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  1. Nursing School Rankings

    lady_jezebel replied to Tessda's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    US News and World Report ranks nursing schools, though usually they focus on graduate programs (they have considered BSN programs in the past, however). Also, the overall rating of a given college...

  2. Your opinion on nurses being role models of good health

    lady_jezebel replied to JustGettingStarted's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, the hospital setting is a very unhealthy, stressful environment for both pts & healthcare workers. The majority of both are sleep deprived. Night shift is especially damaging, and...

  3. Angry at the Lazy Respiratory Therapists

    lady_jezebel replied to sockov's topic in MICU, SICU

    The respiratory therapists on my unit are awesome!! There's great rapport b/twn nursing & RT where I

  4. What do you live for?

    lady_jezebel replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Psychiatric

    My baby! And my husband too, of

  5. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    lady_jezebel replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto

  6. If not a nurse...what????

    lady_jezebel replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few: Cultural or physical anthropologist/professor (no jobs for the non-Ivy league) Physician (they have all the fun -- I know I'm in the minority here) Writer or painter (I lack...

  7. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    lady_jezebel replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What is up with all the comments about RNs "sitting at their desks" while LPNs do all the work??? First of all, none of the nurses except management have desks in my university hospital, or any other...

  8. ok to use names in charting?

    lady_jezebel replied to liswbbrn's topic in General Nursing

    We use computerized charting. If we notify an MD for any reason, there is a box we fill out that asks specifically for the name of the doc called & her/his service. I try to always include it, for...

  9. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

    lady_jezebel replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Nursing Humor

    Called the ICU docs in a total panic b/c I thought the pt's eyeball was herniating. I paged them several times & demanded that the resident assess the pt. I said that it was "going to blow" at any...

  10. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    lady_jezebel replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is horrific & paternalistic. How dare the doc make such a judgement. I'm sorry you have to live with this. I am also a lot more assertive now regarding pt

  11. Upset - sorry so long

    lady_jezebel replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Submit written, formal letters to HR & nursing to explain your case. Emphasize your honesty & integrity. It sounds like an honest mistake to

  12. your very own personal crusade

    lady_jezebel replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: "I really get irritated when health care folks talk to the patients and tack, "Okay?" onto the end of whatever they're saying. "I need to check your blood pressure, okay?" "We're going to start...

  13. your very own personal crusade

    lady_jezebel replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for pt's being clean & bathed, but I honestly don't like to do them either. I enjoy the intellectual aspects of nursing, but not the personal grooming, giving meals, or toileting. I do...

  14. your very own personal crusade

    lady_jezebel replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I had a clinical instructor that called them a pt's "special pads", which sounds just as silly & belittling to me. I agree with using the word "pad", though "diaper" sometimes comes out of my...

  15. Epidural and PCA at same time?...

    lady_jezebel replied to Larry77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's OK in our hospital as long as a narcotic is used in only one of them. For our ortho/surgical pts with both, there is usually bupivicaine (or some other numbing drug) on continuous infusion from...

  16. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

    lady_jezebel replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

    LOVE this quote, and will think of it often as I raise my son. Thanks Mariedoreen: "There is a saying that I turn to during such times with my own child: "Should you shield the canyons from the...

  17. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

    lady_jezebel replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

    Have him meet other male nurses in a technical, high-paced setting, such as the ER or ICU, so that he can see what they really do. Unfortunately, nursing programs start off by focusing on bed-making,...

  18. No More Bedside Nursing, I Quit!

    lady_jezebel replied to cameroondiva's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I share your complaints about nursing. I switched to the ICU (not a "step down"), where we only have 1-2 patients. It's renewed my interest in working at the

  19. I really need to talk about this! (long)

    lady_jezebel replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is exactly why I choose to work in university hospitals. If a resident doesn't listen, I can call another doc further up the chain. Attendings have a huge reputation to uphold, and a fear of...

  20. Please Help Me. I Failed Boards.

    lady_jezebel replied to luvanurse0630's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    And just to add, the approach that worked for me was to view the test as assessing BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. You are tested in order to demonstrate that you can provide safe care. Do not read too...

  21. Please Help Me. I Failed Boards.

    lady_jezebel replied to luvanurse0630's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's OK. Your world is not over. Just study & try again, it's your best option. These kinds of things happen, but try to put it into perspective. When things like this happen in my life, I ask...

  22. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    lady_jezebel replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No. My baby had to be emergently resuscitated. This was unforseen. I'm very thankful that he was born in a hospital under the skill of an excellent physician. I'm all for nurse midwives, but only in a...

  23. Am I being a baby?????

    lady_jezebel replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    I love how nurses are always sabotaging one another. We talk about "compassion" and "caring", yet some nurses treat their own fellow co-workers like dirt. Sorry you're working with such a

  24. Concerns over starting work

    lady_jezebel replied to EnglishRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many employers have a checklist of skills, and the job applicant is to self-rate her/himself for competency in each skill -- for example, starting IVs, drawing blood, assessments (which includes...

  25. Is there away around the nursing school waiting list?

    lady_jezebel replied to floridanurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    You could also take just the pre-reqs & then apply to a 4-yr public college as a junior transfer, since you already have a degree. There are also accelerated programs for people with prior...