edisongirl25

edisongirl25

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  1. Medical Marijuana for RN's

    edisongirl25 replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that it's like alcohol, but I don't think it would help the debt b/c the reason it isn't legal is b/c the gov't makes too much off of it being illegal. Marijuana can be grown in a backyard or...

  2. Just Because You're a Nurse

    edisongirl25 replied to Jaybird310's topic in General Nursing

    I too have had this problem since I first entered nursing school and it's even worse since I finished. I was only second semester when I got a call from my grandmother about my mom at about midnight....

  3. Night Shift = Second Class?

    edisongirl25 replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

    This would be nice, but I'm in a teaching hospital so there are docs 24/7....most of them we have to

  4. Night Shift = Second Class?

    edisongirl25 replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we were told once that there was a staff meeting at 2pm!! Mandatory....one of our senior nurses asked if they could schedule one at 2AM....and recieved a scoff and a "No, that's the middle of...

  5. Protecting Central Lines

    edisongirl25 replied to PAKidsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have those, they are nice. We also have them for foley's at our

  6. Which Do You Prefer???

    edisongirl25 replied to CherryERRN's topic in Emergency

    Everyone's feet are different. I like Nike Air and New Balance. Oh and I put a Dr Scholl's heel pad inside. Until I did that, I felt my heels were taking a beating. Oh, and I strongly recommend...

  7. To Be Or Not To Be

    edisongirl25 replied to Rescue Ninja's topic in General Nursing

    What about trauma? It's fast-paced, adrenaline required. Some hospitals have trauma centers that vary in levels. Check it

  8. Suggestions PLEASE for unhappy nurse

    edisongirl25 replied to BabiesRUs23's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i work at night too, and for the most part this is true. sometimes, they stay. others, like the other night, they just drive you crazy at your craziest times. my patient was just as sweet as she...

  9. Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    edisongirl25 replied to DimpleBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I experienced something similar to this. I graduated last May and for the first year I couldn't find a position in acute care for 9 out of the 12 months. It was tough and I got very depressed...

  10. Worst doctors orders ever received

    edisongirl25 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Ours is 1 unit for BS greater than 150....I think it's a waste of a stick, it's only a dot. Oh and the other day, I had a 250-300 lb vascular patient POD 1 with his entire left arm and half of his...

  11. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    edisongirl25 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter...Daelynn Jade...haven't heard that name anywhere

  12. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    edisongirl25 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I agree....sort of. Ok, first I am going to start by saying that I maybe drink about once a year and I've never smoked anything or done any other type of drug. Alcohol does cause many of the same...

  13. Volunteering on L&D/Mom Baby Floor

    edisongirl25 replied to blueelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too had the opportunity to volunteer in L&D. We were supposed to do 16 hours volunteer work for our nursing program, but I enjoyed it so much I did over 60..til my schedule changed. Part of my...

  14. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    edisongirl25 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    Before I graduated nursing school I was a tech on a med/surg floor where it was considered a "tech" job to answer all call lights...well, that's what the nurses said, our manager said it was every...

  15. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    edisongirl25 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    When my son was three he kept complaining that his ear was hurting, so I got a flashlight and took a peek. I seen something, but it was pretty deep so I took him to the doctor. Doc pulled out a...

  16. Ideas for bedside shift report

    edisongirl25 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit has bedside report. We are supposed to go into each room and give report at the bedside. Now, our unit is mostly semiprivate rooms, so I feel a little uncomfortable doing this in those...

  17. What is the biggest piece of advice you have for nursing students?

    edisongirl25 replied to ton343's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to stress over every little detail. You have to learn to relax and realize that you can only learn so much in so much time. You will not come out of school knowing all you need to know, it's...

  18. Hold that Push!

    edisongirl25 replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you have to push, you have to push. It's uncontrollable, or at least it was for me. When my sister was having her baby this past December, the doc didn't make it...her nurse tried to keep her...

  19. Is it a good idea to be a CNA before being an RN???

    edisongirl25 replied to SweetLadyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I was a tech first and I understand all the stuff they are responsible for so I don't mind helping when I

  20. Pregnant, about to graduate, how to get a job?

    edisongirl25 replied to mamac0805's topic in General Nursing

    I was 3 months pregnant when I applied for a job once...I didn't tell them until after the job was mine. It is illegal to discriminate against pregnant women, so if they renigged based on that, it...

  21. where did the whole sexualized view of nursing come from?

    edisongirl25 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    Well, they told us in nursing school that nursing wasn't seen as a profession back years ago, in fact the only ppl were the ones who couldn't be anything else, such as prostitutes, homeless...that...

  22. med surg to ob please

    edisongirl25 replied to studentNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, I have a question similar to this. I have wanted to be a l&d nurse for as long as I can remember. (my mom says about 4). Anyway, there were no positions available when I graduated, and I...

  23. working Florida hospitals

    edisongirl25 replied to Doris Myers's topic in Florida Nursing

    then you might know who i am. remember at the nclex review where everyone had to come to ft myers. i was the one who all of a sudden jumped up one day b/c my best friend had a huge spider on her....

  24. Are You Satisfied With Your Income?

    edisongirl25 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

  25. unionization of hospitals

    edisongirl25 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ok, I am a new grad and I've only been at my job for 2 months. The problem is that they are trying to unionize and I don't really know all the details of what that means. I know that when I worked...