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There's no medical reason to message other than it may help diffuse the pain of the injection. If a patients insists I do it, then I do it. It's that whole placebo-effect. (well, not really, but you get my point).

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That is VERY awesome. I'm happy for you! I 2nd what's already been said; tell them if you want, but you don't have to. Again, congrats!

You should go straight for your bachelor's if it's an NP you're shooting for. It's a requirement.

You sound really down. See a school counselor and take care of yourself, first. Be well.

It was Med-Surg for my school.

any nursing school that doesn't require a pharmacology class (AT LEAST one) is absurd. As an RN, much of your time will revolve around giving medications to people. It's a HUGE part of the job. In fact, I think there ought to be SEVERAL pharmacology classes throughout nursing school, and the degree of difficulty should be MUCH higher than what it typical is. This stuff should be 2nd nature to nursing students. None of this squeaking by stuff. Furthermore, any C grade in ANY class should be grounds for expulsion from the program entirely - NO REDOS. We are messing with people's lives here. Average shouldn't cut it. Whew - not sure where that tangent came from! :)

diabetic educators shouldn't be allowed to be fat. PERIOD. they carry no credibility, and it's just plain gross.

Um, I'm aware, sweetie.

"Supper"? LOL! Who says that? It's dinner! No, no suggestions, either.

CAN they be fat? Sure. I wouldn't take one seriously, though. Let's see... let me get my diabetic information from a FAT girl, go train with my FAT trainer, catch a flight with a BLIND pilot, have my car fixed at boat repair shop, and then go under the knife with some dude that works at McDonald's.

If someone is willing to pay for the license plate then they should be allowed to have it. Let's focus on the important issues.

I get 9.12 hours of PTO every 2 weeks. Not sure what that works out to be annually.

It's only common if you allow it.

No. This "chart every detail because you'll need it when you go to court" is nonsense that is the result of being brainwashed, I'm afraid to say. Being VERY specific in your general, everyday nursing charting is actually bad and more than likely will be used AGAINST you in a court case. That aside, truth is, you'll probably never, ever go to court in your lifetime anyway. I see a lot of people use the "protect your license" reason to back up their statements. PATIENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR LICENSE. THEY WANT MONEY. THEY WANT THE HOSPITALS MONEY, AND THE DOCTORS INSURANCE MONEY. That's all.

I would want my child(ren) to pick something that makes them happy. Although, I must admit, I would silently cringe if they decided to become nurses. It's a pretty crummy job to have now that I'm doing it (just my opinion, folks!).