Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely wrong. Yes, that link has many nursing positions. The facility is nowhere near where I am in Texas. In my area of Texas, there are many more nurses than there are jobs. Local hospitals have...

  2. Medication Nurse Assistants

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Really? The LPN program that I went "through" had a pharmacology class that was 4 mos long, 6 credit hours I've never heard of a CMA going to any class for more than two

  3. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Leno has done this before! I remember I was watcing him a couple of years ago, and it was Nurses' Week. He mentioned Nurses' Week, saying "we have to thank all the nurses. Without them, we wouldn't...

  4. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Registered nurses are expected to have the greatest numeric increase over the next decade, creating approximately 623,000 new jobs." I really hope this is true! As some of you may know if you have...

  5. stress reaction

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    canoehead, I have reacted the same way in stressful situation. Granted, I don't work ER. I work in dialysis, but we do have some pretty stressful things happen sometimes. I, too, find that I start...

  6. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    This just goes to show what a pain-in-butt being a nurse can be sometimes. This nurse does the simplest thing, for the benefit of the pt, with his permission, and it is now a huge deal. And of course,...

  7. list 200 functions of the liver

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blessed02's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This page has many liver function links and each link has more links, maybe you could at least get 30-40 functions from this-

  8. Knowing all too much

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pyxeduhst5282's topic in General Nursing

    Could you send him a copy of your post? Knowing you are so worried about him to the point of distraction really might guilt him into changing a bit, and seeing the effect his behaviors has on his...

  9. Ideas for nursing quotes

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to bellaluna's topic in General Nursing

    The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower. Florence Nightingale "Unless we are making...

  10. Can someone help me with proofreading my care plan?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Janinern84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    now that's more like it! i would also add goal of maintaining blood glucose wnl (if pt is diabetic) and rationales, and providing adequate nutrition, re: tissue repair/healing, 02 prn, knowledge...

  11. Can someone help me with proofreading my care plan?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Janinern84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How many nursing diagnoses do you need to do for this assignment? Do you have a care plan book? You could get a bunch more diagnoses, interventions for this pt from a care plan book. A good one would...

  12. How many of you were CNAs before become a Nurse?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to itsme2005's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA for 3 years, and LPN for 7, and have been an RN for 5. I became an CNA first because it was required that you be a CNA before applying to the nursing program at my school. Plus, this...

  13. nurses cap

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Neither of my nursing programs had caps, but I always wanted one, and finally have it. Two years ago, I dressed as an "old fashioned" nurse for Halloween. I wore my second-hand cap, vintage white...

  14. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in a clinic with office hours, you will probably get these holidays off. If you work in a hospital, nursing home, hospice, or prison, you will have to take your turn like everyone else. If...

  15. Find YOUR spot..........

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Corpus Christi, Not much of the population speaks english there. It makes taking care of them as pts very

  16. nurses cap

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    eBay has them, that's where I got mine. Kay's caps takes a long time to deliver.I checked them before I bought one on eBay. I also got my vintage nurse's dress there. They have some really neat

  17. Do you give up your seat for a doctor?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. If I am busy on the computer, no, I would not

  18. Can someone help me with proofreading my care plan?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Janinern84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, this is far different, and much less than I was required to do. What about the the pulses? I was required to do one huge, in depth care plan for each clinical rotation. That's 4-5 per semester....

  19. Can someone help me with proofreading my care plan?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Janinern84's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is a super short care plan. When I was in school, ours were required to be 40-60 pages long with multiple pt problems, nursing diagnoses, interventions, etc. What about the pts meds, lab tests,...

  20. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was RN team-leader on nocs for quite some time at a LTC. I got my weekly skin assessments done, but I always felt really bad about waking pts up in the middle of the noc to do skin checks. I could...

  21. Group One background checks in Texas

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Where I currently live in TX, LVNs start at $10.-$11. an hr, RNs at $17.00-$20.00. Doesn't matter if you're a BSN or a diploma RN, or how much expereince you have. Such low wages in 2005! I recently...

  22. HELP with ALOT of problems on my unit

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One thing you could do is take over each floor nurse's assignment for a couple of hours, so she can get these things done. By doing this, you will set a great example for your staff, and they will...

  23. Group One background checks in Texas

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have posted in many threads saying that being a nurse in TX totally sux. This Group One thing is just one reason why! I have quit several jobs in TX due to terrible working conditions and being...

  24. Will LTC nurse go to jail?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked agency in places like this, and put them all on my list of places I refused to return to. I hope there is a special place in hell for the owners and managers of these type of places, as...

  25. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by pattyzaccy "Couldn't it be that anyone with kids 10 yrs old and under at least should have xmas morning off? My kids are 20 and 23 yrs old but still want mommy there on xmas...