Boognish

Member

  • Content

    85

  • Visitors

    3,796

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by Boognish

  1. Boognish

    Cellphones at work

    Boognish replied to Rehabme's topic in Rehabilitation

    I think using your cellphone as a nursing tool is legit. It's only when people are using their phones in ways that it interferes with their work that it becomes a
  2. Boognish

    Curious female here! :)

    Boognish replied to ltmja's topic in Men in Nursing

    I just became an RN, and while I earned a BA in mathematics almost ten years ago and have had many jobs since then, my current job is my first in a professional role. I never considered nursing...
  3. Boognish

    Cellphones at work

    Boognish replied to Rehabme's topic in Rehabilitation

    I keep mine on silent or turned off in my backpack in the nurse's station. If anybody needs to get a hold of me in an emergency, they can call my facility. Except for when I'm on break, I only ever...
  4. Boognish

    Your typical day at an in-patient dementia rehab ward

    Boognish replied to RNSunny's topic in Rehabilitation

    I've never worked in that setting, but I'm interested in what others who have done so have to say. Before attending nursing school I worked in memory care, and just started my first nursing job in a...
  5. Boognish

    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Boognish replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds a lot like how my school is teaching us to use nursing diagnoses. They've had us use them as written in the diagnosis manual for assignments, but they've been pretty frank about the fact...
  6. Boognish

    The "dirty" side of nursing...

    Boognish replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in nursing school, but I got my start dealing with gross stuff years ago when I worked in a couple different group homes with developmentally disabled kids, and more recently when I worked...
  7. Boognish

    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Boognish replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I can see why you're frustrated! Thankfully that's not at all the rationale they give for nursing diagnoses in the program I'm in right now. They've told us pretty much from the beginning that we...
  8. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    So, since I have a cold and I didn't want to give it to any pregnant women, new moms, or infants, I spent my first two OB clinical shifts following Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. Based on...
  9. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    If you're not interested in OB, then you shouldn't pick that as your career. But I get the impression from comments you've made in this thread that you don't think it's important that you put any...
  10. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    You obviously weren't trying to say that monkeypox and pregnancy are the same thing, but you were clearly trying to compare the importance of understanding one to the importance of understanding the...
  11. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    "Suck it up and get your hands dirty" reminds me of helping one of my classmates clean up a patient with liver failure taking lactulose on my last med surg
  12. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    This is either a successful attempt at trolling, or a failed attempt at a sound, logical argument. Are you honestly comparing the normal biological processes of pregnancy and childbirth to an obscure...
  13. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    That's good to
  14. Boognish

    OB Rotations

    Boognish replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Exactly- I'm also a male nursing student, about to start my OB rotation this Friday (that is if I can shake this cold that I can feel coming on). I have no problem respecting a patient's wishes if...
  15. Boognish

    Any current AEM UP applicants out there?

    Boognish posted a topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed last week (12/3/09) for the Alternate Entry Master's program at University of Portland, and I have a good feeling about my chances of getting accepted. Just interested in saying "Hi" to...
  16. Boognish

    Any current AEM UP applicants out there?

    Boognish replied to Boognish's topic in General Nursing

    Over all, I've been extremely happy with my experience at UP. The instruction has been, for the most part, excellent. As have been my clinical experiences. I've found my experiences on dedicated...
  17. Boognish

    Facebook almost cost me my job

    Boognish replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. The only thing I don't understand here is your reference to the fifth amendment. Anyway, when you're on Facebook, you're in public- and an employer is within reason to ask that nurses (and...
  18. Boognish

    "I didn't want to go into nursing because I didn't want to be labled gay"

    Boognish replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a heterosexual male, currently in nursing school, and I've never been worried about being labeled gay. It's not that I don't believe that there are people out there who will make that assumption-...
  19. Boognish

    Facebook almost cost me my job

    Boognish replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First of all, I'd check my privacy settings if I were you. Personally, I don't even let friends of friends see anything on my page except for my name and profile picture. But even then, a coworker...
  20. Boognish

    Tips for a Future CNA! :)

    Boognish replied to sj73201's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in nursing school right now, and while I never actually worked as a CNA, I've done almost all of the same work that a CNA does as a caregiver and med aide in memory care and assisted living for...
  21. Boognish

    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Boognish replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    OP- Personally, I'd re-read the article and see if it's really saying your should shield your patients from knowledge about the consequences of obesity- because I doubt it really is. It sounds like...
  22. Boognish

    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Boognish replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Having compassion for patients does not necessitate sugarcoating anything. Sugarcoating, to me, means finding a nice way to express not so nice thoughts. Compassion means being able to let go of...
  23. Boognish

    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    Boognish replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    It depends entirely upon the preference of the instructor. If they don't explicitly tell us during the first day of class, I'll usually ask. Most of my teachers prefer first names, but some want us...
  24. Boognish

    What a blow to my ego

    Boognish replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

    Fortunately, I haven't had problems like this yet in clinical- I'm doing my first med-surg rotation in a DEU (dedicated education unit), and the nurses there are specially trained to work with...
  25. Boognish

    Medical Terminology in Nursing...

    Boognish replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a first-year nusring student, having a good grasp on medical terminology will help immensely when you start your clinicals. Not only that, it will help you understand A&P when you...