Fruit Sucker

Fruit Sucker

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  1. I fainted today in OR:(

    Fruit Sucker replied to 164centimeters's topic in General Students

    I am too! Are your pupils abnormally large/dilated like mine are? I used to faint over nothing when I was a child- if I banged my funny bone, got too hot, or something poked into me around my ribs. I...

  2. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why are you so interested in "convincing" people who don't have any interest in the profession? If you have some kind of insecurity about being a male in a female-dominated profession, that's on you...

  3. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So it's like I said- you don't like the other students' personalities in your program. Competence is not based on personality. As you mature, you will realize that there will always be people you...

  4. drug question

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad nurse, so please don't judge my question too harshly. I want to know about interactions between ondansetron and SSRIs. My understanding is that the only site they are both competing for...

  5. potential employment questions

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    I submitted a resume to an out of state employer (in Texas) stating that I would be interested in relocating for a job opportunity with their company (I am currently in New York). The hiring manager...

  6. potential employment questions

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for sharing this information. Very kind of you. (Doh- trying to find hug emoticon and

  7. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    Fruit Sucker replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the hospitals in my area require white scrubs. I think it sucks. Our school scrubs included white scrub pants, too- I wore an extra pair of pants underneath them because I don't enjoy people...

  8. potential employment questions

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don't understand how people can afford to move to other states without having some kind of job offer there. What if they get stranded with no employment

  9. As a nursing student, how can I take initiative in clinical?

    Fruit Sucker replied to studentnurse711's topic in General Students

    Be careful trying to do too much without permission- this was an issue with some of our students. Don't ambulate patients without permission- we had someone take a fall that way and almost lost the...

  10. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Umm...little man syndrome

  11. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Unfit based on what? Unfit in what way? Too many med errors? Too many failed NCLEX attempts? What exactly are you talking about? If you want to pass nursing school, you need to crack down on proving...

  12. Trouble sleeping night before clinical? Advice to remedy?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Being prepared will help with some of the anxiety. Make yourself a "clinical bag" that is for your clinical stuff only and make sure everything you need is in there, including notes, extra pens, extra...

  13. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    THIS. I feel employers should do their due diligence in finding out how many attempts a potential employee took. I don't cotton to the idea of being treated like equals with someone who barely...

  14. NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not trying to single you out, but to me this sums up the problem and the reason why there should be a maximum number of attempts. Nobody should have to explain to you how to use a book or how to...

  15. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    Fruit Sucker replied to dorkiexcici's topic in General Students

    Sounds like a real jerk. Unfortunately, there will always be jerks. All my clinical instructors except one loved me...this particular one was similar to what you describe, though she never threatened...

  16. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes really. If you read the article you posted, you'll see it's about GALT, aka gut-associated lymphoid tissue. I don't know why your response to me is full of tone when I have been polite and...

  17. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh why?? That is some unbelievable ***hattery. My uncle was stage IV colon cancer and it was really bleak for a while, but I kept my fears to myself. He made it through the multiple surgeries, chemo,...

  18. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why would you say something like that in a room full of nurses? People who have college degrees in health sciences? How about instead of saying that people have no clue (which is very inflammatory),...

  19. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, I understand your frustration, I really do, and I wasn't talking about people being terse or impatient but rather those who are on here making jokes at others' expense. I had a similar experience...

  20. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Fruit Sucker replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am solidly pro-vaccination and believe that people who refuse to vaccinate their children are a danger to themselves and others. Having said that, I'm seeing some unbelievable rudeness on this...

  21. proper noun assistance

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. Thanks,

  22. proper noun assistance

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys. My brain must be burnt out from school and NCLEX, because I can't remember how to use proper nouns on a letter of interest I'm writing. Please help me with the following sentence- is...

  23. assessment tools

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently read about CPOT (Critical Care Pain Observation Tool) on another thread and thought it was a really neat thing to have. I just graduated school last month and would like to know if others...

  24. Pain Seekers

    Fruit Sucker replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You (OP) sound like someone who hasn't experienced chronic pain. I'm not sure that you (or a lot of healthcare providers for that matter) are able to differentiate between drug seeking as the result...

  25. Somebody Knock Some Sense Into Me

    Fruit Sucker replied to lilgop's topic in General Students

    People have a finite amount of willpower. You've Got a Limited Supply of Willpower, so Use It Wisely Don't spend your last months in school worrying about dieting and whatnot. Use it all up on getting...