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  1. What would you do if diabetic pt. has 14 blood sugar.

    ttaraRN replied to Sue7573's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i must say, quite a few times my cna's have caught something that i didn't. they generally (unfortunately) spend more time with the patients during clean up or just in passing than do i. don't get me...

  2. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    ttaraRN replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i also agree! i've been fortunate enough to have begun my career in a hospital (at least a unit :) :) ) with wonderful nurses, who really love nursing. sure, everyone has their fair share of patient...

  3. Nurses Who Smoke

    ttaraRN replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire it drives me crazy!!! if a nurse smokes she/he gets to take breaks whenever they "need a smoke", the rest of us don't get little breaks every other hour. i work on a cardiac unit, many...

  4. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    ttaraRN replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    personally, i love the hospitalists. we have many hospitalists and they are wonderful. very thorough, rarely agitated with nursing staff (though, like all doc's they have their moments). only downside...

  5. Really need advice For Anatamony and Physiology

    ttaraRN replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    withdraw!!!!! [color=#00bfff]withdrawing is always better than the

  6. Tee vs. No Tee

    ttaraRN replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in General Nursing

    hi carrie...i agree with many that have replied to your post. i always wear a fitted tank under my scrub tops. i am rather short in stature and the v-necks (that most tops have) tend to dip a bit...

  7. Anyone attended UMASS BOSTON

    ttaraRN replied to sunshine9's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    sunshine-i attended umass dartmouth, i'm not sure how similar the programs are, but i will tell you that the umass system in general did a fairly good job in preparing me for the real world. any new...

  8. How long was new grad orientation?

    ttaraRN replied to DUCKGIRL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi duck, my new-grad orientation began in july of last summer and ended halloween weekend. I had a wonderful orientation as well as a wonderful preceptor!! I started with about 3 patients if I...

  9. school!!

    ttaraRN replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    i just graduated from nursing school in may with my bsn and i had had no prior healthcare experience before school. i agree with the others that one is born to be a nurse, and having cna experience...