Zombi RN

Hi there! I'm looking for any information anyone can give me who has volunteered with Mercy Ships -- either currently or in the past. From the website I am pretty interested but was hoping maybe to hear from someone with experience w/them? (:

I have never had an elderly patient complain about my tattoos in six years of patient care. In fact, it's most commonly my elderly patients who like them! It is so disheartening to see how extremely judgemental people are in the field of nursing -- w...

Yeah... my thoughts exactly, haha!

Assessment skills are the cornerstone of nursing practice... I think that it's vital to understand just how important they are. Your other skills need to come second to excellent assessment skills. Accurate assessment is how we help save lives. Pleas...

"Every day is a test!"

I had to work a year and finish pre-reqs before I could apply, but it feels like I just went straight on, since I did a year of full-time pre-reqs in between. (:

Very happy, I got the clinical group I was hoping for! Now we just have orientation on the 14th and then classes start.

I don't know anything about Mercy but I do know that both Saint Anthony and INTEGRIS facilities schedule nurses for 8 hour shifts.

Actually, no, pagan means non-Christian earth based spirituality... you might be surprised to find that there are many atheist, agnostic, and even monotheistic pagans (: It's an umbrella term -- while many pagan religions are polytheistic, not all ar...

My land, are you serious? Wash after every wear in hot water! I don't own that many so my scrubs basically get washed weekly. As for when I last bought, I had to buy scrubs specific for school clinical this past week. For reasons other than school, t...

It is not necessary to be religious or spiritual to be a nurse, and neither makes anyone a better nurse, either. The teacher is taking liberties.

Hear, hear! I'm quite pleased, myself!

Atheist pagan in the Bible belt, married to another atheist nurse. I wear a pentacle at work, usually no one says anything. I always refuse to pray with patients, though, and my husband does the same. Neither of us discusses our religious beliefs wit...

Thank goodness! I got a call Thursday informing me that my request to be transferred from traditional day to online was accepted, so I'm officially all set up for that. It's a huge relief to me and my husband, who weren't sure how we were going to ma...

Grades don't matter, what matters is that you pass the NCLEX-RN and get your license. At my facility it's really hard for a new grad to get a specialty job without already having a foot in the door -- if you could work even part-time as a tech for an...

^ I honestly can't remember exactly but the number was relatively high? I do know the point system is different for career ladder. If I remember how many I promise I'll come back to tell you.

My grandmother who has long since passed was an LPN in a small town ER. My grandfather, her husband, was the town sherriff. They are both long dead and I wish I could have asked them for stories! I never knew my grandmother was a nurse until I went t...

I got accepted into the traditional days career ladder track -- but the clinical schedule severely conflicts with my work so I accepted but asked to be switched into online or evenings if at ALL possible. I have to be honest and I'm not looking forwa...

I agree that because the nurse was off duty, she should not be fired unless there is a specific policy she is in violation of. And yes, you can't fire people for not having common sense, so such policy DOES need to be written down! At least at my fac...

Absolutely not!! That is very unprofessional and inappropriate!

LPNs are nurses, too. Stop talking to me and refusing to call me a NURSE. And also, I'd appreciate it if you'd (different person!) stop freaking going behind my back and have the ovaries to tell me your opinions yourself. If you wish I'd quit, why do...

:yeah:good posting!!

In the state of Oklahoma, the minimum number of questions for the NCLEX-PN is 85, not 75. NCLEX-RN's minimum is 75. Mine shut off at 85 and I thought I bombed, of course. Obviously I didn't.

I have a white nursing cap, no stripe. It's the stiff cotton style, not the soft style. I have a nursing pin as well, it's silver, circular, and has the nightingale lamp on it. I wear it to work quite often (the pin, not the hat). As far as collectib...

Usually "You are not allowed to sit or lie upon this bed" and explanation the first time. Second time, I'm not opposed to having security remove them. But then again, it's been a long time since I had any patients in a non-private room.