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1. Trouble with charting

   GatorRN replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I agree, head to toe assessments and charting have always worked the best for me too, as far as not leaving something out. You can always make yourself a little cheat sheet on the back of a card...

2. Stethescope Comparison

   GatorRN replied to checkmate's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'd say especially as a student to invest in a nicer steth, if your budget allows it. As someone else mentioned, it's hard enough as a student to know what it is your suppose to be hearing. A better...

3. looking for good CEU's

   GatorRN replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

   Check out: http://www.homestudyce.com. You can do by mail or online. I've been using them for yrs. They have great all in one offers which cover several courses at a very reasonable

4. Passed NCLEX now it's interview time

   GatorRN replied to deb123's topic in General Nursing

   congratulations on passing the nclex!!! way to go!! some other questions to think about: what are your strengths and weaknesses? how would your former coworkers describe you? name your 3 favorite...

5. Nursing Documentation - Body Systems

   GatorRN replied to AdelaideChic's topic in General Nursing

   i've always found it easier since i'm doing a head to toe assessment, to chart from head to toe. by doin so all systems are covered. such as: vitals loc/a&o eyes/perrla skin/dressings lungs abd...

6. And... you can call me.....

   GatorRN replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

   congratulations nurse clee1!!! welcome to the rat race....lol _________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: 1/8/7 ~ 41-14 :w00t: national champions!!

7. Needle sticks

   GatorRN replied to SJW's topic in General Nursing

   yes, too many to count. i agree she probably didn't want an incident report done because the stick was her fault. i would definately write up an incident report and go see employee health to be...

8. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

   GatorRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   you're absolutely correct, we are entitled to our opinions without getting scolded or attacked. ___________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: sec champions!! :w00t: national...

9. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

   GatorRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   as i said before, one can't come here and expect 100% agreement from others that respond. i didn't say anything negative, i simply stated my opinion. you stated, "adequate nursing care is taking...

10. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    GatorRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    if by chance this was directed at me, i don't need anyone to speak for me. i can and do speak quite well for myself, thanks. also, just for the record, i, personally, was not "judging" the op for...

11. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    GatorRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    no, i have never been enraged by a pt asking for their pain meds that have been prescribed by a qualified physician. a pts pain is what they say it is, plain and simple. i am a huge advocate for...

12. fire 4 the holidays

    GatorRN replied to 2lip's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. What an awful thing to have to go through. I'm glad you got out safely. As others have already said, your things can be replaced, you can't. You're in...

13. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    GatorRN replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    my post that you quoted, along with the above reply, was the original post that i made when i started this thread. i found your post a little confusing, until i realized that you must not have seen...

14. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    GatorRN replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    siri - i wanted to thank you for the article/links that you posted. i finally had the chance to read through all of them. they were all great articles, i found them very informative. mistersister...

15. Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    GatorRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm, there are many things about this story that sounds fishy to me. first off, i've never worked anywhere where is was protocol to have a male nurse present during my assessment of a male pt....