Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Just tried out the new chat room!

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Purdy darn

  2. What nursing shortage? (rant)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PMHNP10's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, but she doesn't need to pass the NCLEX to get a job as a CNA. That's all she's trying

  3. What nursing shortage? (rant)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PMHNP10's topic in California Nursing

    Of

  4. Just tried out the new chat room!

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

    Jnette, I have been chatting for years, no problem there. What I can't figure out is how to get a new avatar or upload funny pics. Evertine I try, it says the file size is too large, even if I shrink...

  5. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I am always fixing TVs, phones, etc. Today, I had to unclog a sink- someone had poured mushroom soup down the sink, and it was clogged up w/ mushroom bits. The fun things we get to

  6. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    How about the ones that say "I'm not going to be a pt here anymore!" Well, boo-hoo-hoo,

  7. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Cracking up at that

  8. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I've been told that, too! Thank goodness I did get it on the first

  9. Rode Hard & Put Away Wet!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like quite an experience, but you were up to the challenge. Have a nice rest, a hot soak, and a good meal!

  10. What nursing shortage? (rant)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PMHNP10's topic in California Nursing

    I really believe that the shortage is pretty much phony. I know (for a fact) that some hospitals make a big show of recruiting just so that they are able to import a bunch of foreign nurses, on the...

  11. Hypoglycemia after dialysis

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Dialyzin' Dar's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't know the answer to your question about hypoglycemia and dialysis, Dar, but I love your tag-line,

  12. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I prefer to do my own

  13. New job! No more hospital for me!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats for getting out of the hospital rat race. Let the rats have at it- you're out of it! I have a friend who became a legal nurse consultant. She now makes $75,000. a year and gets a yearly 5 day...

  14. I'd like insights from RNs who started as ADNs and later obtained a BSN.

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off, let me say, this is not an ADN vs. BSN thread. I know there are many threads on that topic, and this is not what I am interested in. I have been a nurse for 12 years. Eight years as an LPN,...

  15. I'd like insights from RNs who started as ADNs and later obtained a BSN.

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

    I agree, and this is why, although I very much want a BSN, I'm afraid that it won't be worth it. By the time I complete a BSN degree, I will have 187 college credits. Isn't that enough for an MS? The...

  16. I've Had It!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I understand too, Shezam. I have always enjoyed your posts. I wish you happiness, satisfaction and contentment in whatever you

  17. Segregated Nursing homes: Your opinion Please!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kwagner_51's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When I worked in LTC, we had several Native American Indian residents that did not speak english. Each was lonely and isolated, until they were grouped together. It worked out well for them, and I...

  18. please help!!!

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

    From WI cna- i pass meds,am not a cna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "i work at an assisted living facility in WI im not even a cna and all i had to...

  19. please help!!!

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

    Coumadin is an anticoagulant, not a blood thinner. Blood thinner is what lay-persons call it. I stick by my statement that CNAs should not be passing

  20. Nursing caps required at your job?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I wore a cap (purchased on eBay) a white dress, white stockings and even a cape to work this past Halloween. Pts kept saying things like "Wow! A real nurse!" They got a kick out of it and so did I. In...

  21. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I just ran across this cartoon that describes the situation to a tee! http://www.nurstoon.com/comic118.html

  22. please help!!!

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

    "Thick" blood? No such thing. Another example why CNAs should not be giving

  23. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I once worked at a hospital where staffing and pt care were horrible. However, staff had it drilled into their heads to be super polite and suck up to pts. These staff always got high "customer...

  24. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2003/march/health.htm Health & Safety American Journal of Nursing - March, 2003 - Volume 103, Issue 3 Verbal Abuse in the Workplace How to protect yourself and...

  25. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "i was just wondering what you mean by "the physicians' role in creating the pseudo shortage" http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/20020715/international1.shtml Study says 'disruptive physician...