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  1. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    DoeRN replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    Then people wonder why there is such a high turnover with assistant staff . Well at least where I worked. I start work as a nurse at the end of the year. I worked in an ICU for a while as a...

  2. How much do lpns earn in St.Louis,MO

    DoeRN replied to ms1985's topic in General Nursing

    I am not certain but I worked at a BJC hospital and Childrens falls under BJC and they are not hiring LPN's. My friend just graduated as an LPN and worked for Barnes and had to transfer to the...

  3. Nurse Assistants are vital to our health

    DoeRN replied to chinoyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used the be a PCT and I got burned out reallll fast. Like ginza said I hardly ever got a thank you and the nurses expected you to do all of the basic care for their patient forgetting that there...

  4. Question about Stethocopes

    DoeRN replied to lexie14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had a sprague when I first started school and it hurt my neck. I bought a Lightweight II S.E. Littmann and it is good for clinical purposes. When I finish school and actually earn money I will...

  5. MEOW! Catty nursing students

    DoeRN replied to OldShoesRock's topic in General Students

    Maybe I am different and it may be my age talking too. But I did not go to nursing school to make friends I am going to to school to become a nurse??? I would not care if people were talking about...

  6. Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

    DoeRN replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

    Darn you quoted me it was making me sick to look at it. Well the guy was down due to a drug overdose and the EMT's brought him back and he was actually with it and talking. He was not intibated when...

  7. Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

    DoeRN replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

    OH DEAR!!!!!!! I think you win. I had to edit my post because it was making me sick to look at

  8. Lost my calm in an emergency...

    DoeRN replied to tbanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I blacked out at work once and believe me my coworkers were not calm and it was in an ICU. When it is someone you know it is different and I can't imagine how I would react if it were my kid. You...

  9. Help with med/surg

    DoeRN replied to Maeva002's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My first med surg class I did fine in I got an A. The 2nd and 3rd well that was a different story. I took both of them at the same time. I passed both of them but I had to work for it hard and I...

  10. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    DoeRN replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started taking my pre-reqs I wanted to do OB/L&D so bad. Then I went in with my friend when she had her baby. I was horrified I did not know the nurses did all of that. I don't have...

  11. What was your school schedule like, Any Breaks??

    DoeRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Heck I am on break now. Though I am studying for NCLEX. I start my last class in a couple weeks. But yes, we have Christmas, fall and spring breaks. Though they were never breaks for me because I...

  12. Why Is It So Hard To Get Into Nursing Programs If There Is A Shortage For Nurses???

    DoeRN replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    It is funny as I was reading this thread a commercial came on talking about the nursing shortage. From my experience there are not enough instructors. There are people willing to teach but at some...

  13. Pubic hair

    DoeRN replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    I had this done for surgery and it was not a pleasant experience. I am sure the nurses were used to it but it felt worse than getting a foley. I would have to draw the line at this we are (will be...

  14. nursing schools in Missouri

    DoeRN replied to teague20's topic in General Nursing

    Or you could get hired at a local hospital here get nurse tech training for free and have them help pay for school. That is what I did. A nurse tech is similar to a CNA. I worked the 3rd shift and...

  15. Pre-Nursing student.Unsure

    DoeRN replied to becky5438's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NS is not a cake walk but it can be done. If not then we would not have any nurses. It is stressful but if you are determined then you can get through it. Everyone's experience is different. Don't...

  16. Needle stick injury in Health Care

    DoeRN replied to mnt0121's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this happened to you . Maybe you can see your private doctor about this. I know that you said that you did not want to go to Occ health. But for the future just make sure you are following...

  17. Germ-X

    DoeRN replied to BlueTexas89's topic in General Nursing

    I love and have a gazillion bottles of Avon's Naturals hand sanitizer. Oh and I have some germ x

  18. Chemistry requierment

    DoeRN replied to cosmo24's topic in General Nursing

    I was pre-med chemistry many moons ago. I got through Chemistry, Biology, Physics by reading the text books and then re-reading it again and going through the chapter end questions. For me it was just...

  19. Help c Math conversions/equivalencies!!!!!!!

    DoeRN replied to shhnack's topic in General Nursing

    I had to learn med math this way. At first I had a terrible time with med math. Then one of the nurse on my old floor told me about DA and it worked wonders for me. I have a math test with each...

  20. Barnes Jewish College

    DoeRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    SLU's program is good

  21. can you still work as an aide, even though you are an RN NOW AND YOU Passed the stat

    DoeRN replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can understand why you want to do this. There is a hospital here that pays GN's very well and have better benefits then other hospitals. But you have to sign a 2 year contract because of their...

  22. pathophysiology on end stage renal disease

    DoeRN replied to mjune's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The one thing I remembered when I took my renal test is that ESRD affects every body system. Think about it as far as the edema. Your kidneys are shut down so they can not filter out the toxins of...

  23. Shoes for clinicals?

    DoeRN replied to cpartrid's topic in General Students

    I don't have any yet but I tried on a pair of Danskos and they were very very comfortable. I plan to get a pair after I get out of school. For clinicals I bought a pair of think they are Nurse...

  24. I need "Nursing Process" practice questions

    DoeRN replied to desperate4help's topic in General Students

    If you have a NCLEX review book there should be questions in

  25. Any $40/hr jobs in STL?

    DoeRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Seniority I do not know about. The weekend option are considered regular employees and receive benefits. The weekend full-time for weekend option is Fri, Sat, Sun. Part-time is Sat,