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  1. As a BSN student in clinicals it seems like many floor nurses are "mean spirited".

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Love767's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree that floor nurses are not always terribly pleasant to the students. I realize that they are a) burned out b) maybe they were treated poorly when they were students c) are too busy. But...

  2. hospital clinicals - does it get better?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to toniajo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm glad it went better. I tell ya, there are good weeks and bad weeks. Amazingly, I am starting to understand what they are saying in report! You will, too! So, have a good weekend, and try not to...

  3. "Reading EKGs" has been updated at the MICU faqs website...

    oldiebutgoodie replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    THanks for a great website. I am reading your EKG doc right now! But, why DON'T you know about the variant Lown-Ganong-Beethoven-versus-Hootie-and-the-Blowfish, Type 2? Geez, everybody knows that...

  4. hospital clinicals - does it get better?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to toniajo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi, Tonia, I am in my 3rd quarter of a 7 quarter program. Yes, it gets better! The first quarter, I thought after every clinical, "What on earth am I doing?" I dreaded the day. 2nd quarter I didn't...

  5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Apology accepted! Actually, the two incidents I was thinking of, in terms of getting bad information from the seasoned nurses, was the patient who did not have cancer but the nurse told me very firmly...

  6. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    If anybody is going to take on a teaching role, they should know their stuff. It's hard enough being a student without getting false information. Dinith, I hope you have a good day.

  7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student, and my big pet peeve so far is floor nurses who decide to share valuable information, but they are dead wrong. It's fine to make a mistake, but don't pronounce it with great...

  8. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Here! Nursing student-in BSN school in Chicago, live in west

  9. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    oldiebutgoodie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I can see that programs are concerned about the critical thinking aspects. But are the skills being shortchanged? There needs to be at least a 70-30 (or 50-50!) proportion of critical thinking...

  10. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    oldiebutgoodie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Verrrrry interesting. It does seem that nursing schools are clinging to certain traditions which may or may not actually provide an education. In my program, we fill out mounds of paperwork before and...

  11. Anatomy & Physiology I

    oldiebutgoodie replied to RN Student 2k4's topic in General Nursing

    I did several things: My textbook (Tortora) had a website with lots of practice tests on it. I read the chapter, did the practice test, and then noted what I missed (which was usually a lot). Then, I...

  12. I hate it when people say this...

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 50-year old nursing student, changing careers after being in the computer field for 25 years. My favorite is the people who have said to me, "Well, I just don't see it. You have no bedside...

  13. nurse leaders/charge bull

    oldiebutgoodie replied to CherryRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Another point regarding this-- If you can stand to do so, go up to the 2 new nurse leaders and tell them that you are behind them and look forward to working with them. If you plan on staying, that...

  14. nurse leaders/charge bull

    oldiebutgoodie replied to CherryRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Well, I have just "retired" from the computer business, and unfortunately, this kind of thing goes on all the time. It's not just nursing, it's the nature of organizations. Even if it had been posted,...

  15. Joy In Striking???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to XtREmeRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a question. I totally support the strikers, and I think they are striking for all of us. But my question is, how does Tenet even get anybody to work there? Did they take over a hospital that...

  16. Joy In Striking???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to XtREmeRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with ERKev totally! Look at teachers--they have a powerful union, and in my area, they make some pretty incredible money. Nurses don't have much of a union presence, make lousy wages...

  17. Joy In Striking???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to XtREmeRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As long as nurses continue to take the poor treatment that is handed to them, they will be second class citizens. The striking nurses are empowering all of us by refusing to take it! If nursing was...

  18. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, Jennifer. What do you guys do on your 2 days? Have you started passing meds yet? I know the schedule must be different for the semesters vs quarters. Ours is 7 quarters. So, we...

  19. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here's a dumb question. Why are ADN nurses supposedly better prepared clinically than BSN nurses? I'm not trying to stir the pot here, I'm just curious. I am in a BSN program now. This is first...

  20. Do you think it will come to this?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem is that health benefits in America stink. My neighbor, who is self employed, has to payover $1000 a month for health insurance, just to protect the family from something catastrophic....

  21. Care Plan Hell

    oldiebutgoodie replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    What makes no sense to me is that in our program, we have to create the care plan based on the data in the chart. We haven't even seen the patient yet! It would sure make more sense if we could...

  22. Why are nursing students so completely disrepected?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to agent's topic in General Students

    Well, I think you have to have a sense of humor about it all. I am a nursing student, age 50 (yes, I am the OLDEST in the class), and I have to have a gooood sense of humor. Yeah, we all get made fun...

  23. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

    oldiebutgoodie replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

    Your clinical instructor is probably giving you a better education than the other groups. If you can learn to do bed baths, all your vitals, and everything else on your shift, you will learn to...