doomsayer

doomsayer

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  1. Too attached

    doomsayer replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    It helps me a lot to read this. My soft spot is for geriatrics. My first orientation at the LTC facility, I teared up just looking at the lonely little old ladies waving at me. Then I get assigned to...

  2. What the what??

    doomsayer replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me think of all the PTs for whom I am supposed to instruct "smoking sensation".

  3. alcohol wipes

    doomsayer replied to just keep swimming's topic in General Nursing

    Friction is the important part. :) Alcohol dries very fast- that is why a 70% solution is indicated, because pure alcohol would dry too fast to do the job

  4. Options

    doomsayer replied to lovelyb26's topic in General Nursing

    ADN's are getting jobs. If nothing else, you can get a lot of classwork out of the way, it will be less expensive than a 4 year university, and you can take a bridge program later. That's just another...

  5. Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    doomsayer replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    That was just disgusting.AND you tagged your post UNLV- so all your classmates can find you. This reveals a lot:

  6. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    doomsayer replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Me! Me! 1. I dont feel better about myself saying this...in fact, I have all the humility you lack and therefore feel sheepish fear saying this about another student, but.... Good riddance! God, I...

  7. LPN chest tube delegation

    doomsayer replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, guys!! As a mere text-book jockey at this point, I would always regard an experienced LVN (LPN) with experience as having earned a place above that of a new nurse. I am glad I got the "right"...

  8. What is the fate of the new graduate RN?

    doomsayer replied to Aubrianna's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that the famous 'nursing shortage' caused a glut of nurses who are under-educated and underqualified- and sadly, there are more of those nurses than capable nurses and it has caused the more...

  9. LPN chest tube delegation

    doomsayer replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    What about chest tubes? I do not think an RN would be advised to delegate ANY invasive procedure or dressing/cleaning (high risk for infection) or even I&O of something like this to an LPN- like...

  10. TEAS 5 test scores 10 points lower than older version???

    doomsayer replied to mom2three3's topic in General Students

    For math, practice fractions!!! Work on some ratio and proportion. For reading, just pay

  11. TEAS 5 test scores 10 points lower than older version???

    doomsayer replied to mom2three3's topic in General Students

    Nope- sorry! All I have above are general topics suggested in various test prep books that I agree would may matter on your test. :) Good

  12. I just don't get it.....

    doomsayer replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

    Drop an anon. letter to the dean of your institution The real or imagined threat of losing accreditation will make them jump, I

  13. Doubts about Nursing

    doomsayer replied to LostEMT's topic in General Students

    PS- If you don't like asking permission, be an advocate for those in your profession by seeking better training and less

  14. Doubts about Nursing

    doomsayer replied to LostEMT's topic in General Students

    First- nursing school is more in depth than EMT training. I come at this statement as a nursing student who's sitting right here next to an EMT-P retiree of 28 years. It's going to seem boring to...

  15. Too little too late

    doomsayer replied to Meg, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much- I learn a lot from reading

  16. Nursing School = Divorce???

    doomsayer replied to sherriberry1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Perhaps these marriages were already set to fail, as indicated by other posts here. I have noticed over time that the act of bettering oneself can drive away insecure people- or reveal their jealousy...

  17. Seasoned nurse, asked to shadow for new job??

    doomsayer replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the management is not as "seasoned" as you.

  18. TEAS 5 test scores 10 points lower than older version???

    doomsayer replied to mom2three3's topic in General Students

    The above are safe general topics to review based on what is offered in the TEAS V study guide. I could not possibly predict what what be on another person's test. Having studied what the book...

  19. TEAS 5 test scores 10 points lower than older version???

    doomsayer replied to mom2three3's topic in General Students

    Know: (TEAS V) Basic cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, excretory and endocrine systems and function (ie flow of blood through heart, vasculature; Boyle's law, gas exchange; digestive function...

  20. What is nursing coming to?

    doomsayer replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    And TONS of new grads hungry for work. tsk, tsk

  21. Advice Needed: Helping Nurses Recognize a Dangerous but Obscure Condition

    doomsayer replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    I am far from the front-lines, being a student- but you are taking an excellent step right here by being vocal. It seems the overall tendency is to punt to the specialist or someone else though,...

  22. TEAS V: your score, low "program mean"s, and other stuff

    doomsayer replied to linzjane88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most of us are dying to know if we got in :) So I'll gladly play along and pick my score apart while we wait! Score: 80% "Advanced" Program Mean: 64.7% Nat. Percentile Rank: 90%; program percentile...

  23. I want ER. How?

    doomsayer posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, all. I am just weeks away from entering full-bore nursing school. I want, more than anything, to work in an ER. Not being at all naive about whatever I have to do to work and gain experience- I am...

  24. Path to RN

    doomsayer replied to zerocoolz's topic in General Nursing

    I'd LOVE to know how to work around earning my

  25. How often do nurses have sex in the hospital?

    doomsayer replied to curiousstudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do