Perpetual Student

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  1. OT vs RN

    Perpetual Student replied to ginaw623's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OT vs. RN: An Unlimited Fight, available on Pay Per View for the low price of $19.99! In the green trunks we've got Otis the occupational therapist. In the pink trunks we've got Nurse Nancy. The fight...

  2. What kind of pre-employment drug screen do most employers do?

    Perpetual Student replied to northw3's topic in Nursing Career

    It's like in the movie Training Day. They need to make sure you can handle the drugs and still fight as

  3. The Mockery of Nursing

    Perpetual Student replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once mooned someone. I'm therefore an expert on moon colonization. Speaking of moon colonization, what medium is best for growing out moon

  4. Pros and Cons of working for a "union"...

    Perpetual Student replied to smhs's topic in General Nursing

    Are you looking in Washington? If so, the WSNA site may help ( Labor Relations - Washington State Nurses Association ). It is important to note, however, that some other hospitals' nurses are...

  5. Is hospice a good stepping stone??

    Perpetual Student replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice is solid nursing. Hospice nurses have my utmost respect. Anyone who looks down on hospice nurses is a complete idiot in my book. Honestly, I am not sure hospice is appropriate for a new grad,...

  6. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Perpetual Student replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I may indeed be deranged (actually, I probably am). But I'm not the type of deranged that I associate with sweat pants on men in public. I don't judge people based exclusively (or even primarily)...

  7. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Perpetual Student replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's a big difference between saying something looks trashy and that someone who wears it is trash. I give men wearing sweats a wide berth. In my experience the probability of them being either...

  8. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    Perpetual Student replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To each their own, but I sure wouldn't go to a bar in scrubs. I always change in the locker room at the end of the day. The only time I leave the hospital grounds in scrubs is if I'm going to hit a...

  9. Pros and Cons of working for a "union"...

    Perpetual Student replied to smhs's topic in General Nursing

    The only con I've noticed to date is having to pay

  10. how to give insulin injection?

    Perpetual Student replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

    I actually heard from a buddy's cousin's ex-wife that giving painful injections is grounds for summary execution. OP, if the surveyors try to take you some place private scream, run, fight back! Do...

  11. how to give insulin injection?

    Perpetual Student replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

    Just say you always use proper technique and have attempted different locations and so on to minimize her discomfort. Muscle is typically firmer and less floppy than

  12. how to give insulin injection?

    Perpetual Student replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

    It's not horribly uncommon for there to be a drop or two of blood following an injection, be it IM or SQ. Think about how even if you just prick someone in the finger or on the arm with a lancet they...

  13. how to give insulin injection?

    Perpetual Student replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps she's just being difficult. Do other patients complain about your

  14. Sick with worry

    Perpetual Student replied to wantomove's topic in General Nursing

    I always throw the whole works in the trash. It's a soft, flexible piece of plastic with a blunt end. It's not unlike tossing a used

  15. Depressed, or just "Life?"

    Perpetual Student replied to JDougRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Depression is over-diagnosed and treated, seemingly due to patient demand. There's a difference between there being something off with your brain chemistry and being unhappy because you have a lousy...

  16. LTAC vs Medsurg salary

    Perpetual Student replied to imelda22's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Generally speaking I'd rather work in an LTAC than on a med-surg floor. But to each his own. Consider what the pros and cons to you of each position are and make your choice. It's fair for them to...

  17. How many hours of sleep do you require

    Perpetual Student replied to ICAN!'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can be awake 24 hours without too significant of dysfunction, assuming adequate caffeine intake. After like 32 hours or so I start to feel really weird and hallucinate. I can sleep like 3-4 hours...

  18. Not feeling it...

    Perpetual Student replied to LostN's topic in MICU, SICU

    The task and equipment issues will definitely get easier with time. The ICU FAQs website linked to above is a great

  19. Illness?

    Perpetual Student replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    I've picked more up from my coworkers than my patients, and I imagine that I'd have come down with the same things in many other work environments. I did pick up scabies at work. Or perhaps it was...

  20. what NOT to say at job interviews...new grads shouldn't teach? =(

    Perpetual Student replied to smhs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't buy into either of those. Both are positive traits in a potential hire. Teaching is a core duty for nurses. The key is to emphasize that you love both learning and teaching. You don't want to...

  21. Don't Cry Over Spilled... Blood?

    Perpetual Student replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I once was in our isolation closet and emptied a JP. I didn't want to take off my isolation costume and go to the bathroom on the far end of the unit, so I just carefully poured it down the sink. When...

  22. The Mockery of Nursing

    Perpetual Student replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was at Fred Meyer when I had the sudden urge to fill my pants legs with bottles of wine. I wore my N-95 mask as a clever disguise to avoid identification, but things went tragically awry. The loss...

  23. My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    Perpetual Student replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    it's not ok, but what should the op do about it? clearly the gin-scented nurse isn't interested in her assistance, nor does management care. i suppose she could report her to the state nursing board,...

  24. The Mockery of Nursing

    Perpetual Student replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I missed that one. The only reason I might not press charges would be out of convenience to me. But odds are it would be plead out and at most I'd have to give a statement. We had a patient the...

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    Perpetual Student replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I loved how one poster immediately pounced on those finding fault with the current shoplifting. As if anyone who doesn't steal from others is practically a nun. Is thievery really so common...