november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

    november17 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This one time I had a patient coding, and one of the nurses that came to the code said, "We need a stomach tube!!" So I went to the supply room and found something labeled "stomach tube." Brought it...

  2. Bedside Report...

    november17 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd find a different job if they tried to do that where I work. Waaaaay too many needy people. That being said, it is a decent idea. I think it would help keep the patient informed of what the plan...

  3. ortho/neuro GN

    november17 replied to tx2007's topic in Orthopedic

    Don't forget for neuro (lamis, discectomies, etc), good god get rid of that trapeze bar!! It's funny...I am going to be precepting someone starting next monday. Kind of funny how things have...

  4. Medical Terms Patients Have Misunderstood

    november17 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I once had an older lady with dementia as a patient that just grumbled about everything all the time. She was really melodramatic about everything...I'd guess that she was probably a bit of a diva in...

  5. Do you start your own IVs?

    november17 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that!!! I had a week where I got 10 really good sticks in 3 days, all on the first try, smooth as butter, no bleeding, all the patients told me it didn't even hurt. The next 3 days, I...

  6. I want her fired!!!!

    november17 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Or even better, there are the odd people that take care of their elderly mother/grandmother at home and then sit there nitpicking and questioning every thing you do with their loved one. Almost...

  7. HELP! Pre-nursing student needs advice!

    november17 replied to meowmeow13's topic in Patient Education

    Check local job listings. Every single open RN position is a patient education position....Education kind of comes with the turf. From the lowest to the highest, RNs all educate. Constantly. If you're...

  8. Hospital forcing RNs to participate in unit-base committees

    november17 replied to nelcoy4's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you get paid for it on your days off, more power to

  9. BP in arm with PICC?

    november17 replied to light4j's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of problems? that's a pretty vague answer

  10. Define Nursing in 3 words

    november17 replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    sense of

  11. (sigh) confused nurse, here!

    november17 replied to nursemandala's topic in General Nursing

    You have a point, but probably the main idea (im guessing) behind camp nursing is giving Lil Jimmy his ritalin/adderal and Lil Margaret her albuterol inhaler PRN when she tries too hard to win the...

  12. better to be an rn or an lpn?

    november17 replied to jenn-jenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'd advise working part time and going to school fulltime for an RN degree. Look at it this way; 1) You won't have time to spend money if you're studying for your RN degree anyways 2) In that case,...

  13. (sigh) confused nurse, here!

    november17 replied to nursemandala's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you work at an LTC facility that gets frequent complaints? I'm just

  14. (sigh) confused nurse, here!

    november17 replied to nursemandala's topic in General Nursing

    Well, with your limited experience, you may find a per diem job, but you'll probably be more considered a warm licensed body than a valued member of the team. No offense or

  15. Convince me I won't get MRSA? Pre-nursing school student!

    november17 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Pay attention in microbiology class. What you learn will work wonders for your fear of MRSA. PS - I've taken care of a ton of patients with all sorts of resistant/virulent bacteria, and I've yet to...

  16. didn't pass second semester

    november17 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses I work with failed out of the first semester of nursing school (she was in my class, but ended up graduating a semester after me). She is doing fine. Passed her NCLEX and everything....

  17. LPN passing meds all over the place!

    november17 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how pulling all the meds at once --->putting them in little cups---->passing them vs pulling them meds one at a time---->putting them in little cups--->passing them is...

  18. LPN passing meds all over the place!

    november17 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    WIthout reading any of the replies, Im giving my honest opinion. That LPN is an unsafe moron. I can understand having to cut corners to get productivity up and all that jazz, but this is completely...

  19. Gift for a friend going into nursing?

    november17 replied to friendofanurse's topic in General Nursing

    a yearlong subscription to the "nursing made incredibly easy"

  20. I charted that he died!

    november17 replied to mgababyko's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of my coworkers, an experienced nurse of 25+ years, chart all day on 1 patient as if it was another. She charted all kinds of crazy stuff!!! She had to chart a ton of crossouts,...

  21. Single Mom Trying To Become A Nurse

    november17 replied to nursingisforme's topic in General Nursing

    Actually financial aide works on a sliding scale. If you don't make enough money to pay income tax, you'll probably qualify for a pell grant. Especially if you are single with two children. You'd...

  22. Now I understand why there is a nursing shortage

    november17 replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    Find a safe spot an leave the floor for your lunch. I often go to the surgical waiting room. It's always empty at night, has a large screen TV, and comfortable chairs. Alternately, if there are people...

  23. Shoeing horses to Nursing????

    november17 replied to Granite714's topic in General Nursing

    I'd definitely advise it. I went from carpentry (new construction) on to be an RN. I'd have to say that swinging a hammer all day is harder work. I don't come home completely physically exhausted...

  24. Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

    november17 replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I feel about it. I have an AASN, but I feel like the BSN people have a more well rounded education. I'm starting to take courses towards my BSN in the fall, this is after a year as an RN....

  25. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    november17 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Also, some of the best CNAs I've ever worked with were career CNAs. They were happy with their jobs, had been doing it for 25+ years, and were pretty sharp. Oldschool for sure. I know one that was so...