Mully

Mully

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  1. What kind of animal are you?

    Useless question?? Do you have no insight?! It's a fantastic question for getting to know someone. I'd be a fox. Need I say more? Oh and Cheesepotato... that had to be the hottest description of a...
  2. Morificeko, Are you feeling that you will really enjoy giving anesthesia? My thing is, I really love nursing. It's a blast in my opinion. I love it for a lot of reasons, but I'm hesitant to leave it...
  3. Hired at a SNF but.....

    Bahahahaha
  4. The New Grad situation today

    All you gotta do is move to the greatest state of the 50 - Michigan. I had 2 jobs waiting for me when I got out of school and even now at my hospital and many others, there are maybe 40 openings...
  5. I'm with you there. Except for insulin, since 45mls of it might look like it's about empty but that could easily last the whole shift depending on the
  6. Jackson Community College in Michigan Fall 2011

    One year and one day you resurrect this thread? Lol okay, well I'll tell you that I remember the lowest score for my class was something like 63. I've heard of even lower though. It's a good time to...
  7. Nights is the life! Especially when you're young and single w/o kids. 7p-7a and I love
  8. Thank you guys! One I learned last night - Don't give an 89 y/o ambien. It makes them loopy! My A&OX4 guy, upon my second assessment, suddenly thought we were fishing! Freaked me out. He had...
  9. After reading all of that, my only comment is to say guess what? You're normal! Every-freaking-body makes mistakes, and believe me, much worse than the mistake you made. As a new grad, you're...
  10. A non-therapeutic effect would be any undesired effect of the drug, or in short, yes, a side-effect. An example for dopamine would be
  11. Whose Consensus Is It Anyway?

    Awesome article. There is a need for far more clarity and specificity in the NP and CNS roles. I'm a new grad RN and I still don't understand what a CNS is or does. If this is the case, then certainly...
  12. Poll: I got my new grad job in...?

    Michigan -
  13. Here's my question. As an RN, and especially in the ICU, you get to have some really impactful, really deep moments in patients' and families' lives. This is something that I consider very important....
  14. do you wear those clogs?

    I was thinking about wearing some when I dress up as an elf this
  15. Sometimes the simplest moments contain the most profound lessons. I pride myself on the fact that I'm smart. Oh and let me tell you, I'm not just smart because I retain information well (which I do)...
  16. You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    lol an argument! This is so funny. Then quoted the ANA. Yeah, it definitely wasn't meant to be a logical, step by step argumentative piece. And how can you separate compassion and love? Compassion is...
  17. You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    agreed.
  18. You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    "Define love". Bahahaha! That's like saying define art, or beauty. If I have to define love... you missed
  19. You Can't Be a Nurse Without Love

    He.
  20. wierd/scary craigslist job

    The OP hasn't responded yet... Maybe she went to the 3rd interview :uhoh21: Happy
  21. Jackson Community College in Michigan Fall 2011

    Apply now! I was originally hired for "every other weekend" which is very minimal, but has worked out perfectly. Working any more than that will be pretty difficult, at least for the first 8 weeks....
  22. *All names have been changed for confidentiality. Beginning of shift: Ding dong... Ding dong. This is the sound that a regular call light makes. DINGDONG,DINGDONG,DINGDONG. This is the sound that a...
  23. And after reading one more time I want to clarify that it wasn't that I wanted her to have a breathing treatment so bad necessarily. It's just that I wanted Ed to assess her and see if there was...
  24. What a mix of opinions I've received! Cool :). For those who liked my post, thank you! I'm glad! Let me clarify some things for those who didn't seem to. First off I am a CNA, not a nurse (yet). I...
  25. Just need to vent...

    Does that MDS know she lives with other people on this planet? Incredible. Freaking