canigraduate

canigraduate

Member

  • Content

    2,107

  • Visitors

    37,693

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    69

All Content by canigraduate

  1. What should I do?

    canigraduate replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    My bad. I've been misreading posts all day. I need a

  2. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    canigraduate replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have had problems with depression and anxiety off and on my whole life. It doesn't get better on its own. You said you've stopped exercising and going out with friends, which is indicative of...

  3. Low gpa! Do I have a shot?

    canigraduate replied to kr95's topic in Chamberlain College

    Honestly, you are probably not going to get into nursing school. You need to figure out a way to get your GPA up. Re-take classes you have low grades in or take a bunch of easy A classes to bring up...

  4. VENT WARNING Nights: Just Need encouragement I guess

    canigraduate replied to WalkingDead1's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't say he lied, that was my interpretation. If a manager tells me something twice, and it doesn't happen, it's a lie to me. Especially when he is giving away the promised position to transfers...

  5. Black Humour

    canigraduate replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    You make me laugh. Thank you. "Grow a set?" Bwahahahaha! I already have a set, of boobs. I don't need any more testosterone in my life, thank you very much. I have realized you are one of those few...

  6. VENT WARNING Nights: Just Need encouragement I guess

    canigraduate replied to WalkingDead1's topic in General Nursing

    This is baloney. You are special. 1 year of experience will get you a lot of positions and it is way more than "nothing." Stop being his victim. It is NOT badgering to remind your manager of his lies,...

  7. VENT WARNING Nights: Just Need encouragement I guess

    canigraduate replied to WalkingDead1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I would leave that job anyway because your manager is a liar. And you are lying down and letting him walk over you. You have taught him that you will take his crap. The very first time he...

  8. Black Humour

    canigraduate replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I respectfully suggest you remove the stick that is implanted in your colon. I don't understand why you can't accept that other people have a different sense of humor. I have a similar sense of humor...

  9. What should I do?

    canigraduate replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    "I feel overwhelmed, angry, depressed and desperate." Why? You have a job offer on hand, a possible dream job opportunity, and another interview lined up. I think you should be pretty excited. If your...

  10. App error - do I till have even a tiny chance of getting the job???

    canigraduate replied to GabesMommy2014's topic in Nursing Career

    I have done the same thing a couple of times. Just be honest and forthright. The length of time doesn't change your reasons for leaving. It's never been an issue for me. Call your recruiter and let...

  11. Conflicting evals

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

    First, you need to find out exactly what it is you need to improve upon. "Time management" is kind of nebulous. Are you staying late to chart? Then you need to practice charting as you go. Are you...

  12. Moving as a nurse

    canigraduate replied to Brendan D.'s topic in General Nursing

    I've been in a few states and I have found that there isn't much difference between them. Policies, environments, and patient load depend on the facility more than the state. (Excepting CA, of...

  13. Students have NO idea...

    canigraduate replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    ...how hard it is to keep you from harming a patient in clinical. ...how stressful it is to pass meds with 8 students when you know darn well they don't know the difference between loratadine and...

  14. Clearing lines for pump.

    canigraduate replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here's the best way to prime a primary line that I've found on a Plum: 1) Spike the bag with the white cassette thingy closed. 2) Squeeze the drip chamber until it's half full. 3) Invert the cassette...

  15. The Hunger Games and Nursing

    canigraduate replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    At first, there is a hush across the unit as the manager click-clacks to the bulletin board to post the holiday schedule. You sigh with relief when you see that for once, the dreaded Christmas day...

  16. When group bullying expands from classmates to teachers and administration

    canigraduate replied to who knows's topic in General Students

    OP, I really want to say something helpful, but all I've got is, "huh?" It seems like you are fabricating most of your problems in your imagination and are taking real problems and blowing them out of...

  17. Nurse Tracking Device

    canigraduate replied to RN_Pink's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hospitals I work at now has a tracker system, and it has been so unreliable that we only use it to try and find each other. It isn't even reliable for that. Frankly, I think it's a waste of...

  18. I lack social skills and confidence. Is nursing a possibility for me?

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

    Also, quit focusing on whatever your perceived deficiencies are. I know way more about what you think is wrong with you than any positive info. Why don't you start telling yourself and others about...

  19. I lack social skills and confidence. Is nursing a possibility for me?

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

    I was crippled by shyness and got a job as a hostess/waitress before nursing school. It makes a WORLD of difference when you are FORCED to interact with people. You learn very quickly that your body...

  20. High school student needing help

    canigraduate replied to alexisjaneen99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There's a lot of good advice on here. Here're my two cents: 1) Go whatever route you can afford to begin with. If you can keep your grades up, do community work, and get in honor societies, etc, you...

  21. Ask for advice (then explain why it's wrong)

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, God. I think I just had an eyeball

  22. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    canigraduate replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Thanks. Those situations had slipped my mind, although I'd be leery of the post-op NPO diabetic if I didn't know them. I worked post-surgical for a while and had a couple drop to the 40-60's before...

  23. Bombed first Fundementals Exam

    canigraduate replied to mnw9412's topic in General Students

    Just so you know, this is common. From the tone of your post, it sounds like you are surprised and upset by it. You should get used to it now, because that probably isn't going to change. It is YOUR...

  24. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    canigraduate replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Oh? Can you give me an example? I only give it when the patient is receiving dextrose or is getting

  25. Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    canigraduate replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    From Novolog's website: NovoLog® is fast-acting. Eat a meal within 5 to 10 minutes after taking it. From Humalog's website: Hypoglycemia is the most common adverse effect of Humalog therapy. The...