Nurse Leigh

Nurse Leigh

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  1. You are NOT allergic to...

    Nurse Leigh replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well there is a poster digging a huge old hole. GrnTea and others have tried to help but it's not looking

  2. You are NOT allergic to...

    Nurse Leigh replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, have you meandered over to the thread re: magical vitals signs etc.? Wow....... Here's a link.

  3. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, many companies do seem to prefer someone with an MBA even if they are wet behind the ears. This is sad, because I think in most businesses it is beneficial for the "top" to have some idea of...

  4. Peppermints

    Nurse Leigh replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    ^^ I am glad you and your son have a great school nurse. Was it your son who picked out an aloe plant for her recently? I was totally charmed by that. I understand your son has some difficulties but...

  5. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    And it probably sounds good in the facility brochures and on the tours. "There is always a Nurse Supervisor on the floor here at ABC Long Term Care!

  6. You are NOT allergic to...

    Nurse Leigh replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Understand and agree and think a good solution might be an area where adverse effects can be entered. My mother had a dose of Vanco after a surgical procedure. She temporarily lost her hearing, and...

  7. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Of course but oftentimes the patients are fine and it's the relatives that are bat crap crazy. A normal person who gets upset about something has their say and then life goes on. People like this gal...

  8. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    In those examples, wouldn't most of them have an educational background in business, finance, etcetera? I really think nursing is a field where what you learn doing patient care will always help, as...

  9. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    *snicker* Way to make them feel

  10. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ That's when you seek out those threads that really need a dose of wisdom/reality. They are, as you all know, plentiful.

  11. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a nurse I was a case manager in community mental health. One of my colleagues was offered, and accepted a position of mgmt in another local company. He had no mgmt experience but hoped...

  12. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy. Well, I think the direct patient care part should REALLY come first. If this is common practice it needs to stop. And BTW do you think somehow nurses WITH experience wouldn't want jobs that...

  13. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    The nurses trained in the old hospital based programs tell of vastly different experiences. From what I've heard they were basically running a unit themselves by graduation. It's a shame these...

  14. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    See, I'm telling you...we need a Bat Signal (maybe Cruty Old Bat Signal?) to alert others to a particularly awesome-in-a-bad-way

  15. Bullied by CNAs?

    Nurse Leigh replied to needsassistance's topic in General Nursing

    I agree the behavior mentioned by OP is terrible and should not be tolerated. If mgmt doesn't want to deal with it the way they should, they need to give the nurses the ability to write up the CNAs...

  16. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    :banghead: Look, it isn't that nurses do not understand that you need/want to learn. Many nurses enjoy passing on knowledge * if the circumstances allow it *. Many of these situations arenot good...

  17. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Fingernails are my other "issue." My turn to shadow the ED nurses was quite eventful, including a very inebriated gentleman who had been run over (twice!) in a parking lot. I was tasked with the job...

  18. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Eyeballs are my

  19. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Nurse Leigh replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think a program that is a hybrid of a university based program of today and clinical immersion you had in your diploma program would be incredible. Not likely but one can

  20. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Nurse Leigh replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This would be an example of an elitist

  21. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't post nearly as much as you guys but I hope I can play... This week I learned... â–ª Driving home from the hospital after spending many hours at the bedside of a loved is very dangerous...

  22. NCLEX survival Kit ideas please! Bonus points for humor ;)

    Nurse Leigh replied to JNcCole15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sweet idea. Like some of the ideas already mentioned. I got a little something for our favorite tech when she took boards but it included alcohol so you're probably not leaning that way. And no, I...

  23. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Snarky much? The nurses on here have TOLD you why adding a student to an overstuffed load of work does not always go smoothly. But sure, you have my approval to continue

  24. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    So you picked the one poster who agrees with you to thank, (this poster also a student) and ignore/criticize the ACTUAL NURSES who tried to explain why you are encountering these situations during...

  25. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    Nurse Leigh replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Quoting because I so agree. I think we all know some people are dealing with terrible disease processes or circumstances that can make them difficult to work with, but a lot of these people would be...