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  1. I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

    delilas posted a topic in General Students

    4 weeks ago, I missed a day of clinical. At my school, this is a 'critical incident' and requires a writeup and a meeting with a director. I knew it was coming, but because of snow and midterms, it...

  2. I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

    delilas replied to delilas's topic in General Students

    I went in today to talk to the dean alone to see if there is a process to protest a critical incident. The more I think about it, the more I was infuriated that my intentions and my "side of the...

  3. I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

    delilas replied to delilas's topic in General Students

    I was a no show and it was completely a stupid mistake - I rewrote my refridgerator calendar during midterms and wrote it in on the wrong days. But since this term we only have 4 days of clinical,...

  4. I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

    delilas replied to delilas's topic in General Students

    That just made my day :yeah:Thank you so

  5. I have to vent - nearly expelled for 'inciting a riot'

    delilas replied to delilas's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the support! And to answer: Yes, its recognized - each term votes on three advocates. During the first two terms here, we lost our campus director and our faculty advisor (aka, the...

  6. Nursing Home Clinical, I'm having a very hard time

    delilas replied to Mell Bell's topic in General Students

    Aides are lifesavers at some facilities! We had one that helped us so much in knowing how to approach clients that we gave her a gift at the end of the term :) Even if you don't have a helpful aide,...

  7. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    delilas replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I think one of the biggest points in policies is that it is YOUR ass on the line if you don't follow it. If for whatever reason you cut corners on a policy and a patient is somehow injured from it,...

  8. Can RNs really make this much?

    delilas replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Here (Columbus, OH) it would be far more unheard of. they are advertising NP positions at 36$ an hour, so I would find it hard to believe an RN could make 50. HOWEVER - your economy in LA is a helluva...

  9. I feel burned out on nursing school

    delilas replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    Its not just nursing school! I wager most programs are like that. I have my BA in communications, and I don't remember 50% of what my class subjects were, much less the theories taught within them....

  10. Not prepared for clinical!

    delilas replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    We always went in cold too - grabbed the chart after briefing and write down the diagnoses, note his history and allergies, and then go do your assessment. Don't panic - its likely better this way!...

  11. Got the job, but Pregnant--Need Advice

    delilas replied to Millerstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    She's only 4 weeks along, southernbee, she may not have even been aware during the interview. During my l/d and ob/gyn time, at least half the women we saw didn't know until at least week

  12. Nursing Test Taking, and Studying Strategies..Advice

    delilas replied to VentcSN's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX review books have entire chapters dedicated to deciphering and understanding NCLEX-type questions - they are great! Once you understand the way the questions work, it is SO much easier to answer...

  13. med error not sure how to feel!

    delilas replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with proudnurseRN - if you do not know safe dosages offhand, then you need to check a med book before giving the medication - thats the only thing extra you could have done. If everything else was...

  14. how far is tooooo far for school????

    delilas replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It really depends on several other factors you should consider! My school has several people commuting about an hour. BUT in general, we're in class two days a week. The other two days are usually...

  15. Starting IV therapy for 1st time, eeek

    delilas replied to filimaica's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently recertifying, because I know the course I went through didn't help me enough! I can pass the class and exams, sure, but when it came to actually doing it, I had very little experience....

  16. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    delilas replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't about 'being in it for the cash'. A lot of people think that of doctors too. I don't expect to ever get wealthy from being a nurse. What I DO expect is that I will eventually be able to...

  17. unbelievable... in today's world

    delilas replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    I get bothered during procedures where there should be a glove change (like during between a suctioning and then trach cleaning) and the nurse doesn't change gloves, much less when they were none! I...

  18. RN to MD, has anyone done this?

    delilas replied to Loux's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Angel! While I think it is a harder to course to go through, having a BSN will give you a huge step up when you enter medical school. If you have trouble getting waitlisted at nursing...

  19. Having trouble with understanding lasix use

    delilas replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    I had trouble understanding this too when I first went through IV therapy, so let me see if I can explain it. In the case of renal failure or disease, the creatinine is high because the glomeruli...

  20. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    delilas replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    On his 21st birthday party, his friends put Viagra into his drink. Being 21, and not needing any help getting an erection, his went far past the 4 hour "call your doctor" limit Viagra advertises. By...

  21. Should I tell my employer why I'm really leaving?

    delilas replied to nursngstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    If she's half as bad about HIPAA as you say, I don't think her practice will be open much longer - unless she finds another person willing to shadow her every

  22. How to give an injection?

    delilas replied to Aspiring Nurse 777's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about that! Honestly, out of the things you learn to do just for LPN - such as catheters - injections are simpler and less painful. Caring about the pain you do or do not cause would only...

  23. How do I research info about local hospitals?

    delilas replied to Cherry2000's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing? Google search the name of the hospital and city and look at the results. Number one is usually their website, which is a huge resource of good information. But information from other...

  24. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    delilas replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Received it last thursday. I took it nasally. Very quick - in and out in less than 10 minutes. No side effects whatsoever, unless you count it gave a bad taste in the back of my mouth for the next...

  25. Help with remembering Drugs.....

    delilas replied to KendiKay's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, drugs are mostly rote memorization. But I agree about dividing by class - it was the easiest way to know them, especially when they are the type that the generic ends in a common...