Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

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  1. Do you think I can become a nurse?

    Sparrowhawk replied to strawberry19's topic in General Nursing

    Like the first response said..why do YOU want to be a nurse...that's all that really matters..all the rest falls

  2. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    Sparrowhawk replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    And...the doc didn't notice he was dead?? That's the first thing I saw..sorry..*shakeshead* You did

  3. Attitudes towards LPN's

    Sparrowhawk replied to emt... rn student's topic in Canada

    Some LPNs are great and some suck..Some RNs are great and some suck. Honestly, it's better to go for the RN ...more jobs..less stigmatizim. I wish I had...and I'm going

  4. New grad with no clinical skills

    Sparrowhawk replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it depends..when I was in school I asked to do things and my instructor told me I needed to learn x frist...well that's all I *did* In med surg rotation was to learn x so when I graduated I...

  5. first night on nights=(

    Sparrowhawk replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier! First night is a PAIN in the...well. I hate first night going back to nights..darken your room, drink energy drinks..caffeine just makes me sleepy. My days off I just stay up in the...

  6. nurses writing their own orders

    Sparrowhawk replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility's doctor has writen out a sheet of TO we can write without calling her..such as treatment orders and the like...might be something like

  7. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    Sparrowhawk replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL!!!!

  8. Nursing

    Sparrowhawk replied to ajroth19's topic in General Nursing

    Stick with dental...Nursing is stressful....but like they said, try to shadow or

  9. Considering nursing school, but I have a slight problem

    Sparrowhawk replied to schmalcine's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Took me two weeks to get used to it. And I'd never seen a naked man before.....so yeah..you'll get used to

  10. Hello! Im NEW & I have a question!

    Sparrowhawk replied to tracey87's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work as an LVN...SOME LVNs make 24 an

  11. How would you handle this? (depression)

    Sparrowhawk replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it. Besides, like someone said, we're supposed to treat what they present with...Console them? I'd be offended if someone consoled me for something that wasn't none of their business...if...

  12. peg/gtube question

    Sparrowhawk replied to spunky1281's topic in General Nursing

    Okay how exactly can you put a G-tube in anywhere else but the stomach?? In our facility the nurses can do it..and we

  13. Company loyalty meaningless?

    Sparrowhawk replied to AprilW3's topic in General Nursing

    In my small amount of experience..they give the good openings to the

  14. Worrying about what may or may not happen as LVN

    Sparrowhawk replied to NewbieAt43's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah..and I *still* pysch myself out about making a mistake..which can be good..keep syou on your toes. Before school no I didn't..during and after yeah..after especially because I couldn't believe I...

  15. What time does your LTC facililty start getting residents up?

    Sparrowhawk replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We start about 5..but then they have breakfast from 7:30-9:30 now..and we have some residents that get up on their own at 3..*shrug* But I agree...get the h e double hockey sticks out of there...weird...

  16. Please Helppp!

    Sparrowhawk replied to Happynursing's topic in General Nursing

    I'd ask your unit manager what shade it is......it'd be rather difficult to be techincal and describe it without pics

  17. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

    Sparrowhawk replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Once I hit the One Year Mark...my confidence shot up from basically nothing..I'm like..oh..I'm a nurse. Cool. I can do this! In my job??? About three months...but I had little to no

  18. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

    Sparrowhawk replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    ((((hugs)))) People are crazy. That's just

  19. Is this too much?? Or am I just new??

    Sparrowhawk replied to stephanienicole87's topic in General Nursing

    Both..and like the others have said...strangeness. One thing I have learned...never believe what they promise you..*shakes head slowly* Currently I do treatment nurse for 44 residents..but..not the...

  20. Mad and confused!

    Sparrowhawk posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't post much..I just read. I'm an LPN, just now a year in... I've been working at a LTC for three months now, got a good report from my DON. She resigned, we got a new one. A week into the new...

  21. nursing heartbreak :/

    Sparrowhawk replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a huge overreaction if it's true..notice the tags and the fact that it's the first poston the first

  22. Mad and confused!

    Sparrowhawk replied to Sparrowhawk's topic in General Nursing

    totally I am glad I didn't

  23. Mad and confused!

    Sparrowhawk replied to Sparrowhawk's topic in General Nursing

    Well..I was supposed to go and talk to the DON about her "reasons", so I called her yesterday morning to set up a time, cause I had to go get my check stub. Anyway she said any time that afternoon..so...

  24. I guess I'm too HOT to be a nurse.

    Sparrowhawk replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't

  25. Sirs and sepsis help

    Sparrowhawk replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    I see you started a new topic on this matter..in which you had help. Moderator lock it anyone? Testy meaning you kind of have a..well..testy attitude in asking this question, which anothe rposter...