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  1. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    canigraduate replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are working too hard to keep him. Is he worth the effort? Doesn't sound like it from this thread. Maybe it's time to start documenting so he can be fired. Do you really want to work with...

  2. "What to Expect When You're a Patient"

    canigraduate replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's not fair that the general public expect us to be Mother Theresa, Mahatma Ghandi, and a brain surgeon all rolled into one person. Not happening. I have bad moods, people ill and dying...

  3. Nurses have an Attitude Problem

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

    I've got a blankie and a passy to go with it. I'll even sing the Lullaby

  4. nursing school THAT hard?

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

    Comparing pre-req's to nursing school is impossible. If you have a scale from 1-10, with microbiology being a 6, nursing school is purple. They are that different. Think of pre-req's as preschool, the...

  5. Offered a position, worried about drug test and legitimately prescribed ADD meds

    canigraduate replied to NYtoFLRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No big. I've tested positive for amphetamines for Adderall, Ritalin, etc. They call you back and you fax or email them a picture of your pharmacy bottle with your name and the drug info on

  6. 3.4 gpa-doomed?

    canigraduate replied to iheartcells's topic in General Students

    You should be fine. I had a 3.0 and got in with a good TEAS and admission essay to one of the most exclusive schools in my area. Man, did everyone drink the "OFFEND ME" juice today? Calm down, people....

  7. "What to Expect When You're a Patient"

    canigraduate replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In all the hospitals I've worked in, the policy was not to treat non-patients unless they were coding. For anything less than that, send a staff member to escort them to the ED. No blood pressures, no...

  8. Haven't heard back on a job application.. is this a good sign?

    canigraduate replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the facility. Some I have heard from a month later. Usually the larger the hospital system, the longer it takes to make its way through HR and to the hiring manager. Also, some apps...

  9. How personal do personal statements get...

    canigraduate replied to TexTart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think that requesting a personal statement is a way to weed out problem children. Don't put anything in it that would indicate you are a problem child. Right now, just based off of what you have...

  10. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    canigraduate replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a house before I was nurse, when I was making about $12.50 an hour. It isn't the amount of money you make, it's how you use

  11. Staying late, not getting paid.

    canigraduate replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Start your med pass earlier and get it done. If you have meds left at the end of shift, you can either stay late and give them while still on the clock or list them out for the next nurse to give....

  12. Nursing school too hard on purpose?

    canigraduate replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

    I think your expectations would be met at the hospitals in the area I first started working in. It was pretty much extreme professionalism, except for scrubs. If they could have figured out a way to...

  13. Nursing school too hard on purpose?

    canigraduate replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

    All of these things that you have listed are pretty standard and do not make anything "harder." What would make nursing school harder would be more work, such as multiple 10-papers and busy work such...

  14. What do you do to protect yourself on floor?

    canigraduate replied to juana15's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I just spewed Pepsi all over my keyboard. You, sir, are now on my spit

  15. Skechers vs Addidas

    canigraduate replied to akg713's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The Adidas look too flat for me. My feet would be screaming after 10 hours. I wore Skechers Shape-ups for years, though, and loved

  16. I thought we learned that in nursing school!

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

    I think we're working off of two different assumptions here. I am assuming that you are coming in on a day you are not scheduled on the floor. I believe you are assuming that these skills labs are on...

  17. Staying late, not getting paid.

    canigraduate replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My husband worked for a company that encouraged similar practices, although I think it was working through lunch instead of clocking out on time. They were reported, sued, and had to pay back-pay to...

  18. I thought we learned that in nursing school!

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

    In the short term, does it benefit your unit? Maybe not (although, if your coworkers are skills deficient, then yes). In the long term, definitely. It is this kind of short-sighted attitude that lets...

  19. Leave Great Job?

    canigraduate replied to WhiteBird2's topic in General Nursing

    You can pick up skills any time. I can teach you to place an IV, insert a catheter, and drop an NGT in under an hour. What you are learning now is invaluable. You sound blissfully happy where you...

  20. having a kid

    canigraduate replied to hollyann89's topic in General Nursing

    There are no guarantees in life, so if you want another baby, I would start trying now so you have time for treatments and such if you need them. However, if you are super-fertile like my Mom was and...

  21. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My great-grandmother would always bake a cake for convalescents. She said it was needed for "strengthening." She wouldn't let the kids eat any, either. Here is something similar to what she would...

  22. Patients allowed to go outside and smoke???

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

    I lived in NC for most of my life, in the home of "big tobacco." My Mom went to RJ Reynolds high school. I grew up in Winston-Salem (the city that inspired the names of two of the biggest brands of...

  23. "Bless Your Heart"

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I grew up in the South and sometimes "Bless your heart" is a stock phrase used by a lot of people who either can't say what they want to, or they don't know WHAT to say, but want you to know that they...

  24. DNR and Hospice

    canigraduate replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with a lot of end-of-life patients in the hospital. A lot of the time they come in for palliative treatment, such as for COPD exacerbations, UTIs, etc., even though they are staunchly...

  25. WHATS THAT SMELL???

    canigraduate replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have the most inappropriate picture in my head right now of a patient lighting his farts. I'm sorry, OP, I know that's not helpful, but loriangel14 got