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  1. I am not personally responsible for everything within my workplace!

    birdgardner replied to MzMouse's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you calling that poor girl a dope just because she doesn't know the date of her LMP? I'm a control freak myself, but I don't go by dates; it's more like three Thursdays ago, and I ovulated...

  2. Amzing video- HBOT and traumatic brain injury recovery

    birdgardner replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What amazing progress. I wonder if any of our brained-injured soldiers and Marines are getting this opportunity - and what rigorous studies

  3. becoming emt

    birdgardner replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    I got my EMT-B while taking nursing pre-reqs. The EMT class was free for people willing to volunteer for their town. I wanted to see if I liked taking care of patients. The real drama cases the...

  4. Entitled Generation

    birdgardner replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    I see this as the system playing nurses against each other - one generation expecting the next to suffer and sacrifice just as much as they have for their profession, because that's partly how you...

  5. Finally (someone agrees with me)

    birdgardner replied to gagezoie's topic in General Nursing

    Here's to moms and their observations - I'm not saying instinct here. And to our persistance. We went through something similar with my son and an autistic specturm disorder - I knew at two weeks,...

  6. has anyone had to challenge courses

    birdgardner replied to undecided's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The county colleges can afford to be inflexible because they have such high demand. You might be able to get away with an on-line class or testing out on-line - one of the programs I applied to...

  7. Anatomy Class

    birdgardner replied to belle005's topic in General Nursing

    I managed to dissect a cat while pregnant - I wore a carbon filter respirator because of the smell. The funny thing is, I developed a great deal of affection for that cat, a kind of intimate...

  8. Nursing school made me fat!!!

    birdgardner replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    I came home and snarfed a handful of dried coconut today. Sometimes it's Cheetos. I used to eat healthy. The only reason I haven't gained weight is because I don't eat dinner after a munch attack....

  9. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    birdgardner replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Once at school my son stuck his finger into a plastic ring from a computer mouse and couldn't get it off. The school nurse tried soap; it didn't work, so she called me and said I should take him to...

  10. Took care of pt who tested positve for c-diff

    birdgardner replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    Don't scrub your hands raw! You want your skin intact! But do use soap and warm water - you're removing the spores because you can't kill them. (Not that you're likely to run into them, but any...

  11. Accelerated Bachelors

    birdgardner replied to 13905 BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished the first semester - lots of work especially toward the end, but always manageable, (esp. if I didn't procrastinate.) I've got four children, an hour commute each way, and a helpful...

  12. Asperger's Syndrome

    birdgardner replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    My 19 y.o. son has Asperger's. He is extremely bright, yet impulsive, lacking in common sense and in imagining the outcome of his actions. He tends to treat the world as he thinks it should be, not...

  13. CNA before entering into an accelerated program?

    birdgardner replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

    You're talking about CNA instead of shadowing? How many hours of shadowing is required? The accelerated programs I applied to didn't require any. You'll want to add in the training time for CNA -...

  14. Talk about nosey...sheesh!!

    birdgardner replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    It's one thing to ask the questions if the school's health service are going to be your providers and want a complete history - but you still have the right to limit disclosure unless you actually do...

  15. Talk about nosey...sheesh!!

    birdgardner replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, really. Those forms are beyond nosy. I wrote on the form "I decline this portion of the exam as these parts will NEVER come into play during my career as a nurse." Then I called up the school...

  16. Choosing NS or another baby, or both?

    birdgardner replied to scastillo1's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is always going to be there - your fertility is another question - you need to consider your age and how easy conceiving was before. Your organization skills, your stamina after childbirth,...

  17. percentage on practice tests - how does it relate to passing NCLEX?

    birdgardner replied to birdgardner's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck and a good night's sleep, Achoo! I haven't taken the final ATI but the initial one was reassuring, so ... crossing my fingers here as I go through the

  18. percentage on practice tests - how does it relate to passing NCLEX?

    birdgardner posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wish the review books would tell you - if you get X % you're fairly likely to pass NCLEX. If you get Y% you're almost certain to. If you get Z% you got some MAJOR studying to do, honey. So far...

  19. Taking Pre-reqs at a community college or university: Which is better?

    birdgardner replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I took most of my pre-reqs at NJ community colleges and was accepted to all three accelerated BSN programs (2 NJ, 1 Penn) I applied for. But call and

  20. Good old Flo was a smart cookie

    birdgardner replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    All4schwa - Flo says, never, never wake a sleeping patient. Ha, ha. Not modern practice, for sure. Also, she says, never talk about the patient's condition outside the door, because they will hear...

  21. Good old Flo was a smart cookie

    birdgardner replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not quite down pat, as she believed your children got sick from the damp, dirty and airless conditions in your house, rather than from playing with the children next door who were one day short...

  22. Death and skin color

    birdgardner replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Can I take this thread on a slight tangent, that of color changes in near death, that is in respiratory or cardiac arrest? In my very limited experience, the young people have gone grey instantly,...

  23. Bad day in the psychiatric hospital

    birdgardner replied to Reute's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes patients do need to be restrained. You need to ask your supervisor what the policies are - for what reason do you restrain a patient, how do you keep yourself and the patient safe, what the...

  24. Is hypnosis within the scope of nursing practice?

    birdgardner replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    Just hover your hands while you hypnotize and call it "therapeutic touch."

  25. Self-centered motorist

    birdgardner replied to RNontheroad's topic in General Nursing

    We had a backboarded patient in the ambulance a couple months ago (hit and run on his bicycle) when our driver asks "Is that green SUV a family member?" Nope, some boogerhead is drafting the...