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  1. How to write up a verbal warning for indirect behavior

    lillymom replied to SoulSpirit_Rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I believe I would just tell her she is practicing out of her scope and not a team player. She is not a nurse and therefore is not allowed to do an assesment or give advise based on her personal...

  2. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    lillymom replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    I am in an ADN program and this was one of the first things they told us we would be fundraising for. The faculty have very little to do with our pinning ceremony but they do advocate for it. The...

  3. Is this fair? Honest opinions, please.

    lillymom replied to BC913's topic in General Students

    Do not complain to your Dean about this. They will more than likely tell you that this is a good real life experince for you and you will be on their radar throughout the whole program. I am in...

  4. "Sir or Ma'am" when addressing physicians?

    lillymom replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

    I always say Dr unless I am responding with a yes or no. Then I say yes sir or no sir. I'm not quite sure why other than I live in the south and teachers where I am from are big on the yes or no sir...

  5. Need to interview nursing students....

    lillymom replied to mchacon21's topic in General Students

    i am going to assume that you are a high school student and are doing this as a career project so i will answer. 　 　 　 1. what semester of the nursing program are you now enrolled? 　...

  6. Who actually ENJOYS clinical?

    lillymom replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    I love clinicals but we are a little different. We do a head to toe on a patient and then we follow the nurse around and assist them directly, instead of being assigned a patient. We get to see and...

  7. Using technical jargon with patients-EYE OPENER

    lillymom replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once asked a patient for a urine specimen and they had no clue what to do when I handed them the cup. I explained and they said "you want me to make water in this cup?" That is mountain speak for...

  8. fear of IVs and drawing blood

    lillymom replied to Katniss88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For me if I look while they stick me it hurts. I think it is a mental thing because when I don't look sometimes I don't even know especially if I am talking to someone at the time. It really isn't...

  9. fear of IVs and drawing blood

    lillymom replied to Katniss88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you practice this in school try to find someone who doesn't mind being stuck. I have big fat veins right on the surface that you can easily see and feel. I don't usually feel it at all when...

  10. Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    lillymom replied to Bridgettea83's topic in General Students

    Wow. If we fail a nursing course then we are out of the program. If you fail then you have to go through the whole getting accepted process and everything

  11. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    lillymom replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When my grandmother would go to the Dr she wouldn't let the MD tell her what was wrong. The MD had to tell her daughter's instead. She was always afraid it was cancer and if the MD confirmed it and...

  12. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    lillymom replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is no one on the other end of the equation. I work in an office but some people will still get irritated because so and so shows up late everyday and nobody says anything to her. If there was...

  13. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    lillymom replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Esme12: I agree and I don't think anyone has complained. They haven't asked me why I come in late but a lot of people around here talk about one another behind their backs so I just stay to myself...

  14. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    lillymom replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am late for work everyday almost. Most people do not know why I am late but I assume they think I just don't want to get here on time. I don't explain my life to my co-workers and neither does my...

  15. Tb skin test and varicella titer

    lillymom replied to ThatGuyTom's topic in General Students

    I went to the health dept. to get my varicella titer. I had it drawn around 2:00 on Friday and it was back on Monday morning. They don't work weekends there so I am guessing it was actually done on...

  16. When did you start clinicals?

    lillymom replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    I am just starting out as well and they told us it would be 6-8 weeks before we started clinicals. They had us purchase our uniforms and other supplies at our

  17. What is this Dosage problem asking?

    lillymom replied to reidesert's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The only thing I can think of is incorrect wording. Maybe 1oz is what they have in the am. Then they would need 1oz to finish the noon and evening dose. Maybe it means 1oz to last til noon if so it...

  18. Hardest Prerequisite

    lillymom replied to tiffjh2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My hardest class was critical thinking. It wasn't really a pre-req but we have to take a humanities class and I thought it would help me in school and look good on my resume. It was awful and it...

  19. Preparing for your first sememster-things you DID/WISH you had done..

    lillymom replied to Ginnym1981's topic in General Students

    I actually made a color coded schedule on Excel to show my family so they could get a visual of how much I would be away. I included driving time, appx. study time, sleep and all that good stuff. It...

  20. Help! I'm horrified and grossed out!!

    lillymom replied to Eagle2005's topic in General Students

    Don't let this small thing stop you from doing what you want. You will have to accept the fact that people have to be changed and that you will have to deal with it. There is usually something that...

  21. Fear is Getting the Best of Me

    lillymom replied to studentrnnurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel the same way. I have a child that will turn 3 in Oct. and my husband will be going to school and working full-time night shift and I will have to work weekends as well. It is going to be...

  22. 1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    lillymom replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    Many schools are rather secretive about their programs and how hard it is until you actually get into the program. They don't let you know the schedules and they don't tell you how long you will be...

  23. powertripping

    lillymom replied to tiffjh2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

  24. Group work yuck@!

    lillymom replied to mommywithplenty's topic in General Students

    It depends on the set up for me. I have had instructors that wanted us to work together so they would put 4 in a group and say one of you do contraindications, one does adverse reactions, one does...

  25. How many hours should I study?

    lillymom replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Students

    My school recommends 3 hours for every hour in class! I will have no time at all.