november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. The First Time I Had to Tell a Family That Their Loved One Passed Away

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The term "actively dying" has always struck me as amusing, because in the end, we're all going to die. So in a sense, no matter how healthy, we're all actively dying. Of course, when we say it at...

  2. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    november17 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was thinking of it in terms of the sheets HR and nursing management uses to score individual applicants these days. Peer interviewing is a buzzword fad. It's just part of the algorithm for hiring...

  3. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    november17 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's a book called the Survival Guide to Working With Humans. It'd be a good little self development project if you're truly interested. Sent from my XT1585 using

  4. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    november17 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's better. My advice; Act professional. Grow a thick skin. Stop worrying what she thinks. This career is no joke. I really truly mean that constructively. Ever hear the phrase "nurses eat their...

  5. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    november17 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A) I'm failing to see how her conduct is unprofessional, honestly. B) It sucks you didn't get the job. It sounds like you are blaming her because she was a part of the peer interview part. I doubt...

  6. Evil Nurses

    november17 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, I'd start looking for another job ASAP. Sent from my XT1585 using

  7. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    november17 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you should act like a professional. Sent from my XT1585 using

  8. Do you use a DVT/PE Risk Assessment Tool?

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone currently use a standardized DVT risk assessment tool where they work? If so, which one do you use, what do you think of it, and do you think it is effective?

  9. Fat nurses

    november17 replied to questions1025's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was 5'9" 240 when I graduated nursing school. One year I decided to start taking my weight seriously. I started paying some attention to what I was eating and worked some light exercise into my...

  10. Name Three Qualities You Want in Your Preceptor

    november17 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I've been an RN for 7 years and for the past several years I've been precepting senior nursing students during their leadership semester. I really enjoy having the opportunity to pass on my...

  11. How did you land your first RN job?

    november17 replied to DL2013's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got my first job on a Friday, the same day I took my last nursing school exam, and started orientation on Monday. Fortunately the area I graduated in had a need for RNs at the time. Me and three of...

  12. YouTube Nurses and Nursing Students. My Top 10 List.

    november17 replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in Nurses Rock

    Once in a while I do a youtube search for nursing school clinical groups that are doing roleplaying as patient/nurse. The naiveness never fails to amuse me. I don't mean that in a mean spirited way,...

  13. is LITTMANN still the best brand when it comes to stethoscopes??

    november17 replied to monkago2009's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't know about it being the best but I wouldn't trade mine for anything

  14. Does becoming a CNA help you if you want to become an RN?

    november17 replied to Becca014's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was an aide for several years before and during nursing school. Being a CNA is practicing the art of basic nursing care. That is taught in nursing school, sure, but it isn't practiced very much...

  15. Have Male Nursing Students felt bias during class/clinicals?

    november17 replied to Murse Wannabe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you mean numerically dominating, then yes. I've really had no experiences with it being gender biased at all as far as instruction or practice - unless the coin operated tampon dispenser in the...

  16. Coping with large patient assignments due to staffing issues

    november17 replied to Spretty's topic in General Nursing

    And make sure your people are writing variances for every single little thing that happens due to being short-staffed. It will encourage management to address the problem faster since they'll start to...

  17. How to chart I&Os

    november17 replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in General Students

    time

  18. Palpations, physical exams on genitals?

    november17 replied to lissart's topic in General Students

    When I was in school we spent about 20 minutes on that in lecture and moved on. If your instructor is making you palpate your classmate's genitals then I'd say there's something wrong with them and...

  19. Math problems

    november17 replied to hglover17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this should read 10gtt/ml or

  20. Care plan & clincal question

    november17 replied to Zelda21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It probably doesn't make much sense now but in practice it will help you think on your feet. sounds like youre doing the right thing. In practice the care plan continually

  21. Build Your Own Hospital Unit project (help?)

    november17 replied to hufflebinks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    coffee maker and free donut dispenser in the breakroom

  22. Dosage Question

    november17 replied to babsy28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    err forget

  23. Dosage Question

    november17 replied to babsy28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember on one of the insulin dosage calculation questions; she had photocopied one of the vials while preparing the test months before and the vial pictured on the test was like 3 months expired....

  24. Dosage Calculation Question

    november17 replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think that was word for word one of the questions I got on the

  25. Dosage Question

    november17 replied to babsy28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was joking, since the question had already been answered. At last year's skills checkoff we had a new non-clinically experienced educator that had written a bunch of math questions like that. Yes,...