lilhelper

I recently read an alarming article: Boomer Sex With Dementia Foreshadowed in Nursing Home Torn Apart. It's an eye opener. Careers were destroyed over what appeared to be a consensual sexual encounter in a long term care facility. I thought it would...

It might be helpful to fall back on what you know...what has helped with tragedy in the past?

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One time I did use my phone with a patient. In pediatrics, there was a boy who was about 7. He was on droplet precautions. Another nursing student and I had to do an assessment in the morning. We went into his room and he was sleeping. As instructed,...

To all the Missouri people that posted--I'm located in Mo. and haven't heard anything. I went to the HRSA website & logged in and am "under review."

Let's see..rude, unprofessional, unprepared...

I think this is the original point: "I am SICK to DEATH of SOME Medical Assistants, CNAs, and Respiratory Therapists (etc.) calling themselves NURSES, or allowing themselves to be called nurses...or saying that they are getting their "RN"." Nursing s...

In my humble opinion, I agree that there is an "ick" factor. I am only a nursing student, but I recall hearing something about MRSA and other interesting microbes collecting around hospital settings. Let's not even discuss bodily fluids. When I get h...

I worked in the HR department of a company. They would call an employee in for a disciplinary meeting and give them a screen printout of their AIM chats.

"hahahahhaha When I worked as a clerk at the hospital I was walking down the hall while they were taking this man down to endoscopy while his male friend was running alongside screaming "i'm sorry, I'm sorry" and then I got his x-ray and there was th...

When classes are full, check daily to see if the waiting list opens up. I have wiggled my way into more than one class with this method. Speak with the teachers and have a color copy of your letter of acceptance handy to show them. They may take pit...

I am still a student. When I get done busting my tail getting my RN, I will have earned the title. I don't want a pat on the back, but to claim the title of RN while not actually having the training to back it up seems very wrong to me, and insulting...

LPNweezy, you are being the bigger person with your attitude when you say, "I am not in any way talking badly about medical students." I commend you. And since you won't talk badly about med students, I will! ARROGANT ARROGANT ARROGANT! Wow. One guy...

get the lift team? *kidding*

Just because somebody has a job, doesn't mean they are good at it. That teacher doesn't sound very inspiring and I thought it was part of their job to inspire their students...not crush them. Do your best and learn what you can from the Dr. Grumpalu...

(Nursing student here.) It is my belief that, in a professional environment, it is important to have ethical communication techniques. Guilt and other forms of manipulation are not okay. And I don't think they would work. Often times, people respond...

Compassion or reality for obese patients? They can have both. We need to treat all patients with respect. We also need to be honest and teach, as is our job. I believe we are bound, ethically, do do both. (Okay--side note--I am just a student. But,...

I'm in my forties. I am often surrounded by youngsters in classes. Often times, they come to me for advice. One young lady lost her mother at a young age and she often comes to me for guidance. Being the senior member in the group can be a really goo...

I had family members, who were visiting a patient, ask me to run down to the cafeteria and get them a soda. Yup. I'll get right on that.

Shooting staples or tossing other items at someone while they are defenseless is inexcusable. I wonder...what do they do to patients that cannot defend themselves?

A lady I met at a function mentioned that she was a nurse. I was happy to hear that, because I am doing prereqs for an RN program now. I had so many questions! I asked what kind of nurse, where she worked, and I even managed a few other questions, w...

In the ED, I walked an elderly patient to the bathroom. It was occupied, and in the two minutes we waited, the patient let loose and peed a river on the floor. She shook her head and said, "It happens every time." Wow.

For the metric system: My mega, 6 Kids kilo, 3 Holler hecto, 2 Daily deka, 1 U (You) unit Don't deci, -1 Create centi, -2 Much milli, -3 More micro, -6 Noise nano, -9...

now see here emptynstr2, when you say " in many situations in which my younger cohorts were lacking, but they have me beat when it comes to recall and speed of thinking," that's just silly. (pause) i'm sorry, what were we talking about? as f...

I am in my 40s and am very excited about starting a nursing program (finishing prereqs now!). I think older students are good at pacing themselves and have terrific organizational skills--great for plowing through lots of school work. I sure hope ...