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  1. You know you're Old School when...

    BanoraWhite replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    My teacher once told me that back in her day that to test for any UTI's, the nurses would boil the urine, and if it congealed, it meant infection was present ?

  2. Nursing School Must Haves??

    BanoraWhite replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    * Laptop - I take mine to school with me and connect to the schools internet. I can google anything I need more infomation on in class. My school also put things up on the network such as medical...

  3. Chlorhexidine and dematitis (contact)

    BanoraWhite replied to Jezzb's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals in my area use Chlorhexidine as hand sanitizer (you just put it on like hand lotion and it dries if you get what I mean...). I get the same as you Jeremy, and went to my doctor as I...

  4. Nurses that you remember

    BanoraWhite replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    At a nursing home where I used to work we had an "old school" nurse whom I really looked up to. She was always very calm and collected, even in an emergency she was extremely levelheaded, methodical...

  5. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    BanoraWhite replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    All you do is brag about how you went to a private school, and therefore that makes you the smartest here No one cares, and guess what ? My grades are better than yours. ALSO... Its not a good idea to...

  6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    BanoraWhite replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Oldzeimers" "SUPER pubic

  7. What's your relationship with the other nurses on your floor?

    BanoraWhite replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    I never really got social with other PCA's/Nurses/etc at my old work place....but the people that would go out places with each other would always ***** about it later.. ie " So and So and I went out...

  8. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    BanoraWhite replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    * Yes you have kids. I know it can be hard to look after them and study. But most people in the class have kids... Yours is not a special case. You don't get special privileges. * I don't want to...

  9. Nurse in training: Any Male Nurses at the Alfred Hospital Melbourne?

    BanoraWhite replied to mpolo's topic in International Nursing

    Ooooh I'd love to work at the Alfred when I finish ! I'm currently finishing my Div 2 at TAFE....Would like to go on and do a Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Emergency Medicine (Paramedic) but I...

  10. How do you know if you are ER material?

    BanoraWhite replied to RN <><'s topic in General Nursing

    Reading this thread makes me want to become an ER nurse even more now

  11. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    BanoraWhite replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Lol RB2000 !!! Last year when I worked Christmas eve, we got pizzas delivered for dinner by the management. For Christmas day a lot of the workers brought it chocolates and biscuits so we were...

  12. Need advice - Is it good to work as a CNA while in Nursing School?

    BanoraWhite replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Students

    I was a CNA for 2 years before I started Nursing School.. I learned so much about the profession and what to expect, it also made me more relaxed in clinicals....I felt since I knew the basics I could...

  13. Your favorite "tech" solution to help you in nursing school?

    BanoraWhite replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I find itunes have some good nursing stuff for students...If you just type in what you are looking for (ie "Anatomy") a list will come up with podcasts and "itunes U" which is basically videos and...

  14. How do you protect your back health?

    BanoraWhite replied to Silas's topic in General Nursing

    Although I feel like this is an excellent point, I have found some instances where a slight manual lift was necessary...for instance working in a small nursing home where there was not a lot of...

  15. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    BanoraWhite replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Working in a nursing home I have seen that done so many times...Nurses would come to me and say they just walked into so-and-so's room and their blankets need pulling up or something trivial like...

  16. Drastic change in appearance

    BanoraWhite replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only problem I have had with my hairstyle at work was elderly men and women with bad eyesight thinking I was a boy 'cause my hair was short !

  17. You know you're a student nurse when...

    BanoraWhite replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    - You find latex gloves in all your pockets and even shoved down your bra - You suddenly carry a pen everywhere - You don't bat an eyelash at blood / poo / vomit etc anymore - When your friends get...

  18. First Semester Clinicals--anyone else need to vent?

    BanoraWhite replied to ZenStudent's topic in General Students

    I feel the same I did my first placement in Aged Care and it was fine, I worked in a nursing home for 2 years so I had the hang of it.. Second Placement which finished today (went for a...

  19. My hands need a good hand cream!

    BanoraWhite replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks. It's not so much the petroleum I am worried about, it's I have heard many people rave about it and don't wanna buy something that is pretty much glorified Vaseline. Thanks for your info

  20. My hands need a good hand cream!

    BanoraWhite replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    I heard that Lucas Paw Paw was just Vaseline with Papaya extracts ? Just a rumor I heard. Can anyone verify

  21. My hands need a good hand cream!

    BanoraWhite replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    I heard Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream is really really good, however I haven't used it yet ! Avon makes a product called 'Silicon Glove' which apparently is another great

  22. Help with Sterile Dressing Change

    BanoraWhite replied to Student4Now's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught this too, because you could drop an unsterilized item on the sterile field, also because your clothing or lanyard or something may brush against the sterile field, and because of gravity...

  23. How did you organize your week as a full-time nursing student?

    BanoraWhite replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could put aside a time each week where you can cook a lot of meals then freeze them so when it comes to lunches or dinners you can just reheat. You could also spend a little while each...

  24. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

    BanoraWhite replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    Great thread I always make sure I say thank you to the nurses teaching me, and at the end of my clinical placement made sure I told the D.O.N that I really appreciated the facility letting us come in...

  25. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    BanoraWhite replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I was just interested, that's all. My apologies. And no, I don't care if people on the internet think I'm an ass...It's the internet after all, I don't give a damn what a chunk of text in another...