GRUNGE

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  1. High school students get angry if you tell them the truth about nursing

    GRUNGE replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Someone has to burst there life is perfect cherry

  2. I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    GRUNGE replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    I started my bsn program same as you with no expeiriance. Dont worry the first is the hardest. The rest is still tough but doable. I just felt like i was hurtaling through some great nursing...

  3. Unemployed and frustrated new LVN graduate! Please help! What am I doing wrong?

    GRUNGE replied to JustineLove's topic in California Nursing

    drop the L and change the V to an R. a lot of plaves are now looking to hire RN's and the lvn position is gradualy being phased out. espesialy since there was a huge influx of rn's when they anounced...

  4. I had an epiphany today

    GRUNGE replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    those patients are my whole unit at rehab. they all know more than you and wont be told whats what by a 25 y/o nurse, despite my bsn. so go ahead and skip your clonadine and have a

  5. ADN or BSN. Which should i choose? HELP

    GRUNGE replied to marcopolo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    just go straight for the bsn. there is no expieriance that will signigantly help you since the text book world and clinical world are entirly different. if you wana go practioner dont waste your time...

  6. Neonates and feeding

    GRUNGE replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

    thank you guys so much, for your

  7. Neonates and feeding

    GRUNGE posted a topic in General Nursing

    is it really important to check a baby's temp before feeding them and if so what is a good temp for

  8. Neonates and feeding

    GRUNGE replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

    i understand the their temp will effect whether or not they eat, but does eating cause a drop in temperture. i apreciate all your advice, cuz this keeps bugging me. oy with the

  9. Neonates and feeding

    GRUNGE replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

    my cna was doing her check offs for maternal newborn nursing and was asked if she would check the temp before or after feeding the baby. the obvious choice is before, but i was stumped when she asked...

  10. Can I do this to help me insert a Foley?

    GRUNGE replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    grab a cna get all up in the pt buisness ( in other words dont be timid, push and spread firmly, also pull up becaus the meatus sags in older women.) when you cant see aim up and slide back. keep...

  11. Mrsa contact precautions?

    GRUNGE posted a topic in General Nursing

    So this has been bugging me for a while. The standard at my hospital is to nasal swab all newly admitted pt for mrsa. People with mrsa are placed on contact precautions. If mrsa is a contact...

  12. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    GRUNGE replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    over and over and

  13. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    GRUNGE replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a border town hospital and fine this is a common statement made to me. I catch even more remarks because i have a spanish sir name. I have spoken english my whole life and have no desire to...

  14. Nursing Grad Questions

    GRUNGE replied to R2K2NE1's topic in General Nursing

    The pointof the ns hung with the blood is to ease the passing of the individual blood cells and minimize the risk of damaging the blood cells by having them collide with the tubing. You will run ns...

  15. CALL BELLS

    GRUNGE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, does anybody else wake up to the sounds of phantom call bells in the night on your day off. Or the sounds of patients bbeking nonsense. Has my cheese sllid off its

  16. answering the patient's daughter's call = invasion of privacy?

    GRUNGE replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at my hospital there is an access code that must be given by all who want informatino pertaining to a

  17. Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    GRUNGE replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well all the work a cna's job is actually the responcibility of the nurse, it just delegated. So i would expect the nurse to help out. I always try to help out my cnas when its a hectic day. I will...

  18. Fellow Nurses, I need help! Tips PLEASE!

    GRUNGE replied to missjayhawk47's topic in General Nursing

    be a dental hygenist. better hours, less crap.

  19. Underwear and patients

    GRUNGE replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    it his choice what he wants to

  20. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    GRUNGE replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    funny no one picked nurse again. haha. I would be a physical

  21. Stroke Patients

    GRUNGE replied to my4helpers's topic in General Nursing

    if he is ambulatory kicking a ball helbs coordination, also get a small weight and have him move it in big circles on a table, this helps with left and right brain coordination. you can also get...

  22. can you work as a nurse while beeing rn student? and if so..as what....cna?...thanks!

    GRUNGE replied to eryna's topic in LPN to RN

    I cant belive no one else mentioned this, but after you complete some nursing classes, you can become hired as a nurse tech, which is a glorified cna that can insert catheters. They primarily work in...

  23. CALL BELLS

    GRUNGE replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

    Damnith those

  24. Prioritizing patients

    GRUNGE replied to obfuscate's topic in General Nursing

    At least try to make it look like you attempted this first. Dont just ask us to do your

  25. Forensics?

    GRUNGE replied to liamssmile's topic in General Nursing

    Sexual Assault Nurse Exaniners or SANE nurses work with forensics a lot and are in high demand. there are only two in my area that are shared by 6