stbernardclub replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing
Well, having read alot of the threads on this subject,I was just glad the regular sugar coaters were not here to say everythings ok, will be fine, your a good nurse.Anyone can say that,but how will...
you must go back to school for 1 year fulltime to become a r.n. with diploma or associates. To get a BSN, plan on another 2 years fulltime, providing all your credits
If you walk into any given hospital ,clinic or Dr. office, you will see many different colors of scrubs and prints.They are very nice to look at, have a bunch of them myself. But, are we nurses...
stbernardclub replied to veetach's topic in Emergency
This disease in is the New England Journal of Medicine.It is a real disease and people are suffering with it. The biggest enemy of those suffering are ignorant people who blurt out opinions they have...
I would like to hear the nurses side of the story here. As you will learn once you are a r.n on the floor with a full case load of patients and also asked(which a r.n. could say no) to be a...
stbernardclub replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing
I am a c.c.r.n who has been on a private duty vent case for one year. Work for the largest hospital group in my area.The 3 fulltime r.n. on this case got nothing. I suspect in the office they had...
farkinott....my husband and I read your poem with such glee,and I have to admit, it sounds like a plea.To make woman the bad guys and men sting like a bee.................ouch...:) sandy(your cool...
When I was in nursing school, there were 3 men in the class of 55. By the second semester, one failed due to cheating and one of them should have been thrown out for vulger sexist remarks.The 3rd guy...
stbernardclub replied to angelaADSN's topic in Travel
Must be something about the south,im trying to get travel nursing in Alabama. Want to be in the southern portion of the state. Some of the agencies misled me and told me there would be work there when...
Mental illness is the cause in many of these cases. Sometimes,as in bi-polar,the person can be very intelligent,pleasant and charming.The next minute their mind does a 180.This nurse, I suspect, was...
You may not like the answer but, how could you miss your daughters last years of high school,especially when she voices that she misses her mom?!?! Come on, nursing will be there for you in Texas...
stbernardclub replied to Dr. Gonzo's topic in General Nursing
well...thats a hot subject. Worked on a nutty med surg/oncology/telemetry(yes,a moneymaking 10 pt ratio kind of floor), and seen nurses hit, pinched and verbally assulted quite often. Then went on a...
:angryfire Oh yes,Its all coming back to me now. Especially on the med surg/onc floor where on a good day you got 8 patients on 3-11. How can people get away with the long phone calls? Well, evetially...
There is no doubt registered nurses need continued education, and we all know those who wish to never pick up a book ,unless its a romance novel,gain.This is deadly! Now, here goes my neighbor New...
I would say the biggest pet peave I have in nursing are the nurses who feel they are superior to others, even though they may in fact be wrong many times. If I were to listen to one of those head...
stbernardclub replied to suzieq8907's topic in General Nursing
:balloons: ok,first off that takes alot of guts to ask this one...what really works well is using a facial sauna until your face is good and sweaty, then use a mild apricot scrub...kicks them black...