LemonIndiscretion

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  1. Cleaning my Littmann

    LemonIndiscretion replied to Owloveyou's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the breast cancer edition too and mine looks GROSS!!! I feel like it makes me look like a dirty pig every time I use it. I'll have to try

  2. Wiping off IV ports

    LemonIndiscretion replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin is Infection Control Coordinator at a big hospital in my area and she is always on my a** about wiping IV ports all the time! I'm a senior in my nursing program but I always have her voice...

  3. Is hospice a good stepping stone??

    LemonIndiscretion replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospice nurses I met at the inpatient facility where my mom died were AMAZING. They knew exactly the right things to say at the right time. My mom had cancer and died from a bowel obstruction and...

  4. disorder eating and going on the pill

    LemonIndiscretion replied to meglet's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Meg, I sent you a private

  5. Anyone waiting on Acceptance/Rejection Letter '2012

    LemonIndiscretion replied to PedsHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Guys- I'm going to be a Senior in the fall at Rhode Island College, where I'm getting my BSN. I just wanted to offer some words of encouragement to anyone who doesn't get into thier program. I...

  6. 2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    LemonIndiscretion replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Student: "Oh Lord! I finally crawled and scratched my way up. I also completed 6 years of nursing school, spent the last 8 years bathing and feeding people, worked overnights weekends and holidays. I...

  7. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    LemonIndiscretion replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    From my experience and from what I've heard from some wise and wonderful nurses a persons' death is as individual as a persons' life. Sometimes all you can do is be there. Sometimes stuff comes out of...

  8. I can't hear a thing! Re: Percussing lung fields

    LemonIndiscretion replied to acerbia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    AUgh. I just wrote a huge post that I somehow deleted it. I was taught percussion by finding studs in a wall. Totally works. The same clinical professor taught me everything I know about lung sounds....

  9. recovering rn looking for support

    LemonIndiscretion replied to momma1rn2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for sharing. I can imagine that all of that must have been extremely difficult and you seem like a strong person for seeking help. I do not suffer from addiction but I have had people very...

  10. Frustrated after exam grade...the way the questions are asked..

    LemonIndiscretion replied to danceportal's topic in General Students

    Welcome to nursing :) I am not mean I'm trying to be helpful. Tweak your study habits and you'll do better next time. Some classes you'll get and A one or two you'll get a C, sometimes its the teacher...

  11. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    LemonIndiscretion replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I can't speak for other programs but my schools' BSN program has a component focused on research and evidence based practice. I find both interesting and research can only benefit our field in my...

  12. You never know

    LemonIndiscretion replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for the kind words. Hopefully I'll find something that fits... or maybe find something I can manage to fit myself

  13. You never know

    LemonIndiscretion posted a topic in General Nursing

    I knew I wanted to be a nurse since I was 15. Upon entering a nursing program, I was convinced I wanted to do pedi or psych or pedi-psych, I would have never ever thought I would want to be a hospice...

  14. Pressure to take unsafe shifts.

    LemonIndiscretion replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    FALSE ADVERTISEMENT Sorry! I didn't mention I'm a senior in my nursing program I'm NOT an RN but I do give meds at a residential support facility (group home) and I do not administer meds in that 3rd...

  15. Why such high new RN turnover?

    LemonIndiscretion replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i feel like being a cna helped me tremendously in my program, allowing me to more time to learn nursing skills because i already had patient care/hygiene/body mechanics and didn't need to learn that...

  16. Pressure to take unsafe shifts.

    LemonIndiscretion replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    Last weekend someone called out 15 minutes before her shift (totally ok for some reason at my work)... it was an overnight and I had just done 3-11 I had to stay because the other girl had just worked...

  17. NG preceptors - thank you gifts?

    LemonIndiscretion replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to admit this...and I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but last year I gave this wonderful nurse at one of my clinical sites a bracelet I was wearing, which I had made the night before....

  18. My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    LemonIndiscretion replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    I too have mixed feelings on this! I thought I was about to be the only one until I read your post above mine, wooh One of the most amazing nurses I've ever worked with was a functional...

  19. Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    LemonIndiscretion replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    That's like saying you want to be a chef but you're afraid of fire. or a roofer with an aversion to height Or being a chip afraid of

  20. Finally decided to quit nursing

    LemonIndiscretion replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    P.S. I admire the honesty and the guts it took to quit doing what you thought you would love

  21. Finally decided to quit nursing

    LemonIndiscretion replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Question to all who ended up hating nursing- did you guys hate nursing school? Were you CNAs first? I'm 25 and I'm a senior in my program and I've been doing patient care washing/changing...