Nemhain

Nemhain

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  1. #124 You no longer have "real life" friends with "real life" names. Debbie, Marc, Stephanie and Karen have been replaced with the likes of NURSESRGR8T, NIGHTSHIFTNANCY, CRZYRN2B and
  2. NAI descent: Roll Call

    What? No other Lakota? Well, I guess I'll be the first! My great grandma was Lakota. Dad's side is French-Canadian and I think the mix is Micmac and Abenaki, but it's a very very small...
  3. Exactly! Patients should be made aware of the treatment they are to be given. Giving the polyheme without consent of the patient is considered battery in my
  4. The Cortiva Institute is a corporation that bought out about 10 well-established Massage Therapy Schools (most notable are The Desert Institute of Healing Arts in Tucson and The Brenneke School of...
  5. Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    It doesn't matter what degree you have ASN, BSN, or MSN. If you're an RN working on the floor you're gonna be dealing with urine and feces... a
  6. Does this ever happen to you?

    Does this ever happen to me? Yes, but not via email. For some reason, I swear, people think that I have intimate knowledge of genetics and conducted stemcell research with the questions they ask me...
  7. I haven't heard of that school before but I did find them on the BON: http://www.azbn.gov/EducationalResources.asp then click on: Nursing Education Programs Approved by the Arizona State Board of...
  8. Why do people drop out of AZ nursing schools?

    I didn't go to school in AZ, but I think this can apply to any state... People dropped out of my program the first two semesters, because they either couldn't handle the workload or just found out...
  9. doctors treatment of nurses??

    I'm happy to say that about 90% of the doctors I encounter maintain a professional attitude and about 20% of those are super nice. Like tweety posted, most of the time a doctor gets angry it's when a...
  10. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

    I never would have gone into nursing if 8hr shifts were the only option. I'm in love with 12 hr shifts. 4 days off a week is sheer
  11. Is It Possible To Get Back Into Med/surg?

    I think you should definitely buy a new edition Med/Surg book and do a 15 - 30 minute review every night for a few months just to brush up on some of the more common diseases and disorders. I...
  12. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    Exactly, something that is your approximate skin color. Also, I go with thin underwear 'cause the panty lines don't seem to show up as
  13. Placement for MCCCD's programs start today!

    I agree with thrashej: be prepared to be accepted at any time! There are lots of people on waiting lists who aren't quite sure if they want to do nursing, but signed up anyway because of all of the...
  14. Medical-Massage vs Holistic nursing

    I'm not familiar with degrees in holistic nursing, but you can be certified in holistic nursing just the same as someone is certified in Med/Surg nursing or ER nursing. However, in order to be able...
  15. Please help me understand what the NLE is. I've seen posts about the "nursing leakage". From what I understand, this is concerning the NLE, not the NCLEX. I'm really not familiar with the NLE (I'm...
  16. Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    IBS Treament Options by Lotta Krappin,
  17. Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    Hosptial Mishaps: The Worst Case Scenario by Dee
  18. Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    The Pregnant Woman's Guide to Surviving Labor by Imma Pushin,
  19. Recommended Reading Nursing Books List (joke)

    What To Do When Everyone's Out To Get You by Para N.
  20. I hope this isn't off-topic, but I'm a little confused by this John Hopkins site about their MSN. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/academics/academic_programs/bacc/BS_MSN/ Look under the section titled: Why...
  21. mixy, I'm so sorry this is happening to you. This is such an unusual circumstance. Usually, if someone has at least 15 college credits then they don't care about what you did in high school. It's...
  22. How does a person fail clinical?

    At my school it was pretty much just a toss up of who you'd get for a clinical instructor. There were two faculty member who just looked and prayed for any flub up by a student and each of them...
  23. White Bobby Pins

    Holy Moly. ...Nursing
  24. Equine assisted psychotherapy for addiction

    Wow. Too bad this type of therapy weren't employed more often; it sounds wonderful. I am a whole-hearted believer in animal
  25. 'Blood' Doesn't Make the Indian

    I have a different problem, but I can relate. I don't identify with my Native Ancestry (my great grandmother was Lakota), however, I when I do run into minorities THEY are the ones who keep asking...