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  1. Do Dr's get to play God

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank's Rn-Cardiac, I too believe that people make some type of choice about when and where they

  2. Falling asleep at work

    nebrgirl replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Once I fell asleep at a telemarketing job, not really asleep, but the horrible 2 second nod off....came too still giving the line about.."today for only $9.99 you can add 3 more to your order...."...

  3. Do Dr's get to play God

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks RN Cardiac....I don't know what the particulars are for this patient, I understand what your saying I had POA when it was time for my sister to go into hospice, and when the nurse asked if we...

  4. Can I do it?

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my first semester of nursing school. I'm doing ok with the theory stuff, so I'm smart enough....but I can't find a pulse, or a lung sound or a bowel sound to save my life. I do ok on...

  5. Can I do it?

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your help. When I gave blood a few weeks ago the person had a "maxi-scope" which she said worked better than her expensive scope. I did get the ears check with the physical...

  6. Special things you incorporate into your nursing practice?

    nebrgirl replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but one night when I was working as an aide and had a restless patient who kept trying to get out of bed unassisted, I sat and sang hymns to her until she fell asleep. I'm not a...

  7. I'm irritated. Apparently not qualified enough to be a CNA

    nebrgirl replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that getting a CNA job is a lot like getting a nursing job, as far as a "dues paying" kind of thing. Meaning if the job you applied for was "great" hours, location, etc...then chances...

  8. How time consuming is a community college CNA course

    nebrgirl replied to KTSNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, similar path to my own. BS in Counseling, now in first year nursing classes. Like the others have said for the most part CNA classes were more a matter of showing up. While the information was...

  9. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    nebrgirl replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Faster for sharing, and what a wonderful place to share your exprience as I'm sure many parents may seek out medical attention for their child. Thank goodness that you have found some relief...

  10. Nurse needing Dental Care

    nebrgirl replied to anj1995's topic in General Nursing

    In our state the school of denistry will low cost (sliding scale) work...it takes forever to get an appt, and you have to have patients as you have students doing the work with profs, supervising. Or...

  11. The irony of it all

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some recent post have led me to want to share this little story. I worked for a short time as a CNA on a skilled nursing unit. The on-going obsession about BM's was just a bit over whelming for me....

  12. Detox against their will.....

    nebrgirl replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    OK I don't think I'm going to change anybody's mind here, but it does seem to me that when we went through the deinstitutilization of chronically mentally ill we ended up just pushing some people...

  13. How twisted am I?

    nebrgirl posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I had worked 15 years in substance abuse. Last year I started back to school to pursue nursing. I was required to get a CNA so I thought I give it a shot in a long term care unit at the local...

  14. How twisted am I?

    nebrgirl replied to nebrgirl's topic in Psychiatric

    sorry if I didn't make myself clear....I guess it was a bit late. No I'm never happy to see someone hurt, be it a client with self inflicted injuries, or an elderly person having a fall. I guess I'm...

  15. Please help: New grad having difficulty finding a job.

    nebrgirl replied to desperatenewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    OK....you said any state.....Nebraska Medical Center's web site saids they welcome new grads....and even have a hire on bonus for new grads. www.nebraskamed.com I just start nursing school in a few...

  16. Editions of books

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I following some advice from here and other places and looking into buying my books on line for the Fall. My question is how much difference is there really between editions, such as between the 5th...

  17. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

    nebrgirl replied to ctspargo's topic in General Nursing

    Besides being a CNA I work sometimes as a security guard at the hospital....One day I'm wearing the security shirt sitting in front of the security camera tv screen, and this lady walks into ER and...

  18. Nightmares about work?

    nebrgirl replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Cherry I am also a student with an A&P dream. I had a dream that I dislocated my elbow, and my A&P instructor was the Dr. He wouldn't fix it until I could give an oral presentation on which...

  19. Rotating shifts and a dog?

    nebrgirl replied to Suesabelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have a dog. He's older (12 years) since I started working two part time jobs and going to school. On one hand it's not easy. I come home some mornings after a 12 hour shift and want to do nothing...

  20. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    nebrgirl replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I carry my cell phone at work, but always on viberate, and rarely does it do that. But remember 9/11? Remember all the people who were able to call their families with last goodbys because they had...

  21. Biopsy negative! Update to prayer request

    nebrgirl replied to AlsgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great! Wonderful! Thanks for letting us

  22. Pre-Req Classes

    nebrgirl replied to lmekuria's topic in General Nursing

    Can it done? As others have said "Sure if you want it bad enough". I did it and I would have to say it was tough, and some of that chem knowledge would have helped with

  23. What job would be best?

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I will start classes in an ADN program in the fall. I am and will be working part-time. Currently I am a CNA in a LTC unit attached to a hospital. The people I work with are great, and the hours...