PraiseMariahCarey

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  1. Unhappy and Depressed

    I'm in my third semster of nursing school will be graduating in December with a BSN and just got a job working at a local big hospital here in Atlanta, Ga as a tech. I'm at near wits with nursing and...
  2. Nurses and Burn out

    Shoot i remember reading a nursing journal about new grad burnout in my ethics class. Thought it was a bunch of rubbish until i started working at the hospital six months
  3. Speeding tickets and employment

    I wouldnt stress it, just say you got tickets from speeding. I went to jail for driving on a suspended license because of a strict speeding law for people under 21 in georgia that resulted in an...
  4. I'm in my fourth semester of nursing school going for my BSN. I'm a 22 yr old male. I've been working in the hospital as a CNA night shift for 6 months now. I can honestly say I hate my job. I get...
  5. I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    You guys are so awesome and have offered some great advice. This is why I come to AN because I know people will understand or at least try to empathize with
  6. I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    Those jobs require taking a pay cut, ugh! You cant win for nothing these
  7. Exposed to bodily fluids, what would YOU do?

    Last week a pt. On heroin and cocaine overdose snapped his IV off and something flew in my eye. It felt like tubing because it was gritty. I did the same thing rinsed my eyes and ran tests, bump what...
  8. Dealing with people's negative comments about nurses.

    Its one of the most commonly mispelled words and i definitely get anxious when its time to spell it!
  9. Dealing with people's negative comments about nurses.

    I find it cute that the OP mispelled awkward being that it is a word i too cannot spell without looking
  10. How do you know when you are burnt out on a floor?

    If your're like me working as a CNA floating over a large hospital and a unit manager begs you to come work on her floor and get paid time and a half the next day since no CNAs are scheduled and all...
  11. Where is the shortage??

    Just a big lie from the ANA and Department of Labor, you believe that mess if you want to. Nursing shortage with almost every college and university pumping out RNs like a TV dinner and many new grads...
  12. This makes me wonder how evident is discrimmination against minorities and foreign exchange students in healthcare. Do you see how quick most of you jumped on the "she must be foreign"
  13. Nursing as a Business?

    I dont
  14. Something flew in my eye!!!

    Im a student nurse extern and was at work over night sitting for a patient that OD on heroine, cocaine and wellbutrin. He was constantly trying to get up about 15 times within 30 minutes. He...
  15. How long did you study for TEAS?

    I studied real quick the night before and received a 85 on it. Its not extremely
  16. All you guys are claiming that she is possibly a foreign exchange student, but even a foreign exchange student should be able to tell that using all caps is unprofessional and you capitalize the first...
  17. Anatomy & Physiology (1 and 2) + Microbiology = SUMMER

    That is CRAZY!!! I definitely would not take those three classes in the summer. Each one in its own is incredibly demanding even for a full
  18. Help with A/P II

    Yes do CHECK EVERYDAY some people may drop the course for the summe i would check at least once a day and then check ocessivelvy during drop add. And when the semester starts on June 2nd....also if it...
  19. Help with A/P II

    Hi, i go to kennesaw state university. Our anatomy courses fill up fast. You must complete allyour prereqs before entering nursing or they will pull you from the program. You need to talk to the...
  20. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

    Im a student nurse extern and i float throughout the hospital. It actually depends on what unit your at which defines your scope of practice. In icu the techs do everything with the nurse except for...
  21. how did they pass theyre boards??

    No im comfortable with letting others make decisons because i know that im not knowlegeable or capable of making them on my own at the moment. Besides as a tech or assistant you have enough duties in...
  22. how did they pass theyre boards??

    Turning the oxygen up to the highest with a nasal cannula is useless...u have to switch to different face masks and the oxygen needs to be hydrated. Also too much oxygen can be dangerous to the...
  23. how did they pass theyre boards??

    Im still in nursing school and im a nursing assistant. There is so much to learn and you dont even get all of it until after youve worked a few years. I definitely wouldve told the nurse and if she...
  24. A lot has changed within the past few years with the economy continuing to turn for the worst, healthcare changes, and the demand for nurses as an effect from it. I will be graduating from nursing...
  25. Got in medical school???

    Yes ma'am pam i like green eggs and