canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    canigraduate replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    BINGO!! Wait... I'm missing "you hate me because I'm

  2. The Nurse on the Other Side

    canigraduate replied to sheilagood52's topic in General Nursing

    I had two nurses as patients on my last shift. One was disabled, the other was retired. They were both delightful. They both hugged me before the end of shift. They both talked about how they always...

  3. Drug seekers

    canigraduate replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly get more annoyed over family members wanting sandwiches and hogging the

  4. It only takes one small thank you to lift up a Nurse

    canigraduate replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was going to crack a joke, but you've got me all misty-eyed, TheCommuter. Thank

  5. Depression and Nursing

    canigraduate replied to EmRN14's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Some of the self management techniques I use: Personal connection - talk to someone who makes you laugh or feel loved; I have a cousin who lights up my day Validation - do something that makes you...

  6. PreNursing completion, ADN or BSN?

    canigraduate replied to panic36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You aren't guaranteed admittance to any program, so apply to more than one at a time. As I understand it, most Cali programs have waitlists, too, so you could be in the position of waiting to get in...

  7. Looking for guidance...

    canigraduate replied to Gcossio's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I think: You should get your CNA first. It is not necessary to become a nurse, but it is very helpful in getting your first job as a nurse after you graduate. It also helps you get into...

  8. an 'easier' specialty

    canigraduate replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

    There are no "easy" specialties, just ones that fit YOU better. Shadow a few different ones and find out which ones you

  9. 1test determines it all/so unfair!

    canigraduate replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    The ATI pharm book is not the greatest, but it is a good blue print. Utilize other resources. I use a Lippincott drug book, myself. You can also go on iTunes U and listen to pharmacology lectures from...

  10. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    canigraduate replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LOL!! Ood, your thread got mobbed by the martyrs! You soooo

  11. Just can't do nights and I am finally accepting it.

    canigraduate replied to BSNbeauty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's the truth. I thought I would love night shift, as I've been a night owl all my life. I found out that my body needs daylight, just not mornings. 3-11 is my happy

  12. Odd interactions

    canigraduate replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I honestly thought this was going to be about Dean Koontz novels... Odd Thomas... I love you. Talking to dead Elvis counts as an odd interaction, yes? Some of the creepiest things I've seen is during...

  13. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    canigraduate replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Why why why why??? Now I have that boy band song stuck in my head. **pouts** Story of my

  14. Drug seekers

    canigraduate replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... No. Maybe 10 or 15 years ago when I wasn't in healthcare and was selfish and immature. Not as a nurse. The attitude you are talking about is a symptom of a problem that many people have, which...

  15. Hospital Cares More about HCAHPS than Nurses!

    canigraduate replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    It differs from facility to facility and system to system. The South is traditionally pro-business and anti-worker. I lived in Gastonia NC for a while, which (before Fred Durst, SMH) was most famous...

  16. General Disdain Toward Job

    canigraduate replied to shaneb9's topic in General Nursing

    There are miserable people in every profession. Want to hear some world-class whining and moaning? Listen to salespeople complain about their jobs. You'd think the planet was falling into the

  17. How do YOU handle these situations?

    canigraduate replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    A lot of the time, an early morning temp is a sign of congestion. Have the patient sit up and cough. I've dropped a few temps that way. If it's a recurring temp, in my experience, it's often due to an...

  18. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    canigraduate replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Nah. Not all nurses have MRSA and C-dif. But all people who listen to nurses' stories hear things that freak them

  19. Ethical dilemma

    canigraduate replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh. You're a

  20. Ok so this is BS

    canigraduate replied to ksparks's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You have complained in several threads about this job. Either it's time to find a different one or it's time for you to suck it up and deal. In all of your posts, it's your mental state that's the...

  21. Shifts too long

    canigraduate replied to ksparks's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you like to complain about your job. Maybe you need a different

  22. How many med errors are acceptable for a new grad RN at a teaching hospital?

    canigraduate replied to 1Jessie86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well. You can't do all that prior to admin, now can you? I agree with right reason, though. Documentation? Better not happen before administration. Response? Obviously, unless you are in a time warp,...

  23. Ethical dilemma

    canigraduate replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have issues with letting go and with valuing yourself. You are worth more. There is no need for you to be loyal to a train wreck. All that will happen is that you will get burned in...

  24. Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    canigraduate replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Might as well break out the Hazmat suit while you're at

  25. My DON came to my house today

    canigraduate replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Or it would mean that the DON would have to stay on the other side of the building from her at all times. I don't know if this is still true, or true in your state, OP, but I remember restraining...