Intern67

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  1. scared i'm going to lose my license..

    Intern67 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    I know jobs are scarce, but "new grad" and "acute psych facility charge nurse" just don't sound right together. Sounds a bit like the place has a policy of flushing nurses and you are just the next...

  2. Help NEED LUNCH

    Intern67 replied to nurselele05's topic in Home Health

    Not all. Weather like that is why they invented coolers. I have a small zip up cooler with a carrying strap. I pack it with those little portable refreezable ice packs, a can of soda, gatorade, and...

  3. sharing stethoscopes?

    Intern67 replied to eternalbride's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I made a game of watching my classmates who were sharing stethoscopes to see if they would keep swabbing the earpieces. The average "swab duration" was about two changes before they started...

  4. Inhumane Treatments

    Intern67 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    The Sausage King of Chicago became a nurse! Whoda

  5. Possible Solutions to Nursing School Wait lists?

    Intern67 replied to jm0203's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we all need preceptors, we all need orientation, shouldn't we all be willing to provide a service we all needed at various

  6. Possible Solutions to Nursing School Wait lists?

    Intern67 replied to jm0203's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree and this is one of the reasons I chose the nursing school I did. It is notorious for being difficult to get into and having stellar graduation and NCLEX passing rates. And as the...

  7. Possible Solutions to Nursing School Wait lists?

    Intern67 replied to jm0203's topic in General Nursing

    I was under the impression that precepting is very often simply a part of a nurse's job. Nurses are instructed and evaluated on teaching ability and teaching appears to be a fundamental part of being...

  8. Did you do your research BEFORE you became a nurse?

    Intern67 replied to Tyler77's topic in General Students

    The internet has become less of a friend and more of a molesting uncle. It is full of absolute BS and is becoming more and more useless as a source for reliable information. While everyone and their...

  9. Please be honest!

    Intern67 replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    Because Americans LOVE themselves a false

  10. Please be honest!

    Intern67 replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a lot of people are getting OUT of nursing because of the

  11. What is the purpose of requiring white shoes?

    Intern67 replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is also an arbitrary decision for students. If you let green nursing students wear whatever footwear they want, they will tend to make questionable

  12. Caregiver smoking with patient on oxygen

    Intern67 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    When combustion is accelerated fast enough, that is pretty much an explosion. What happens is the oxygen can soak into bandages, blankets or clothing and when ignited, accelerate like a mofo. I'm...

  13. Do you donate blood?

    Intern67 replied to pna2388's topic in General Students

    I donate platelets about every 4 weeks with the Red

  14. What's your problem???????

    Intern67 replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my old LTC facility, the aides absolutely run the place. They live by their own rules and to heck with standards of care, patient rights, scope of practice or any other term you can gin up....

  15. Have I missed something about tylenol?

    Intern67 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. Why even have licensed

  16. Quit My Job Today

    Intern67 replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to overanalyze; patient care had nothing to do with it. You weren't drinking the Kool Aid so you had to

  17. Quit My Job Today

    Intern67 replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I remember that thread. This situation occurs everywhere in coporate culture, and believe me I have been there before. When your superiors are morons and your colleagues are sycophants,...

  18. Help me with Braden Scale

    Intern67 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Home Health

    The Braden Scale is pretty straightforward, you assess the 6 factors and add up the score. Which part are you having difficulty with? To my knowledge, diabetic or homebound status does not...

  19. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    Intern67 replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know nurses make what I consider "good" money. I got this idea from talking to nurses. Money was not my main motivation for choosing a career change to nursing but it was a consideration. I'm...

  20. Are you expected to know how to take BP and heart rate right away?

    Intern67 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    It is a good question. We had to have a CNA cert before nursing school, but early in lab after school had just started we were trained and checked off on taking vital signs. We practiced a lot on each...

  21. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    Intern67 replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    While working in LTC, a very frustrated RN told that to a family who was demanding something or other. We were working on the TCU and they had sent one of the nurses home and split the high demand...

  22. Getting over coworkers who don't care

    Intern67 replied to Blueroses91's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't get mad. Get even. The best way to get even is to do your job really well. They hate this more than anything. While I was in LTC, I reported coworkers (often in writing) for: - Eating resident...

  23. Resigning Today

    Intern67 replied to Kyla.ann's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The buildup is very often much more dramatic than the act. People resign, change jobs, get fired, laid off, downsized, rightsized, reorganized, quit, die, etc every day. It is a fact of life. Most...

  24. Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    Intern67 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your family has you more worried than anything. I'd say the MD hanging up on you abrubtly means she didn't want anything more to do with you regarding the discussed subject rather than...

  25. Is it too late for me?

    Intern67 replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    It's not Logan's Run, it's Nursing - they don't shoot you after you turn 30. (I probably should be shot for making a Logan's Run