NurseWeasel

NurseWeasel

Float Pool, ICU/CCU, Med/Surg, Onc, Tele

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  1. have you started becoming anal about things?

    Becoming? Hahaha good one. I've always been anal and the older I get the moreso I become. But hey, it makes for an easier path through nursing school,
  2. Temple in Philly?

    So, there were some Idaho cowgirls at the Nashville NSNA conference last week, and they met some awesome students from Philadelphia. I hereby admit to being one of those cowgirls, and my friends...
  3. I did a search and saw several different versions. Haven't really gotten a definitive answer from the instructors at my school, and I'm just wondering what to expect. I thought maybe one thread...
  4. Do you wear makeup?

    Now where were all these ponytail vs. short hair threads back in October when I was considering my short haircut??? I know, I know... selective reading.
  5. Blowing the Curve and Classmate Hostility (Long)

    Dood, are you in my class? I'm with ya on that one. Or the instructor who lets slip after 97% of the class witches & whines, that she was TOLD to pass several students who by all rights should...
  6. Blowing the Curve and Classmate Hostility (Long)

    *stands up* "Hello, my name is NurseWeasel and I am a curveblower". :chuckle Yes, I am frequently despised. I am blessed with the gift of intelligence. Sorry, but it's really not my fault that I...
  7. Roaches 5C's

    Hey weird... this posted to the wrong thread...
  8. Roaches 5C's

    Roach, M. S. (1995). The dominant paradigm of the modern world. In A. Boykin (Ed.), Power, politics & public policy: a matter of caring (pp. 3-10). New York: National League for Nursing Press....
  9. one more nclex question...

    In my humble opinion, you either know the stuff or you don't... format shouldn't be the deciding factor on whether or not you pass. You've still got 265 questions (or whatever) to pass. I...
  10. Hair style poll: Long or short?

    OMG I got the haircut... and I LOVE IT!!!! Who knew short hair is totally da bom?!?!?! Why did I wait so long to be "ready" for this radical change????
  11. Hair style poll: Long or short?

    Timely topic here... My hair is one length except bangs, below the braline midback. It goes up in a ponytail or claw for clinical, and almost everything else too. Without seeing this thread, I...
  12. Head to Toe Assessment question.

    The short answer is, don't argue with your instructors... (lol) Do what they want you to do, and when you get out in the real world you can implement your common sense, which is where the long answer...
  13. VA Hiring Freeze?

    I believe the new budget has kicked in. Try going to http://www.vacareers.com or calling your local
  14. Physical Assessment lab sign off?

    *giggles* have you considered writing some tips on your arm? KIDDING!!! But seriously, put some kind of physical twist to your memorization technique and it may just give you the extra kick you need...
  15. Time you can miss in your program (absence)

    We can miss any class time we want (and half the class skipped out on the last class of the day Friday). No attendance is taken, and lemme tell ya, those classes where the instructor does nothing but...
  16. Questions about dying patients...

    Susy (hugs) I understand where you're coming from. I had a horrible time with the deaths of both my grandparents, and I was right there with both of them. It's hard being in the state of...
  17. Questions about dying patients...

    When my grandma died, the hospice nurse took a step back and said with awe in her voice, "Do you FEEL that? She's gone. Feel how much COOLER it is in the room now?" I confess to feeling no such...
  18. I Got The Nicu Job!!!

    *bounces up & down* OMG!!!! What a wonderful thing!!!! (((hugs))) Thank you for sharing with your allnurses family, this is exciting news for
  19. Pharmaceutical Sales

    Around here the docs have started getting really nasty about seeing the reps. As in, unless they are stunningly gorgeous and bringing free food or taking the doc out to lunch, they're refused entry...
  20. Guy in nursing school....experiences??

    I like diversity. I'm a female, but I wanted to reply that I think having an alternate viewpoint is always a good thing. Men and women often have different perspectives and ways of thinking, which...
  21. Help me study for A&P

    Our professor made up this 'phrase' for remembering the systems... CREM D'RINSE Cardiovascular Respiratory Endocrine Muscular Digestive Reproductive Integumentary Nervous Skeletal Excretory But that's...
  22. Websites...

    Somebody pinch me... I am either dreaming, or I've died & gone to website heaven!
  23. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    Oh yeah... and this does reflect the fact that I worked for a state agency, but two really big turnoffs as responses are when people include a) their religious preferences or b) personal / family life...
  24. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    Where I used to work they interviewed in panels. Imagine your shock when you show up for an interview and get herded into the room with 3-5 other interviewees who will sit across the table from 3-5...