BiohazardBetty

BiohazardBetty

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  1. What to do when your patient adores you?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    Colleen, there's no need to be *quite* so mean... we've all made bad

  4. What to do when your patient adores you?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to meko's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I thought audio surveillance was against the law

  8. What to do when your patient adores you?

    BiohazardBetty replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to RNpearls1908's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to RNpearls1908's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to travel88's topic in Travel

    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...?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Oncology

    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. Realistic time frames for goals... help!

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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. Constructive criticism on my resume, please...?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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...?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's great advice... Thank

  16. EGD/Colonoscopy Nursing Diagnoses?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Students

    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?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Students

    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??

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Students

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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. Priorities: Food vs. Elimination

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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)

    BiohazardBetty replied to NICURN2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

    BiohazardBetty replied to Servingshots's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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?

    BiohazardBetty replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    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...