CeilingCat ASN, RN

I might skip out on any pet that a % of the population has a strong fear of. I like snakes, but I recognize that some people do not. Some people are downright phobic. As someone who owned snakes, I would be concerned about stressing him out ...

Some hospitals are teaching hospitals, and when patients are admitted one of the things they sign is an acknowledgement this a teaching hospital. Imagine being a Nursing student and having to get explicit permission every time a student accompanies...

In cooler weather, I felt safest wearing white long-johns over my panties. Now that it's warmer I'm going with two pairs of panties on. My top is also pretty long, so if there was a smaller spot, it may not necessarily show up unless I bent st...

Thank you all for your feedback!!! On one hand agree with those of you who said she is overusing the call bell and manipulating. I do agree that the nurse's other 3-4 patients are just as important as this one. Maybe there is something to it w...

While I am very sympathetic of your situation, especially around "professionals" you mention it's been happening all your life. People who push to get their way are pretty much everywhere though. People are people and no job is free of the risk ...

I've had fibro for over a decade. I don't tell people about it. I learned how to manage it, and I try not to let it slow me down. I am an A-student, bright, capable, optimistic, and active! :) Currently I am in Nursing School. I'm dealing with ...

Don't let anyone make you feel bad. People who want babies don't understand what it feels like NOT to want one. I'm personally in a situation right now where I absolutely don't want kids, and just the idea of me being pregnant horrifies me. ...

I realized that everyone in my group was as lost as I was. 1st clinicals was at LTC. Thankfully the aides were around, and I was able to ask mine a million questions. She must've thought I was a complete dimwit. I was asking her questions abou...

I'm having a problem with the subjectivity of it. I am graded on what the instructor's personal opinion on some things are. They don't teach me why they'd come to such a conclusion. Or instructor A lectures on a topic and Instructor B writes the q...

A piece of land somewhere really quiet and rural, perhaps a mountaintop in WV. Or even better, a vacation cottage. A small-but-reliable motor home. And the hot tub idea sounds great, too!

I'm not sure if you posted this in jest or as a vent or as a serious piece of advice. If it's serious advice, it sounds like the problem isn't the other students. There will always be someone with more free time, more money, more connections, mo...

Part of being professional is acting that role. Whether you find it phony or not, these are things people expect in our culture from a "professional". There will be people you aren't pleased to meet in nursing, and even if you feel it might be ...

People sell or give away Rx drugs all the time. The best you can probably do here is to educate her. If she doesn't want to hear it, you've done what you can. Short of calling the police (with no proof), there isn't much else you can do. If you c...

Stop hiding from them. LET them become verbally abusive. LET one of them touch you. Because from now on you'll carry a notepad and jot down everything inappropriate other nurses say. Then you'll have it word-for-word when you file additional complain...

Nobody has any suggestions or words of support? :sofahider

Don't assume someone was lying. It's so easy for a syringe to fall or be moved. You should not have left the room without it in the Sharps container or your hand. Chalk it up to a learning experience. Apologize and make it clear to management ...

If you quit school, you'll not only be shortchanging yourself & your kids, you will always resent him. If you keep going to school but don't do anything for him, he'll keep resenting you. So it seems like you've got to do something. I feel ...

Some might say it'll illegal for nurses to strike because of the general risk to public safety. But the flip side of that is, who looks out for nurses rights who are forced to work? Is the only other choice but to quit the facility or the career? ...

Well... technically she was right. You AREN'T there to volunteer. Not that it's wrong that volunteering can help with finding a job, but she may have felt you didn't understand why you should be volunteering. Volunteering is not a pre-interview ...

Pay close attention to your individual clinical instructor: what does she seem to focus on? What is important to her? What does she say to bring to the facility? I found that preparing well the night before + a good night's sleep went a long way...

I say WHAT nursing shortage?! Right now everyone is in a hiring freeze. Those who are hiring tend to want years of experience. If you're a new grad, forget it. Even the internship jobs are scarce and people are fighting over them like you would...

I'll wait for the other side of the story. Before we go on a witch hunt against fellow nurses, let's wait and see what the investigation finds. There might be an issue of confusion or delirium on the part of the patient. Odd they would have ...

I go to a community college, which in total will cost me about $5k including books to get my R.N. Can you look at state universities? Community colleges? Or perhaps getting most of your general & pre-req credits at the inexpensive communi...

I have what might be a stupid question, but are we sure there is a PCP shortage nationwide? Or is it like this supposed "nursing shortage" we keep hearing about but now that I'm in nursing, I fail to find? I just ask because I can get into my prima...

What's done is done. No sense losing sleep over it. What matter is what you'll do to prevent it from happening again. If it were me, I'd give them my home phone #. Get an answering machine and screen calls when you're not on call. Get a relia...