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  1. What's the task you like doing most on the job?

    frumpter replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Nursing

    ABG's...I love when I nail it on the first stick and don't have to fish

  2. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    frumpter replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I tape a tongue depressor to the side of the bed to organize all my 1,234,862 lines on. It looks much more orderly and keeps them from getting all tangled up. Most of the nurses in my ICU do this....

  3. To all Night Nurses:

    frumpter replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  4. Nurse/patient ratio in ICU...what is yours?

    frumpter replied to nitronymph's topic in MICU, SICU

    We are 2:1. We are a small, community hospital as well, with a 12 bed

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

    frumpter replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn 't wear them because I don't feel they look very professional. I feel as if they are only appropriate in certain environments and adult acute care isn't one of

  6. What do you wear to class?

    frumpter replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    Regular clothes. We only wear scrubs on clinical days. Class days I usually wear jeans and a nice

  7. How do you wear your hair for work?

    frumpter replied to ChasingRain's topic in General Nursing

    I have hair to the middle of my back. I where it in either a ponytail or twist it up into a bun. It takes about 5 seconds...I love

  8. Are grades in your school shared?

    frumpter replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    The instructors don't share grades with the class, but some of us share with each other. I'm usually pretty vague with people and will only say, "I did ok." That usually satisfies people. A group...

  9. No She/he Did Not!!!

    frumpter replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    I seriously laughed out loud at that

  10. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    frumpter replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    mersa ---

  11. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    frumpter replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatric

  12. Do you go out on the weekend?

    frumpter replied to bigboy18's topic in General Students

    I usually do not study on the weekends. Our exams are on Fridays, as well as care plans being due on Fridays. That leaves the weekends free to spend with my family. I may read over some material...

  13. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    frumpter replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    During the week I average 6-7 hours. I catch up on the weekends and get 8-9

  14. Tomorrow....

    frumpter replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Good luck tomorrow!! I'm a week into it now and it is pretty intense. Just stay on top of the readings and get yourself organized right away!! You'll do great.

  15. Random Thoughts: From a Nursing Student

    frumpter replied to VidaUrbana's topic in General Students

    Amen. STOP talking while the instructor is talking! It is rude and very distracting to those of us who are actually

  16. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    frumpter replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    I just started Monday!!! Get organized immediately!!! I can see how it could be very easy in the first weeks to fall behind if you don't set up a system for yourself. Notebooks, highliters,...

  17. Age you will/were graduated?

    frumpter replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I will be 32 when I graduate with my ADN. Better late than

  18. Students not working while going to school....

    frumpter replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat:

  19. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    frumpter replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    Since we aren't allowed to have our hair in a ponytail for clinical I plan on putting it up in a bun. It takes me 10 seconds and looks

  20. To Do List.: Before Fall Semester

    frumpter replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

    Our school starts on the 17th. What I still have to do this week: take the kids to their doc/dentist appts straighten up the house do a big grocery shopping for crockpot meals take a long nap on...

  21. Any runners???

    frumpter replied to CardioTrans's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love running! I have found its the only exercise that really keeps me lean and toned. I feel so good after a good run. I listen to my ipod and use that time for not only my physical health, but...

  22. Who is still waiting on admissions notifications?

    frumpter replied to WHNP715's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Thankfully we found out mid-February. I'd be climbing the walls having to wait this long. Good luck to everyone still waiting to

  23. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    frumpter replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, and yes! I am a nut for proper speaking and writing, though. One of my biggest pet peeves is the use of double negatives : "I ain't got no money." AHHHH!!! It makes me want to pull my hair...

  24. Are there any future nursing professors out there?

    frumpter replied to Mariposa2009's topic in General Students

    I would love to teach someday. I plan on working for a while (like 20 years), while going back to school to get my advanced degrees. Then when I am unable to work the floor for whatever reason (mental...

  25. should patients be able to choose to end their life if they are in pain and dying

    frumpter replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I am 100% for assisted suicide. After watching my grandmother die from cancer, slowly withering away to nothing, the last few weeks so doped up on morphine she had no idea she was even alive...I would...