Jedi of Zen

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  1. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    The OP happens to be a "he" - not "she" :) but yes, I was under the impression that she had never had a needle stick of any kind. However, as DBear said, she's had needle sticks before but never dirty...

  2. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    Jedi of Zen replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am a first year nursing student and an EKG tech of 2 years. I have to say that I basically agree with you. Not all - but definitely a significant percentage of nurses, in my experience, are either...

  3. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    well, like i said - your comments were interesting. i guess i also found it interesting that drbear, who responded right before you did, said that she had worked for almost 20 years and never had a...

  4. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Those are interesting comments you make. The instructor who was telling us this story did not elaborate, but she did definitely imply that yes, the patient was the source of the infection. I...

  5. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you get that statistic from? And are you referring to HIV or any kind of infection? Just curious.

  6. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all so far for the

  7. Muscle question: agonist vs. synergist

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks, onyx. You know, I've been looking all over the damn internet and all over my textbook trying to figure this out, and I didn't even think to check my freaking medical dictionary....boy do I...

  8. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    Jedi of Zen replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am a former LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist). I quickly found out before I'd even finished my schooling for that that it is often very hard for guys to make it in that field, esp here in the Bible...

  9. Snobby Nursing Students

    Jedi of Zen replied to LisaJ_RN's topic in General Students

    Several months after I had microbiology, I saw a girl who had been in the class with me who was now doing her nursing school clinicals at the hospital I worked at. (I myself had not yet started...

  10. Question for Huntsville Area Nurses

    Jedi of Zen replied to jwm64's topic in Alabama Nursing

    jwm, I am only a student, not an actual RN yet - but I work at Huntsville Hospital. I have often looked at the RN job postings on the HH web site, and I always see job ads for weekend nurses. I don't...

  11. Would you like nursing unions in Alabama?

    Jedi of Zen replied to fronkey bean's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Yeah...now, I am only a student, and (again) this is just what I've heard from talking to various nurses - but yeah, I've heard that LPN grads who work in Nashville alone can start out at something...

  12. Would you like nursing unions in Alabama?

    Jedi of Zen replied to fronkey bean's topic in Alabama Nursing

    My mom is a retired teacher, and my understanding is that there are no teachers' unions in AL (or at least not in this area) and consequently the pay for teachers is terrible here...whereas in other...

  13. Do male RNs have to wear unisex scrubs?

    Jedi of Zen posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Okay, it may sound like a dumb question, but I noticed from reading the "You know you're a male RN when..." thread that several of you were joking about having to wear unisex scrubs...I'm a nursing...

  14. Womens interest in male nurses

    Jedi of Zen replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a male RN student, and frankly if someone - male or female - wants to make an issue out of whether or not I am somehow "less manly" for being an RN, well, they can p*** off as far as I'm...

  15. Any other Calhoun RN students out there?

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Gwyneth - I don't live in Jackson County but welcome to the boards nevertheless. Good luck with finding a place to live; hopefully you can nail that down before school

  16. Huntsville: What Am I Up Against?

    Jedi of Zen replied to HopefulMichelle's topic in Alabama Nursing

    LOL...I hear

  17. Huntsville: What Am I Up Against?

    Jedi of Zen replied to HopefulMichelle's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Cool.. One of my coworkers just started this year's Delayed Progression program. Haven't had a chance to ask her about it but from what I hear they only have class one night a week; what doesn't get...

  18. Huntsville: What Am I Up Against?

    Jedi of Zen replied to HopefulMichelle's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Michelle, I hear ya on the age thing - I'd been out of school for a long time myself when I started at Calhoun. But so far it has been a completely different experience than my first years of college...

  19. Any other Calhoun RN students out there?

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I hear ya on that! Did you take your BIO classes at Calhoun? If so, who did you have? I had Mr. Russell for most of them, and he was awesome. Then I had Dr. Collier for micro...I liked him, but he...

  20. Huntsville: What Am I Up Against?

    Jedi of Zen replied to HopefulMichelle's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Michelle, Personally, at this point in time I don't plan on staying at Huntsville Hospital once I become an RN, simply because I don't want to continue living in this area at that point in time....

  21. Huntsville: What Am I Up Against?

    Jedi of Zen replied to HopefulMichelle's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Michelle, I've worked at Huntsville Hospital for about 2 years now. I'm also about to start the RN program at Calhoun. Personally I myself have never taken much interest in L&D, and I'm not...

  22. Any other Calhoun RN students out there?

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Wow, Jamie, sounds you're really on the ball. I haven't even brought any of my books or supplies yet; I'll probably do that on orientation day, during that book fair thing. And yeah, 1st semester...

  23. Any other Calhoun RN students out there?

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hey Jamie, that's awesome. Yeah, I had my CPR class tonight, and then I register next Tuesday. btw, do you know if tuition is due at time of registration? thanks for the response; good

  24. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    Jedi of Zen replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken the state of California has had a history of working to legitimize medical marijuana use. Perhaps some of the staff at your clinic has been toking some medical-grade weed. Which,...

  25. Phlebotomy?

    Jedi of Zen replied to 2bz4uqt's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I work at Huntsville Hospital, and my understanding is that once you are hired as a phlebotomy tech, you have go through an on-the-job training class. I'm not sure how long it lasts. The class is only...