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  1. Just Amazed

    Here's my vent: I really don't like you using the phrase "peepee pants", I mean
  2. I love being a Satanist nurse.

    cookies you say, count me in! nom nom nom
  3. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    And to all those posters who mentioned that an obese nurse will not be taken seriously when giving advice on diet/nutrition, to this I agree, but lets not overlook that nurses educate pt's on MANY...
  4. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

  5. I Love being a Christian Nurse

    And from my personal experiance, those are usually the people who call themselves
  6. I Love being a Christian Nurse

    I love caring for people no matter who they are, because we are so much more than the title we are given, whether it be christian, agnostic or whatever, although it seems that many people try soooo...
  7. I love being a Satanist nurse.

    Come to the dark side, we have
  8. I am still in RN school and from what I have heard, I am expecting to have to care for atleast 6 if not more pts after graduation. This is from what I have seen the staff nurses do during clinicals...
  9. AM I CRAZY??

    No way, why move away from a beautiful area, from family and friends and most importantly your husbands steady, good paying job (especially in this economy!) just for a per diem
  10. They did the same with us...there was always someone around to ask for help or to answer questions. But they pretty much were happy to have someone else do their work so they could go hang out in the...
  11. how do you practice your skills?

    They don't have mannequins for you to practice on? If not then you need to practice on your own at home, practice on your kids, friends, family members, boyfriend/husband whoever. Make sure to go...
  12. Flipping supplies/instruments

    It's probably just a particular habit that was formed in the OR. I never flip a sterile instrument...it's not necessary for one, it looks sloppy and silly, it can flop around and mess up my neatly...
  13. Stupid things doctors do?!

    Maybe I should tone down my comment a little....I do see a lot of support on here, but certainly not the same as they way physicians are with other physicians. Or same as with vets...I had only once...
  14. Stupid things doctors do?!

    I didn't read all the posts, but way to go AN for taking the higher road and standing behind your physicians....now if we can only stand behind our fellow
  15. A landmark decision in my workplace

    Awesome!
  16. I Need Another Job ASAP!!

    Everything you've mentioned so far that is stressing you out sounds like typical nursing job problems you would deal with on any hospital
  17. I Need Another Job ASAP!!

    You cannot be considered a person who always succeeds if you have never faced adversary...that's like saying your a successfuly mountain climber and you've only climbed the hills in your backyard. So...
  18. why we can't give levonex IV ??!!

    As far as Google goes, it's all in how you use it. I must Google fifty times a day, when I have a question about something...now if I could only retain half of the stuff I look up and/or
  19. What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

    Couldn't have said it better
  20. I second
  21. The 'look' that people give you...

    Amen to
  22. It's true, just because you've done something for years does not guarantee your any good at it. For example, maybe your the best out of the group in your dept, but your dept just happens to be that...
  23. The Mockery of Nursing

    I don't hear that one, I hear I am a nursing student but they have just started taking their pre-reqs and aren't even close to applying to the nursing program
  24. Graduation Speech...HELP!!

    Only you would know what funny little quirks to add about your particular class, but be sure not to offend or embarrass anyone. Think about why you (and your classmates) went to nursing school, the...
  25. The student nurse

    All of the original questions posted by the OP have been answered, although in a round about way. If she is doing some sort of research for a report or some such for school, I believe she is getting...