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  1. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Another--- The first and only time I saw a bone marrow aspiration, I got lightheaded. The size of the needle, the brute strength the MD was putting into inserting it and the fact that the patient was...

  2. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I have an unusual one. I cannot stand being drooled on. I used to assist a lot of kids and adolescents with disabilities with their ADLs. I can stand their poop, pee, vomit, occasional blood and stuff...

  3. Paint a picture for an expat

    Cuddleswithpuddles posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello Pinoys and Pinays of Allnurses, I am a Filipina who came to North America when I was pretty little. I never got to see what nursing was/is like in the Philippines. I notice that this forum has a...

  4. Reports between nurses and CNAs

    Cuddleswithpuddles posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello Allnurses people, For nurses in acute care floors, do you give your CNAs report on your patients like skin issues, I/O trends to look out for, what particular findings to communicate right away...

  5. What career did you have before nursing?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    I became a LVN at 19. RN at 24. Prior to that, I was a secretary to a home appraiser, a tutor, owner of a craft store on eBay and did consignment sales of Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior bags (also...

  6. She sure did... and with a straight face!

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Camemile's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. I am sure gettingbsn2msn meant very well. I would want to do everything I can for my patient but 1. time with the TV takes time away from patient care and 2. communicates to that...

  7. Clinicals, and Job Offers

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks for the insight. How is this list formulated? Are you a manager? Do all the staff RNs know to hand in names, or do they volunteer

  8. Perspective Nursing Student in need of HELP!

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ceeeluvzwhoo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can achieve a strong GPA with a C and an A in psych 101, especially if you have not taken a lot of classes. Psych 101 is 3 units, right? If you do well in your other general education classes and...

  9. Perspective Nursing Student in need of HELP!

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ceeeluvzwhoo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello, I do not have any advice about the particular schools you have listed. Declaring your major at this point is not urgently important. You have to enter an actual nursing program and not just...

  10. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    Ayala, I sent you a private message. Please let me know if you did not get it. PMs are hit and miss with

  11. Meeting a nurse manager

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to tashacorinne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another thing---- In terms of making a lasting impression, the only thing that has worked for me is to keep coming back. I frequently get "I don't remember your name but I remember your face" and then...

  12. Meeting a nurse manager

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to tashacorinne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello tashacorrine, I do not have a job yet but have made some very positive connections with nurse managers and directors. Hoping to hear some good news very soon. Here are some of the things I...

  13. Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Tesslyn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And to answer the original question---- Becoming a nurse is challenging in many ways but how challenging it is exactly is up to you. Even if you are a brilliant student who picks up the theory and...

  14. Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Tesslyn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hello Tesslyn, No, you do not need to earn the same degrees as a doctor to become a nurse. There may be a lot of overlap in the science requirements like biology, anatomy, physiology etc. but nurses...

  15. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    Ayala, You are strong for taking ownership and working hard to change things. :heartbeat Performance anxiety turns your head into a magic slate and... poof!... all your studying and hard work is...

  16. Clinicals, and Job Offers

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    Damn! Ouch. Do you have any idea why the preceptorship hospital did that? Did the hospital stop hiring new graduates

  17. Clinicals, and Job Offers

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, absolutely true for my class and I am hoping will be true for me in a week's time. I recently interviewed with the hospital I did my preceptorship in. Every person in my clinical group who has...

  18. Isolation mnemonics??

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I do not have any mnemonics for you but the only thing I have found necessary to figure out what sort of isolation a patient should be in is an understanding of his or her disease process. Your...

  19. Why doesn't the NCLEX include skills demos?

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :up::up: I applied for a BSN program and I KNOW I will hear about autocratic, laissez faire, self-actualization, Maslow, freezing and unfreezing, go into denial, get angry, bargain with my teachers,...

  20. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i do not think the information you have fully supports the nursing diagnosis you have chosen. you do not have a baseline, objective parameters to determine what is balanced nutrition for this...

  21. Type II Diabetes Mellitus

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Ted's Wife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Concept maps are care plans with fancy graphics. Seriously. It has the same aspects but is presented in a map-like

  22. She sure did... and with a straight face!

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to Camemile's topic in General Nursing

    What crawled up her skirt and died? For someone with a gate to keep and a business to run, she sure had plenty of time to chew out a coworker and a job

  23. Another "Newbie" at work question

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to MClvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Another thing---- The chart may have the paperwork your supervisor filled out during past monthly visits. Read through them so you can anticipate details that he or she will

  24. Another "Newbie" at work question

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to MClvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello there, I am in private duty home health and here are some pointers: 1. Gather all the pertinent dates like recent and future doctors' appointments, last BM, latest weight and when it was taken,...

  25. RN program/parent/working ?'s

    Cuddleswithpuddles replied to MommyRNtobe's topic in General Students

    Oh no no no. When I said I look out for one kid, I meant the kid is ME! I am not a mother and that is why I hesitated to contribute to the