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  1. Lazy nurse or what

    Tarabara replied to Theguest2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have I seen a lazy nurse or two? of course. But for the most part no, we're not lying when we say nursing is hard. There are days when I really dont get a chance to sit down, take a bite to eat, or...

  2. Are there any nurses/future nurses willing to mentor new nursing students

    Tarabara replied to RNintraining72's topic in General Students

    I guess I should have mentioned I'm a new grad as well. Graduated Dec. 2011, been working since march

  3. Are there any nurses/future nurses willing to mentor new nursing students

    Tarabara replied to RNintraining72's topic in General Students

    In my program our nursing student council set up a mentor program where seniors were paired with first semester students (all voluntary for those who wanted to). Maybe you can suggest this to your...

  4. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    Tarabara replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    In Arizona we called feeding tubes duotubes, but here in salt lake they call them dophoff tubes (not sure if that's spelled right). What do you guys call feeding

  5. Slapped across the face by male patient

    Tarabara replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I cannot believe some people are implying that an alert and oriented patient should not be held responsible because there was a language barrier and he could have been scared and just reacting. What a...

  6. Top 10 tips for nursing school

    Tarabara replied to ames86's topic in General Students

    - Your classmates are not your competition anymore, they are your allies. I couldnt have gotten through nursing school without some of the friends I made there. - Your free time will dramatically...

  7. I Love My Job!

    Tarabara replied to flyingchange's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay! I'm so glad you made this thread because I'm a new grad too, 4 months into my job, and I LOVE it! I've been wanting to share just how honestly blessed and I happy I am but with all the negative...

  8. Help! My piggyback won't run!

    Tarabara replied to ktliz's topic in Patient Medications

    I dont back prime but I have had the same issue of coming back later to none of the piggyback having run in. I dont have any explanation for it but what I do is bend the primary tubing above the pump...

  9. Question for Current Nurses!

    Tarabara replied to mountainbird's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you're very smart to get a realistic picture of what you're facing. I went straight through nursing school after high school because I knew I wanted to be a nurse at a young age. I thought I...

  10. New Grad interview, 900 miles away, expensive...HELP

    Tarabara replied to MariahCareyizQUEEN!'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This^ I applied and ended up moving out of state for a job. I was willing to pay to interview out of state but only if I knew I had a fighting chance at it and wasnt one of hundreds for a few spots. I...

  11. New Nurse/Old Attitude

    Tarabara replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a new grad, I've been working on my unit for 4 months now and I consider myself incredibly lucky that I work with an amazing group of people. They all have made me feel welcome since day 1 and...

  12. FON 241 - Rio Salado College

    Tarabara replied to johnnyarei's topic in Arizona Nursing

    pre-ASUstudent, I tried to respond to your pm asking about ASUs program but it says your inbox is full and you cannot accept any more pm's. Please respond if you see this so I can send you the PM or...

  13. Share if you love your job!

    Tarabara replied to %63theend's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad, started working in March and I LOVE my job! I really wanted to work in OB so when I accepted a job in med/surg I didnt know how to feel, but I'm pleasantly surprised that I'm super...

  14. For all you new grads...what does your resume look like?

    Tarabara replied to pnkgirl25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went straight to nursing school after high school so I didnt have a lot of experience to put on my resume, but one thing i would highly recommend is doing an externship while in school. It'll look...

  15. nursing school survival kit

    Tarabara replied to mstockwe's topic in General Students

    a penny for good

  16. Don't know who to talk to

    Tarabara replied to pilot833's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I'm a new grad myself so I dont know a ton about this stuff yet but what I do know is my nurse manager started with his BSN and worked for a few years before getting his masters and becoming a...

  17. How much pain medicine is too much?

    Tarabara replied to jlwerley's topic in Patient Medications

    Slurred speech and unsteady gait are both symptoms of chiari malformation, and to me it sounds like the pt is experiencing side effects of that, not from pain meds. If her vitals are all stable...

  18. Input needed!

    Tarabara replied to danarooo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newer grad myself so I dont have lots of experience to base my opinion on but for what its worth I personally think the jail position might be better. You'd get more experience thats useful to...

  19. How would you change Healthcare Delivery?

    Tarabara replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    My very first thought when i read your question was to fix the continuity of care too. I completey agree with what you've said about having a system like with credit history so that patients can have...

  20. ASU- a school hospitals hire from?

    Tarabara replied to emwaugh's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm not sure about RN to BSN, but I just graduated with my BSN from ASU this past December and most of my classmates are working already and the local hospitals did seem to favor ASU students as most...

  21. Favourite Doctor Moments

    Tarabara replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work at a VA hospital and had a pt yelling about wanting a private room and family members to stay all night with him and things like that. When we told him it was not a hotel and his family could...

  22. Unique/Uncommon Nursing Careers

    Tarabara replied to Unknown member's topic in Nursing Career

    As I am a new grad, this is not my job but something I'm very interested in for the future. We had a guest speaker who works with the donor network talk to us, his job is to take care of the pts...

  23. Bad Clinical Experiences - Little to no hands-on

    Tarabara replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt say your situation is too uncommon, I just graduated and thought exactly like you after my first year. But you should get a lot more hands on opportunities your second year, especially your...

  24. Anyone applied/participated/interviewed for the VALOR program?

    Tarabara replied to klc2's topic in General Students

    Sgoneal- I emailed you so check your email! :) Hmm I wonder if we had extra questions because there were a lot of applicants because I do remember them saying something like 'due to the number of...

  25. Medication shortages?

    Tarabara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep randomly seeing small things about important medications being in short supply but I haven't heard it from any doc or nurse. Plus I think if we had a shortage of crucial meds it'd be a big...