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cursenurse

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  1. When Will The Media Stop Portraying Nurses as Sexy Hand Maidens???

    cursenurse replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    i would advise you to go to www.nursingadvocacy.org. they know exactly what to do about handling

  2. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    cursenurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    you've made a good point about the food thing. i don't want you to think that this is a regular practice of mine. as i stated later, i have a hx in ltc, and at times when a pill has fallen on the...

  3. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    cursenurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry, i should have clarified. i have not given, nor do i think i would ever give an er pt a pill off the floor. i was referring to my extensive long term care, and short m/s hx. i know the floor...

  4. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    cursenurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    well, i must be a terrible nurse, because i have picked up pills from off the floor. generally, it depends on what the pill is, and where it fell. when i was in school i broke a vicodin in half, and...

  5. Help! I'm losing focus...

    cursenurse replied to Mommy2Maddy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i agree with this. also, brandi, when you are doing the questions, remember to read the rationale for the answers, the ones you get wrong and the ones you get right. you sound like you are having...

  6. Help! I'm losing focus...

    cursenurse replied to Mommy2Maddy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    how have you studied for nclex, the other times that you have taken it? kaplan course comes highly recommended. also the saunders book is good to use. the kaplan course or a comparable course that you...

  7. I need a pick me up...please!

    cursenurse replied to crrez4's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i am so sorry that that happened to you! the same thing happened to a girl in my class, a pt attacked her at her job, broke her leg just weeks before graduation. she was able to graduate (walk across...

  8. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    cursenurse replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    onehusband... i don't why someone would tell you that. lpn's are the backbone of ltc. if it weren't for lpn's there would be hardly any nurses in ltc. i spent 7 years in ltc as an lpn, and was a nurse...

  9. How many questions did you take? Pass/fail?

    cursenurse replied to futuregaspasser's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!

  10. Verbal abuse in the OR

    cursenurse replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    i cannot believe he would say that to you. i would have written him up for

  11. Anyone wearing support hose?

    cursenurse replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree with wearing the nurse mates. i wear support hose every time i work. i work with alot of people who do not wear any, but i think that everyone

  12. Verbal abuse in the OR

    cursenurse replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    yes, i have heard many stories like yours. i know that nurses are talking about the abuse, but i think that the problem is that nursing administration is not doing enough to support the staff nurses...

  13. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    cursenurse replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    people seem to want demerol, which we don't have. so most people want dilaudid. the chief complaint is usually abd pain- and of course they always want to

  14. Domestic Violence; can we be more effective in ending this?

    cursenurse replied to momking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    my main concern about domestic violence is trying to get to the root of why the women (and in some cases men) put up with it time and again. i feel that it is probably d/t poor self esteem. i think...

  15. Verbal abuse in the OR

    cursenurse replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    your situation is the very reason that i have never considered o.r. nursing. i see that you have alerted the media, but what about your nursing management, are they aware of the problem, what have...

  16. ER T-shirts

    cursenurse replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    not a t shirt, but i came across a website with the funniest nursing license plate frames and trailer hitch covers. one says "trauma queen-appearing everyday in an emergency room near you!" the...

  17. NCLEX Myths?

    cursenurse replied to utahliz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    two myths i hear most- if you get 75 questions you probably passed, if you get 265 you probably

  18. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    cursenurse replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    indy, i think that you were right to be concerned, but i also agree with the posters that emphasize the need for education. i wish that you had been able to explain that she was obstructing the blood...

  19. when do you draw the line with a patient?

    cursenurse replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree with this. mainly what i do is try to see if there is an underlying reason why this person is behaving badly- pain, fear, are common. often however the underlying reason is that the pt...

  20. Educational Advice

    cursenurse replied to roseynurse345's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    would it help to retake the a&p classes? that should help boost your

  21. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    cursenurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    :uhoh21: grape jelly as a contraceptive?

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    cursenurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    okay, my total ignorance of birth control other than the pill, patch, or condoms is showing. please explain why jelly and a diaphragm can't be used

  23. To other LPN's that went through RN school

    cursenurse replied to michelle95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i felt like i learned alot of info that i did not learn in lpn school. it may have something to do with where you went to lpn school. if your program was college based, you probably got a way better...

  24. Is taking Eng 102 alongside Nursing classes "doable"?

    cursenurse replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    how much of a break do you have between the lpn and the rn program? if you have enough time, i say do the pre reqs during the break. it can be very difficult to take other classes with nrsg courses....

  25. how to afford school?

    cursenurse replied to browneyedgirl73's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    $16,000? that is way too much money, especially for an lpn program. the lpn program i went to had 3 terms, i had a pell grant that covered most of the expense. every term i came out of pocket about...