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  1. Why I love allnurses ... seriously

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I have to agree I've never seen such a collectively bitter bunch of people till I stumbled on that site. Makes the occasional cattiness of nursing look like a walk in the park! I think its a real...

  2. Why I love allnurses ... seriously

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    I found SDN and was gonna recommend it to a pre-med friend of mine... till I saw the nastiness on there too. I was surprised to read all these med students or whomever talking about doing all kinds of...

  3. A Beautiful Nightmare

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to acaitan29's topic in General Nursing

    that made me teary eyed :)

  4. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Completely agree. In my opinion working the night shift completely sucks, and thats what many (especially new) nurses have to do, and what (new or otherwise) teachers never have to do... so yeah I...

  5. Which came first, the $ or the ♥ ?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    The

  6. Great article on hospice/end of life

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Amazing article! Very emotional to read, but very important. Thanks for this

  7. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    We call them "Attends" and bibs are "clothing protectors" where I work too. When I was growing up I heard disposable briefs being called "Depends" so I was curious to hear them called "attends" at my...

  8. Difficulties getting hired @ hospital

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to *4!#6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you tried volunteering at the hospitals? Its how I got my foot in the door and ended up recently being hired as a CNA there. Good luck to

  9. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Agreed!! That said, I really have to concur that if you want to avoid undesirable CNA duties, you may want to rethink your chosen major. At the very least learn more about nursing. How are you going...

  10. You know you are a CNA when....

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    -You are no longer grossed out by a stuffed up toilet cause you see & clean up way worse on a daily basis. -Getting a severely demented & tight lipped resident to eat their whole dinner feels...

  11. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, not in WA state to my knowledge, esp. if it is a private program (e.g. paid for by you and not a part of a Community College). I can't remember ever hearing that having a GED/diploma was a caveat...

  12. university of detroit Mercy second degree program

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to creativetype2007's topic in General Nursing

    What was the U of D program like? I'm curious, as I've been sad about not being able to have gone there, and I'm just wondering if it was nice/good of a school/program as I envisioned it

  13. LPN/ADN Schools in Washington State that DO NOT require pre requisites!

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to Jeninejones's topic in General Nursing

    Apollo College in Portland Oregon. Sorry its not in WA, but at least its close and it doesn't require pre-reqs - their a part of the program. WA state is very competitive for all nursing things, hence...

  14. Best Nursing School for ED?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to lalida's topic in Emergency

    I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers when I said this at all!! I'm just wanted to give some positive advice to someone from my home state. UW is ranked best in the country by US News and World report...

  15. Best Nursing School for ED?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to lalida's topic in Emergency

    University of Washington is the highest ranked nursing school in the country. So, it may be a good way of getting a competitive ED externship or something. Also the UW Med. Center gets the worst cases...

  16. USA Today Article

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I read it - I saw on the front page as I left my volunteer shift at the hospital ironically lol. I even posted it on my fb page. I'm not happy to hear that I have about a 50% chance of not being...

  17. Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It depends on the area and the field. Certain parts of midwest are still okay with LPNs and places like nursing homes are almost always okay with

  18. Pulse Sites

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to healthstar's topic in General Students

    Maybe I'm weird lol, but I find it way, way easier to check & find a carotid pulse than a radial pulse. But for check offs in my CNA class it has to be radial pulse. Does anyone else agree with...

  19. Advice for interview for CNA position on Cardiac

    hearts895, RN BSN posted a topic in Cardiac

    I'm reposting my question here, hoping maybe I can get some advice from those in this section :) Hi All, I'm a student nurse who just got two calls about an interview for a dream job of mine, working...

  20. Two cna job offers!!! Which one????

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to mejajo08's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say Cardiology, but I'm biased, as I love the cardiac unit and I'm hopefully going to be receiving a offer for CNA position on cardiac myself. That being said, the 2nd one is a good option because...

  21. White Supremacist patients

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I would be very careful not to engage people like this in any more conversation than is absolutely necessary. I completely understand your horror at dealing with this kind of person, but these types...

  22. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to applaud everyone for such an interesting thread. I'm a new nursing student and I've been interested in Jean Watson and her theory of caring ever since I came across some of her quotes...

  23. Advice for interview for CNA position on Cardiac

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you KatieP86 - I appreciate the support! :) MissBecky2006 - I do think I can convey how much i want to work in cardiac esp. since its been a big dream of mine ever since i started volunteering...

  24. Advice for interview for CNA position on Cardiac

    hearts895, RN BSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I'm a student nurse who just got two calls about an interview for a dream job of mine, working as a care aid (hospital doesn't actually require CNA, but I'm in the process of getting one) on...

  25. Boston Med-new TV show, will you be watching?

    hearts895, RN BSN replied to kat von b's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info! Ah, yet another reason I wish I got Discovery Health. Their trauma show is really good too. My neighbor's dream job is in NICU and she gets this channel, so I'll be sure to let...