Nurseboy1

Nurseboy1

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  1. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    Nurseboy1 replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    It was my mother that suggested that I could be a nurse. She has been a nurse for 23 years. After I got accepted into nursing school, both of my parents supported my choice and helped me in school....

  2. teaching hospitals

    Nurseboy1 replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I truly dislike about working in a teaching hospital is that the interns change services every month. Just when we get used to the docs, or they get comfortable with our patient...

  3. New graduate employment

    Nurseboy1 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, congratulations on graduation, and good luck on boards. I'm sure you'll do fine. I gotta agree with the previous post, shop long and hard for the first unit. I interviewed with several...

  4. First Code

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everybody, I'm a new grad working in a 31 bed renal/pulmonary unit with a 6 bed step-down at a teriary care hospital. Today near the end of my shift a patient that I have been taking care of was...

  5. First Code

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate the kind words of encouragement. Its just that I never witnessed a code in nursing school, and I have never seen anyone die in front of me. I know that I'll feel better in the...

  6. Nurse/patient Ratio.....

    Nurseboy1 replied to Ari RN's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit it's 4-5 during the day, and 5-6 at night. In the step-down area the ratio is 1-3 at all

  7. New Medications for Women

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Here are some new medications for women::wink2: Damitol- take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up to eight hours St. Mom's Wort- plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering...

  8. What's in a Name?

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A nurse was caring for an elderly couple. She was impressed by the way the gentleman preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms calling her honey, my love, darling, sweetheart, pumkin,...

  9. It's hurricane season y'all...

    Nurseboy1 replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: That was too funny! Living here in North Carolina, we too get our fair share of hurricanes. We too follow the rules of hurricane preparation (we just don't have the gators to worry about)....

  10. Malpractice Insurance

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everybody, I am 4 weeks from graduation in an ADN program, and will be starting to work in the summer. Should I purchase my own malpractice insurance, or will the hospital cover me? Thanks,...

  11. Why did you become a nurse?

    Nurseboy1 replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    As my screen name implies, I am a third generation nurse in my family. My great-grandmother was a nurse that went to new mother's homes and lived with her and cared for the mother and the baby. My...

  12. Can't take anymore

    Nurseboy1 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand exactly. I have exactly 8 weeks until graduation from my ADN program. I acted on misinformation from a nurse and mixed up two patients for a total of 10 minutes. We are is psych....