AndieWoke

ok, i am tired, so tired, :dzed: and probably whiny but i just need to vent. we're a little short at work and i picked up shift and then worked the weekend, it was busy, it's nearly always busy, and i had a patient on a bed alarm that i chased f...

You're kidding right? After the various bodily fluids I have had splashed on me, all the isolation patients I have taken care of while sweating under the paper gowns, and the time spent sweating in hot rooms inhabited by elderly patients now I'm supp...

Considering the fact that the nursing profession is mostly women, how much women gossip (honestly!), and the *almost* unbelieveable number if posts on this forum about 'nurses eating their young', 'backstabbing', etc. I myself try really hard to keep...

This new rule was evidently made by someone who doesn't pass medications in the hospital. All it takes is one patient/family member who has medications that changed or a new medication where they need teaching and you will never get any of you...

LOL, a surgeon named Dr. Hacker

well, you are going to turn 34 anyway, god willing. do you want to be a nurse when you get there? or not? as far as age goes i am 41 and a new grad, and being an rn sure as heck beats being a cna, and the pay is better too. best, andie

i am an older grad, past *gulp* 40, on my first rn job, and i am also really introverted and shy. i agree with just being yourself, asking lots of questions, doing the best job you can (your're new, you're going to goof up), and be professional (at t...

Suanna, try nylon glove liners, if you google that phrase they are available from all kinds of places from scientific supply places to ebay. They are washable and I used the same pair for months at a time. I used to wear them when I did rad work beca...

i worked as a cna in a snf/ltc facility while i was in nursing school. it was a great experience and i don't regret it a bit. however, reasons to avoid working full time in a facilty include: 1. hospital benefits are exponentially better. 2. it...

dealing with the issues of other women and the endless catfights! wish there were more men so i had more sensible conversational oppurtunities instead of the latest hair/makeup/boyfriend/husband/pregnancy/kid/she said " "/ and the other endless junk...

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WOW! Just the level of rudeness, amazing. I am always astonished at how some people feel entitled.

that is a good question! i know i spend most of my time at work moving . . . last night i had patients at opposite ends of the hall so i literally did 'laps' to do rounds, give meds, take vital signs. :monkeydance: andie

i did that too before i started nursing school and then i did the hospital internship where i had to complete a certain number of 'sticks' in order to pass the class. i think it's a good idea because you aren't going to get much, if any, practice in ...

hello everybody! i graduated in dec 2009 with a bsn in nursing. i am 41 and this is my second career. . . or mid life crisis, can't decide which! in february i passed nclex with 75 qs, still pinching myself on that one, it was stressful even though i...

i love rei! it's the best place to get socks, they have thorlos and other wool blend socks, even merino. and their online catalog is great. shopping for shoes is always difficult for me. i have a wide toe and narrow heel. years ago i could get away ...

i was a cna in a snf before i was a nurse and i remember a rehab patient we had who was very, very sick post surgery and also was positive for mrsa. although we used contact precautions when dealing with him he had extremely dry skin with a lot of fl...

i worked full time in a snf to pay as much tuition as possible and my personal bills (which is an experience that i never ever hope to repeat) and returned to school full time for two years straight, 3 semesters a year to get my bsn. it was rough, i ...

It worked for me! I checked quick results the day after and it was true, I passed! *wine*wine*wine

I PASSED !!!! THANK GOD! And thank you to everyone who wished me well! God bless you all!

I am taking it tomorrow. Please dear Lord help me to pass.

] Can you run a heparin drip and NS on separate pumps at a Y-site? Heparin is infused very slowly and is compatable with NS . . . ? It would keep the site open w/o flushing . . .