mykidzmom

mykidzmom

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  1. How did you remember the nursing process?

    mykidzmom replied to TankerBug's topic in General Nursing

    understanding the principles behind the words, i just thought of one of my favorite things: a delicious pie a (assessment) delicious (diagnosis) p (plan) i (implementation) e (evaluation) now i am...

  2. Favortism in the workplace

    mykidzmom replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hope i don't get slammed for this, but my experience has been that HR departments in general are not really on "your side." it always feels like we have that "i'm going to HR" in our back pockets as...

  3. New nurse...resume question

    mykidzmom replied to oguesswhat's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations! you don't need to put it on your resume at all. it will go on your application and they will make a copy of it. they will verify your license when they consider you for employment....

  4. Why does everyone groan when I say I'm going to take a neurosciences position?

    mykidzmom replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    there's neuro and then there's neuro. as rhapsodyRN said, we had the back & neck surgeries --they are often chronic pain patients, so you will learn not just post op care, but, dealing with and...

  5. Nurses and reality TV?

    mykidzmom replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    there are a couple things to consider about your this little dilemma of yours. of course, you are absolutely free to live life however you see fit. however, once you are on TV, you take the chance...

  6. Magnet Hospital Status

    mykidzmom replied to 1Tulip's topic in Nurse Management

    i have worked in 2 magnet hospitals in 2 different states and they were the worst hospitals i ever worked for. i am sorry to say i secretly giggled with glee when i found out my current place lost...

  7. Need some advice

    mykidzmom replied to carlasbizz's topic in General Nursing

    i think you sound like you have a fever. you shouldn't be around patients. ooh. is that a little cough i hear? poor thing--you had better stay home from work and get

  8. Please help! What would you do?

    mykidzmom replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    try the "damn good resume guide" it is a fabulous book. your library probably has

  9. Male Nurses

    mykidzmom replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    first of all, could someone please explain to me what is meant by a "troll?" second of all, i think the kid's mind is made up--he wants to be a nurse and is looking for a little reinforcement, which...

  10. Current Boss Sabotaged Nursing School app.

    mykidzmom replied to ishootu's topic in General Nursing

    if you were to get your boss to write you one now with an apology for it's tardiness. she could say she thought that your grades (etc) would stand out enough that they wouldn't have even bothered...

  11. interview advice for new grad - PLEASE

    mykidzmom replied to birdgardner's topic in Emergency

    some of the questions i've had over the years..... why should we hire you? what would your co-workers say about you? tell me about a difficult situation you had at work and how you resolved it. what...

  12. We Lost A Good One

    mykidzmom replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    so sorry for your loss. i hope memories of her--in time--bring you peace and joy. life is so unfair sometimes. i'm

  13. Patient called me Chubby... LOL

    mykidzmom replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i have had the when-are-you-do comment/question more than once. more than twice. one time: twice in one day. those new scrub tops that tie in the back: don't tie them too tight. one person asked...

  14. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    mykidzmom replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am a huge fan of nursing students. smackdown makes some excellent suggestions. it isn't that RN's don't like students (well, some really don't) but nursing students do not yet have the ability to...

  15. Am I supernurse or superdud? Or somewhere in between?

    mykidzmom replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    i'm thinking supernurse. i want to cry after reading about your day. or have a drink or 3. great job. look, the nurse who minimized your night wasn't going thru what you went thru. you want i...

  16. Recruiter or no recruiter?

    mykidzmom replied to wellred's topic in General Nursing

    there is nothing wrong with recruiters, but they are essentially sales people. they will say what they need to to get you to come to them, if they want you. that being said, where i used to live,...

  17. Anyone else still get nervous??

    mykidzmom replied to Seashine's topic in General Nursing

    i was a nurse for 5 years before i stopped feeling like an idiot! you might want to spend a year in one place to get a little confidence under your belt. i am wound pretty tight--i know how tough...

  18. Does the good outweigh the bad?

    mykidzmom replied to peytonsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    to those who are bothered by punctuation/spelling, etc, please just skip my post! it's not terribly important or interesting...just my little old opinion... at one point i dreamed of working L&D....

  19. Child Care and RN Hours - help!

    mykidzmom replied to TarheelRN's topic in General Nursing

    i see you are "tar heel" i am in NC

  20. Child Care and RN Hours - help!

    mykidzmom replied to TarheelRN's topic in General Nursing

    i just posted something like this on another thread.... first, i got my manager to agree to let me work friday/saturday & sundays. this plan might not work with the typical rotating schedule....

  21. motrin for c section pain

    mykidzmom replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations on the birth of your child!!!!!! i had a great experience with my c-section, and i can't help but think about it with your post, but that isn't really what you want to hear, is it?...

  22. Grading students by other means (not just exam grades)

    mykidzmom replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    when i was in nursing school, we had to go to an AA meeting and write a one page paper on it. it was in our psych nursing class, so i am sure we had to use certain terminology and make it relevant to...

  23. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    mykidzmom replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    i just want to go back to the book destroying for a minute before i go to bed, since i "started" it. it IS painful to destroy a big shiny book--especially when you are attached to books like i am. i...

  24. Pumping at work and childcare

    mykidzmom replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    agreed, it is most definitely a body function. just not the SAME WAY poopin is. would you want me to put a tray on my lap so i could fix you a sammich while i finally get over that constipation...

  25. Things you would like to tell... Nursing Staff ! ( and get away with)

    mykidzmom replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    oh my dears....enjoy this thread. it can go on so so so long......all of us in nursing school swore we would never become "like them" oh how they let us know how dumb we were and how we were...