#1rnstudent

#1rnstudent

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  1. Bummed Out- Leaving OR

    #1rnstudent replied to Joe Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    Hang in there. OR can be a haven and it can also be a beast. I got shoved into a new service, circulating, the other day and had NOONE to buddy with me. The clinical educator came in and spent most of...

  2. Canadian OR Nurses - Scrubbing

    #1rnstudent replied to NewGradRN2007's topic in Operating Room

    I have to know both roles where I work, but if we have an RPN in the room then I automatically am in the circulating role. It depends who has been assigned to what rooms each day. If 2 RNs are...

  3. Canadian OR Nurses - Scrubbing

    #1rnstudent replied to NewGradRN2007's topic in Operating Room

    How come ya can't take a course on your own (I mean external to the hospital) and then go work someplace else, assuming your hospital won't offer the course? Depending upon where you live, you can do...

  4. Failed CRNE twice

    #1rnstudent replied to vchild4ever's topic in International Nursing

    I remember in high school they told us that out highschool was harder so the university application centre would bump our GPA up by a few points... turned out to be total BS. I think that whoever told...

  5. IV question

    #1rnstudent replied to CSNS's topic in General Students

    Well, ya need to stop the IV from running because a lot of air in the line going into the patient's arm is a BAD THING. Then you can clamp off the end closest to the patient and use a syringe to get...

  6. Thoughts on Apple's Mac

    #1rnstudent replied to shippoRN's topic in General Students

    Deleting documents is easy. Drag it to the trash

  7. What is the DEAL with all the group projects?

    #1rnstudent replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in General Students

    In my program, group work is in every course in every semester. It sucks because most people like to get paired with me so that they can slack. I had one student who was not a good student and I knew...

  8. Unit Clerks are Useless!

    #1rnstudent replied to HUCtoRNBScN's topic in General Nursing

    UCs are not useless, they do a lot of the grunt work so the nurses can be freed up to work with patients and their families. If you find you don't like it, maybe you can get some work in a dr's office...

  9. How to put my name on my stethoscope?

    #1rnstudent replied to nursemommyof3's topic in General Students

    Get a permanent marker in gold or silver and write your name on the tubing. Also, I just got one of those supercharms on eBay engraved with my name and initials and used the charms to make a little ID...

  10. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    #1rnstudent replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    I've had some nurses that were so student unfriendly that one threatened to kill the next student she saw... and then she saw me. What a way to make someone feel good about themselves. I didn't get...

  11. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    #1rnstudent replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    OMG You sound like you must be at my old hospital! WOW! Things never change, do

  12. Questions about OR for a nursing student

    #1rnstudent replied to mcorrao77's topic in Operating Room

    Hi everybody I'm halfway through my program. I've wanted to be a perioperative nurse since before I started nursing school. Where I am, perioperative nursing is a post RN specialization. I know that...

  13. Has anyone had problems with the nurses during clinicals?

    #1rnstudent replied to mlfp53's topic in General Students

    All behaviour has meaning. People deserve respect as human beings, whether they are the patient, another nurse, or a student. Unfortunately, nursing school is a lot like boot camp for some people, me...

  14. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    #1rnstudent replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    Call the gov't office that loaned me tuition $$$$ and begin the process of paying off my 30-40K loan. Why they ever decided to get rid of the 3 yr RN program is beyond me, especially with this...

  15. Purchasing Textbooks? Best ways/cheapest?

    #1rnstudent replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    If one is really strapped for textbook cash, one could buddy up with another student in one's class and each share one complete set of textbooks. That way, one person buys half the required readings...

  16. About skipping the last clinical

    #1rnstudent replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    When I begin working as an RN, I will be getting PAID TO BE THERE, not paying to be there. If I am paying, then I am entitled to my program's 2 days absences, regardless of the reason. Personal days...

  17. About skipping the last clinical

    #1rnstudent replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    I have never missed a day and watched everyone else get 1,2, or 3 days off without a problem. I think I am a moron... I say go ahead, call in sick. Just be smart about it and don't go out shopping or...

  18. A little dissappointed in allheart.com

    #1rnstudent replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Have you tried rubbing alcohol or lighter fluid to remove the adhesive from the

  19. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    #1rnstudent replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    I was not referring to the clinical procedures as being stupid. I was referring to the stupid things that us students had to do in lab, things which had no relevance to nursing.

  20. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    #1rnstudent replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    :chuckle I don't think I could ever do that right now. I'm hoping there weren't guys in your course cuz that would have been so

  21. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    #1rnstudent replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    IMHO nursing school is not nursing. It is bootcamp. You have to pick your battles. A lot of stuff you will do in nursing school will seem stupid and pointless at times and you may be left wondering...

  22. Professional in scrubs?

    #1rnstudent replied to Kora0880's topic in General Students

    Patients come to health care facilities to be healed. Not for a fashion show. If they are too busy to be bothered by a health provider wearing scrubs then maybe they are not that sick after all. I...

  23. Professional in scrubs?

    #1rnstudent replied to Kora0880's topic in General Students

    If I am ever forced to work as a nurse in something other than comfy scrubs, then I'll quit nursing. And there is no way anyone will get me to wear one of those old-fashioned caps. I'd like to see the...

  24. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    #1rnstudent replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    OMG I thought it was just our school... I am so glad to know it is not just us. :) But then again, I am scared to know there are MORE of those 'attagirls' out there who are overstepping their...

  25. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    #1rnstudent replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    Hi Oldiebutgoodie Our clinical experience had a couple of student friendly nurses and the rest ignored us or gave us a hard time, some harder than others. It felt like we all spent the time in...