TweetiePieRN

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  1. i need some honest feedback

    TweetiePieRN replied to prunepie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm up here in the Northern part of the state near

  2. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    TweetiePieRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    They have a big sign saying. "Tipping not Necessary". I am sure they get tipped though, considering we are located in an area that is considered "affluent". Most of our pts are usually well-behaved,...

  3. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    TweetiePieRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention....my hospital has valet parking!! Only for the pts mind

  4. infant hiv?

    TweetiePieRN replied to karen26's topic in Infectious Disease

    Karen, the only way to find out if you have it is to specifically be tested. You being scared of finding out will not change the fact that you may or may not have it. Do it for your baby's

  5. i need some honest feedback

    TweetiePieRN replied to prunepie's topic in General Nursing

    Jen, where in california are u? I'm from cal too! Prereqs have to be done before applying in most

  6. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    TweetiePieRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the frustration with the customer svc bit. I work in a very large hospital. Some of the customer svc junk that goes on includes this: If a person asks where a dept is we are supposed to...

  7. Nursing Magazines

    TweetiePieRN replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I subscribe to AJN, Nursing 2004, and Nursing made incredibly easy. I personally find AJN boring, but have 1 yr left on the subscription. I love Nursing 2004. Nursing made incredibly easy is a new one...

  8. Ghostly experiences??

    TweetiePieRN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    My natural father died july 2002. I was raised by my mom and stepdad since the age of 3, so i had only seen my natural father maybe 6x my whole life. He was an raging alcoholic and was homeless or...

  9. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    TweetiePieRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Last semester I completed my clinical rotation at this nasty convalescent home. Our instructor was showing us what kinds of different tube feeding material there was. She picked up a bottle of Jevity...

  10. Need help with gyn ?

    TweetiePieRN replied to mittels's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I dont have any real insight to share with you since I am a nursing student. But, I have had female problems that were kind of unusual also. Definitely go and visit your gynecologist. Losing large...

  11. terrified of illnesses or death??

    TweetiePieRN replied to Lzrd938's topic in General Nursing

    hi there! i work on an oncology floor as a CNA until i grad from nursing school in may. I used to be mortified of death. Since working here, i see people die very peacefully with family surrounding...

  12. Levbid Aka Hyoscyamine For Ibs

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Levbid is an anticholinergic med, so it relaxes smooth muscle in the gi tract. However, in turn it does give you dry mouth and slight elevation of HR. I have diarrhea predominant IBS, so i cant take...

  13. unwelcoming clinical sites

    TweetiePieRN replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in General Students

    Yes, it was a horrible experience, but didnt kill my desire to finish nursing school!! Luckily I work at one of the best hospitals in California as a nursing assistant. Last nite I was offered a job...

  14. unwelcoming clinical sites

    TweetiePieRN replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have had this problem in one of our clinical facilities. We were doing our psych rotation. The nurses there and the staff too, made it clear that we were not welcome there!! On our first day of...

  15. Nursing Schools

    TweetiePieRN replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Students

    Sierra College in Rocklin, California and also the Sierra College campus in Roseville,

  16. Men in the OB

    TweetiePieRN replied to Brob's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally wouldn't mind having a nurse that was a man for my postpartum experience. I can, however, understand why a woman would not want one though. A man is not able to give birth, so it may be...