Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. If I hear 'C Nurses make the best nurses' one more time I will scream!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Students

    I personally thought the NCLEX-RN was easy when compared to the exams we has in school. Nursing itself, however, is very

  2. If I hear 'C Nurses make the best nurses' one more time I will scream!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Students

    Quote: Originally Posted by meownsmile "The NCLEX is what makes or breaks a nurse." I disagree. It's nursing itself that makes or breaks a

  3. If I hear 'C Nurses make the best nurses' one more time I will scream!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Students

    I agree with this. I went to school w/ some C nurses who just had no understanding of many concepts in nursing. One had a guest speaker from Mexico. She spoke about a "special medicine" that makes you...

  4. What does your post name reflect about you?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is from the Animaniacs character, Hello Nurse. I have a sound wave of one of the other characters saying "Helllllllo, Nurse!" It's so funny, it just cracks me

  5. Need Advise

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pmanrnbflo's topic in General Nursing

    5 or 6 pts to one nurse in critical care? That is totally dangerous and undoable. 5 or 6 to one nurse in med-surg- not great, but doable. In ICU, it's rediculous. I would never take such a

  6. child care problems

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    Ratched, I don't have kids, but I took a peak at the day care provider board, and it was surprising. Day care providers become attached to the kids, consider themselves part of the kids lives, and...

  7. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I was touched by your post, heart

  8. Where can I find this watch???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Rose66's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried a Timex Pulse-Timer watch? You press a button, which causes the watch face to flash blue q 15 secs x 1 min. You can start counting at the first blue flash and stop at the second flash...

  9. Lingo

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    I've never worked in ER, but here are a few from some other areas of nursing- Turn and Baste: slang for incontinence care and rounds in LTC. One foot on a banana peel, and the other in the grave: see...

  10. dating saline in the warmers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to calienicole112's topic in Operating Room

    :rotfl: :rotfl:

  11. dating saline in the warmers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to calienicole112's topic in Operating Room

    :rotfl: :rotfl:

  12. dating saline in the warmers

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to calienicole112's topic in Operating Room

    :rotfl:!!!!

  13. Why agency pay more?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Oreo's topic in Agency Nurses

    Agency in Kansas is only paying RNs $16.-$18. per

  14. Arizona nurses- please help!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JMP's topic in Arizona Nursing

    As a native Arizonan, and a nurse, I would be thrilled to be able to pay union dues, and for a pension! No such animals in

  15. I did it, I QUIT

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    Woot! Good for

  16. Phasing out of LPNs?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to linfull's topic in General Nursing

    My mil has been a nurse since the 1950s. She tells me there was a lot of talk of phasing out LPNs back then. That was 50 years ago, and it still hasn't happened. I don't think it will ever

  17. i need to get out of this

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. Much understanding and support for you,

  18. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a dialysis unit. There is no housekeeping. As an RN, my assigned duties include: mopping floors, replacing paper towels, filling soap dispensers, cleaning the machines, emptying and...

  19. "Heading For The Exit"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is why so many of us have left the units, never to

  20. I charged on my unit for the first time yesterday and today.

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Things went a lot better than I expected. There were a few problems that came up, but I feel I handled them well. The techs gave me a lot more respect than they usually do. That was really refreshing....

  21. I charged on my unit for the first time yesterday and today.

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

    Thank you. You know what- I wasn't even told in advance I would be charge. I just arrived for my shift, and there it was. I found out by looking at the assignment sheet. I do plan on discussing...

  22. Tucson, Az

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mspringer's topic in General Nursing

    I was born and raised there. I'm in another state, now. I really miss Tucson, but then, it IS my home-town. It can be a bit rough around the edges. I left my high-school because of a bad gang problem...

  23. King/Drew nurses were ordered to lie and key drugs weren't given. Criminal inquiries

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

    This situation is sick and illustates everything that is wrong with nursing

  24. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

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

    Once you become a nurse, you may never think of or lay eyes on a care-plan again. I had piles of papers to write and theory to study in my nursing school. However, once I hit the floor, all of that...

  25. "Heading For The Exit"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Great article! I'm posting the text. REPORT: February 2004 Hospital Staff Nurses Burning Out, Exiting Early by Nancy Webber Hospital staff nurses are facing greater amounts of stress and are leaving...