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  1. I AM "tough enough"!

    itsmycalling replied to itsmycalling's topic in General Nursing

  2. I AM "tough enough"!

    itsmycalling posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a second semester nursing student. Today in the hospital my clinical instructor told me I needed to "toughen up" because I was sad for my patient-- 53 y.o. paraplegic, septic, trach vent,...

  3. "No, I am not pregnant"

    itsmycalling replied to Tysmommy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't be sad! I wish I were 5' 11"!!! Next time you see him, perhaps you will have a little "morning sickness" in his direction. Too

  4. I AM "tough enough"!

    itsmycalling replied to itsmycalling's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. A little positivity goes a long way, and I think that's what I was looking

  5. I AM "tough enough"!

    itsmycalling replied to itsmycalling's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. So much for venting. I guess the problem with the situation I've described to you is two-fold. First off, I wasn't standing in front of the patient crying-- in fact, I wasn't crying at all. I...

  6. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    itsmycalling replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my second sem. of nursing school, and I gag on a daily basis-- everything makes me want to vomit. I hope to god that it eventually goes away! The worst thing I've seen thus far is a pt with...

  7. got my first nursing job!!!

    itsmycalling replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS! VERY

  8. Does this scare anyone but me?!?!?!?!?

    itsmycalling replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You go with your bad self! I fully agree- it pisses me off to no end hearing nurses IN THE HALLS yelling about their patients who are "drug-seeking". Treat your

  9. When will hospitals "go green"?

    itsmycalling posted a topic in General Nursing

    I ask this question simply out of my own curiousity- not because I am familiar with any agencies involved in such an undertaking. There is so much waste it is absolutely disgusting. I try very hard...

  10. Seeing a dying patient

    itsmycalling replied to greygooseuria's topic in General Students

    I worked with my first (and only thus far) dying patient in my first clinical rotation last semester. I had some experience with people passing in my family and was able to be reminded of what I...

  11. AT ISSUE: What is the culture of your floor?

    itsmycalling replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work where you work! Unfortunately, I hear it's colder in Canada than in Chicago.

  12. Nursing school made me fat!!!

    itsmycalling replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    I understand! I start my second semester of nursing school next week, and already I cannot fit into my "cute" jeans!! So today, I joined the gym and vowed that my body is just as important as my...

  13. AT ISSUE: What is the culture of your floor?

    itsmycalling replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot tell how good it is to hear that there are nurses out there who are happy in their job and can rely on their co-workers for assistance! I understand the need to vent- and this is the perfect...

  14. Any Triton college students?

    itsmycalling replied to itsmycalling's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I think the only classes that can be taken concurrently while in the program are: Psych 228/Edu 206, Bis 241 (physiology), Soc 100 and Bis 122 (micro). I am fairly certain that they are looking for...