trauma_lama BSN

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    Can you please school me?

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Students

    thanks a lot. ya'll are awesome...I'll let you know how it goes
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    Can you please school me?

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Students

    thanks a lot everyone...so helpful!! keep 'em comin if you have other insight for
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    Volunteer vs. Shadowing

    trauma_lama replied to NursingDreamsS's topic in General Nursing

    funny, i would say the opposite of the first post...I'm in my first semester of nursing school. I've shadowed a RN at an ambulatory surgery center several times and I work as a CNA and sitter....
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    Male nurse in L&D

    trauma_lama replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lame. if you are warm and loving and know what you're doing i don't care if you're a snuffalupagus. a man OB RN is fine with me as long as he's competent. that is serious discrimination, don't accept...
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    alternatives to caffeine for night shift?

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey awesome nurses! I'm still a student and this is not an issue for me YET but I'm curious about how people make it through night shift if they can't have caffeine...I have a mitral valve prolapse...
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    alternatives to caffeine for night shift?

    trauma_lama replied to trauma_lama's topic in Health, Stress Management

    thanks a lot! you guys kick butt. i'll be sure to wear a sports bra to work so i can really exercise on breaks without giving myself a black eye (jumping jacks are a doozy for a gal with a chest),...
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    did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    trauma_lama replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    eesh! this person may not be a nurse, but OP is likely not an idiot, either. Perhaps there was body language involved that led OP to the conclusion that scolding was going on...There are lots of ways...
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    Woo Hoo!!! I'm done!!!!

    trauma_lama replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy to
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    Why the disdain for LTC?

    trauma_lama replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    agree! i personally don't want to work at an LTC because i prefer a faster pace and a more "critical" (think adrenaline) environment. HOWEVER, i'm not going to get on AN and complain to anyone who...
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    the nursing identity

    trauma_lama replied to violin9's topic in General Nursing

    we need a slice of humble pie for this gal, STAT!
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    Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    trauma_lama replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/574813
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    RN with no experience...

    trauma_lama replied to sherineb's topic in General Nursing

    i know wakemed has a new grad program...not always positions listed for it on the website, but if you go to main campus and meet with someone in HR (near the cafeteria) they are very helpful and often...
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    Curious~

    trauma_lama replied to KawaiiCara's topic in General Nursing

    an appointment with an advisor goes a long way- that's how i knew everything i needed to know about my program before i
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    failed pre-employment drug screen

    trauma_lama replied to chk888's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Dumb move. If you know you have a drug screen coming up, don't smoke pot. If you have a drug screen sprung on you (pre-employment) claim you're out of town and can't take it til next week (or...
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    More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

    trauma_lama replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think this is definitely true to some degree...but more than beauty, I think it's a bit of how people present their selves over all...If you look clean, put together, like you respect yourself, and...
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    metaphors

    trauma_lama replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow I don't think they're condescending at all! They help me in school and they've always helped me as a patient before I became more educated about biology. How you say them can make them helpful...
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    Nurses and cancer....

    trauma_lama replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    does anybody know some cancer stats for other hospital employees? like nurse techs or custodial or ED MDs? just
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    trauma_lama replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    okay not really pronunciation but more about grammar..."would/could/should/might/must of" IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE PAIRING OF WORDS!! "would've" sounds like "would of" when spoken aloud, but would've is...
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    Sickle Cell with Children

    trauma_lama replied to sarajane_10's topic in General Students

    i would say B but i'm not exactly Captain NCLEX or
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    Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    trauma_lama replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    i struggled with lateness for years when i worked in retail...looking back, i'm pretty sure it was because i hated my job and wasn't very happy overall with the state my life was in...now that i'm in...
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    Agency question (and maybe a little bit of a vent)

    trauma_lama posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello friends! Okay, so I've been having some issues with the agency I work as a CNA for. Nothing exciting and juicy like some of the back-stabbing stories I read on here but issues nonetheless... My...
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    Agency question (and maybe a little bit of a vent)

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

    thanks for all the responses friends! glad to know i'm not the only one experiencing this mess... please keep your fingers crossed for me that i can land a staff position soon. you guys are great
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    Lunches: Brown bag or cafeteria?

    trauma_lama replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    individual yogurt (oikos brand chocolate and caramel flavors of greek yogurt esp- high in protein, naturally fat free. and very decadent!), baby carrots in a baggie (it's a miracle i'm not orange by...
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    Is it easier to become a RN if you're a surgical tech already working in the hospital

    trauma_lama replied to Lakalm's topic in General Nursing

    with the pt abandonment- do you mean you had just worked 12 w/ no breaks and clocked out at the end of your shift but they had asked you to stay
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    Nursing as a first degree

    trauma_lama replied to puppies1123's topic in General Nursing

    Workin' on my ADN right now. But seriously, don't even bother with nursing unless your heart is 100% in it. The pre-reqs alone are just too demanding unless you have a real hunger for that RN light at...