cmonkey

cmonkey specializes in student; help!.

Latest Activity

1. Letter to the Offended

   cmonkey replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

   I love the kindle because it doesn't have the back light. Easier on my old

2. Your best nursing tips/tricks

   cmonkey replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

   Wetting the diaper (or a huge hospital pad) and putting that in the freezer for a while works well, too. Fewer ice cubes to chase around if it gets

3. Have you ever been told

   cmonkey replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

   *I* was misinformed about what nurses do until this semester, so I'm not surprised the public

4. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

   cmonkey replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You'd be surprised how easy it is. Perhaps 'surprised' is the wrong

5. One bad egg...

   cmonkey replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

   We're supposed to have lab coats in our program. Am I snotty for having

6. Really scared...

   cmonkey replied to tinamarie1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Sure

7. Here goes nothing

   cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

   I did great! We thought my CI lost a Tylenol 3 but she finfally found it in her pocket. I had two passes (one pt), one at 1500, one at 2000. The second one was the biggie, but it went fine. My pt was...

8. Hospice nurse "survival kit"

   cmonkey replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Shout wipes! I love these things so hard it's obscene. They get out ALL the stains I've used them on, including blood. A camelbak water bottle with a bite valve is my new best friend. Does. not. leak....

9. How do I nicely say "no"?

   cmonkey replied to SaraSmile3's topic in General Students

   You can feel bad but that doesn't mean you need to change your life to suit hers. I have three kids and I manage to make it work. Some of that is by swapping care with other moms locally, but we all...

10. How do I nicely say "no"?

    cmonkey replied to SaraSmile3's topic in General Students

    It's also a complete sentence. "No." You don't owe an explanation unless you want to give one.

11. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    cmonkey replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU to those who wait until after T'giving. I'm having enough trouble accepting we're this far into another year without having to deal with giftmas celebrations in

12. Done with first clinical rotation!

    cmonkey replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    Congrats! You've come a long way already. I'm glad you stuck with it through

13. There is one more thing worse than a old nurse eating their young,knowing all grad!

    cmonkey replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm, cheeeeeese

14. Home entryway

    cmonkey replied to cookio11's topic in General Nursing

    We have mudrooms oop nort', too! I want one SO

15. Cultural diversity poster question

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    I have to choose a culture and do a poster on various topics. I chose a culture that performs procedures on young children that would be deemed illegal in the US and most Western countries. How...