purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. question stucked in mind, need answer

    purplemania replied to gagandeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bet this question came from the incidents in which mothers murdered their children then claimed they were "depressed" or "hearing voices". In reality, the nurse cannot assess for a medical...

  2. Scrubs - 65/35 or cotton...See-through!?

    purplemania replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    The Cherokee brand comes in tall sizes, which might be of help to you. I would choose a blend for comfort and for ease in laundering. You can wear protective covers when dealing with the yukkies. Most...

  3. No good deed goes unpunished

    purplemania replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    It is harder to dismiss someone who is standing in your face. Go to the office if possible. Also, write a letter to their Director. The lack of professionalism is

  4. on line courses

    purplemania replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    my entire MSN degree curriculum is online and I love it. More flexible. However, you really have to be self-motivated in order to get things done on time! But this method allows adults to work while...

  5. question stucked in mind, need answer

    purplemania replied to gagandeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Q1: I would say mode of transmission because exposure is often due to being "social" Q2: I would tell the patient I don't hear the voices in order to acknowledge their comment and to help them become...

  6. Health care reforms

    purplemania replied to deermedicine's topic in General Nursing

    Although a lot of people complain, few have come up with workable solutions. I am in favor of a basic plan for everyone with increased benefits available for those who pay, such as paying for meds,...

  7. Gift ideas

    purplemania replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hand lotion. Basket of fruit. Flowers. Thank you

  8. question for all with any charges from past

    purplemania replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    Tx requires fingerprinting with licensure (new grads). When the prints come back indicating a criminal record a declatory statement will be reviewed. I am sure it depends on whether or not the "crime"...

  9. Please help -Poll for school - National Uniform for Nurses

    purplemania replied to justjenn's topic in General Nursing

    If my employer mandates a certain uniform I expect them to pay for it. None of your choices offered the real answer: I want to choose my own

  10. pediatric venipuncture

    purplemania replied to angel337's topic in Pediatric

    don't allow the parent to hold while you stick. They will let go at the most crucial moment. As for "how to", you have gotten good responses but no one addressed cathlon sizes. The Am. Heart Asso. has...

  11. hostile chargenurse

    purplemania replied to maxinefrancine's topic in Emergency

    do not consider verbal abuse "part of the job". This person sounds like she needs help, but you can't provide it and as long as it goes undocumented, nothing will

  12. future nurse in disstress. Help needed!

    purplemania replied to futurenurse01's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same dilemma and chose nursing and do not regret it. EVERY nurse is an educator. If you can devise innovative ways to do patient education, or to become a hospital educator (after clinical...

  13. Tell me why you love/hate it.........

    purplemania replied to CardioTrans's topic in Emergency

    I have heard acute care nurses make the comment that home health nurses lack competency. That is ludicrous because HH nurses work independently. As for advice, I have none. It sounds like you would...

  14. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    purplemania replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    hate the whole idea. We finally had to remodel them as we needed the extra beds. Nurses hated being made to feel that they had to treat someone differently and the worst was the visitors who thought...

  15. How many mistakes have you made?

    purplemania replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    oh, for heaven's sake. If that is the worst you have done, be proud. I don't mean to trivialize the point, but there is no value in beating up on yourself. You learned from the mistake and you will be...

  16. new in texas

    purplemania replied to littlelottas's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you prefer smaller towns, try Longview (75,000) in East Texas. Good Shepherd recently opened a new NICU. They are one hour west of Shreveport, LA and 2 hours east of

  17. Texas Board of Nusing

    purplemania replied to Faynell's topic in Texas Nursing

    email: [email protected] (to confirm GN permits & ATT) Tiffany Sloan direct # 512/305-6819 or 6818 for licensure and application

  18. What exactly is palliative care?

    purplemania replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    the chemo is given to "treat" the family who are hoping for a

  19. Does anyone else feel out of place at school?

    purplemania replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Students

    High school is over. You are now in school to increase your personal potential. This means it does not matter if you never make friends with your classmates. I am sure you have other friends anyway....

  20. Are u extremely organized and meticulous?

    purplemania replied to susanna's topic in General Nursing

    Home should be the place you unwind and relax and feel comfortable. I am MUCH more organized at work. One of little rebellious acts is to not wear a watch on my days off. I also believe people in...

  21. Texans attitudes toward interacial couples

    purplemania replied to pokey sn's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in a town of about 75,000 and know several couples of mixed races. Texas is big enough for you

  22. Student With An Unusual Question

    purplemania replied to Kyriaka's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Most schools are obligated by state Nurse Practice Act to require specific hours in curriculum on certain topics, like pedi. You may not be able to get out of doing it, but I would talk to the Dean to...

  23. unhappy at work.....

    purplemania replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused. What does PAU mean? Acute unit? Why would the parents come upstairs to ask you questions? Aren't there nurses in PAU? Our facility has closed the pedi unit if there are zero patients,...

  24. Frequency of Assessments

    purplemania replied to Maggiemay's topic in Quality Improvement

    depends on what you mean by assessment. The frequency of a full nursing assessment may be required by your state's Nurse Practice Act. Systems assessments (the system that is currently sick, like...

  25. Can you be a nurse if you're not outgoing?

    purplemania replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    I have been doing review of literature regarding this subject. Hardiness seems to be the prime personality quality for nurses. You can be introverted, but be tough on the inside and willing to stick...