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  1. Have you ever NOT shown up when you were scheduled to work?

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently did NOT show up for work - when i was scheduled to - on accident. I looked over my schedule at least 100 times, and for sure though I was supposed to work on a Friday, but I was actually...

  2. The shortage is still strong in SoCal..

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in California Nursing

    So I'm reading through this nursing magazine that i have a free subscription to. i don't know how they got my name, i suppose the bon sent them it after i passed nclex. anyway. this magazine is like...

  3. price for mount saint mary's college adn advanced program?

    uscstu4lfe replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    try REALLY hard not to go to a private school like st mary's. you'll go in debt up your wazoo! aim for a junior college, where you will save thousands and thousands of

  4. more layoffs

    uscstu4lfe replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    we continue to hire and put to work large groups of RNs. I just attended our new grad ball, complete with waiters walking around serving appetizers and fondu

  5. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    uscstu4lfe replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    there were several in my class that were in their 50s. just do

  6. Have you ever NOT shown up when you were scheduled to work?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I talked with a few of my fellow nurses and they said they did the exact same things and laughed it off. My manager, however, probably will not laugh it off as they were short handed to begin with...

  7. Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, when I first started working in my unit I noticed that nurses would here and there place patients on oxygen (like 2L) whenever their sats dropped a little WITHOUT an order. In nursing school, we...

  8. i sign your paycheck !!

    uscstu4lfe replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    GENERALLY, i find the nasty patients to be the unemployed, people on welfare, the ghetto and so on. GENERALLY, people with careers come in with a better and understanding attitude. GENERALLY. there...

  9. Help, I'm getting worried to be oriented at ortho floor

    uscstu4lfe replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    i work on an ortho floor and let me tell you that dilaudid, morphine, and PCAs will become your immediate friend! Lots of pain control. People come to our floor and are amazed at how much dilaudid we...

  10. Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I think 2L NC for occasional low sat should be nursing protocol. (we should NOT have to get an order for that). Nor should we have to get an order to get saline spray for a dry nose from using o2, or...

  11. HIV+ Nursing student!

    uscstu4lfe replied to disconurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can't even believe you would give such a LAME example of why HIV+ nurses should not provide nursing care (I'm referring to the ridiculous fingers-down-the-throat/fall down and cut yourself). Oh...

  12. HIV+ Nursing student!

    uscstu4lfe replied to disconurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Why can't an HIV positive nurse start an IV on a patient? For heavens sakes, you aren't sharing a needle with them. Unfortunately, the world is filled with small minded pea-brains who can not wrap...

  13. Instructor asked if I can keep up during the test!

    uscstu4lfe replied to basketcase's topic in General Students

    hopeful.... if you can not take a small, innocent comment like that from an instructor then...well...hell, i don't even know what to say! i can't believe this is a thread/discussion. nursing classes...

  14. First real paycheck.....again...

    uscstu4lfe replied to setingle's topic in General Students

    i work 36 hours with some overtime here and there (staying for a few minutes after 730 finish up report and what not) and i bring home (net)usually around $2,000 every 2

  15. What is your graduation gift?

    uscstu4lfe replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    you're going to buy a $75,000 7-series BMW?

  16. Interviewing for Schools

    uscstu4lfe replied to Gurmo's topic in General Students

    i can not believe that you actually have to go to an interview for nursing school - just baffles my

  17. Scared of new job

    uscstu4lfe replied to SBH2's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are getting a lot of training on trachs before you're left alone for him. You're going to be the sole person responsible for his emergency care and if you aren't trained properly you could...

  18. Is morphine compatible with TPN/lipids?

    uscstu4lfe replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    TPN is supposed to go through a central line? I've always given it through the

  19. Instructor asked if I can keep up during the test!

    uscstu4lfe replied to basketcase's topic in General Students

    If you are the last person testing with only 10 minutes left, then I think her concerns are legitimate. I don't think it's appropriate to tell the head of anything about this as it doesn't warrant it....

  20. calling all NICU nurses.....

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My hospital has a lot of NICU openings and after working med-surg for a few months and not really liking it, I am thinking of switching to NICU. Can you tell me a little about your job? What do you...

  21. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    uscstu4lfe replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    hehe... i was just wondering, where exactly are you guys planning on working? I want to work wherever it is that's going to pay you all this money to do these things you're mentioning... you do know...

  22. Psych Process Recording

    uscstu4lfe replied to preciousbear's topic in General Students

    i'm not sure what you mean by this. but as far as i know, everyone fudges the interview a bit. sure, you record it to the best of your memory, but you also make it colorful to suit the assignment....

  23. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    uscstu4lfe replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Students

    look at me, look at me. I got As! this thread does not serve any point other than to

  24. Hello all, I'm a single mom worried about juggling school & full-time work

    uscstu4lfe replied to peoplefriendly1080's topic in General Students

    It is impossible to go to school and work full time and raise your children. NO MATTER WHAT. you can probably go to school, work full time, and have someone else raise your children for the next 2...

  25. Do you shower when you get off work???

    uscstu4lfe replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Almost never. I work night shift and when I get home, i usually go to bed in my scrubs. I wake up several hours later, and then go out to do errands in the same scrubs and do everything I need to do...