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  1. is anyone here a student or a grad of mci rn program in newport news?

    anonymurse replied to take2dskye's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I have heard it is much more expensive than other local programs. I ran into a recent grad and asked her, she said she hired on to ICU but they told her she wasn't cutting it and should start in...

  2. VA Salary

    anonymurse replied to babyphat's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Go to salary.com and get the free report (not the personalized one). Play with it a while and you will see how to make it work for you. If you are thinking of a specific hospital, use the ZIP code for...

  3. How many times can one fail in VA???

    anonymurse replied to Epona's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Epona, test taking is like anything else, nobody is born with the ability, and very few people have ever had training in how to take tests. I have always loved tests and so I have done well, going out...

  4. Please tell me the anxiety gets better!

    anonymurse replied to CSNS's topic in General Nursing

    Go to work at the hospital where you have your clinicals. Usually you can work as a sitter to begin with, then as an aide after so many clinical hours. This has done more to reduce clinical jitters...

  5. Ageism in Nursing School..

    anonymurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My whole class is old, I mean everyone has kids or jobs or both. I love it. Nobody wastes time. We get a lot done. All questions are profitable. We help each other out. No backstabbing. Best class of...

  6. Why nursing?

    anonymurse replied to samantha18's topic in General Nursing

    Those reasons may not be enough to even make it through school. Think it over. I have met many of what I'd call guaranteed survivors. They have pre-guaranteed their survival in any school or job...

  7. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    anonymurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Be easy on yourself. Don't quit yet. What you need to do is time log yourself in the briefest notation that will adequately jog your memory. Then sit down with the most efficient nurse on your shift...

  8. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    anonymurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It should. It should. You have your CNAs who will slack on you no matter what, true. But you also have intelligent ones with a strong sense of responsibility with or without some nursing abilities...

  9. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    anonymurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. So you collect the big bucks for assessment, care planning, and delegation--and you expect the CNA to do it for you. Get a grip. You know why you don't get abnormal data ASAP in the middle of...

  10. "male" scrub top patterns

    anonymurse replied to jb2u's topic in Men in Nursing

    I go for the loudest Hawaiian scrub shirts I can find. Googled this site up and have bought several from them (they feature original fabrics), warning: read the scrub shirt sizing chart VERY...

  11. Dissapearing Aids... the norm?

    anonymurse replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    If it burns ya that bad, you do 1 of 3 things: 1. Suck it up and press on. 2. Go to work somewhere else. 3. Make the offender's unprofessional behavior into the joke of the century on the unit. Has to...

  12. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    anonymurse replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    Plus it's a chance to assess their skin and elimination and mobility. I have noticed things cleaning up pts that I simply could not believe the nurses didn't know, and I know for sure those nurses...

  13. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    anonymurse replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    As a SN working all over the hospital as a US and NA and sometimes both at the same time, mostly nights and weekends, I'd have to say initiative. Just that attitude of leaning forward. If something...

  14. Pubic hair

    anonymurse replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    Legs? Nah, I won't do legs, either. Anyway, I hear ya, I recently cut a wrinkly guy's face after he insisted repeatedly on being shaved. He called it off

  15. Is professor homophobic or just tough?

    anonymurse replied to RISC601's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hi RISC601, I was asked in clinicals by a crusty old NP if she'd seen me before and I said, yup, I'm re-taking this course. She quietly took me aside and said "You know why you flunked, don't you?...

  16. How did you feel after deciding to take nursing?

    anonymurse replied to melamin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nursing RAWKS! Here we have a calling that demands both intellectual and emotional maturity, doesn't care what connections you do or don't have, doesn't care about your age, sex, race, or ANYTHING...

  17. Having hard time with Pre-Reqs

    anonymurse replied to WannaBeMaleRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Keep hammering. If you want to do critical thinking, you have to understand how the body works. Don't be satisfied with merely passing A&P but not "getting" it. The difference between nurses and...

  18. "CENTI"meter vs "SONO"meter

    anonymurse replied to itiswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    No, he's from Texas, where "warehouse" is "wirehouse" and "wire" is

  19. Pubic hair

    anonymurse replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard some Egyptians find not shaving indecent, so it's possible such a request is a desire to maintain a cultural norm. My solution would be to recommend to the pt they have a female relative...

  20. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    anonymurse replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, so does doctoring. Ask any

  21. precepting nursing students?

    anonymurse replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. If the hospital that pays me has committed to doing something and has passed a piece of that down to the manager who assigns a piece of that to me, then that's...

  22. Who knew that a med tech = MD

    anonymurse replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    We actually do have an aide who's an MD, just waiting to get his paperwork straight in this country. A very cool

  23. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    anonymurse replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    People we assume to be in some state which to us implies a lack of control, when observed, can be seen to be very careful. You have seen that most people who are apparently out of control are...

  24. wedding rings at work

    anonymurse replied to tofutti's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my ring at work. It's a very thin 4mm band, flat inside, and fits tightly enough there are no gaps between the ring and finger.Very low profile. It has never threatened to damage gloves. I get...

  25. precepting nursing students?

    anonymurse replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand all the discussion. The unit has a workload. Managers and charges have to assign that work. I have never refused legitimate work assigned me by a superior and I never will. I don't...