BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    sorry, i have switched over to the congressional record. go find a little friend to play with,

  2. It's Hard to Live with a Nurse because....

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nurz2be's topic in Nursing Humor

    my husband says he'd just once like to hold hands without my taking his pulse, .....or.....tell me his back hurts without me asking him to rate the pain, decribe what makes it better/worse, and...

  3. If MRSA gets on our clothes easily, why don't more of us become colonized?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    per the cdc, vets are more heavily colonized than human healthcare personnel, but are rarely infected or symptomatic. at this point, pandora is out of the box, and we can only hope that doctors,...

  4. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you could always do a retrograde analysis to find the answer, after defining your parameters and definitions...or you could look back to the question posed by the

  5. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    gee, i don't know. how many tries did you

  6. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yeah, well, that and having a 3.97 average, the clinical leadership award, and aggresively continuing my education (board certified in three, soon to be four areas) i make no apologies for busting my...

  7. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    that's very nice...and meaningless. has it changed their knowledge base or their ability to deal with highly stressful situations? at this point they have been out of nursing school for at least two...

  8. NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'm not interested in being "in that person's shoes..". i am interested in the patient lying in the bed being cared for by miss or mr. passed-on-the-ninth-try,

  9. Nights or Days? What say you?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    love the atomosphere on nights, but can't do it physically. nights literally almost killed me, but i'm a bed by 9 up at 5 sorta farmer's hours person. depends on your biological

  10. Hispanic patients

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNfromMS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yup..but these aren't

  11. Nurse as a Patient, treated badly, wanting to rant

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chloeysmom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i had a horrible episode in my own hospital years ago which culminated in my signing out ama also. i was on the phone to the insurance company and my md the next morning at 0900, and sent a long...

  12. What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    another vote for air..i lined a playpen with newspaper and let the little guy hang out bare-bottomed for as long as possible. when one of mine got a nasty yeast rash (from my antibiotics) we had to...

  13. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    i have never seen this in a staff rn's job description, nor have i ever written it into one as a manager. precepting is an additonal duty, and not all nurses are good at teaching....and mentoring is...

  14. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    sadly, all it takes is one arrogant and unprepared student from the xyz school of nursing, and nurses don't want to work with any students from xyz. some nurses are awful to everyone, no doubt there,...

  15. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    ..and who the hospital does or does not hire is a moot point, since students with superiority attitudes rarely get "rn" after their

  16. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    you'll do great! maturity is an attitude, not just age, and you clearly have a good head on your shoulders. i started college at 16 myself....but it's all in how you carry yourself...good

  17. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    news flash, dear...the floor nurses are not getting any of your "good money". they are already overworked, underpaid, and don't have time to pee on some shifts. i can see why you have a...

  18. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    my nurses' reactions to students varies by the students' knowledge and behavior. well prepared students who get things done are always welcome. we know you are here to learn...but we expect certain...

  19. What does nursing have to do with politics.

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nursingsteph's topic in General Nursing

    hence the proliferation of "i flunked nclex 16 times"

  20. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    dementia is not mental

  21. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    beyond a $hadow of a

  22. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    not over here, sharrie---only physicians and clinical social workers can involuntarily commit. nurses can intervene, but can't override a md decision except if another md (ie, medical director) is...

  23. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    obviously the md thought otherwise, and/or there were no beds available. i do not disagree with your assessment, i was pointing out that it is very difficult to involuntarily admit someone (at least...

  24. HE was sent back onto the streets??

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

  25. Everyone's laughing except me.

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    it happens...but it's also hard to be laughed at, not laughed with. only you know if the doc was being cutsie or nasty, but either way, shake it off (unless it happens again). and from an old ob...