BiohazardBetty

BiohazardBetty

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  1. What to do when your patient adores you?

    LOL well, she really WOULD be an idiot if she took our advice as gospel... I see your point, & I completely agree that she should know her school's policies, but come on, would you take every...
  2. What to do when your patient adores you?

    psu_213 makes an excellent point... I don't remember any instructors specifically addressing how to handle a situation like this, but they all made it clear that taking patient info away from the...
  3. What to do when your patient adores you?

    Colleen, there's no need to be *quite* so mean... we've all made bad
  4. What to do when your patient adores you?

    Also, I hope experiences like this don't keep you from posting threads in the future. This is an excellent forum full of educated, experienced, caring nurses. Asking questions really is the best way...
  5. What to do when your patient adores you?

    OP, you're exactly right... Older students (like I was) can have exactly the same question, but lots of times life experience in other jobs or in college can make it easier to make a better judgement...
  6. What to do when your patient adores you?

    I applaud the OP for seeking advice!! I have to agree and disagree with the last poster... There are tons of little things I wanted to get advice about but didn't ask my instructors. Isn't that kind...
  7. video and audio surveillance - Legal?

    I thought audio surveillance was against the law
  8. What to do when your patient adores you?

    Its so good to hear a future nurse concerned about professional boundaries! One thing I'd caution you about is talking too much about yourself with patients... Not saying you are, but your time should...
  9. Davis's Success Books Study Guides

    Yeah that's basically how they are geared... They are sort of similar. I probably benefitted the least from "test taking strategies." I was able to find them cheap on
  10. Davis's Success Books Study Guides

    Yes, they're definitely worth buying. I used the whole set through school & loved how there was a rationale for right & wrong
  11. Time cards

    I don't know if she is allowed to change your time card like that or not, but even if you don't get paid overtime, you should still get paid straight time for the time you were working. At my facility...
  12. Children not allowed to visit...?

    Hey y'all! I'm a new grad on a busy oncology unit and I always love hearing the advice of allnurses members. On my unit we have a sign posted stating children under 14 are not allowed on the unit, but...
  13. Hello all :) I'm in my 4th semester of an ADN program. Up until my last clinical I have gotten fantastic remarks on my care plans, but my last clinical instructor said I need to work on making the...
  14. I always get such great advice on allnurses, I would like to get some constructive criticism on my resume. Obviously I changed a few names to maintain my privacy, but the over all format is the same....
  15. Constructive criticism on my resume, please...?

    That's great advice... Thank
  16. Hey everybody... For my next clinical I am responsible for an EGD/Colonoscopy care plan and I'm struggling with developing and prioritizing my diagnoses. I realize nursing diagnoses *shouldn't* be...
  17. Best Nursing Quotes

    Last semester one of my instructors said: "Are nurses stubborn?! Why, yes! We have to prove to everybody that we can make it through 2 years of hell! Of course we're stubborn!" ...gotta love her
  18. Dyeing Med Couture Scrubs?

    Y'all are all so wonderful! Thank you!! Saying the uniforms are solid black isn't exactly accurate... the tops that we are ordering are white with black trim. I know- HUGE difference- I should have...
  19. Dyeing Med Couture Scrubs?

    Next semester our uniforms are changing from solid white... to solid black (no more VPL, YAY!) We have to order the tops from a special company and I'll already have to get them tailored but, we can...
  20. Instructors deciding our fate??

    Do you ever feel like your instructors spend a lot of their time deciding which of us *deserves* to complete the nursing program and giving the rest a hard time until they quit? How do they decide...
  21. Priorities: Food vs. Elimination

    Thank you everyone!! I completely understand why elimination is a priority over food in this situation.... especially because constipation is an "actual" diagnosis, while imbalanced nutrition is...
  22. Hey everyone, I'm a second semester nursing student, this is my very first post on allnurses.com and I'm so excited to hear all of your opinions! I had a patient with a TAH BSO, 2 days post-op. She...
  23. Priority Question (Med/Surg Midterm)

    We were taught to choose what would kill the patient first- pain probably isn't gonna kill them (even though TO THE PATIENT this is the most pressing issue), but an infection may. This is kind of hard...
  24. Prioritazation question. Need help asap

    I am right there with you being frustrated with this stuff!! I have a lot of trouble with it too... my instructors say that *usually* actuals will come before risk-for diagnoses, unless your risk-for...
  25. School asks for private info?

    I'm in an ADN program in Mississippi and we had to submit proof of a physical, and hemoglobin and hematocrit results, but no other specific info... especially nothing menses related! I cant even...