Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    Aurora77 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A smile and a friendly attitude, even if I'm having a cranky day. I can start IVs, give injections, insert catheters, change dressings, basically do all kinds of painful, uncomfortable things to...

  2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Aurora77 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can relate! A couple of months ago I had one of those patients. Came in to the ER, about 0300 decided she didn't want the prescribed treatment. Doctor and I are both in talking with her about the...

  3. HELP! New Grad on Med-Surg / Telemetry Floor

    Aurora77 replied to KayFuryPsychRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new nurse, too. Graduated in May, started working in July. I can totally relate to your post. Being a new anything is hard. Anyone starting a new job sucks at it. After a few months you...

  4. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    Aurora77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    GrnTea, that's the best post I've read on here in a long time. I've never understood the excuses for test anxiety in nursing school. If you can't handle taking a test, how on earth can you handle...

  5. Nursing Student Terrified about Preceptorship

    Aurora77 replied to aismail3's topic in General Students

    I can't help with vents, but just wanted to say good luck with the rest of your precepting. I, too, didn't get the spot I wanted. I ended up having a fantastic experience and got a job on that same...

  6. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    Aurora77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That's the hot flash from the menopause. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

  7. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    Aurora77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What a horrifically cruel thing to say. Menopause kicked in for me at 29, thanks to a little thing we like to call ovarian cancer. I guess if you can't debate honestly, ad hominem attacks are...

  8. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    Aurora77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all. I can't imagine why anyone would need 5 tries. Maybe 2. Just maybe you're having a bad day, dog died, car died, got stuck in traffic, fight with the spouse, etc, and can't...

  9. Working nights, tons of work meetings scheduled during my sleep hours?

    Aurora77 replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know, but that drives me nuts. There should be meetings at 0400. See how those daywalkers like it.

  10. Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Issues, Nurses could rule the US

    Aurora77 replied to Karen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the problem lies in the political stances of the ANA. Instead of focusing on nursing issues, they go off and do things like endorse candidates, which only serves to alienate members/potential...

  11. WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    Aurora77 replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    Sure getting woken up is part and parcel of the job the MD signed up for, but it's still courteous to apologize for waking them up. It doesn't put me in an inferior position at all, doesn't denigrate...

  12. What is your clinical makeup routine :)

    Aurora77 replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I'm a nurse, no longer in clinical (ah, the relief :) ) but I do wear make up to work. It takes just a couple of minutes and makes me look better--foundation, a little blush, eyeliner and shadow. I...

  13. Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Issues, Nurses could rule the US

    Aurora77 replied to Karen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So you believe that because we share a job title, we have the same political beliefs? Why is

  14. What's your weird quirk?

    Aurora77 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    that's funny. i can't stand when the previous nurse sets the pump for the exact amount of the bag. it always runs dry, then i have to go get a syringe, back prime all the air into it and then go on....

  15. Since when is it my responsibility to...

    Aurora77 replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure it's not your responsibility? What's your facility policy? I only take labs if I trust the nurse to follow up. Our lab records the name of the person taking the lab, not the name of the...

  16. Has anyone made BASIC skill errors that made them feel incompetent?

    Aurora77 replied to kris113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone has done something like that. If they say they haven't, they're

  17. Long hair for interviews

    Aurora77 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We got told in school to pull our hair back so we look more like we will when we're working. I have long hair. I left it down, but pulled back with a barette. Got the

  18. What would you do?

    Aurora77 replied to elfinM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That jumped out at me too. The pt should have been out of there pronto, the 1.5 hour delay is insane. It was obvious to anyone with a pulse the pt is doing badly, get them off the floor, the faster...

  19. Who is responsible for your health?

    Aurora77 replied to jcasablanca's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As individuals, we are the only ones responsible for our health. We all make choices that can help or hurt us physically. There is always going to be a finite amount of medical resources. The idea...

  20. New Nurses!

    Aurora77 replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Been there, done that. I love the fact that my new profession enables me to get what my husband and I need without worrying so much about money. My art is now my avocation and I'm still happy....

  21. So I guess it is true...

    Aurora77 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, that, too, is part of life. You're going to have crappy teachers and crappy bosses. Maybe she didn't teach you the way you wanted to be taught, maybe she's a horrible clinical...

  22. So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    Aurora77 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    It does, thanks. I guess I'm more judgmental than most. If someone can't speak/write their native language well, I would question their ability to do more difficult things, like practice medicine....

  23. So I guess it is true...

    Aurora77 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    OK, you've officially lost me now. Could you tell me times when you wouldn't be using theory? It's not enough to perform tasks well, you have to know why you're doing

  24. So I guess it is true...

    Aurora77 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Again, maybe she felt you are good when it comes to where you should be for your level of education and skill, but not good enough for her to write a letter of recommendation. It hurts, I know, but...

  25. So I guess it is true...

    Aurora77 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    You want to be a great nurse, but you aren't one. You're a student. You're going to make mistakes and be inadequate for a long time. Maybe she felt your clinical skills were adequate for your...