SleeepyRN

I unfortunately know too many people who got into coding and never was able to get a job doing such. Let alone from home. My opinion: Become a CNA, and aim for a position in a hospital by networking.

My nursing program had very specific prerequisites. You coyld have all the certifications in tbe world, but if you didn't have competetive grades in very specific classes, you wouldn't get in. Actually, there was a poster on here who graduated from Harvard or Yale or such with a Bachelors and was dumbfoundef that she didn't proceed to get accepted into a community college ASN program. Poster: "I graduated from Harvard." School: "But did you take these prereqs?" Poster: "No." School: "Come back when you do." Poster: Flabbergasted

In response to OP. Yes. Absolutely. You're a nurse, you shouldn't eat that. You're a nurse, you shouldn't speed, you know what can happen (SO DOES THE GENERAL PUBLIC!!!) You're a nurse, you should sacrifice your entire life and cry your days away for other people.... Yeah, its annoying.

While you are correct that we all have a choice in how we react to any situation, I found the comment less useful than understanding. I mean, this is the right place to come to to vent such things. Otherwise, the responses to the majority of posts would be, "Just don't care what people think or do." I'm saying that while it's on me if I take something too personally, I should be able to still vent to others who would understand, because I'm certainly not unloading that on a patient or the person next to me in a grocery store.

Nice anecdote, but when it's patient after patient, day after day...it can really wear you down. That's why its nice to have a place such as this where others can relate and we can just vent. Then go back to work hopefully a little more rejuvenated.

ROTFL

EXCUSE me? I have never smoked Marijuana or done illegal drugs in my entire life. I have never smoked a cigarette nor do i drink. But I certainly don't look down on those who do. Their "issue" is a psychological/medical one that needs better understanding (NOT sympathy....an UNDERSTANDING) by healthcare professionals. I feel no sympathy for OP as he made a choice, but I also do not condemn him. That's not my job. Thats his employer's job. His school's job. The BON's job. NOT mine. Even if i do HIGHLY suspect myself that quite more usage was occurring than what was stated. But its not for me to state it is so. I have my suspicions, but they can mean squat just as yours did about me. P.S. I have never had a place test me and ask me to bring bottles of what I took. I have only been asked to write my current meds. Many on the list could be ones no longer being taken or not even thought of to include on the list.

OP stated "the remainder of the ampule." I took it to mean the remainder of what was inside. I misread the situation.

There is NO MD, NP, PA on call after 9? Forget that. I wouldn't work there.

Well, when something is sucking the life out of you and turning your soul char black, it can affect your marriage. It certainly is affecting mine.

Oh, man. I can't stand people like that. As a naive new grad, I made the *incredibly* poor judgement of telling a patient who was super talkative, and asked about me all the time, something about myself on the personal side. Well, after getting mad at me one day, she proceeded to tell every nurse and CNA what I had confided in her. I was humiliated. Not just for everyone knowing this personal thing, but them knowing I was stupid enough to tell a patient that. Sigh...Boy did I learn.

Forgive me if this has been said. I would have notified a nurse Manager immediately and have the sharps container removed and locked up until it could be safely opened to prove it was in there.

So is speeding. Get off your high horse.

False positive causes: Ibuprofen; (Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, Excedrin IB etc) Naproxen (Aleve) Ketoprofen (Orudis KT) Promethazine (Phenergan, Promethegan) Pantoprazole (Protonix) Riboflavin (B2, Hempseed Oil) Kidney infection (Kidney disease, diabetes) Liver Disease Dronabinol (Marinol)

Yep. I recall from nursing school repeating the order back as basic protocol, not just a suggestion. And this not only verges on practicing medicine, it IS practicing medicine...prescribing without a license.