Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    Wishinonastar replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    A real eye opener. I agree she went too far. Try searching your own name on a few search sites. They have profiles out there of you and everything- what you like, your interests. It is so scary. Our...

  2. I am an American.

    Wishinonastar replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He probably went to medical school here as so many do. Then they stay instead of returning to their own countries so they can make some $$$. Sorry, I don't buy it. I am so tired of the predjudice...

  3. I am an American.

    Wishinonastar replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is unbelieveable. He needs to go home to his own country which is probably in need of physicians. Whatever happened to adapting to the majority culture? If we go to Japan or any other country we...

  4. Why don't I have a job right now?

    Wishinonastar replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but 1989 was during the nursing shortage and they needed nurses everywhere. Those were the days when we could name our jobs. Ahh, good days. We get students through my department once a year...

  5. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I know that I will be lucky to even be able to retire, but my hope is that someday I will be able to retire from nursing and work at a low stress job that I enjoy. No more constant drama and worry of...

  6. Jackson Pratts do you flush?

    Wishinonastar replied to abba785's topic in General Nursing

    i have never flushed a jp- just milk and strip the tubing. not sure why you would need to do this as it would be an infection risk. a jp is not that type of drain that would lend itself to flushing...

  7. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    Wishinonastar replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Who said anything about diagnosing and prescribing? I said that part belongs to physicians. There seem to be a lot of angry nurses on this thread. What would you all have us be? I think we need...

  8. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    Wishinonastar replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    All disciplines grow out of knowledge as knowledge develops. In the beginning there was the mother who cared for her children. As illness developed there was the medicine man, but someone had to do...

  9. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    Wishinonastar replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    I did not say nursing theories are a unique body of knowledge, I said nursing is. The art and science of nursing includes all of nursing, even nurse anesthetists. That is a specialty area, but still a...

  10. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    Wishinonastar replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that everyone is equally in touch with the spiritual self and that aspect of nursing. It also takes time to develop. Hard science needs to come first. It is like Maslow's hierarchy in...

  11. Do I automatically get a CNA after first year in nursing school?

    Wishinonastar replied to onlyjesus22's topic in General Students

    You can only work as a CNA if you pass the test! Read the previous letters and go to the PDE website. Nursing school does not qualify you to be an aide, passing the aide certification

  12. Do I automatically get a CNA after first year in nursing school?

    Wishinonastar replied to onlyjesus22's topic in General Students

    Yes but you still have to take the test. " All graduate and student nurses must take both the written and clinical skills portion of the nurse aide competency examination." PDE

  13. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    Wishinonastar replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    Karen again it is the certification issue. If you have any kind of paper- license, certificate, etc. then you have a scope of practice. Some kinds of providers have nothing saying that they CAN'T do...

  14. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    Wishinonastar replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    Long term care is a whole different ballgame. This is a normal treatment regime that they use. I know where you are coming from after working in telemetry myself, I was shocked to hear that people do...

  15. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    Wishinonastar replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    This is not taught to CNAs in their skills set and is not in their scope. A home health agency I worked for had RNs going to the homes of several quads for rectal stim 3 times a week for years and...

  16. Do I automatically get a CNA after first year in nursing school?

    Wishinonastar replied to onlyjesus22's topic in General Students

    I worked in the nursing skills lab teaching at a community college. We also had a CNA program that used the lab. I will say that the skills are not all the same. Some things such as foot care and hair...

  17. Nudity?

    Wishinonastar replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

    When I taught nursing skills lab not so long ago we still had the students wear shorts and tank top or sports bra for the bed bath- that was the only skill we practiced that required disrobing....

  18. Another fun music video...

    Wishinonastar replied to Larry77's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow this makes me want to work

  19. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    Wishinonastar replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    I remember when we all had to wear white. All the time. Well, a super tampon and overnight pad together, plus frequent changes will keep you safe. Don't try to max out the time between changes- 2 hrs...

  20. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing instructors do it, teachers of other types do it, bosses do it. It is called abuse of power, and you will find it everywhere where one is in charge of others. They do it because they can. My...

  21. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Reality is that many med errors are covered up. We have all made a med error at some point. The thing I think you need to recognize is that maybe this kind of an environment that has chaos and tons of...

  22. To aspirate or not to aspirate?!

    Wishinonastar replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing

    Um I think they are talking about IM, not Sub

  23. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    Wishinonastar replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    One test is not reperesentative of anything. But, it may indicate a problem, especially if it is a final. I understand test anxiety, but I also believe it is not an excuse for failure. Some people...

  24. You know you're Old School when...

    Wishinonastar replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Those crazy glass suction machines for cholecystectomy post-ops AFTER their long ICU stay. Lumbosacral strain patients that had traction and PT and stayed for days. VIP rooms where the rich would stay...

  25. Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    OMG October97 I totally know where you are coming from. I told a future nursing student the other day that most nurses work when they are sick because they have to and she was shocked. I told her if...