ilstu99

ilstu99

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  1. I cringed on the inside

    ilstu99 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Just one thing about the McDonald's apples... My best friend is a registered dietitian, and mother of three. She was quite thrilled to see healthy foods hit the menu at McD's. She likes to investigate...

  2. I cringed on the inside

    ilstu99 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    If it helps your plans any.....I'm 14 years post-children and my kids still don't watch very much TV, play video games, or sit around the house doing nothing. Our entire family gets involved in...

  3. Passing the NCLEX = RN License?

    ilstu99 replied to berger's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No. I've known more than one person who required some type of "review" of their documents before they receive their actual license. That would include your official personal documents, transcripts and...

  4. RN License

    ilstu99 replied to Nursingforkids's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Mine came with one "full-size" license, and a "wallet-size" one. I cut the wallet one out and had it laminated. I don't believe there's any requirement to carry it with you, but I do carry mine in my...

  5. I cringed on the inside

    ilstu99 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Not just you. Some people just don't seem to understand what life-long problems they set their children up for. My parents raised two obese children, and it took my brother and I into our 30's to...

  6. C section info needed - NOT MEDICAL ADVISE

    ilstu99 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    How close you are to her? Are you her BFF, or a coworker, or what? How often do you usually see/speak to each other? Does she have a lot of support people in her life? For my BFF, I went to the...

  7. Is it okay to give an IM through clothing?

    ilstu99 replied to njinsky's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry....that just made me giggle. I totally know what you meant to say, but

  8. Race during report.

    ilstu99 replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it's helpful as part of the social situation, but I doubt I would ask for it. But then....our unit is different from a lot of places because it's closed, and there are often some interesting...

  9. Nursing Or Dental Hygienst.

    ilstu99 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    They're two completely different jobs, and that's really only a question you can answer. Spend some time exploring each field and decide what feels right. I love my job, and I'd never consider dental...

  10. question of ethics

    ilstu99 replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the patient is the person to share the unreliable performance information with. If there's enough reliable information that the nurse truly feels this particular MD is a quack, and that...

  11. Who made the mistake (if anyone) and what should be done?

    ilstu99 replied to -MNC_RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    Apologize to the preceptor? No. That's for your wife to do. But I think everyone should apologize to the roommate! How awful for her to have shared a difficult issue with a close friend, only to have...

  12. Did I do the wrong thing!!!

    ilstu99 replied to barbb51405's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the family member/head person has a bit of an ego. If mom wanted to pass the issue over to her, then that's mom's choice. YOU did exactly the right thing! Parents

  13. NICU/Neonatal Nurses: Please Help Me.

    ilstu99 replied to BabyNurse_PJN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really sure how to respond...or what you're looking for, exactly. But I can tell you this... It doesn't take long to realize that some babies are just not going to be okay if they stay in this...

  14. Awkward moments

    ilstu99 replied to sunchild's topic in General Nursing

    Daily care things are pretty embarrassing for the adult patients....wiping peri areas, lifting to clean under breasts or scrotums or whatever else has secret hiding spots for ickiness, enemas, etc. I...

  15. A very brief vent....

    ilstu99 replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That drives me NUTS! We have one who, literally, talks to her BF all night long. She puts him on hold to do her assessments and start feedings, and then goes right back to it. Might be wise if you...

  16. Interprete Lab/Tests resutls to patients

    ilstu99 replied to seriousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't interpret results. It's a big no-no for us. If a family has a question that's out of my scope, I advise them to keep a little list of questions and sometimes give them the piece of paper and...

  17. Bye, Bye, LPN's

    ilstu99 replied to gilf7243's topic in LPN to RN

    Our facility no longer hires LPNs for the hospital and the currently employed LPNs can't work in any of the critical care units. The only place the company will hire LPNs for are the clinics and...

  18. promoting use of computer system

    ilstu99 replied to stumpy1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other folks. The alternatives to the new system need to go away completely. When I think about the 10 page fold-out flow sheets now...I break out in hives. LOL. It took some of our...

  19. Is the pay really that bad??

    ilstu99 replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    No....I wouldn't expect to get "rich" in a nursing career. I mean...how many careers CAN you get "rich" doing? If they were that common, we'd all be rich! :) So let me say something that might not...

  20. Written test before being hired?

    ilstu99 replied to CA_LVN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take several different ones, at different points in the hiring process. The first set were general knowledge, computer skills and one of those personality assessment things. The second were...

  21. Do nurses like volunteers?

    ilstu99 replied to NICUplease's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YAY for volunteers! :anpom: I really enjoy the volunteers who are willing to do anything to help. Yes, everyone wants to hold and rock the babies, and sometimes that's an awesome help....

  22. My family can't believe nurses don't get breaks

    ilstu99 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Not only do we always have the opportunity to step away for breaks, we're reprimanded if we DON'T take them. Our DON and NM feel that stepping away from the unit for a bit really helps with focus and...

  23. petite nurses out there?

    ilstu99 replied to hapiyogi's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses do. Some don't. I do lots of lifting and transferring patients in my regular unit, but the biggest has been about 14 pounds. :) Sure you're "fit to be a nurse." There are SO many...

  24. How should I respond?

    ilstu99 replied to I'mANurse!'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree that most of the questions asked are ones you will know the answers to after the first day or two. They are the basic ones about eating, sleeping, holding, etc. The circ one cracks me up - and...

  25. First day back at work... and I find used narcotics in my mailbox!

    ilstu99 replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how this could be anything other than diverting. I mean....how close are your mailboxes to your waste container? Ours are about 4 rooms and 200 feet apart. If anything ended up anywhere...