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  1. Entering our final year

    cogath posted a topic in General Students

    We have about 1.5 months until we enter our final year of a 4 year BSN program. I switched degrees so this is actually my 5th year. I am sooo excited :redpinkhe We have classes the 1st semester and...

  2. Surviving nursing school... out on your own

    cogath replied to Jas1989's topic in General Students

    I moved out with my boyfriend the summer before nursing school. I worked part time through nursing school and went full time in my BSN program. However I have a lot of money saved and my grandmother...

  3. How to decline a wedding invitation because I'm too busy with school!

    cogath replied to rrz0609's topic in General Students

    I have another take on this topic although I also agree with the above posters. On weekend one of my best friends was leaving to go out of the country for one year. My friends invited me to go visit...

  4. Singled out nursing student

    cogath replied to Blacksheep80's topic in General Students

    I think that you are in danger of loosing your focus here getting caught up in all of this. You are paying to get an education not to make friends. I am a nursing student and I don't really have a...

  5. The NOC shift doesn't wake up ANYONE in the morning...is this normal?

    cogath replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    NOC's has 3-4 residents to get up each, days has 4 each, they are all total

  6. CNA's want to share salary info?

    cogath replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LTC 11.76 (slave labor where I'm

  7. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

    cogath replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Eve's is the best. Day shift is so busy, plus you are running as soon as you are on the floor in order to get people ready in time for breakfast. On evenings you have some time before supper, and then...

  8. What's in your CNA work bag?

    cogath replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I bring my lunch and a water bottle. For on the floor, I just have a gait belt, hand sanitizer, and a

  9. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    I work at a facility that has computers in every room. The computer system is fast and very easy. It uses flow sheets a lot of Microsoft Excel. You just type "N" for WNL for each assessment area. I...

  10. Can't sleep. Ever. And I'm getting fat.

    cogath replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    As someone that runs tachy on a normal day, I can already feel the heart attack

  11. Are the "chest thumpers" new?

    cogath replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently this machine was brought up from the ICU, we were at a hospital. Not in an ED

  12. What scares you most as a rn?

    cogath replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    *Patient dies or gets hurt because of me *Medication errors *Needlesticks *Loosing my liscence *HIPPA violations *Blood bourne pathogen exposure or TB *Hurting myself so I could no longer work *Really...

  13. Deoderant

    cogath posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are your thoughts on staff and/or patients that don't wear it? I went into a patient's room and could barely stay in there for long because the rancid smell of BO made me nauseated. I also have...

  14. Why does anyone go into nursing?

    cogath replied to guineapiglover2011's topic in General Students

    I don't want to have to get a Masters or PhD to be useful (my previous degree was in biochemistry). I have to be on my feet at any job I take. I am very interested in health and disease processes but...

  15. What are your must-do's?

    cogath replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    3 med checks and running protocols also reconcile IV's and check

  16. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    cogath replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    veternarian

  17. Patient fell, Forgot to reset alarm

    cogath replied to PedsHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    One time one of my patients fell and was found without the tabs alarm set. Also the motion sensor alarm was on but not functioning (it was broken, without my knowing -- the light turned on and...

  18. What do you do when the workload is just not doable?

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

    Yes I don't have a partner b/c the others are working together with all the pt's on lifts. I have a very well developed routine. I have been working for 3+ years. I might just put people in bed and...

  19. Horrified by lazy CNA's, is this the norm?!

    cogath replied to DBK99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes unfortuntely it is the norm. You will soon learn that you and some of your coworkers get paid the same wage for doing essentialy two different jobs: them for taking unlimited smoke breaks and...

  20. Telemetry monitoring patient from ICU to step-down

    cogath replied to Aerose's topic in General Nursing

    Tele monitored with a resource RN at bedside during

  21. Students cheating on tests....

    cogath replied to dreamer2011's topic in General Students

    I would rat them out immediately. But I'm ruthless like

  22. Does anyone like night shift?

    cogath replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    I love it. I am doing days right now and it is killing me. I can't wait to be done so I can switch to evenings or nights!! I always say after nursing school I am never waking up at 5 AM again!! There...

  23. Per Diem Not for me

    cogath replied to ShaBBy23's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN at one facility and it is akin to slave labor. They schedule me or call me whenever they want, which is all the time because they are always short staffed. I work a lot (practically full...

  24. This can't be what it's all about, can it?

    cogath replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    I am interning on tele at a large hospital as a nurse and I am definitely not sitting around all day, in fact I am lucky to get in a break. I guess it must depend. I do nurse's duties and usually some...

  25. Should I get an internship? Help!

    cogath replied to sik0123's topic in General Students

    I am doing an internship right now and I say YES!! It is the best thing I have ever done for