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  1. Totally discouraged by clinicals

    mama.RN replied to KellyMLS's topic in General Students

    To echo the above posts, I think it's really important to be proactive in clinicals. To reiterate, never underestimate the importance of reviewing pt's meds, going over pt health histories, assessing...

  2. Please critique my Cover Letter been rejected too many times

    mama.RN replied to ICUNightAngel's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As other poster noted, need to focus more on RN experience. Don't need to list everything, esp. if will be on resume anyway. Definitely get certification as medical translator for Chinese language,...

  3. "compassionate" Atheists...

    mama.RN replied to Anona-mouse's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Your post displays exactly the type of exclusionary attitude you profess to defend against. I am an atheist and am known for my compassion and empathy. I consider myself to be a spiritual person, but...

  4. Dating a Doctor

    mama.RN replied to Wildcat2009's topic in Male Nursing Students

    All I can tell you is how I view things....I'm not overly impressed with people just because they are doctors, or rocket scientists (actually dated one once!) or they make a lot of money, or drive a...

  5. What does your username mean?

    mama.RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love being an RN, but love being a mama way more. Hence, the "mama" before the

  6. Help new grad low pay

    mama.RN replied to stressedsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seems low.....any way you can call a few offices outside of that immediate area and see if you can try to find out what they're paying their

  7. When it rains, it pours. Job decisions.

    mama.RN replied to elizabethmeiereRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

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  8. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    mama.RN replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I prefer to see the most competent professional, be it an MD, DO, NP or PA. I've seen good and bad of all of these. There are MDs that I would never see again, there are NPs that are tops and...

  9. Nursing School Uniforms And Their Fate After School

    mama.RN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in General Students

    Gave mine to a student entering the same program from which I'd just

  10. I'm not going to pass my teas

    mama.RN replied to Kshamab113's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Don't give up, just keep practicing until you test. I basically had to teach myself the math as I was horrible at it before the test, and ended up doing very well. It can be

  11. Please help! Was this a hippa violation?

    mama.RN replied to rn865's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes. A note stating that pt does not have contagious condition and can resume work could have been faxed after obtaining a signed auth. No need to share dx or anything else, none of their business....

  12. Awkward and Shy Student Nurse

    mama.RN replied to korsan's topic in General Students

    I say this as a quiet person. Most of my growing up years and even into my twenties were spent being super quiet and socially anxious. Not all the time, but enough. To top it off I wasn't bad looking...

  13. Nursing students on medication

    mama.RN replied to kjnsweets's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It seems odd that nursing students would casually admit to taking "things like Adderol (sp)" to stay awake to anyone, lest they be kicked out of their nursing program. That would imply that they were...

  14. Pregnant and nursing school?

    mama.RN replied to JNcCole15's topic in General Students

    First, congratulations, second, it will really depend on how things go with your pregnancy/delivery which is impossible to predict. I was pregnant while taking required prereqs prior to nursing school...

  15. When Nurses Cry

    mama.RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    What a wonderful article, brought tears to my eyes. I have cried with patients or a family member for different reasons a number of times, just a few tears that I couldn't manage to hold in. They are...

  16. accepted to nursing school after deciding to finalize divorce

    mama.RN replied to AngPartridge3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Minor edit to my above post: Meant to say: he *thought* I was doing things on purpose, not that I

  17. accepted to nursing school after deciding to finalize divorce

    mama.RN replied to AngPartridge3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh AngPartridge3. The dumpling incident could have been written about me. Except it wasn't dumplings, and it was multiple incidents about countless things, but same general theme. Plus, it usually had...

  18. Is there a legal way to do this...

    mama.RN replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would make the call. I would not be able to not make the call. That's

  19. EKG Interpretation

    mama.RN replied to PayitForwardHolistic's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Awesome, going to study as a refresher as it's been awhile and don't have opportunity to look at EKGs in my position. Not to hijack, but there are also some great videos by med students on youtube...

  20. Has anyone ever look down on you because you are a nurse

    mama.RN replied to dulcet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My sister-in-law has in the past made comments about my being a nurse by saying that all I have to worry about is passing meds (which I don't really even do at all in my position). She has worked as a...

  21. asked to delay child bearing

    mama.RN replied to KonaDog05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't believe she even brought that up.....to the best of my knowledge it is illegal to even hint that your reproductive choices would affect your job. I would stay where you are if you choose, have...

  22. Pt's FB pictures of me

    mama.RN replied to rse3's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My mom (rest her soul) always told me: if you are about to do something, and for whatever reason, you start wondering if what you are about to do is right or wrong, then you can pretty much be...

  23. Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    mama.RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would find out if when your wife left the message if it included the exact info about her wanting to know if she could reduce dose from 10 to 5mg. If so, the MA may have seen that and contacted the...

  24. Being a nurse who likes working alone?

    mama.RN replied to sakiohma's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very small specialty office, I am the only nurse. I think you would be very happy in an environment like

  25. Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    mama.RN replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    To the OP, I understand that responses to this post turned out to be different than what you had expected, but I hope you can appreciate that your post resulted in not only you but the rest of us...