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  1. Nurses Pushing Propofol for Conscious Sedation -Your Thoughts?

    nola1202 replied to *traumaRN*'s topic in Gastroenterology

    I would encourage you to tell the performing MD your experience in writing. Then I would get another MD that is willing to listen and work with

  2. Peds CNS...did I make a bad decision!?!?

    nola1202 replied to crpRN's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I grew up with post WWll, depression era parents. They always said. "no matter what happens to you in life, no one can take away your knowledge. Whenever one of us would question why we were...

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nola1202 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    There is an ongoing thread of really interesting stories shared by nurses who have seen, heard, felt things that can't be easily explained. I hope it will continue to grow. One of my patient's...

  4. Why am I now the enemy?

    nola1202 replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree you do go above and beyond. I've been very lucky to have many such ER and ICU transfers with people like you on the other end of the stretcher. Some people are just not worthy of you! You...

  5. Is being a Male nurse weird?

    nola1202 replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    My mom's best friend was the first and only female medical student at colorado university. She was really put through the wringer and had to be twice as good as her male peers because she couldn't...

  6. Will the nursing program accept me if I repeated a class twice?

    nola1202 replied to Eman8891's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I repeated general chemistry and dropped physics and took it at the local community college. If you think you are not doing well in a class drop early. It's worth the money to audit the class, then...

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nola1202 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    really interesting web site,

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nola1202 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    wish I had an answer for you. I think people do work things out before they die. I also think that children often are a big help to all of us. I wanted more than anything and still do, to talk to my...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nola1202 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse with diabetic retinopathy. She used to work in NICU but now has such low vision she is working in Nursing Ed (orientation of new employees) She is good at her job and made our...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nola1202 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nite shift at a rehab hospital that used to be a nursing home. Out of the corner of my eye I would catch a glimpse of an elderly man with a happy expression wearing a bright plaid golf cap,...

  11. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    nola1202 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I've had someone say that to me too. I could feel myself getting ready to pop a major blood vessel in my brain. My first gut reaction was to respond to the comment. "I guess I'll see you in the...

  12. should I call or wait

    nola1202 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't already sent a thank you e-mail, send one and say you'll be calling her on friday to follow up. Then call. I've found if I don't have the job I get voice mail and they never call...

  13. New Grad wants advice

    nola1202 replied to Jewl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The first week or two of orientation was difficult for me as a new grad. What helped me the most was to just start out taking patients with my preceptor to back me up. I think I started with two and...

  14. Agency, agency, agency - so frustrated!

    nola1202 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, and keep your name and face in the memories of unit managers and human resources. I get the frustration, I went into home health for several years and it was like I was a new grad...

  15. Frustrated with Biol 189

    nola1202 replied to whisman1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yes, yes, yes, yes!!!! Do not give up. I had to drop chemistry and audit, then retake the stupid course..also had to do it with math. But, I make it to junior year and made all A's because I was good...