it on the bed in the case of...
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    FireStarterRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    We have most of our meds in the accudose. I've been told that the true reason for this is to assist with inventory and charges. What I do is, the beginning of my shift, I pull out all the meds for...
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    FireStarterRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    Double signing for insulin and heparin are hardly universal practices, and in many ways they are cultural traditions of hospitals. It is mostly a silly waste of time. Do we require it for much more...
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    Question on Drug Screening, How, and Where to get one????

    FireStarterRN replied to MsHall47's topic in General Nursing

    1) It's most likely a urine drug screen 2) The best resource for info about your particular program and its requirements, is your particular program Good
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    Pyxis as the problem? You decide.

    FireStarterRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

    We are using the accudose machine, along with a hand held scanning device. Once you get used to it, it goes just as quickly as the previous method. Most nurses do use shortcuts. For instance, if you...
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    I think I made a bad choice.

    FireStarterRN replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    If the physician wrote an order to keep the patient between 88%-92%, that means that the patient is a CO2 retainer. The symptoms you describe of the patient becoming drowsy on 96% might very well mean...
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    Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    FireStarterRN replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

    They are a no no in my book. When people use honey, dear, or sweetie with me it is like nails on chalkboard. Someone one did it today at the school and I wanted to bop her in the nose. She was being...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    FireStarterRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bottle feeding mom guilt oozing in all these defensive posts. If you don't like my opinion, well, it's my opinion. It shouldn't affect you or your life, unless you have some secret misgivings or...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    FireStarterRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Go look it up yourself. I don't feel like arguing all day. I've read many studies, there's plenty of evidence for you to look into, in addition to common sense. Don't look to me to help you or anyone...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    FireStarterRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The child will survive bottle feeding because of antibiotic treatments for the inevitable increase in illnesses resulting from feeding non-human milk to human babies. Yes, these children will survive...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    FireStarterRN replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think breast feeding has so many health advantages, that the responsible, caring choice is to breast feed, even if it's inconvenient or distasteful. Why would people who would never drive in a car...