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  1. research on effects of repeated exacerbations?

    greenbeanio posted a topic in Psychiatric

    When I was on clinical rotation in a mental health hospital, I was talking with the doc about the very short-term "bandaid" care offered, and the lack of longer-term inpatient therapeutic programs in...

  2. May 2009 OLD grad, called 17 hospitals today...

    greenbeanio replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What do you mean? You don't lose your license just because the job market is bad and nobody is hiring new grads! Did you mean are they working as

  3. List of must-have skills/procedures for Med-Surg?

    greenbeanio posted a topic in General Students

    What are the most important to know, most frequently required procedures in med-surg? I know this is a very general question, but if you just think of a new nurse in Med-Surg who can't do something...

  4. List of must-have skills/procedures for Med-Surg?

    greenbeanio replied to greenbeanio's topic in General Students

    When you CVCs what exactly do you mean? I've never actually come across a patient with a central venous catheter. Also, what do you consider the "basic" skills?

  5. Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

    greenbeanio replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

    Yes, I can see how this can happen. I'm normally a very assertive person, but not in clinical where I keep feeling like "what do I know?". But that is going to change from next semester, I swear! I...

  6. What actions can I take when abused by a clinical instructor and failed?

    greenbeanio replied to WantingtheBest's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a very similar situation except that the other students, while being very supportive in private, are too afraid to speak up about what they saw - that she really did treat me differently and...

  7. Head Lice

    greenbeanio replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I don't have the time right now to provide links to all the "proof", but I do have to say this: All those "approved treatments" are a) toxic and b) ineffective. Malathion and lindane are...

  8. Dear future nursing students,

    greenbeanio replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    But maybe they are not "bragging". In fact, if you really want to to look at things in an uncharitable light, you could say that people who are working and parenting and going to nursing school at the...

  9. Leaving for Haiti tonight

    greenbeanio replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your update. And for going! You know, in a another job I had I was the logistics person for term-abroad programs my school offered. I always felt that was the boring end and...

  10. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    greenbeanio replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree with the person who said to let the ADA work for you! Get tested, figure out what can be done about your LD, ask the school for a accommodation agreement, look into getting your anxiety...

  11. Does anyone have Taylor's Video Guide To Clinical Nursing Skills?

    greenbeanio replied to greenbeanio's topic in General Students

    Did you buy yours brand new? I wonder if there's some kind of a code or something required to prove that I bought it

  12. Does anyone have Taylor's Video Guide To Clinical Nursing Skills?

    greenbeanio posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone have the 4th DVD from Taylor's Video Guide To Clinical Nursing Skills? I bought mine used - supposedly a complete set, but when I finally opened it up (it came while I was away for a...

  13. Nobody Likes A Tattle Tail

    greenbeanio replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    If something could be so easily resolved by simply talking with the person involved, everybody would do it. Obviously it doesn't always work, sometimes because of the defensiveness or vengefulness of...

  14. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    greenbeanio replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Interesting that you seem to use "mannequins" and "real patients" interchangeably. Why is it okay for "inexperienced people" aka students to "practice things like injections or catheters or even...

  15. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    greenbeanio replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    I love: the other students the content - fascinating! the patients some of the instructors I do not love: 2 of the instructors the agony of the written assignments (although I learned a lot from...

  16. What are my options after failing nursing program in CUNY School

    greenbeanio replied to kat252's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'd try a 2-year program in a good community college. It's so much less expensive, you might be able to work now, save up and then either not work or work only part-time when you're in school again....

  17. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    greenbeanio replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    Oops! Duly humbled! Thanks, Sharrie, and glad you chose to giggle instead of get

  18. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    greenbeanio replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    "irregardless" Ugh. Yep, if enough ignoramuses misuse a word, even the powers that be have to acknowledge its existence. Like George Bush and his "war on terror" instead of on "terrorism". Yeah,...

  19. Alert but confused

    greenbeanio replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    I've always taken alert to mean what you described. There is a reason why we mention both words alert and oriented instead of just one or the other - because they are not synonymous. If they were, we...

  20. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    greenbeanio replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I know you're done with your cheat sheet, but if you're still thinking of adding to it, I would suggest some facility specific info like where things are and what they look like. I know I sound like...

  21. Nursing and Asperger's Syndrome

    greenbeanio replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I think that both the OP and the Disabilities Services advocate who posted have gotten very good information from people here. I agree that what needs to be explored is identifying fields of nursing...

  22. HELP!!!! All the nursing nurses...

    greenbeanio replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    A drop in supply is a serious concern and often a likely outcome of being separated from your baby, unless you are really committed to maintaining your supply and takes steps to ensure it. For in...

  23. HELP!!!! All the nursing nurses...

    greenbeanio replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just wanted to say I was so glad to hear of your commitment to nursing him till he's 18 months old. That's great! :) In my case, I found I couldn't juggle both baby and job and I stopped...

  24. Failed Clinical Today

    greenbeanio replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry. I think I'm probably failing clinical too, because of how the clinical instructor perceives me. I'm trying not to let it get me down. No advice, but I just wanted to say I'm

  25. Did any of you read/study anything, before starting your program, that helped ....

    greenbeanio replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend reading "Applying Nursing Process: A Tool for Critical Thinking" by Rosalinda Alfaro-Lefevre. The first time you read it, it will probably feel like it's all Greek to you. But if you...