whichone'spink

whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Why did you choose to become a nurse?

    whichone'spink replied to shadet541's topic in General Nursing

    Fear. I chose to go into nursing in my last semester of high school, the same time my parents were divorcing. That got me thinking about getting into a stable career that would pay a decent wage and...

  2. Any good standardized report sheets?

    whichone'spink replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a dead thread, but I've been looking for brain sheets for a while. Thanks very

  3. They're going to regret this

    whichone'spink replied to deenasao's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on your admin job. Nursing is sort of overrated, and this sounds like a better job, compensation wise. And like you said about your friend, this sort of job has taken her and you out...

  4. Disgusting job but still keeping a smile

    whichone'spink replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Purulent abscess

  5. New Grad Entitlement

    whichone'spink replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Very true, although I should say, my program has not fed us sunshine and rainbows about nursing. They've been more honest than I would expect a nursing program to

  6. Anyone CHOOSE to work 2 different places?

    whichone'spink replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am keeping a door open with my unit secretary job on a medical floor, and another door open with my ED scribe job, which I've had to cut back on. Whatever you gotta do. Hopefully it pays

  7. If you had to do it over again would you?

    whichone'spink replied to Tally4970's topic in General Nursing

    I would go to PA school. Actually I still could. Many PA schools require a certain amount of health care contact hours, so my hours as a nurse would more than suffice. I know a nurse who is working...

  8. Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

    whichone'spink replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    True story. But they have to get used to using the

  9. Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

    whichone'spink replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    ED doctors don't like to be slowed down by having to enter orders in the computer. It's all about throughput and seeing more patients at a time. At my hospital, the ED doctors have pretty much been...

  10. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    whichone'spink replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not a dude, but wanted to chime in. I would get an iPhone, because at that point I can pay for a plan. By the time I get a job, iPhone 5 might be

  11. Are you "required" to volunteer?

    whichone'spink replied to brillohead's topic in General Students

    No, thankfully not required at my school. Community Health clinicals are separate from volunteering opportunities. Sometimes there's extra credit offered for volunteering at an event or attending a...

  12. She actually said it! Yay for my instructor!

    whichone'spink replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    I wish my instructors would do that, especially with one girl in class. She's a nice girl, and I like some questions that she asks. Other questions, however, tend to go off track from

  13. I Can't, I Have Lab

    whichone'spink replied to breezy7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh trust me, you'll be saying a lot more "I can't" once you're in nursing

  14. new cna in tele/med-surg, what to expect?

    whichone'spink replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wish my floor was like that. Lately it seems like it's been psych central on my floor. I hate it because often I get pulled away from the desk and have to sit for a patient who can harm...

  15. Sitting

    whichone'spink posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Do you routinely have to sit for a patient who is confused, agitation, withdrawing, or on a mental health hold? Do you like it? I sure as heck don't. It's not the patients I dislike. It worries me...

  16. University Colorado Nurse Residency

    whichone'spink replied to A.Manning's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Will they offer more residency dates for 2012? I only see February at this

  17. Heart Rate on Overweight Patients

    whichone'spink replied to goldilocks09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some people are so overweight that their heart sounds are muffled from their big body mass. Get an ADC or Littman cardiac stethoscope. Yeah, they're expensive, but they pick up a lot more. Even...

  18. new cna in tele/med-surg, what to expect?

    whichone'spink replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You might be expected to work the desk or sit for a patient that is a danger to themselves. I got hired as a unit secretary on a medical floor, and though I primarily work the desk, I'm just a warm...

  19. Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Psych Patients

    whichone'spink replied to rn/writer's topic in Psychiatric

    I hated my psych clinicals. It felt like a prison, without the inmates being shackled. Most of the people I had to talk to for my stupid assignments obviously did not want to talk to me, for they'd...

  20. OB is DEFINATELY my thing

    whichone'spink replied to Maladroit's topic in General Students

    I've become very interested in the NICU this semester. I am almost tempted to change my career

  21. A Nurses Christmas Poem

    whichone'spink replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am so going to print this for both the jobs I

  22. Feeling guilty for not going in to work, when called for extra

    whichone'spink replied to NewPICURN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hellz no. I work two jobs and am in my last leg of nursing school. I am already stretched thin so I won't do

  23. Ever Think Nursing Might Not Be Enough?

    whichone'spink replied to FattyMateo's topic in Nursing Career

    I plan to burn my nursing school uniform and nursing dx book. I'll throw in my med-surg POS book as well. Well, maybe the books will get me some money from Amazon. Get out of nursing after getting...

  24. ICU nursing books

    whichone'spink replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Critical Care Nursing by Sole, Klein & Moseley is the book I had to use when I took critical care nursing this

  25. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    whichone'spink replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only people not allowed to be nurses are convicted felons. Personality traits do not forbid people from entering nursing. Tell your instructor to kiss your rear end. When you finally graduate...