wildlaurel

wildlaurel

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  1. I'm such a hypocrit.

    wildlaurel replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that irritates me about smokers - and I'm not one and don't have that addiction issue - but because it IS a physiological addiction for most people - it seems as though smokers NEED a break...

  2. Favoritism in assignments

    wildlaurel replied to wildlaurel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work a weird shift that spans days & nights! But yeah, the assignments are made on day shift. They're great nurses, but I'm not the only person who has noticed this! Maybe I'll make a...

  3. Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    wildlaurel replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What about recordings? I've had pts say, "I'm going to record everything we talk about." I've only had that happen twice, but I just said, "okay," b/c I wasn't doing anything wrong and didn't really...

  4. Code Blue Experiences

    wildlaurel replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    I was really upset after my first code as a new nurse. We got the lady back, but she died in the ICU the next day. I still remember her name and what she looked like. After the code the attending...

  5. ACLS Certification

    wildlaurel replied to VampRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most organizations pay for nurses to take ACLS. Doesn't yours? I got my ACLS, ABLS, TNCC, PALS and ENPC through classes offered at work and I didn't have to pay a

  6. Working Hours-Feedback/Information Wanted.

    wildlaurel replied to Portera23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - there is a lot of research about nursing fatigue after 10 hours! I'd get some articles together and present your director with

  7. Normal SQBS, critically low venous BS?

    wildlaurel replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes "milking" the patients finger - squeezing really hard, can elevate the blood glucose reading. I'm not sure it would do it by that much

  8. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    wildlaurel replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the big thing here is that, unlike with prisoners of war, you aren't depriving the pt of water to punish them. It isn't a form of torture - you're trying to help the patient - that is the...

  9. What's the difference between medicine and nursing?

    wildlaurel replied to Livinstrong85's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors, PAC's, NP's, etc., treat the disease - nurses treat the patient's response to the disease. That is the nursing school answer. I do believe that, but you also have to be able to anticipate...

  10. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was very skeptical about the "trick" because you hear from so many people that they got the pop-up and passed, but what about the people who don't post that they failed? I got the pop-up after...

  11. Teaching Hospital vs. Non-teaching

    wildlaurel posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hello, I will graduate in May and I have interviewed at several places in NC - Duke, Moses Cone Health System and Frye Regional...I have heard from several nurses that working at a teaching hospital...

  12. 100% cotton scrubs

    wildlaurel replied to Dalla's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thank you so much for the website address, I'll check it

  13. 100% cotton scrubs

    wildlaurel replied to Dalla's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Where do you find 100% cotton scrubs! I just passed the NCLEX and start nursing next week, but can't find cotton uniforms anywhere and I'm allergic to polyester. My nursing school and CNA uniforms...

  14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yep, fill my plate

  15. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Okay...I was a skeptic, I took the NCLEX in 75 questions Tuesday and was sure I failed and that the trick was urban myth... But, I kept checking Pearson over and over trying to re-register and I got...

  16. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard it doesn't matter - someone else posted that hey tried it all kinds of ways and got the same message...I tried it earlier today using different states and I still got the pop-up

  17. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've seen one post by somebody who took the NCLEX and a week later tried to re-register and got the CC screen and subsequently found out she had failed, and several others who said they had tried it -...

  18. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX yesterday and really think I failed...but I went to Pearson Vue today and tried to re-register and got stopped at the screen with the pop up message and all that...but the thing is,...

  19. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    wildlaurel replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you try the "trick" and got to the cc screen before you knew for sure you'd

  20. Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    wildlaurel replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I am a CNA in a hospital in a medium sized community and will finish nursing school in May (yay!). We have our share of homeless people and sometimes elderly people just aren't physically able...