november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. Need help - moving to Atlanta :-)

    november17 replied to addy's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I recently moved to Woodstock, GA and work in Atlanta. Been happy with Woodstock so

  2. The small pleasures you get out of your job.

    november17 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I got a small pleasure from my little

  3. Friends at work?

    november17 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really consider many of my coworkers friends. I may add them on facebook but they get relegated to a group that doesn't get my personal information. They get to see pictures of my kids on...

  4. Preceptorship on renal floor

    november17 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of patients on renal floors tend to be very similar to any other med/surg patient. Many of them just happen to get lumped into renal because they need dialysis a few times a

  5. Is This Possible??

    november17 replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    Like what? A dumbbell? 27 lbs is a lot of weight even with extra blankets or

  6. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    november17 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    I showed this to my friend (the infection control nurse) to illustrate how silly the contact precautions policy is. They seriously ding you for going in the room for no gloves/gown it doesn't really...

  7. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    november17 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    But you're still touching stuff just to wash your hands. Either way, the policy states if you're in the room you need to have gloves and a gown. I mean, even if you're turning the water off with a...

  8. Does Handwashing Prevent Transmission of Influenza?

    november17 replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    phew I guess I can stop washing my hands so

  9. nights are killing me!

    november17 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I generally only sleep about 6 hours a day, and do my nights all in a row. Go to bed at 8:30-9am, wake up at around 2:45p right before my kids get home from school. It gives me about 30 mins of quiet...

  10. Febrile Interventions

    november17 replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    incentive spirometer if they're with it enough to use

  11. general question for male nurses around the world.

    november17 replied to bipin_sam's topic in General Nursing

    I've worn a goatee for a long time. There are a few males nurses here at the hospital I work at that have shoulder length hair as well as a

  12. New Male Nurse x 5 months and still anxious..super dooper anxious!

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

    Relax, it gets

  13. L&D position, nights... can i survive??!!??!?

    november17 replied to liamssmile's topic in General Nursing

    I flipflop days and nights (I work both shifts). After a nightshift, if I don't have to work the next day I only sleep for a few hours. Wake up around one or one thirty. Then I have a regular day, go...

  14. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    november17 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't think scrubs were probably invented yet back

  15. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    november17 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    This lady actually came up in a class discussion one time when I was in nursing school. Several of my fellow students spoke up and were speaking in class about how women are better nurses because they...

  16. I'm working TWO full time jobs, crazy??

    november17 replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta or Want To there is a huge difference between the two. I'm not saying this to you in particular, but too many people are slaves to the almighty

  17. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    november17 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll take it. What the heck. If something goes wrong, I'll be in on the class action lawsuit. Good times. We all have to die from

  18. MS and the H1N1 Injection

    november17 replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    You're being completely illogical. In fact, the ingredients are probably similar to the H5N1 (avian/bird flu) vaccine. Here's a link to BIOPHARMA's website which lists the ingredients;...

  19. Atlanta Medical Center

    november17 replied to Wa State RN's topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed there and was offered a position. When I went for the physical, there were three hookers outside fighting on the corner next to Chik-Fil-A and a bum was shaking his fist at me yelling...

  20. Anyone worked @ Piedmont in ATL??

    november17 replied to godbless-yute's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at 3 different hospitals and Piedmont is by far the best I've worked at so far. I'd definitely say it is a very nurse friendly

  21. Orientation Length/Number of Pts

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

    I did 8 weeks when I very first graduated. I don't think many people really ever feel comfortable when they are very first on their own. You can't expect to come off orientation and be the master of...

  22. I hate nursing..

    november17 replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never really dreaded going to work, but I didn't really get used to it until I had been working for a few

  23. I'm working TWO full time jobs, crazy??

    november17 replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The whole reason I became a nurse was so I would never have to work more than 40 hours a week for the rest of my life. You're

  24. Is Nursing school that hard??

    november17 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question, no, it isn't that hard. It's actually pretty easy. In fact, in the 101 class, the subjects include, "pillow fluffing" and "how to give amazing foot rubs." For the practicum,...

  25. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    november17 replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    I generally buy the dickies cargo 7 pocket pants, with the dickies top...just because they match. I was never fond of the cherokee workwear scrubs (thin crappy material).However I went out on a limb a...