whichone'spink

whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Students who freak out when they fail...

    She just blew her chances of getting back in. Her school won't take her back now. And yes, I would be uncomfortable with someone who has anger management
  2. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    If patients can't respect nurses in scrubs, will they respect nurses in a skirt, white top and cap on? Like I said, I don't mind white. But I'm a student, and I'm required to wear white. And if I...
  3. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    I don't mind a white uniform, if I can wear pants. I will not wear a skirt, or even the
  4. Could I enter RN school wth poor high school gpa?

    Hey, as long as you kick butt on your pre-requisites, you should be
  5. I would want them to choose their path wisely, weigh the pros and cons of any profession they want to
  6. Look, I realize you don't get a lot of good stuff at the county jail, but you're diabetic and you CANNOT have any more hot chocolate. This was something I should have said this week. But I did ask...
  7. We no longer triage

    Hey, that sounds like a good idea. That way, people are less angry and won't take it out so much on the nurses. People tend to shut up when they are around
  8. Memo to All Hospital Staff

    I told this joke to my clinical group today and they loved
  9. Medication Errors: Do you tell the patient?

    Well, they're going to have to know at some
  10. Pharmacology Question - Alpha Blockers

    Do we need to know all this? Hell yes we do. If I do not fill out the drug mechanism for drugs I'm giving to my patients in my care plans, I will be sent
  11. Scribes in the ED

    Wow, that sucks that your scribes are just wasting time. I always put in orders fast and retrieve them as soon as they are done. And sometimes, I have to call the lab if something is taking longer...
  12. Good Laptop for Nursing school

    If you don't mind the price, get a Macbook or Macbook Pro. The Macbook, which is the plastic one, is the
  13. Questions for 30 unit option nurses or diploma nurses.

    There are RN-BSN programs for ADN and diploma holders, if you wanted to advance after working a few years as a RN. But if you know for sure your goal is to be a NP, might as well start off with a...
  14. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    Wear a top that's long enough to cover the area that will be most effected if you, um, bleed. Next time, I will also put on long johns during those times that nature takes its
  15. I would hope any manager decided on individual merits as well as the costs of training a new grad. Why should advancement be
  16. Failed my first attempt at Foley competency :(

    If open lab is offered, go in and practice several times. Practice really does make
  17. When you arrive on an accident scene

    Oh, you bad, suppressive person. Lulz. I did have a question: If you are the only one at the scene of an accident, how do you protect someone's C-spine? There's no collar or backboard at your...
  18. stethoscope placement

    If a woman's breasts are pendulous, then yeah, it will have to be lifted
  19. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    Nursing school is hard, but med school I imagine to be much, much harder. Look at what pre-med students have to
  20. Is It Bad To Ask For Help When Caring For a Heavy Patient?

    Yeah, your instructor is stupid. My CI is absolutely fine with students getting help from each other. There's only so much that you can do alone, especially with heavy
  21. They are closing my nursing program

    So what will happen to you and other HSU nursing students now? Will you stay in California and enroll in another nursing program? Or leave, like a lot of people have
  22. Okay, now I'm not looking forward to OB in my senior
  23. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    I want to save up for a substantial down payment for a house. Hopefully Honda comes out with a hybrid 4-wheeler, because I will definitely buy that. I had to give up my Civic hybrid to get a CR-V for...
  24. When you arrive on an accident scene

    Only Tom Cruise and the Scientologists can help someone at an accident scene
  25. What do you hate the most about nursing school?

    Can't stand the nursing diagnosis part of constructing my care plan. Gathering information about my patient is interesting, I like that part. But the nursing dx part, just terrible. The...