happydays352

I put on 20 lbs as a freshman and sophmore and I took 25 pounds off this year. Mostly due to working two jobs and not having enough time to eat bad food. I'm working hard to keep it off though. I was never overweight just had a little extra badonkado...

Well I failed my first lab pratical exam. Not only did I get the wrong diastolic I forgot to check the skin on the legs and palpate the stomach . I've also been late to lab twice and missed three communication classes. If I'm late to lab again I get...

Gaahhhh! It happened again! My manager/best friend "forgot" that I had taken Sunday off and that she had to work. When I told her (the morning I was supposed to be off) she told me that she had to go to church because her Dad was already on the way t...

She was sharing her issues with me . She knew I was supposed to be off and when she asked why I was still working I told her that my manager forgot and went to church. I didn't say it in a away that was derogatory to my manager just stated what actua...

I was tested for school. I had to give my urine to a very nice lady. I didn't have to do it in front of her. I would have objected to that, yikes!

We have five pts and one wife who lives with her husband. One cat and our two crazy dogs :). We were a level three home, now we are a level two though we obtain exemptions for any level three pts, we currently have one who has lived there for twelve ...

My dad rounded with us and when I was older I watched him do infant physicals (with permission of course). My love of medicine has endured and the seed was planted when I was a little girl. He never used the nurses as babysitters, he just wanted to s...

Like the above poster said there is nothing wrong with being a caring or empathetic person, just make sure your emotions aren't getting in the way of your care. Watch your non-verbal ques you might be showing emotional distress which might be what th...

I work at a private adult foster home. We are for profit, however our staff are all nursing students and our owner is an RN. I think this is best place for our elderly to live. They are still in a home setting, surrounded by people who truly love the...

:barf02:Sick sick sick what is wrong with these people?

My mom took pay w/o benefits b/c she was covered by the military, she made 25$ an hour versus the 20$ with bennies.

That actually made me laugh outloud

Seriously you've got to be kidding me. :icon_roll

Law and Order SVU is the best show on TV! Imho

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I want to see my family . I miss them. Merry Christmas everybody!

It sure makes it hard to be caring and compassionate when mngt practices lead to nurses being unable to eat or pee for 12 hours. I wouldn't have to time be caring if I had ten pts to take care of, I'd settle for keeping them all alive. Most nurses I'...

Ok so this happened yesterday and I've been stewing over it. My manager who is my best friend needed me to come in for an hour while she was at a hair appt, it was my day off. I said I would do it as a favor for her, however I had plans right after t...

I think it is reasonable to explain what happened in the past. I wouldn't feel bad about trying to avoid some pain especially concerning needles *yuck*.

Thank you that was very educational and well put together!

Thanks to everyone who cleared up the license issue and the VA/federal employee thing. My mom is a federal employee (RN) and my Dad is an army doc so I was all gung ho to start busting skulls and setting facts straight :). You guys are always on top ...

I was a med aid at an ALF and I am a caregiver at my current job but I also do the meds. In Oregon an unlicensed person can dispense medication and they do (yes it is scary but true). The laws vary depending on your state maybe contacting the local ...

Just curious what was your gpa prior to entering into NP or PA school and did you get in with your first application. Thanks!

Usually the program site gives you an idea of the MAT score they want.

I cried when I graded your exams not a good sign.