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  1. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    orrnlori replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you've decided to get some help. I think this is exactly what you need to do. My psych rotation was totally uneventful. The students who worked with the disturbed kids really got an...

  2. worst part about being a nurse

    orrnlori replied to jlw1412's topic in General Students

    Wow, depends on what day you ask me. Right now, I hate dealing with the traumas at work, been feeling this way for the last 3 weeks and am dreading the summer months. I find myself thinking how...

  3. worst part about being a nurse

    orrnlori replied to jlw1412's topic in General Students

    Wow, depends on what day you ask me. Right now, I hate dealing with the traumas at work, been feeling this way for the last 3 weeks and am dreading the summer months. I find myself thinking how...

  4. Friends and nurses

    orrnlori replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    My life outside work is soooooo removed from work. I don't have any "friends" in healthcare at all. I have friends at work, kind of, they are people I like just fine. I just don't socialize with...

  5. Nurse Legal Consultant

    orrnlori replied to RMA's topic in General Nursing

    There's a board dedicated to Legal Nurse Consultants here on this site, you might post your question there. I looked at this. I wouldn't pay for some of the expensive courses out there, like Vicki...

  6. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    orrnlori replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    I like most students that I have. I haven't had a problem with any of them acting like they know everything. More often, it's that they aren't engaged, inquisitive, or attentive. That's bugs me a...

  7. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    orrnlori replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I remember your posting on the guy in your class very well. I think you may suffer from mild PTSD (no I'm not a psych nurse), and I say that because you mentioned running from the store scared of the...

  8. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    orrnlori replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Alnamvet: Explained beautifully. This would make perfect sense to anyone outside of nursing but folks such as the ANA are left scratching their heads in confusion because for all the critical...

  9. quick Needle gauge question-diameter

    orrnlori replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Speaking of wire, as in jaw wired shut, this is still correct, the higher the gage, the finer the wire. However, pins, like those fine pins used to pin fractures in fingers is the other way around,...

  10. Have any of you left the OR only to come back?

    orrnlori replied to orrnlori's topic in Operating Room

    Since I'm transferring within the university system, there is no loss of anything, everything (benefits, seniority, etc) goes with me and comes back if I come back. I never thought I'd leave the OR,...

  11. Excelsior Exams?

    orrnlori replied to Steven McCullum's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check ebay everyday. Go to books and type in Excelsior in the search area. There are lots of students who are selling their study guides for a fraction of the cost for new ones. I'm not a student...

  12. 'Dumbing Down of Healthcare'

    orrnlori replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason is that not all high school students are college material while they are in high school so they take the lesser classes. Then when they are out for a couple years and mature, they...

  13. Class presentation

    orrnlori replied to jacesmom2's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to be an instructor some day. Every time I read a thread on group presentations and "fun", I keep repeating to myself, no 7th grade group projects, no 7th grade group projects, no 7th grade...

  14. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    orrnlori replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Gosh, I couldn't have said it better

  15. 'Dumbing Down of Healthcare'

    orrnlori replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Smarts come in all shapes and sizes. I happen to be horrible in math, a total math phobic, discalcula en toto even with tutors (3 to be exact), but excellent in writing and communication. The...

  16. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    orrnlori replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The ANA is the last place I would look for guidance in anything having to do with nursing. The very fact that their membership is made up of only 5-7% of working nurses should tell you that the...

  17. 'Dumbing Down of Healthcare'

    orrnlori replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously a bad commercial. To the other point. I work for the hospital attached to the flagship state university and I believe there's something like 8,000 incoming freshmen coming in every year....

  18. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    orrnlori replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is funny, I could see it unfolding in my mind as I read it. I think it's ridiculous to think that all nurses can do all nursing. I wouldn't expect a meg/surg nurse to come into my OR and do my...

  19. 'Dumbing Down of Healthcare'

    orrnlori replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with the others. It appears to me that the system is indeed working as it should. They are called weed out classes and that's what they do. There are always lots of pre-nursing...

  20. CNA for BSN

    orrnlori replied to FutureNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a requirement for any ADN programs in my area either. I personally don't think it should be a requirement period for ADN or BSN. I know lots of folks here think it's a good idea. I did it...

  21. Question: .30cc = .3ml ??

    orrnlori replied to Laureli's topic in General Nursing

    Little cuttie! My son had gerbils and I always liked the little buggars. Hope your baby gets well

  22. Peircings

    orrnlori replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm a hippie-turn-old-fart I guess. I do not like to see nurses with piercings other than their ears (multiples in the ears is fine as long as they aren't dripping with big hoops and dangles)....

  23. Deciding too soon?

    orrnlori replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel any better, I've been a nurse for 6 years and still can't decide what I want to do. I wanted to go into the OR and was lucky enough to get in just 7 months out of school. I DO...

  24. pulling rank

    orrnlori replied to transplant's topic in General Nursing

    I've pulled rank only a few times with scrub techs. I read your post twice. I can't believe a doctor can tie up an OR and there's NO RECORD!!!!!yet they can charge more for it. In our hospital,...

  25. Question about Plastic Surgery procedure

    orrnlori replied to TheMagicCookie's topic in General Nursing

    The existing scars are excised, depending on how deep and wide they are they may require some undermining of the adjacent tissue. The subcutaneous and skin are then closed using fine suture and...