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rach_nc_03

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  1. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

    rach_nc_03 replied to YukonDave's topic in General Nursing

    several of my classmates (including me) have multiple tattoos that would be visible under a short-sleeved shirt. we just cover them with long sleeves under a scrub/uniform top; it's never been a...

  2. Anesthesia fears?

    rach_nc_03 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Lori- You're definitely not alone here...I've had two surgeries under general anesthesia in the past year, and fears about anesthesia- specifically being extubated afterward- were very difficult...

  3. Do you have to deal with these?

    rach_nc_03 replied to nursestudentx's topic in Emergency

    I'm not trying to sound harsh, but even shadowing a nurse for 4 hours will go a LONG way toward letting you know what nursing is about. If you decide on nursing school, you won't have time for almost...

  4. What kind of office jobs can nurses hold?

    rach_nc_03 replied to nursestudentx's topic in General Nursing

    When you start clinicals, you do littles in the first few months besides clean up poop, pee, and vomit, since you haven't learned many clinical skills, and you can't pass meds yet. believe it or not,...

  5. How can you call sending out a virus that killed MILLIONS a mistake?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    well, I live in north carolina, but i always listen to BBC World Service on NPR. It's shocking sometimes...I'll have CNN on at home, then get in the car and hear BBC...I'm thinking, 'when was CNN...

  6. Tell me why BSN now?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    If you're thinking of working in a field that requires a master's degree, look into RN-MSN bridge programs. You get a BSN along the way, but it's a lot faster than ADN-BSN-MSN. Depends on credits...

  7. Phd Nurses

    rach_nc_03 replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to working as university instructors, PhD nurses also design and execute research

  8. Aspiring pre-student with criminal background

    rach_nc_03 replied to hopey's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, check with your state BON, because you'll get a criminal background check; our main clinical site did this just this year, and one of the students was let go (after 3 semesters of clinicals...

  9. Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    rach_nc_03 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    CharmcityRN, Might be an unpopular opinion, but I strongly agree!! I gave a group presentation tuesday in my "Professionalism and Ethics in Nursing" class. We did our presentation on advanced practice...

  10. First Foley

    rach_nc_03 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    It *is* part of CNAII scope of practice in many states. I work as a CNAII in an ICU while I finish nursing school, and I do very few bedbaths...all the patients are on monitors, so I only do temps....

  11. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

    rach_nc_03 replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

    I've had experiences like this at our current clinical site- then i think back to the burn center where I did my icu rotation, and the nurses were *so* interested in teaching us- same thing in the...

  12. Being an RN with an Associates Degree or a Bachelors Degree.....

    rach_nc_03 replied to caseyrb's topic in General Nursing

    one word of advice- watch the whole "Only an ASN", "only a diploma" thing. Not only is it irrelevant when looking at bedside nursing, it's *really* degrading. If you went to interview for a position...

  13. Being an RN with an Associates Degree or a Bachelors Degree.....

    rach_nc_03 replied to caseyrb's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely look at your personal situation, though. For me, because of prior university education in liberal arts, it was going to be 2.5 years ADN, 4 years BSN. In my area, there aren't any...

  14. Better the College/Univ. Better the Job

    rach_nc_03 replied to fvestar's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in the triangle area of NC- lots of research universities and hospitals around here. I attend a small community college an hour north of here. Several of us applied to various floors and units at...

  15. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    rach_nc_03 replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    OK, just like the "I'm going to hell" offended you, the above offended me. We shouldn't be belittling anyone's religion or spiritual path. I've met (sadly) far fewer of these than of the type...

  16. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    rach_nc_03 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    she was actually pretty cool with it- i had good arguments, and she appreciated that i wrote something that i believed, rather than just sucking up by writing what she wanted to hear. even though my...

  17. 1950s nursing

    rach_nc_03 replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    the nurses on my unit use tincture of benzoin swabs a lot to anchor rectal bags. the smell of it makes me

  18. Condescending nurses

    rach_nc_03 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    we have a couple of nurses who worked on the floor for years and years, where the NAs do all bathing/toileting alone, then came to the icu (where i'm a nursing assistant now). both have asked me to...

  19. where are the nursing shortages?

    rach_nc_03 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone in my class who wanted ICU has a job lined up (we graduate in may) and most of us had accepted formal offers by february of this year. The NICU and PICU at my hospital (which is a large...

  20. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    rach_nc_03 replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    moonbunnie, last year, before i started nursing school, i took an emt course to see how i liked hands-on care. my first night at clinical (we did each clinical alone, assigned to either a paramedic or...

  21. Any nursing tatoo's?

    rach_nc_03 replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to have a nursing-related tat. I like the suggestion of NSR as a tribal pattern! I think the caduceus is pretty cool, but I just did some research and found that it was actually originally a...

  22. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    rach_nc_03 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    A freakin MEN! One week, when I missed a clinical, I had to write a 20-page paper on the nursing theorist I agreed with the most, and why. The BULK of my paper was the systematic deconstruction of...

  23. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    rach_nc_03 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I was making a point about the breadth of responsibilities nursing covers, everything from difficult, delicate procedures to cleaning up someone's excrement. I realize there are plenty of people who...

  24. Update on the Caps/Dresses at pinning topic

    rach_nc_03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, after the debacle of the last thread on this topic, I want to ask, specifically, PLEASE direct any flames or nasty comments to my private messages, NOT to this thread. I asked a few months back...

  25. How long should it take to find a job?

    rach_nc_03 replied to princess99's topic in General Nursing

    It could be a million things. I ended up getting my first-pick job, four months before graduation, but it's because I showed an active interest and kept at it, even when it seemed people were...