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  1. Reminiscing

    medsurgnurse replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated in 1997 and we had to do manual BP during clinical. If we got caught using the machine that would count as failing grade for clinical for that day. I can't believe any school would...

  2. Is there any hope for me? please help

    medsurgnurse replied to klar26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your grades are realy not that bad. Maybe try not taking so many credit hours per semester. You're not doing yourself any favors taking more hours than you can handle. By the way your social science...

  3. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    medsurgnurse replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

    So now we are mind-readers? I mean nursing knowldge will help you figure out why a medicine was d/c'd. But how do we know what the physician's rationale is unless the physician WRITES IT OUT ON THE...

  4. What if you can't hit a vein to draw blood?

    medsurgnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. To be expected to perform a procedure which you have never been trained to do is unacceptable. It puts you and the company at liability if something goes wrong. The best thing to do would be...

  5. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

    medsurgnurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    $13.00/hr as an ADN RN in 1997 in

  6. Examples of Horizontal Violence

    medsurgnurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in General Nursing

    DusktilDawn take a bow. The OP wanted SPECIFIC examples and boy did you give some. The sorry part is as I sat there reading I'm nodding my head knowing I've been in similair situctions way too often....

  7. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    medsurgnurse replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for making my

  8. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    medsurgnurse replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from the deep south and I've never said nor heard anyone say "he be" or "they does." I have no idea where you came upon the idea that this is the way southerners talk, perhaps from horribly fake...

  9. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    medsurgnurse replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    If anybody gives you any sh*t about your accent, just lay it on a little thicker. You know, "boy, that made me feel lower than snake's belly"....; "He's sicker than a dog"..; or " that goes together...

  10. Let's play a little game...

    medsurgnurse replied to amber32123's topic in Nursing Humor

    After the ADN and then BSN about $40,000 in student loan debt. during MSN now over $55,000. I didn't take out loans for more than I needed just to help with tuition and living

  11. My Pre-grad Clinical has deteriorated into Hell On Earth

    medsurgnurse replied to Gaelic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't want all CNA's to be mad for me saying this but i have seen this over and over. Some CNA's will try to sabotage new nurses. Think about it; this newly minted nurse will soon be making more...

  12. :( Sad - LPN (little pretend nurse comment)

    medsurgnurse replied to Amyjosonata's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Tell him PA is a Physician

  13. Check Out The Back Cover of November's AJN!!

    medsurgnurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know this is an old thread but I had to tell you. Did you that along with the ad the drug reps have promotional gizmo and stuff. Well the had little beanie baby eneman complete with the orange enema...

  14. Patient Almost Coded

    medsurgnurse replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you did pretty darn good. Its ok that you were nervous. You did everything that you should have done. Congratualtions on saving a

  15. Most recent problem (VERY LONG)

    medsurgnurse replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! If more nurses had the courage to do what you did, we wouldn't be treated so poorly. I will never ever figure out management people (no offense.) It sounds like you went above and...

  16. reading x-ray

    medsurgnurse posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does anyone know of a website to practice reading

  17. Why can't you go straight to CRNA School from BSN?

    medsurgnurse replied to KVYEng's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    thank you. thank you for straightening out the myth about going to crna school. and you made some excellant points about alternative careers, i didn't even think of some that you mentioned. thank you...

  18. What's driving new nurses away? Other nurses?

    medsurgnurse replied to ICURN_NC's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. It is a sad fact that hospital enviroments can be so toxic. When stuff like this happened to me, I didn't confront anyone. In the future I think I will confront the...

  19. Off topic: How do you keep house?

    medsurgnurse replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    pay the mortgage every

  20. Why can't you go straight to CRNA School from BSN?

    medsurgnurse replied to KVYEng's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I can't help myself I have to reply. I'm sorry but working in operations management is not "working in healthcare". And when and if you become an RN or CRNA you will be working human life not...

  21. reading x-ray

    medsurgnurse replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    thank you. that's just what I was looking

  22. Haunted by incidents at work/Part II UPDATE

    medsurgnurse replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Your charting reflects everything that you did. You were excellant. A lesser nurse would have dropped the ball on that one and had a bad outcome. I wish I had a pat on the back

  23. I would prefer not to get into a legal battle

    medsurgnurse replied to moosicle's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am not one to answer other poster's health questions. But this was negligent. And the nurse was so far out of line accsuing you of drinking. You must report this behavior to a supervisor. Also it...

  24. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    medsurgnurse replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    please keep us updated about how this is going. good

  25. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    medsurgnurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that strikes me is that she didn't even know what staff she had. Isn't that her job as the charge nurse to know exactly what staff is presenyt and who they are assigned