cherryames2008

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1. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   cherryames2008 replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

   That's a pretty bad poop story. In nursing school, I had to help turn a 600 lb patient while the doctor digitally removed stool. The pt's son was wondering why their home health care CNA (who worked...

2. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   cherryames2008 replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ronnie, I have changed so many diapers I don't even know if I could give you an estimate. If I have kids, I'm totally hiring a nanny because between babysitting and working peds, I have changed enough...

3. Learn from mistakes

   cherryames2008 replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

   Background: I have been a nurse for slightly over a year. I am on a float team and sometimes have to switch floors during my shift. For that reason, sometimes the first few hours of my night shift are...

4. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

   cherryames2008 replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Diversity only strengthens us as a profession. Think of how great and different your experience is and how that will be an asset to your profession. Of course, there are some people who will point...

5. Afraid of giving report, need adivse please!

   cherryames2008 replied to ImShelly31's topic in First Year After Licensure

   We do the live, face-to-face reports. My orientation was 5 months and I don't think I did my own complete report for at least the first two months. My preceptor was way to nice and I was a nervous...

6. Should boyfriend help me out?

   cherryames2008 replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

   Two words for you: Student Loans. Take them. Your new job after nursing school may give you a sign on bonus (put it towards the loans) and my have some kind of loan repayment program. Just ask...

7. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   cherryames2008 replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Nobody likes poop. It smells and it comes from people's butts. But, it's a part of life. If you really hate it that much, there are many types of nurses and maybe you'll just be one that has a job...

8. Am I a complete idiot?

   cherryames2008 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm a first year nurse (almost at that one year mark--one more month to go). I work on the float team, so I go to all of the floors, except ED and ICUs. Last night, I thought everything was going...