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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...