DirtyBlackSocks

DirtyBlackSocks

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  1. California nurses and medical marijuana

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    So I'm guessing nobody actually knows if it's treated differently from say taking percocet for chronic pain if you hold an RN license? Are nurses who could possibly use it as an alternative to more...

  2. California nurses and medical marijuana

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    Oh I totally agree on never using before or during a work shift - I would think that applies to any narcotic! Which is a dilemma I will ultimately face when I obtain my RN - due to chronic pain...

  3. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you give us an example of speaking your mind to base this off of? There is a difference between complaining and speaking your mind - but it can be a really small difference, and is open to...

  4. Approved for a BSN course of study yesterday. :)

    DirtyBlackSocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    Great news for myself. I'm enrolled in a program for Disabled Veterans in which we are sent back to school at no cost in order to gain the skills necessary to find gainful employment. Normally the...

  5. pain meds

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    If he's not violent or dangerous when he's delusional where is the problem? I'd rather be bat crap crazy seeing dancing elephants on the walls than put up with post operation pain on motrin. Being in...

  6. How many of your hospitals/clinics offer alternative medicine?

    DirtyBlackSocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    Watched a show yesterday that mentioned a number of hospitals are offering alternative medicine - especially in Oncology units. Things like acupuncture, suction treatment, and something else that I...

  7. pain meds

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Being disabled with chronic pain disorder I can say that morphine and percocet are two completely different animals. Morphine does not cause the euphoric high you get off of percocet when it's...

  8. How many of your hospitals/clinics offer alternative medicine?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    On a side note, the hospitals in question on the show offered all of these treatments free of charge to cancer patients. The specialists in whatever field were paid by the hospital for their work, but...

  9. phlebotomy job for entrance in nursing job

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to rapidash425's topic in General Nursing

    The only way I could see it helping is by developing networking skills and relationships with the people you'll be working with at the Hospital. I.e. a good referral for your

  10. Have you ever cheated?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to JustYouWait's topic in General Students

    If you had to be escorted out by security there was a reason for it. Your attitude towards how it was handled is a joke. You got caught, you were humiliated for it, you learned from it. Get over it...

  11. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    Alright, first off I know nobody on here is allowed to give out medical advice, and I understand that - it's not what I'm looking for. If a Staff Member still finds this inappropriate feel free to...

  12. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the tic's being common in children, but being a parent - and with how quickly the condition developed into the severe level it's at now - I want to make sure I have a Doctor who I feel...

  13. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    I was up until 5 in the morning reading through the MediCAL list of providers and cross referencing them with Google for reviews. I think I've finally found one, but now it's a matter of getting his...

  14. Deemed unsafe

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to mimi225's topic in General Nursing

    Since it appears your hands are tied, even after all of this hard work. I would consider talking to the Dean, or whoever is about your Nurse Instructor's head, about reinstatement into the class. I do...

  15. ADN vs BSN

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Lynell81's topic in General Nursing

    BSN will land you a job more easily - look through the listings in your area and see what the requirements are. Most of the ones out here state BSN with

  16. Need Advice.....ANimal Nursing or Continue RN Nursing???

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to AR2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think there's a way to challenge the LVN/LPN when you're out, depending on what state you're living in - having just been a medic in the Army, but I'm not positive on that and it would be something...

  17. Would you take a bullet for your colleague?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not, people need to be held accountable for their mistakes - period. In any situation like that, I would speak up for myself on the

  18. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    Ah the joys of searching through random pediatrician's names on Google. Aside from this tic my son is acting normally and has good cognitive and motor skills, but understanding how dangerous neuro...

  19. can i become a nurse if i have a mental disability?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to donnalou86's topic in General Nursing

    you're right I meant more severe disabilities along the lines of mental retardation. Sorry if I offended anyone (I am disabled

  20. I think I bombed my second interview :(

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    You can always inquire as to why they chose another candidate over you. :) Interviews are designed to get an assessment of your personality and how you manage stress - not what's on paper. So I guess...

  21. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    So we took him to pediatrics today. The appointment with the doctor lasted less than 30 seconds (I timed it with my watch). My wife mentioned that we had taken him to see an optometrist and everything...

  22. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you put your questions into a concise set in your next post for people to reply to, since this has turned into a confrontational

  23. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    With the tone of your replies, I think you'd make a better lawyer. While there is not a whole lot that is glaringly offensive in your replies - the hard headed manner in which you try to refute...

  24. feeling guilty not going in due to snow

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not scheduled you could say no simply because you don't feel like working, to be honest. If you're nervous about driving in the snow it's understandable, but what would your decision be if...

  25. Somthing going on with my son...

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    On a side note, I was very adamant with my wife when she took him in to make sure she talks to the optometrist alone after treating our son and she did not - to see if he thinks he might be faking it...