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whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Is having a ADN useless these days?

    whichone'spink replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Even BSNs are having a hard time finding jobs. It's just the suckyness of the economy. A lot of jobs are putting up arbitrary requirements such as GPA requirements in order to weed out applicants....

  2. Any others with latex allergies out there?

    whichone'spink replied to StangGang92's topic in General Nursing

    Walgreens carries vinyl gloves, so if you're at a facility that does not have vinyl gloves, you can always carry your own. Most hospitals have only vinyl gloves, except for the sterile gloves, but...

  3. Oh dear.

    whichone'spink replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Do they base the wait time on what it is at the moment? Because that changes so fast. It may be 30 minutes but that can change to 2 hours and 30 minutes because of more important cases from the...

  4. Oh dear.

    whichone'spink replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I don't want to become a nurse to end up as a glorified waitress, who doesn't get any

  5. Oh dear.

    whichone'spink replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    And now all the non-emergent cases will flock to the first one in the top left corner. I think this image describes what most people want to say:

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Yesterday, someone rang their call light because "I can't breathe!". What I would have loved to hear from the nurse who answered her call light: "How the hell are you

  7. Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    whichone'spink replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I almost did not want to go to my high school graduation because I wanted to get the heck out of high school. I had no close friends in HS and I could have cared less for the teachers. In the end I...

  8. Posting advice: "I can't do this, ...I don't understand you"

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

    BB=Bulletin Board, if I'm not

  9. 18 weeks of "residency" to give 18months experience?

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

    Um, the OP is peeved that the hospital is claiming that it will only take 18 weeks to develop a new grad into a competent experienced nurse. Residencies are awesome, and I will work my butt off to...

  10. The Other Professions of Nursing

    whichone'spink replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Proofreader, because MDs and the pharmacies can mess up their

  11. To my preceptor, future students beware (rant)

    whichone'spink replied to leekun2010's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I plan to do one of these nurse externships after I finish med-surg. What do you guys suggest I do with a reluctant RN

  12. Ever Killed Someone?

    whichone'spink replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    Ever killed someone? Yeah, I did. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. Now, to be serious. I was worried that I would bring about the death of one patient I took care of. He was an end-stage...

  13. Dubai. Yes or No?

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

    My grandfather did a lot of business in Dubai back in the 90s, so I would go there for summer vacation. I was living in India at the time, and to me, Dubai was in some ways a reminder of the US,...

  14. What do you think about students asking for a higher grade?

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

    I was hoping one of my grades would be rounded up this semester but it wasn't. Big whoop. It was something.48, but my instructor did not count the hundredths digit. Oh well. It's not worth pushing....

  15. U.S. Public Health -- Commissioned Corps

    whichone'spink replied to MdjRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good opportunity, somewhat better than the military because the commitment is not less and there is not much of a chance of going to dangerous areas. I'd rather stay

  16. Does your school allow you to record lectures (audio)

    whichone'spink replied to RB2000's topic in General Students

    My school uploads recordings afterwards, but are okay with people recording during

  17. How did everyone do this semester?

    whichone'spink replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    In my nursing courses, I came one point short of an A-. Well, one grade may be rounded, but I'm not counting on that. My non-nursing course was an easy A. Next

  18. Did anyone else learn about this?

    whichone'spink replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    I think there are other work environments that are worse than hospitals, such as a coal mine or a sewage treatment plant. But yeah, I've been warned by some nurses that certain cleaning products are...

  19. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

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

    I find myself drawn to crazy town, aka the ER. I work as a scribe in the ER at two hospitals in my town, and I haven't been scared off. If I can handle the crazy environment as a scribe, I think I...

  20. Tips for entering students collected over the years

    whichone'spink replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    1) Get rid of your Facebook account or at least scale back on it. 2) Get a nice PDA with a drug book app, a pathophysiology app, a lab value app and Taber's dictionary. 3) Practice your skills every...

  21. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    whichone'spink replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Um, some administrators at the hospital I work at are male or have a body shape that just does not look good in a skanky school uniform. Nevertheless, it would be fun to imagine administrators...

  22. Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    My primary RN would probably not agree to pull out a Percocet if the patient said his or her pain level was 2. I wish pain medication was ordered round-the-clock rather than just PRN. That way it...

  23. Administering pain meds to narcotic seekers

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

    This patient has built up a physiological tolerance to opioids that he/she needs higher doses. A dose that would lower the RR of someone not used to opioids would probably not affect someone like...

  24. What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    whichone'spink replied to jennifers's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Probably because they run off after one year,

  25. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    whichone'spink replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing can be done about patients with dementia. I would prefer to be mistaken as a kangaroo though. Heck, with all the things I carry in my pockets, I might as well be a