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  1. when is it okay to combat rudeness w/ rudeness?

    sjalv replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a young RN student, but an experience I have had in the hospital environment is when I was doing my ICU clinical. All the nurses/techs were busy, and the phone at the nurse's station rang. I...

  2. Midterm blurb

    sjalv replied to hotmessmanda's topic in General Students

    I'm curious as to why you think that grievance leave following the death of a loved one would be considered 'drama'. My clinical instructor's mother-in-law died in the middle of my first semester and...

  3. Is A&P 1 the most difficult class in nursing?

    sjalv replied to NewKillerStar's topic in General Students

    I feel like Chemistry was the hardest prereq course for me, but none of the prereqs can touch nursing school in terms of difficulty. Nursing material isn't even really "hard" to grasp, it's just a lot...

  4. Midterm blurb

    sjalv replied to hotmessmanda's topic in General Students

    I'm sitting here thinking about how tired I am, but how I shouldn't take a nap because it'll interfere with my sleep schedule. Fortunately I have my case study finished, but I should be studying for...

  5. Doctor or Dockworker?

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Could you give some examples of what he has said or done (besides the use of the F word) that makes you describe his personality akin to that of a blue-collar

  6. Music to study to

    sjalv replied to nurselou04's topic in General Students

    I don't listen to music while studying. I prefer complete

  7. Are physicians that thick?

    sjalv replied to nynursey_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly, my number one pet peeve is being cut off while answering a question that person has asked me. I'm not even a nurse yet but I can't imagine being able to hold my tongue in a situation like...

  8. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Oklahoma and I know the difference, but with my accent, they sound the same. The same goes for "pen/pin", "tin/ten", "Mary/merry/marry", "bear/bare", "our/are", etc. I obviously differentiate...

  9. Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    sjalv replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    [still a student] When you meet another male nurse/CNA, it's like

  10. My Reflections on Nursing

    sjalv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I'm an RN student, not yet a practicing nurse. Pick apart the following thoughts as you will. I really love how well-respected the nursing profession is by the public. When strangers ask...

  11. My Reflections on Nursing

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I understand the negative viewpoints just as well as the positive ones. Of course, I can't relate to them because I'm not yet a practicing nurse, but I've seen the same tune sung over and over...

  12. My Reflections on Nursing

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I appreciate your feedback! I did not expect only the positive. Like I said, I have been a member of this forum for several years. I know what the tone of most posts are and I knew I would get...

  13. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No one is making fun of your viewpoint. They are making fun of your insistence that only your viewpoint is

  14. My Reflections on Nursing

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I can't help but feel your words might be intended to mock me. Can you clarify? To answer your question: no, it isn't. This was actually something I posted on Facebook a few weeks back and felt...

  15. My Reflections on Nursing

    sjalv replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, thanks for the encouragement. I have actually been a member of AllNurses since I was even accepted into nursing school, and haven't conveniently skipped over the negative threads (of which there...

  16. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    sjalv replied to gearedup's topic in General Students

    I wanted a stable career with plenty of room for advancement (which nursing has), a decent income (my parents collectively made about $38k growing up, so $50k/yr in Oklahoma is more than decent to...

  17. How do you say "diabetes"?

    sjalv replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We had an instructor in Fundamentals pronounce it 'dia-bee-tus'. We were very entertained. I personally pronounced

  18. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, because your opinion represents all of humanity's. What else can you tell

  19. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not everyone puts sex on a pedestal. Humans are primal animals. I think it's sad someone could be so

  20. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everything you wrote has to do with human trafficking. My initial question was, why do you assume women who partake in prostitution are being forced to? Also it could be some men's fantasy, but I'm...

  21. Always Complaints, Never an Attaboy

    sjalv replied to Bezoars's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did you mean to specify 'in a hospital setting'? Because my brother is a software engineer for a travel company and is salaried. He'll work 8-5 in the office and then go home and often work until 8 or...

  22. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, but that is human trafficking, which is a violation of human rights. I'm asking why you automatically associate prostitution with human trafficking? It's a well regulated occupation in many...

  23. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    sjalv replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're right. No one should be forced into that life. But why do you think women don't have any other options ("need to sell themselves")? Maybe they want to. Also, men participate in prostitution as...

  24. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    sjalv replied to panjeremy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can think of several. 1) Working outside in 100F+ weather in the summer humidity on a seemingly endless oil pipeline. 2) Working on the side of the building trying to waterproof it with your...

  25. how many of you actually read all the chapters?

    sjalv replied to gearedup's topic in General Students

    I haven't opened my book once this semester and my test grades have been a 97 and an 88. I'm in my 3rd semester of my ADN program so it's not like I'm new to the game, but reading the chapters just...