PennyWise

PennyWise

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  1. Nursing School admit policies.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why you would have trouble with it. Abuse of anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds is not new and is well documented. This is far from a new theory/view. Unless one is taking these...

  2. Nursing School admit policies.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm, yes and no lol. There is research on students who begin using drugs while in school. We are reading up on that to identify whether or not one can say there is a large number of students who...

  3. Nursing School admit policies.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    I finally broke down and called my local BON. This is pretty much what they said. Another poster above also said the drug screens and background checks were for the clinical sites not the school....

  4. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I know this teacher from before. I started my BSN classes years ago (finished first semester only) and quit to go into travel nursing. When I did return home during the recession, it took...

  5. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my personal beliefs about divorce aside...............yes, its possible. But that wasn't where the conversation was going. It was a promotion of divorce. A complete..........."Use your spouse...

  6. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    No online options. That's the biggest thing about my specific program. Its not as expensive as other universities, but they don't believe in online courses for

  7. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't tell you if I like Kant or not. Only thing I learned is that there are a lot of "statistics" in my classroom. By that I mean people who are counted in the statistics numbers...........for...

  8. Nursing Diagnosis: Disorganized Thought Processes

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, this was only the second class so far. Im done with all this in December thankfully. I think I am going to be getting up and taking a lot of long bathroom breaks during this

  9. Nursing School admit policies.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. No info there, not on this topic anyway. Nurses in recovery is more for people who already have a license but are recovering from an addiction. I actually thought about posting this in the...

  10. The New Face of Healthcare

    PennyWise replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Hmmm. I guess its kinda how............people standing on the sidewalk all see a car accident, but every single one of them has a completely different story of what actually happened. I looked at...

  11. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PennyWise replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Obviously sent from a cell phone............usually the spelling errors are harder to pick up on the cell phone's smaller screen. Thats one vote for "its the same story at home". Wooot Wot.

  12. Would you do this?

    PennyWise replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Thats all I can say.........Wow. I'm lucky, never been involved in

  13. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PennyWise replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Can you start a poll mid-thread? I want to start a poll. We can even make friendly bets on the outcome. Question: How many of us think, when the cell abusers are at home, its the same story in...

  14. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PennyWise replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not lying here. Not saying this just for effect. What does it say about them that their spouses can not handle emergencies? We are nurses. One of our roles is to educate. Why not educate them?...

  15. Would you do this?

    PennyWise replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the posts I read so far: Wouldn't have done it. I use my nursing judgement on things, but medications isn't one of them. I know what you mean by "by the book" and calling the doctor...

  16. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

    PennyWise replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

    That's what they're counting on. No charting time. Charting gets put off later and later until it finally spills into...........your time. I've never done Home Care but I know more than a few who...

  17. Do you give back-rubs and foot baths to your patients?

    PennyWise replied to silt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope. Might be me being paranoid because I'm a male nurse but.............too much opportunity for............misunderstandings. Heck, I've had women accuse me of trying to "sneak a peak" because...

  18. Favoritism in nursing?

    PennyWise replied to kellycinalli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ooops. Spoke too soon. I disagree. I've worked in other fields and never saw the drama/favoritism at the level I've seen it get to in nursing. I've said it a million times, and it gets said on...

  19. Favoritism in nursing?

    PennyWise replied to kellycinalli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    With regards to favoritism, you have two options: 1. Get used to it and learn how to not let it upset you. 2. Get out of nursing. I guess there is a third option too, stay in nursing but be...

  20. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PennyWise replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To answer your question, nothing changes. To a certain degree, those who feel the need to "stay in touch in case of an emergency" know this too. But, see...........its not about helping the situation...

  21. Too much emphasis on "caring"

    PennyWise replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    I too have been annoyed by the theorists who spew on and on about "caring". Its as if they all wrote their work after a very long separation from the profession. The theories simply did not apply to...

  22. Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

    PennyWise replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it was a case of.....I was so used to fighting off sleep, I couldn't simply relax and go to sleep when it was time to do so. It was like my body was saying "OK, you want me up all the...

  23. Nursing Theory: Does anyone have a nursing theory paper that I can borrow? :(

    PennyWise replied to chaitealatte's topic in General Students

    LMAO Only thing funnier is if they would have done

  24. The Wisest Thing I've Ever Heard on Allnurses ...

    PennyWise replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

    On a thread where people were discussing commutes vs pay rate and other things, someone said something to the effect of: "Nursing just sucks a lot of times and no matter how much you job hop, you will...

  25. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    PennyWise replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    At my former position, this came up a lot. It was actually management that prompted the discussion though. The recession was in full swing and rumors of layoffs were on everyones mind. Management...