FowLaf24/7

FowLaf24/7

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  1. Is wanting to help people a cliche answer

    FowLaf24/7 replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I believe this is a good answer. It is a starting point. I entered nursing school at a later age. My answer was along the lines: I know that nursing is a hard job. I have worked in a factory, and it...

  2. Do degrees mean nurses will not 'dirty' their hands?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to regularRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am confused by this report. I am actually finishing my last semester of nursing school with my rotation in my preceptor in CCU. Every day, and several times a day, I am cleaning up poo or blood. I...

  3. Need some reassurance

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are progressing in a normal and in some ways exceptional pace. I believe like most humans, your mind can become hyperactive and conjure up 180 degree perceptions, when confronted...

  4. what exactly do people do at those nursing associations?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... trips to Hawaii on your

  5. Magnet - What Do You Think?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet status, when I first heard of the concept, reminded me how businesses and industry have attempted to reinvent themselves or gain a competitive edge upon the rest of the competition. The...

  6. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hope it was an oversight on their part. As for is it okay? It might "stink to high heaven", but the work-place likely would not be viewed as doing something wrong in this

  7. Hardest part of nursing school

    FowLaf24/7 replied to ITALY123's topic in General Students

    One important concept I believe one needs to understand, the nursing material from one course to the next build upon each other. One course feeds into the next. One from the very beginning needs to...

  8. Depressed about nursing

    FowLaf24/7 replied to StudentOnceAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Lord... I think you are taking this a little too personal. Nursing is dealing with patients who are very ill, and have no idea what they are doing. Police officers are also subject to such moments. If...

  9. Job Dates:Very disapponted, for a couple of reasons, just need to vent.

    FowLaf24/7 replied to MBsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is something I have done in the past too. The issue is a computer system, and the individual has the ability to narrow their search. I guess I better update my resume, and get the full dates on...

  10. Nurse-Patient communication/teaching...

    FowLaf24/7 replied to DalmatiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it is the nurses' position and also duty to inform the patient. I can understand one's hesitance to come off as too strong, but this may be the optimal opportunity where the patient is in...

  11. Queezy...help!!!

    FowLaf24/7 replied to lauralea18's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up... hang in there! I do not know your work experience, but 9 weeks indicates one is still pretty green. I would urge you to describe your thoughts and feeling with a co-worker. I would...

  12. I have a question for all NURSES!!!

    FowLaf24/7 replied to studentsp's topic in General Nursing

    This is simply a case where an individual had only one thing on their mind...GOing HOME. Nursing is about patient care...if one is not dedicated to caring for another individual, then they simply...

  13. Those who can't.....teach?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Nursing Career

    Why even try? Do something

  14. Med errors...the scary reality

    FowLaf24/7 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have begun my preceptorship and my orientation to the CCU. The nursing staff is very busy with the routine stuff, then add in all the delays and unforeseen events, and time management becomes an...

  15. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    This has actually has occurred several times for me. In my case, they were patients who were from my county where I had lived when I was a teenager. The patients were fathers of high school classmates...

  16. Help, How long for background check?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Tampa121's topic in General Nursing

    It is my understanding the report can be received within a day... It pretty much works like a credit check... One's numbers are put in the computer and the information which exists is received. In the...

  17. beta blockers for anxiety?

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Beta blockers can assist with anxiety, due to the fact it slows down the heart rate and cuts out the sympathetic response of the hormones released by the adrenals. Blah, Blah, Blah...I have heard...

  18. People who flat out lie to get you fired

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    If one believes they were fired for the reason that others lied, then file a grievance with the facility. I personally do not believe this is even possible. If one believes they were let go simply due...

  19. Student Nurse and Real Nuse.

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Katholley's topic in General Nursing

    I think one should look at their question and reflect a little harder. There is a big difference being a student nurse and a nurse who is making every decision of the patient's care. A student nurse...

  20. Prayer as a Nursing Intervention

    FowLaf24/7 replied to TOYMECH's topic in General Nursing

    The research is most likely present. The only caution I would emphasis is to find sources which are not bias. One would agree that sources which are backed by Pat Robertson and the like would be...

  21. Mistake...

    FowLaf24/7 replied to SDHealth's topic in General Nursing

    The important point to remember, no one died. Now, for the "mistake" don't repeat it. How low was the B/P? What was the patient's overall mental and physical status? Was the patient acting...

  22. If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    FowLaf24/7 replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    This is a silly question...no one would be a nurse for next to nothing unless they belonged to the group called the catholic Sisters. I did not receive a "calling from god" to be a nurse, nor most of...

  23. I am in Nursing because.....

    FowLaf24/7 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the day when I applied to Nursing school 3 1/2 years ago, the security guard looked me in the eye and asked: "Are you sure you want to do that?" (meaning: to be a nurse.) Believe me, I was...

  24. Labs for possible MI???

    FowLaf24/7 replied to momandstudent's topic in General Students

    Keep i mind, a MI is when some part of the heart muscle has died. This can be caused by either hypoxia, or an occlusion. Troponin is specific marker for heart damage. 12 lead EKG would be...

  25. know your meds!...or else!

    FowLaf24/7 replied to cgilmour26's topic in General Students

    It is important to have a good working knowledge of medications. When administering medications, my preceptor instructs me to provide the patient with the purpose of each (five words or less)... I...