trauma_lama BSN

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    Hired as an OR nurse! a few questions for you...

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you so much for your detailed response! We babies depend on you vets to show us the ropes. Thank you thank
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    Critical Thinking: you have it or you don't. Agree or disagree?

    trauma_lama replied to LTCnurse11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I graduate in a couple weeks and let me tell ya, my critical thinking is WAY better now than it was as a baby freshman nursing student, and i'm hoping it will continue to improve with experience and...
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    Unsanitary practice?

    trauma_lama replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sanitizer is not effective for killing spores or enteric bacteria. Freakin
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    Help with time-management/timesheet??

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey y'all. I'm in my final semester (RN prog) and I'll be precepting soon. I want to create my own sheet to use to keep track of pt pmh/med times/dx/labs/tx/procedures etc for the day but I'm feeling...
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    Help with time-management/timesheet??

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As usual, esme comes in to kick butt and take names. Thank you
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    More ignorance. Any wonder the public is confused!

    trauma_lama replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in General Nursing

    This is me, throwing a big ol fat BS flag up in the air. I mean, why am I killing myself in my senior semester of nursing school if I could just interview super ultra mega great and impress them with...
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    Help! Quick question from a nursing student

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey esteemed nurses! I'm in my final semester of nursing school and I have an assgnment which requires that I ask a few interview questions of an RN. I've asked one who I know personally, but I'm...
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    Help! Quick question from a nursing student

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you thank you thank you!! You da bestttttt!!!
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    As Nurse Lay Dying, Offering Herself as Instruction in Caring

    trauma_lama replied to herring_RN's topic in Nurses Rock

    great article! stimulated the mushy-misty lobe of my
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    First interview for RN job!!

    trauma_lama posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys! I'm a senior nursing student, graduate in April (wooo!) and I have an interview with a GP MD today. Very excited, but nervous. I only have hospital experience with clinicals... Not sure what...
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    First interview for RN job!!

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks beeker! Going in to shadow for a half day tomorrow- not done with school yet, graduate in April. But thought I'd get a head start on the Jon search! Hoping he'll hire me as clinical staff now...
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    New grad in the OR

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey y'all! Quick question- I'm superhot for the OR and I can't really see myself doing much else. Is it super difficult for new grads to get into the OR? I'm a senior NS- no OR clinical experience but...
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    New grad in the OR

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    Oh neato! Dumb question- what does an OR attendant
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    Dietary policy- vent

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Quick little vent. When I was sitting most recently, dietary came in to see what pt wanted for lunch. Pt is 350lb female. Dietary suggested several different possible meals, some of which were...
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    Dietary policy- vent

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well then I'm very sorry that you're misunderstanding me. As I said, no judgement. This situation just makes as much sense to me as giving someone having DTs a fifth of
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    Dietary policy- vent

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm perfectly familiar with patient autonomy, and I strongly advocate for it with my own patients. I'm not judging anyone. I'm simply stating that it doesn't make sense to me why someone admitted for...
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    How much Cna work should an RN do?

    trauma_lama replied to Bfts76d's topic in General Nursing

    But to elaborate I mean to say everyone should work as a team and figure out how they can best accomplish goals by working within their individual scopes of practice. For RNs, passing meds and wound...
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    How much Cna work should an RN do?

    trauma_lama replied to Bfts76d's topic in General Nursing

    Scope of
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    Facilities in TN that hire RN's with pending DUI? Also, when to report to BON?!!

    trauma_lama replied to NurseNiki17's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    No lecture, but really quick- these things don't just happen to anyone at any time. It happens to people who drink and then drive; I am not and never will be one of those
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    Ambulatory Surgery and future nursing

    trauma_lama replied to pylorii's topic in General Nursing

    So glad you posted this- was just discussing possible pros and cons of going into ambulatory surgery with my husband this morning. I think I might have an opportunity come a vailable when I graduate...
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    Dietary policy- vent

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hahahaha! Too
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    Shocked by new grads at job fair

    trauma_lama replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh, one more quick thing... Cell phones aren't all that bad, it's how you use them... mine stays in my pocket at all times at the hospital on silent. I maybe respond to a text or call on a break, but...
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    Shocked by new grads at job fair

    trauma_lama replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a NS (27yo) and I can't imagine doing that... Even on data collection days for clinical, I try to dress very nicely (usu a pencil skirt or slacks and blouse with my lab coat and low-heel pumps)...
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    Shocked by new grads at job fair

    trauma_lama replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oops! Duplicate
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    Dietary policy- vent

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for all the replies so far! I guess I'm just still