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  1. Do you like picking raisins?

    lolakbolak posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every nurf has a duty to do something it just so happens that my job is on a GI floor and I pick raisins all day, black and wrinky. Before I do that I have to dig. Do you like this kind of work

  2. Do Nurses Get Traffic Tickets?

    lolakbolak replied to rachelita's topic in General Nursing

    If you are cute and you use those lashes and wink at them then no. But when you are coming back home in the morning you are worn out, the last thing you need is to be pulled

  3. How to interview a nurse leader

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am struggling with this assignment where I have to interview a nurse manager/leader/supervisor other than my own. I will have clinical next week in a big magnet hospital, would it be strange if I...

  4. Moving from the OR to an ICU...(possible a thoracic ICU)

    lolakbolak replied to calbrig1's topic in Cardiac

    I think you will be okay to go straight to the ICU. Many people don't think of this but OR is like critical care and you will get orientation so you should be

  5. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient who was questioning me and even though I attempted to answer her questions, she wasn't happy with my answers. She told me that I am a terrible nurse and to get out of her room. I said...

  6. Rhythm interpretation a fib

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Cardiac

    i am new on a tele floor. I was taught that a fib is irregularly irregular. I notice a lot of nurses on the floor chart a fib as the rhythm when the rhythm is completely regular. Im wondering if they...

  7. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was on orientation on days and then got moved to nights which is what I was hired to do. It was my first night on orientation with a preceptor and I was not feeling the best, was very tired got an...

  8. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    you're right i have those passions but after I realized how much med school costs and how little money I have and no one to support me or my goal I went against

  9. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Im so scared, am I going to be reported to BON for

  10. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    this is a little irrelevant but I am a little anxious and being brand new I was definitely nervous. My supervisor told me that "there is something wrong with me, she knew all along and couldn't figure...

  11. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that's confusing, she was finishing up her bolus from the ED that's why it was running by gravity, and then the rate was supposed to be 100 ml/hr. I agree with you though this pt was not stable...

  12. Got fired for changing fluid rate

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Her admitting diagnosis was UTI by the

  13. Im new, will they be mad if I go full to part time right away?

    lolakbolak posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job and I'm almost done with orientation about to be on my own next week, I haven't had the best experience at this new job because my supervisor told me she can tell I don't like...

  14. Im new, will they be mad if I go full to part time right away?

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry what is

  15. What can I do locally if I am against the mandatory flu vaccine?

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I still believe in personal choice regardless of what president Obama mandates me to do. If I was a drug company giant and stood to make billions of dollars by pushing a vaccine or drug, I might just...

  16. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    lolakbolak replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The most common complication of the flu is bacterial pneumonia. If you are a healthy, active adult it is highly unlikely that you will develop this complication. Mariebailey you seem like an expert on...

  17. What can I do locally if I am against the mandatory flu vaccine?

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sorry but you can't look up what the vaccine contains- the package insert doesn't list the preservatives and various chemicals that go into making

  18. 12 hour shift

    lolakbolak replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I would only work 12 hour shifts and have the rest of the week off!! I work nights and we are short staffed that many nights I work 4 or 5 12 hour

  19. Are you worried you will lose your job if you don't get your BSN?

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm in my twenties, have been a nurse for 3 years. Have noticed that most hospitals now only want BSN educated RN's not ADN. Was wondering what my chances are of being forced back to school for my...

  20. What can I do locally if I am against the mandatory flu vaccine?

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is in fact the law in 16 states thus far that has been passed this year. They are further working on legislature to ban religious expemption and make it mandatory in children starting at 6 months...

  21. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    lolakbolak replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Its mandatory for us because its a money maker. There is no proof that if you get the vaccine you won't get sick again. Great way to make money. What happens if you get the vaccine and something...

  22. Are you worried you will lose your job if you don't get your BSN?

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You're saying its only a goal but it seems that most hospitals now require it. I just don't want to waste time and money on a BSN if my goal is to get a BS in biochem, it'd be a huge waste of time for...

  23. Would this be a turn off in an interview?

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ICU nurse of 2 years who will be interviewing at another hospital as a nurse. I am a premed student right now and I have put this in my resume. I am not sure how to explain this during the...

  24. Would this be a turn off in an interview?

    lolakbolak replied to lolakbolak's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks everyone thats

  25. What is the best way to find out nurse/patient ratio

    lolakbolak posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new RN who has been working for a little over one year now. I work in LTAC where we get 4:1 ratio with patients being a little more complicated than your average med surg patient. I love it...