Intern67

Intern67

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  1. Extended MN Nurses Strike Averted

    Intern67 posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    http://tinyurl.com/25vnygu the minnesota nurse's association dropped their demand for mandatory staffing ratios, but both sides agreed to address the staffing concerns through existing committees....

  2. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    Intern67 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    brrrrrringggg.... "Sacred Smattering of Hope Psychiatric Facility, this is Nurse Ratched, how may I help you?" "My husband, Mr. Wonderful, is a nurse there and we have a family emergency, could you...

  3. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    Intern67 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    No one is cut off from all communication from family. Your friend can give his famliy the facility's phone number and they can call in an

  4. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    Intern67 replied to mei834's topic in Nursing Career

    I certainly had no intention of discouraging her, and you clearly have no idea what my intentions are. In reality (in person, not online) I have tutored and advised more nursing, pre-nursing, and...

  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Intern67 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Since everyone and their sister has a camera phone, many that can, in fact, record videos, please take some pics and videos of the death angel and get an interview with him or her if you can. That...

  6. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    Intern67 replied to mei834's topic in Nursing Career

    I would respectfully ask that you re-write your post and remove all the text-speak and inventive punctuation. It would make it much easier to address your perfectly valid concerns and questions....

  7. Pre NS anxiety/cold feet!

    Intern67 replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

    Keep thoughts like above in the forefront and do your best to avoid dwelling on negativity. It will

  8. How long is a BLS class supossed to last

    Intern67 replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Students

    Refresher BLS courses often last around 2

  9. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    Intern67 replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like heaven. You can decide for your own damn self if nursing is for you or not. Get started

  10. If you are a bad CNA, does that make you a bad Nurse?

    Intern67 replied to Derek1975's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I thought the exact same thing as a new CNA. Turns out I was one of the few aides making sure people were shaved, had their teeth brushed, were wearing their glasses hearing aids, had (their own)...

  11. Did I do something horribly wrong?

    Intern67 replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

    Some instructors get more nervous and high strung than students at clinical. Sometimes it is their superiors filling their heads with thoughts of "If one of your students screws up, YOU will lose your...

  12. Life as a New Grad Sucks

    Intern67 replied to lifeasanewgrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not aware of any nurses who went 12-4 last year (while throwing 33 TDs and 7 picks) and went to the NFC

  13. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    Intern67 replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even sadder for you apparently. I've never used "girls" demeaning term. "Guys" and "boys" is also used, even though we are adults and no one seems to get their undies in a bunch over it. The males...

  14. Patient falls scare me to death

    Intern67 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    You did what you could and doing those things will help keep your patients safe and make you a better nurse. A lot of fearful hand-wringing and endless obsessing over it will not help keep your...

  15. What To Do When Dating A Co-Worker

    Intern67 replied to bobber's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, sounds like he got a little good out of it pretty early

  16. Why did you choose to go into nursing?

    Intern67 replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I chose to go into nursing because of the infinite number of jobs, the fantastic pay, the glamor of the profession, and the great liklihood of having sex in the supply room with a cute

  17. Study Guide for Textbook

    Intern67 replied to celticmoonwolf's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The study guide for my Fundamentals book (Perry and Potter) is useless. The study guide for my Med Surg book (Lewis) is worth its weight in

  18. is there a problem with men going into nursing.

    Intern67 replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've never had a chaperone as a CNA, Home Health Aide, or Student Nurse at clinical, nor have I ever seen a male nurse who had a chaperone. Now, patients and families are free to choose to have female...

  19. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

    Intern67 replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Young man, the best advice anyone could give to you would be to, um, keep quiet. If you put your foot in your mouth early in nursing school, you will have a very long and difficult time ahead of you....

  20. Tired of ppl who says that you are not a real nurse cause you dont work in a hospital

    Intern67 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds a lot more like one single ignorant person than

  21. Are the new nurses to blame

    Intern67 replied to Zaphod's topic in General Nursing

    " No matter the career, good solid experience in fieldwork is a requirement for success whether you plan to get advanced degrees or not. Those who disdain the very work they need to advance are...

  22. I Think I am NOT Going to NS

    Intern67 replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    If you have a 4.0 GPA what the heck are you caterwauling about? Who do you think fails and passes exit exams anyway? (Hint: The 4.0 students do just fine.) As I said, nursing school is a whole...

  23. Lower stress areas to 'get your feet wet' in nursing?

    Intern67 replied to amr1234's topic in General Nursing

    I'm aware of that; I was pointing out that the stress starts *long* before that - in sort of a funny kind of...

  24. Best method for figuring dosage calculations!!!!

    Intern67 replied to survrgrl08's topic in General Students

    The formula method works fine for very simple and straightforward problems. However, once you get into flow rates, surface area/body weight, stuff like that, there will not be an easy to use formula...

  25. Be Aware: Don't Go into Nursing

    Intern67 replied to work&play's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand you are venting, but try to take a deep breath and think about what you are posting. You sound