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    Night Aides keeping me late

    EaglesWings21 replied to likwit's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Please stand up for yourself. Why do you care about hurting their feelings when your job is on the line? If policy is they can't wear briefs then don't but briefs on them, simple. DON'T BE A...
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    NEED TO VENT

    EaglesWings21 replied to amari's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know this thread isn't about vintagemother but we can look at her strong faith and gain hope!!! God bless you, my first reaction to your story was you should have kicked him out, but the past is the...
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    3/6 months... quitting the job...

    EaglesWings21 replied to nichefinder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If your family has a history of hemorrhagic stroke and your BP goes that high regularly I would speak with your doctor or practitioner. I am new to my job but work with the inner city poor and they...
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    Slanderous rumor mongers in the workplace

    EaglesWings21 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How so some people make it past the first
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    help with accuchecks

    EaglesWings21 replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.accu-chek.com/index.html ... your welcomes
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    Leave new RN job before orientation starts

    EaglesWings21 replied to newrn887's topic in Nursing Career

    I accepted a job then later turned it down and am now about to begin orientation at the same hospital I turned down
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    PT fell... Now I'm paralyzed with fear

    EaglesWings21 replied to mevsmom's topic in General Students

    This is brutally honest: You will heal and get over it. I am 99.999% sure you don't have PTSD. I spun out on the highway going 60 MPH and slammed head on into a wall a few months ago. I had...
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    I want to be an RN soooo bad!!!!

    EaglesWings21 replied to klwinkleman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Come back to Indiana and join us Hoosiers!!! Ivy Tech is a big nursing program here where you can get your associates in nursing. They have recently partnered with U of I where you can work on your...
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    Centimeters Away From Brain Death

    EaglesWings21 replied to nursey246's topic in Nurses Rock

    You have a gift for writing. You make me laugh when I am supposed to cry, and it is easy to make me cry!!! Love your story and your
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    Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    EaglesWings21 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    WOW!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with this future
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    Medical terminology according to patients

    EaglesWings21 replied to nursefrances's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WTH- "ole pole cat" and "the growler"!!! lol I had a patient who kept saying he was
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    Has anyone here handled both school and kids?

    EaglesWings21 replied to queenofthenile's topic in General Students

    RN&Mom, you rock and you are my role model!! lol. Yes I have three kids, two are special needs and one is a handful. I work 2-3 jobs and am in nursing school. It is possible but very stressful....
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    Roaches ON the patient

    EaglesWings21 replied to nekozuki's topic in Private Duty

    YAY!!! Glad to hear something was done to help this family! It is kind of disgusting to me that the mom has time to do her hair and nail but no time to clean her house. I think people should have to...
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    Roaches ON the patient

    EaglesWings21 replied to nekozuki's topic in Private Duty

    Call them. Don't hesitate! Even if nothing ever gets better, at least you did
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    Your most embarrassing experience with a patient

    EaglesWings21 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Was in the middle of a chaotic admission (kids had to put parents in LTC). It was so uncomfortable in the room you could cut the tension with a knife, so I cut the cheese. Everyone's crying,...
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    People being spiteful about grades?

    EaglesWings21 replied to LPN709's topic in LPN to RN

    EXACTLY !!! Your business and not theirs. If they ask say I don't want to share. Be assertive. Don't let people pressure you into doing things you don't want to
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    There is Hope for you, First Semester Nursing Students.

    EaglesWings21 posted a topic in General Students

    My first semester of nursing school was filled with fear, anxiety, and insecurity. All these medical terms and procedures were being thrown at me and my brain literally went into over drive. I...
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    Clinical bad day?!?!

    EaglesWings21 replied to bmt0630's topic in General Students

    You pushed meds as a student without your instructor or nurse present? That sounds illegal. Even with my instructor present in my program we don't do IV push meds. What if you pushed something and...
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    Eating our young and more...

    EaglesWings21 replied to campbellrn68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What does Nety mean? Google search got me
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    What I've Learned in My First Month of Nursing School

    EaglesWings21 replied to nervousnursehopeful's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    From the sound of it, you are doing great!!! You are wise to recognize all these things that you are doing well. One thing I didn't do my first and even second semester was really think about all...
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    Just started nursing school- are instructors playing a mental game with us?

    EaglesWings21 replied to Caitlin23's topic in General Students

    Best thing you can do for yourselves is not let them get to you. I can see why they would use that method of teaching, but they should know that anxiety does not foster
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    February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    EaglesWings21 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "When I was a student, I was nervous about even having to change a patient's sheets. The nurse told me to relax, that one day I would be doing it
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    Clinical Instructor Dilemma

    EaglesWings21 replied to Katbird2014_RN's topic in General Students

    In your end of the semester review write about everything that happened. I might even write and anonymous letter to the school. She should not get away with putting her hands on students. I'd flip...
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    Reflect on this! IMPORTANT!!

    EaglesWings21 replied to WeAreOfPeace's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am in a great mood tonight because school is cancelled tomorrow due to crazy Antarctic, I mean Indiana weather and I am having a great time watching Orange County, The Matrix, and now I would like...
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    Good Excuses for Missing Work

    EaglesWings21 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had to call in last semester because I got into a car wreck as well. I was on the highway going to work from school. I truck tried to swerve into my lane and I swerved to avoid them and ended up...