Nurse Leigh replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Students
I think some community classes/ parks and rec classes might offer these. Also, I found an app from MAVRO, Medical Spanish. It was free but now I think it is for pay only. I've never used it in...
Nurse Leigh replied to Rose_Queen's topic in School
I ventured out to some other threads and came scurrying back. I's scared. Will definitely get in trouble if I respond to some posters the way I want - and be accused of NETY and NENS (Nurses Eat...
Nurse Leigh replied to Rose_Queen's topic in School
I know not everyone agrees but I've always thought starting out as a bedside nurse was a great jumping board. (Not any specific floor - med surg, tele, ortho, etc, or peds is a good lead in to working...
So sorta kinda back on topic... When I was in school (I think it was grade school) it was discovered that someone had apparently taken a used pad and rubbed it on the walls (eww) in the girl's room....
So do her legs appear all hairy or are they nice and smooth? Cause I'd want to shave first... (Should I setup a Go Fund Me page to raise money for the psychological help I so obviously
Yeah I think it's best practice -and how it normally is- that the patient will not *know* which nurse holds which beliefs/no beliefs. The RARE nurse who would proselytize should be dealt with...
See now, I'm sitting here picturing a sorta lice version of a flea circus. Though if lice can't jump, they may need to be willing to be launched from a tiny
Omg...one of my anatomy instructors was rabid about this - the flu affects the pulmonary system and the stomach is certainly not a part of that. It is a head scratcher when health care professionals...
Nurse Leigh replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing
This was on The Daily Show just last night. Very apropos. Jordan Klepper: Good Guy with a Gun Pt. 1 - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Video Clip | Comedy Central Jordan Klepper: Good Guy with a Gun...
No I actually just floated over to Ole Blue just a couple moments ago. I am used to navigating the app...the Break Room confuses me. (Sad, I know) And I totally get you being afraid to read this...
I wish there were a class required in high school that taught things like understanding the basics of research studies, financial common sense, and how to read labels of both food and drugs. Case in...
Nurse Leigh replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing
When I was on the floor, there was a sign in the nutrition area that warned us (the nurses) that we were not to tell the patient that the medication they've been waiting for has not yet arrived...
Nurse Leigh replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing
I know we've all had a lot of patients/families who are, shall we say, a few fries short of a Happy Meal. But we also know that a lot of our patients and their loved ones are pretty savvy - and *we*...