Hi...I will be taking NCLEX-RN next week...I currently work as a CNA in a nursing home, and my employer is aware that I will be taking the NCLEX *soon*, but doesn't know exactly *when*. Here is my...
I work in a long-term care facility, and we had a lady who was very "colorful". When I would put on gloves, she'd say "so, you're putting on your finger condoms?" She'd also ask outright "Are you a...
luvkitties replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing
Don't listen to your son...you are not "nuts" for being on an antidepressant, and there are lots of nurses (including myself) that take Zoloft (or other antidepressants). You will make a wonderful...
Let's take it up anotch anybody who enters hospital doors should wash their hands which would include administrators as well. Yeah, let's start putting in sinks in front of the doors of every...
I work in a LTC facility, and within lies the legend of the little girl...many people have seen her; few have survived to tell about it...quite a few residents have asked me "who's that little girl?"...
luvkitties replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU
it's true that touching any bodily fluid with skin intact won't infect you...but how many of us really know if our skin is completely intact? remember the story of barb fassbinder? she was a nurse...
sierranic-- "Another student was dropped for not checking HR before administering a Beta-blocker" The clinical instructor at my college, which is accredited by the ANA and NLN, instructs us to take a...