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  1. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    backatit2 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    the reality of it is that there are probably a lot of nursing students receiving a scholarship from the hospital who were sitting at home doing the exact same thing. she might have been "busted"...

  2. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    backatit2 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    my daughter had jaundice and her pediatrician encouraged me to breastfeed. there was never any mention of not doing so. he had a machine delivered to our home and we did light therapy there. this is...

  3. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    backatit2 replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    so many people lie about their credentials i think especially in nursing and teaching. maybe it happens in other fields, but i've noticed it so much in these two bc that is where i have experience....

  4. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we actually take 3 sets - but who's

  5. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    backatit2 replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    okay, i don't think it's right, but if i had to guess i would say that they put it on the badge because this person is so close to finishing there's no sense in making another one a few months from...

  6. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my facility we have access to the charts because we have to document vital signs, ADL's, blood sugars, etc. It would be very time consuming and unrealistic to have to report to someone else every...

  7. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it's not "if" it's when and that would be on a regular basis. but if we're going by that logic, the quarrel shouldn't be with the aide, but with the schedule,

  8. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that definitely happens, but once again you underestimate. i know when a patient asks for meds to help them sleep and there isn't an order for that med and when a patient asks for pain meds and asks...

  9. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    seriously, when an aid has 20 patients and a nurse has 3-4 there are obviously going to be times when a patient takes a pee and sits the urinal down AFTER the aid has already tended to them and the...

  10. Nurses, help me! I want to get in the hospital!!!

    backatit2 replied to Devie06's topic in General Nursing

    this is interesting to me. i work in a hospital and got hired there as an inexperienced CNA fresh out of class. i wanted to work there to get experience for nursing school, etc., but i was SHOCKED by...

  11. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    backatit2 replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it's funny that i saw this thread because i was just thinking about how frustrated i was after working with the laziest LPN i've ever seen in my life today (i'm a CNA/nursing student). she came and...

  12. STOP! Or somebody's going to get hurt!

    backatit2 replied to jjhc2006's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not a nurse, but as a CNA and a nursing student who is also SURROUNDED by other nursing students when i'm at work, i've learned a few things. first, i had an instructor tell us before i had ever...

  13. Carry a stethoscope without hanging it on neck

    backatit2 replied to jalainec's topic in General Nursing

    i vote for getting a jacket with bigger pockets. i swear i could put a baby in my pocket and i know for sure a water bottle fits

  14. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    backatit2 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i had an elderly nurse instructor say one time that our hair is a breeding ground for bacteria and we should wash our hair every day after working. i take a shower as soon as i get home and i wash my...

  15. Best way to lift a sagging breast for apical pulse

    backatit2 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    just wait til you find an old man asleep with a urinal nowhere near his member. you'll wish you were only having to lift a breast. seriously, things like that become second nature after awhile. it's...

  16. Interpersonal conflict in Nursing

    backatit2 replied to sweetmama81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i know how you feel. i'm still trying to overcome my new kid status which is especially tough when my preceptor didn't care for me. it wasn't anything i did - she planned on not liking me. there is...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    backatit2 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AMEN!! i can hear call lights going off when I'm in an isolation room cleaning up a patient and it will go off FOREVER even when there are people sitting at the nurse's station chatting it up. I think...

  18. I got a job! :-)

    backatit2 replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    i doubt it was luck, but probably the fact she made a smart move to work as a tech while in school.

  19. Fed up with the "rules"

    backatit2 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    and now you know why they're

  20. NA at a hospital?

    backatit2 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    by the way, you should call your local hospitals and nursing homes in the area. they are usually the ones who offer classes. i did mine through a hospital (where i later got hired) and it was very...

  21. NA at a hospital?

    backatit2 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    this is true that you can get a job as a nurse intern which has the same duties as a CNA after your first semester. i personally didn't want to wait because i wanted to get started working so i could...

  22. How do You Treat PRN/Agency Nurses and Why?

    backatit2 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. i'm a nursing student working as a CNA right now and i go out of my way to be nice to the agency nurses because i know how poorly they get treated (at least from what i've seen). i think it's...

  23. How do You Treat PRN/Agency Nurses and Why?

    backatit2 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    this is exactly right and i've heard it from the horse's

  24. How do You Treat PRN/Agency Nurses and Why?

    backatit2 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    i've seen agency nurses shunned and nurses have come right out and said things like, "with what he/she's getting paid, i don't feel bad for her" or "she's getting paid twice what i make." i've come...

  25. Things noane told you about nursing

    backatit2 replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    no one told me that being a waitress was great training for being a nurse. instead of delivering food, you're delivering medications. the similarities are