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  1. Some perspective on nursing profession bashing

    kool-aide, RN replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    i about spit coffee on my laptop screen when i read that line! lol kudos to you for doing the research and gaining prospective! it's hard to keep the positive vibes alive on this site

  2. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    kool-aide, RN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I just wrote a whole thread about that! "lack of basic care--appalling!" Drives me up the

  3. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    kool-aide, RN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    I never really had a phobia... but I still don't like hearing, smelling, or seeing someone vomit....but I can deal with it. everything else is fine.

  4. Lack of basic care--appalling!

    kool-aide, RN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    thank

  5. Lack of basic care--appalling!

    kool-aide, RN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetrevenge, I don't know if it's just me, but you got AWFULLY defensive with this post... You don't have to convince me that we're all very busy, believe me, I get it. But, pertaining to oral...

  6. I'm excited and just needed to tell someone! :)

    kool-aide, RN replied to Cas0880's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good luck in school and you new job! You sound just like me when I finished my CNA course and got my hospital job. I was on top of the world!!!! Don't let ANYONE take that away from you!!!!!! Your...

  7. Patient fell, Forgot to reset alarm

    kool-aide, RN replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    OP, this is very unfortunate that this happened to you, but from reading your posts you truly seem to care about your pts and I think you will be a great nurse! Good luck in

  8. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    kool-aide, RN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    already dressed for the party...

  9. How to prepare for tele floor test

    kool-aide, RN replied to NIGHTINGALE-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you taken an EKG

  10. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

    kool-aide, RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just don't let myself think about it too much or I will GO

  11. Patient fell, Forgot to reset alarm

    kool-aide, RN replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a good thing, but it happens. Nobody's going to call "state." It will

  12. Brown Mackie

    kool-aide, RN replied to derekfitness's topic in General Students

    We have BM college in central Indiana, I would go somewhere else… I have never seen a BM graduate nurse working in my hospital

  13. Patient Ratios and Region

    kool-aide, RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    4-5 on days. 5-6 on nights.

  14. What advice to give?

    kool-aide, RN replied to DNS on the go's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    truth! these students will be weeded out of nursing, one way or

  15. What does Johnson and Johnson get out of promoting nursing careers?

    kool-aide, RN replied to WDM08002's topic in General Nursing

    I THINK J&J is in cahoots with the hospitals/care facilities! Think about it, if J&J can get the hospitals to buy their products to wash the patients, THEY'D BE RICH(ER)!!!! Although, in light...

  16. permitting a patient to urinate in bed versus holding it in

    kool-aide, RN replied to dseltzer's topic in General Nursing

    Working on an ortho unit, the dayshift nurse had told one of my pts that she could just pee in her depends instead of walking to the BR. What is going through these people's

  17. While you're at it...can you clean my poop too?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Miller86's topic in General Nursing

    I had the exact same situation w a middle-aged female pt! A&Ox3, admitted with LLE cellulitis. She would be incont of urine in the bed (I think) just to get attention and have a staff member in...

  18. why the lack of baths

    kool-aide, RN replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better

  19. I have my first RN job- should I leave CNA jobs on my resume?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I vote keep it on

  20. Writing a Bio?

    kool-aide, RN replied to ninja2011's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the first poster. Keep in short, sweet, professional, and to the point. Good luck on the new job!

  21. Seriously, resumés aren't that difficult...

    kool-aide, RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Call me rude, insensitive, or mean as much as you want, but the ENDLESS threads asking for help on resumés here on this site just drive me up the wall! lol Seriously, writing a resumé isn't that...

  22. Seriously, resumés aren't that difficult...

    kool-aide, RN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I love your sense of humor!

  23. That Feeling

    kool-aide, RN replied to jnrsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    That's so awesome! Kudos to you and your

  24. Seriously considering dropping nursing school for medical school?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Strawberrygirl2's topic in General Nursing

    You've got to do what you've got to do! At least try it! What've you got to

  25. Taking good body mechanics too far?

    kool-aide, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Everyone, I would like to hear your opinions on a situation that came up at work this past weekend: I was taking care of a pt on a m/s floor who was admitted w pneumonia. She was getting ready to be...