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  1. Bed Bath Failure!!!

    uscstu4lfe replied to lukesmama's topic in General Students

    i had no idea you could fail a

  2. Any nursing students out there work at hospital while in school, studying at work?

    uscstu4lfe replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    i worked part time while in nursing school but it wasn't in a hospital. honestly, i liked working part time because it was a break from nursing school/hospital setting. i studied there all of the...

  3. night shift advice...

    uscstu4lfe replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    there's not advice i can give you. night shift sucks. you'll stay awake all night and feel like you've been hit by a truck for 2 days after that, which is when you'll probably have to go back and do...

  4. Med error~Hard to explain on paper!

    uscstu4lfe replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    life goes on. don't sweat

  5. I am a new paramedic... In some hot water, need some help? In trouble?

    uscstu4lfe replied to paramedic_t's topic in General Nursing

    tell her to get her panties out of a knot and grow

  6. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    uscstu4lfe replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    heart palpitations and backaches for

  7. New Grad Dialysis Need Advice.

    uscstu4lfe replied to AshramRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Why on earth would you work as a tech when you're an RN? They hire and train new grad

  8. Scared to talk to Doctors

    uscstu4lfe replied to jam0516's topic in General Nursing

    Ex: Hello Dr. X, I'm calling you in regards to patient X in room 437A. I am calling to let you know that there is a moderate level of blood drianage draining through the heel of his cast, which also...

  9. Pain is subjective?

    uscstu4lfe replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    when/if a patient says s/he is in pain, then it's your responsibililty to medication him or her. it's not our jobs to assss if it is real pain or fake pain just to get the high. its simple: pt wants...

  10. I had my first post mortem experience Friday.....

    uscstu4lfe replied to mgalloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    wow, post mortem care on a young person sounds difficult! all of mine have been

  11. Post traumatic stress from job

    uscstu4lfe replied to jenny456's topic in General Nursing

    occasionally i will wake up in a panic. it's usually from a dream i'm having about patient care - i forgot to check a blood sugar in a dream, i forgot to put in an order for a CT scan. this is weird...

  12. My mom just passed away....

    uscstu4lfe replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    very sorry to hear about this. however, you must not quit! even though physically she's not here, spiritually she is! she'll be so proud of you when you graduate

  13. OMG! why does everyone HATE NURSING!

    uscstu4lfe replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    i hate it most of the time. there are rare occasions when everything is going ok, but rare. i've yet to have a drive to work and looking forward to going

  14. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    uscstu4lfe replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    a strong portion of my coworkers are from the phillapines and speak the language ALL night long - it gets old

  15. positive drug test help

    uscstu4lfe replied to puppielove's topic in General Nursing

    i did some research on this, because everyone here has different opinions about this. in GENERAL, a pain rx is good for 1 year (and possibly more). the medical review officer (the MD that interviews...

  16. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    uscstu4lfe replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    well, i'm glad to hear i'm not alone. since i started working nights, all i want to do on my days off is sleep. it really sucks because i used to enjoy going to the beach, taking trips, and so on....

  17. Life After the OR

    uscstu4lfe replied to PeanutintheOR's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a med-surger looking for a way out. i was thinking about OR, but now i'm not so sure about that! i can certainly understand your frustrations and your "wanting out of it" feelings. in nursing...

  18. Pt and sexual advances

    uscstu4lfe replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    ideally, you'd want to say something witty like "unfortunately, based on my assessment i think this dilaudid shot has more to offer me than you do." professionaly, you'd want to say something like...

  19. Do you feel that you have lost alot of knowledge since NS?

    uscstu4lfe replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    i took 6 months off (didn't even think about nursing!) after nursing school/the boards. man, i lost a TON of information! i feel like a pre-nursing student

  20. Where is the "nursing shortage" still going strong?

    uscstu4lfe replied to Kingfish72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i live in orange county (southern california) and as a new grad, i was offered 35 dollars an hour. the hospitals are still recruiting like crazy. i think they only hire new grads twice a year, though,...

  21. First Shift on my own

    uscstu4lfe replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    well congrats on that!! i hope you have easy load

  22. How difficult is math in nursing school?

    uscstu4lfe replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    it's very basic and straight forward. with enough practice, you'll do fine. i may be biased because i liked math as well and so i took a ton of higher level classes, but really, it should not be a...

  23. new nurses considering quiting?

    uscstu4lfe replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

    i would love to quit, but financially i can not do that. i thought nursing school was so fun! learning new things, study buddies, quizzing each other, going to labs, being nervous together, going to...

  24. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    uscstu4lfe replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    for the record, i've never smoked pot. never have, never will. it just does not interest me in the slightest possible way. WITH THAT SAID, i think that what people do in the privacy of their OWN homes...

  25. positive drug test help

    uscstu4lfe replied to puppielove's topic in General Nursing

    there is absolutely no reason to worry as long as you had a valid prescription at one time or another. your only problem is remember which pharmacy it was filled at or the Dr. that prescribed it....