JulieW

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  1. What Freaks You Out?

    JulieW replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the laughs everyone! I agree that all of the above are totally nasty, but I can handle most without gagging (except colostomies, that's gag city). In terms of what 'freaks me out', I really...

  2. New grad to MD office??

    JulieW replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it, Amy. Only you know what is best for your family. I chose the same route due to the great schedule of office nursing, and found it to be my niche. I love it. It's a wonderful job. You won't...

  3. New grad to MD office??

    JulieW replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it, Amy. Only you know what is best for your family. I chose the same route due to the great schedule of office nursing, and found it to be my niche. I love it. It's a wonderful job. You won't...

  4. nursing student is thinking about throwing in the towel after first semester.

    JulieW replied to Lynn Casey RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi peaceful2100, I never realized how painful it would be to work weekends, 12 hr shifts (you will NOT see your kids if you work 12's except for long enough to kiss them goodnight), and holidays until...

  5. 14 month Accelerated Nursing program

    JulieW replied to Cathy RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I haven't heard of that type of program specifically, however, requirements are certainly changing around here. For instance, 30-unit/two semester options for LVNs withOUT prereqs are becoming...

  6. Drugs and drug addicts

    JulieW replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    good questions chili, I don't have answers, either. I would be interested in hearing a rehab nurse's take on prosecuting/rehabing and who the most common re-offenders (age group,sex,financial...

  7. IS THIS YOU?

    JulieW replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    kday, Thanks for including cigarette smell to the other offenses listed above! I can't stand the smell of someone who has just smoked a cigarette, and someone who chain smokes and has OLD smoke smell...

  8. BSN minimum requirement

    JulieW replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Reading your post was an exercise in futility. Take english COMP next semester. It'll

  9. BSN minimum requirement

    JulieW replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

    Reading your post was an exercise in futility. Take english COMP next semester. It'll

  10. how do some of you handle being WAY behind schedule?

    JulieW posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well, I love *almost* everything about my new job! But, not being on time is not much fun. Most days we are okay, only running 30-45 mins behind schedule (and that really isn't that bad for us!), but...

  11. LITERALLY EATING THE "HELL" OUT OF YOUR YOUNGS

    JulieW replied to angelnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I, along with a few hundred others on this board , have gone through the same type of thing. I agree with fergus on the oppressed group theory. My orientation as a new grad was...

  12. Joy Shepard!!

    JulieW replied to daz's topic in General Nursing

    Also Daz remember A-B-C's. Nursing school exams love to see if you can use them to prioritize and you'll see them on boards as well. airway, breathing, circulation. On your softball victim, airway is...

  13. Joy Shepard!!

    JulieW replied to daz's topic in General Nursing

    Daz, Focus on what unit your class is on right now. Read class notes. I'm sure your homework correlates with the lessons being taught, and if you compare sympoms to those things you've recently...

  14. WORKING NIGHT SHIFT AFTER HAVING BABY

    JulieW replied to MARTRN's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck!! I did nights for only a few months but do remember what it was like for those first few shifts. I think the most important thing is that you take your sleep time very seriously and...

  15. Playing Favorites?

    JulieW replied to RNBell's topic in Nursing Career

    haha Duckie! I have worked with ones that would say such things like "it just screamed your name" isn't that revolting?? Anyway, on the floor I was hired to when I first graduated, my nurse manager...

  16. Has a doctor made your day?

    JulieW replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    We have an office staff of 8 (including the two docs) and everytime someone has a birthday, the docs send us all to lunch on them which is nice. They'll also have lunch catered after a day of them...

  17. anyone else feel this way?

    JulieW replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness yankee, I really feel for you. I can identify with some of your feelings, but on a much smaller scale. I started on nights at a hospital (med/oncology, NOT ICU!) and it was very much...

  18. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    JulieW replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    chili2641, First of all, relax! My point was that an associates in nursing DOES require more 'education' than an associates degree in general ed, or in ECE, etc,etc.. meaning that nursing, unlike the...

  19. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    JulieW replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    Why doesn't the 'education argument' fly with you? Just to be fair, an associate degree RN does indeed have more education than other associate degree prepared grads, the reason being that there is a...

  20. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    JulieW replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "just" portion of her comment was rude. It's a demeaning way to refer to anyone. But, I think her pointing out that you were not a nurse was a good thing. And, if she had not, I hope that...

  21. What shift do you work? Why?

    JulieW replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Duckie! In school we did 2-10 for clinicals and it was really great being able to sleep in and wake up, work out, run errands, and get to work in an unrushed fashion. I really liked it, but it is...

  22. What am I doing? Am I insane?

    JulieW replied to zdjoe's topic in General Nursing

    It surprises me (although it shouldn't) how much negative feedback SubQ's posts receive. Responses to Nursedude's "nursing is pathetic" (would you recommend nursing as a career) is the same story....

  23. NCLEX-PN

    JulieW replied to NurseNikki2001's topic in General Nursing

    Mine were mostly priority, as in they give you a scenario and you decide which pt you'd deal with first. I also had a lot of pt teaching questions which asked how the nurse knows a pt understands the...

  24. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    JulieW replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. Are they also doing their RN and LPN duties? Or, are they being brought in for extra shifts to work as the aide without the added responsibilities? If the latter is the case, then it...

  25. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

    JulieW replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

    Cherie, it seems like you got a bit defensive of your facility when you got the advice you did (and sound advice, might I add!). It's nice that you want to do so much good but if you don't take care...