BowlerRN

BowlerRN

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  1. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

    I am driving a 96 Dodge Intrepid right now, I graduated from an ADN program in May, and decided I'd rather buy a house than a new car, I want to buy a 2006 Dodge Charger, but probably won't be able to...
  2. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

    I am driving a 96 Dodge Intrepid right now, I graduated from an ADN program in May, and decided I'd rather buy a house than a new car, I want to buy a 2006 Dodge Charger, but probably won't be able to...
  3. I worked nights while out of school and I found the thing that helpled me the most was to stay busy and moving, although on nights in the nursing home when everyone actually slept and nothing happened...
  4. Why Do People Fail Nursing School?

    The people I've known that were dropped from the program were mostly because of too low of grade and alot of their problem was they didn't expect things to go as fast as they did and it's hard to...
  5. A new poll re. uniforms

    PROS: Easily identified by patients and vistors, Not having to decide what to wear CONS: NO individuality, I'd have to get rid of the millions of scrubs in my closet (of course half of them don't...
  6. MRSA Question

    We have had a few cases of MRSA at the nursing home where i work, and i know that the residents with it had to have a recheck to see if it was still active. The way it's been explained to me is that...
  7. Residents leaving for outside appointments...

    I work in a nursing home where we do not have any kind of clinics available in the facility, so almost all appointments are outside, except homevisits made by docs. We never send one of our CNA's...
  8. Underwear question

    I know just what you're talking about, they're my favorite! They're really comfortable and they don't ride up. :) I agree with AllenJ, I like to go without any, but not at work, especially under...
  9. Nursing Home ratios??

    I work in a nursing home in KS, we have 31 residents, 6 of them are assisted living, every shift has only 1 nurse, and two aides, except for days they usually have 3 aides, from 9-5 the DON is there...
  10. Question about Depo Shot

    I know that it is normal to not have a period when receiving the Depo-provera shot, does anyone know is this bad for your health after any amount of time. Is it necessary to stop any kind of bc...
  11. Question about Depo Shot

    I know that it is normal to not have a period when receiving the Depo-provera shot, does anyone know is this bad for your health after any amount of time. Is it necessary to stop any kind of bc...
  12. Happy, Happy Day!!

    congratulations!!! i'm proud of you for being brave enough to get out of the
  13. Scared to Retake Boards

    i just took my state boards in february. the scariest time of my life was waiting for the results of the test for the next 2 days. i would have gone crazy if i had to wait a month like i've heard...
  14. Need Advice

    I struggled a lot during middle school, cause i had a problem with getting my homework done all the time, but I did a lot better once i got to high school and I didn't think it was anything like our...
  15. Is this correct?

    At the school I attended we didn't have the option of giving each other injections. We just had to show the instructor where it would be given, by pointing it out on each other, we actually practiced...
  16. my feet are killing me!

    I have a pair of slip on Rockers, they are very comfy, I've been known to wear them on my days off when I'm just running errands. I also recently got a pair of KSWISS, so far i like them too and my...
  17. Charting Bloopers

    I hadn't changed my profile yet, I was officially an LPN a little over a week
  18. Charting Bloopers

    I transferred a pt with pneumonia to the hospital one day. Instead of charting that she went to NVCH-the hospital in my town, I charted that she was sent to NVHS-the High school. I caught the mistake...
  19. The Shift from Hell

    I know what you mean about everyone talking about everyone behind their backs at work cherfuldoer, we've been short all week cause the new aide has been no call/no show, and the night shift aide had a...