purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. first grader in NICU?

    purplemania replied to kloget's topic in General Nursing

    Why would the father be a patient in the neonatal ICU? I think you meant Medical or Surgical. Anyway, sometimes children are let in. The reason it is discouraged is because children carry SO MANY...

  2. Is This Possible For Me......

    purplemania replied to SISSY8's topic in General Nursing

    we were all scared about the same things, and/or other things, at one time or another. Just keep plugging away. It will happen. Good

  3. Do you wear gloves

    purplemania replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    I wear gloves and keep an extra pair in my lab coat in case I get caught away from the box of gloves. I do not want to take anything home to my family, or

  4. Help- Is Nursing Where I Belong???

    purplemania replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above postings. Don't try to be too nice, at the risk of sacrificing your own well being. Customer service is a nice additive, but it is NOT the reason you are there. Maybe an...

  5. :pBODILY FLUIDS

    purplemania replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    Can you not think of a more mature, professional

  6. Nursing or Not???

    purplemania replied to Missy Alaukwu's topic in General Nursing

    If you read some old threads you will get plenty of cons. Mostly it has to do with feeling overworked and underappreciated. There is a lot of personal reward, it is a proud profession, it is a dynamic...

  7. Text books

    purplemania replied to Gampopa's topic in General Nursing

    I borrowed books my last year of nursing school and did fine. I have kept only a few, having to do with my area of practice. The rest get outdated quickly and you can get new info via Internet or...

  8. A tiny nurse

    purplemania replied to Teresa76's topic in General Nursing

    It is brain strength you need the most. There are other people and even machines to help with lifting, etc. You will do

  9. nursing school

    purplemania replied to anjie43's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on what you want to do with your education. If you want to be upwardly mobile you will need BSN. Both degrees prepare you for staff nursing. There is a tendancy now for facilities to...

  10. Veterans Affairs

    purplemania posted a topic in General Nursing

    Because today is Veterans Day there is a lot of media coverage. I saw the VA Director, Mr. Principi on TV and he stated Pres. Bush has instructed him and Sec. Rumsfeld (Defense) to get together and...

  11. My Theory On Modern Nursing vs How It Used To Be

    purplemania replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe nurses ever commanded respect from everyone because it is perceived as a servant's role by some. My grandmother was a nurse and her tales sound a lot like ours. Some people cannot be...

  12. Veterans Affairs

    purplemania replied to purplemania's topic in General Nursing

    Not all vets live near a hospital. My Dad is 1 hr from the VA hosp. but only blocks from civilian. He was hassled SO MUCH for attempting to get VA benefits that he finally gave up. The requirements...

  13. Need Info.

    purplemania replied to Shylah's topic in General Nursing

    It IS a waste of money and the fact that you acknowledge it shows you are on the right track. I would involve other key players. Talk to your advisor NOW. Ask him/her whom else should you talk to for...

  14. Are Nurses in Danger

    purplemania replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I had to smile when I read your post because it seems all of us get paranoid when we hear or read about certain conditions. You will witness this phenomenon all thru nursing school. As to your...

  15. Changing nclex format?????

    purplemania replied to Just Angi's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot understand your anger. The change in format is not a change for you, as you have never taken the test before. If this frustrates you to be point of quitting, maybe you should rethink your...

  16. What's important in pathphys??

    purplemania replied to mingus's topic in General Nursing

    It is impt. to learn differences between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Meds act on one or the other. When you know which system the med is acting on you will know what to expect...

  17. How much did your education cost?

    purplemania replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

    I paid $1300 for my semester in ADN school (including books). After that, I was on scholarships. When getting BSN my employer paid almost all of it. Same now in grad school-employer is paying for...

  18. I Don't Think So!

    purplemania replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    wouldn't it be interesting to the Dept. of Health for your state, the BON and others if the newspaper headlines read "Nurse Fired for Refusing to Risk Patient's

  19. patients smoking

    purplemania replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    must be great to have enough staff to accompany people outside in order to perform a task that is life-threatening. Sounds weird to me. We offer patches. No one, not even employees, allowed to smoke...

  20. Please give me advice and tricks to overcome gagging from smell

    purplemania replied to sunnyone's topic in General Nursing

    wear a mask. keep spray toilet water in bag and spray on sleeve of your lab coat so you can catch a whiff now and

  21. Sent home from Clinical

    purplemania replied to JuicyJem's topic in General Nursing

    You did right to get an appointment with the program director. I might even talk to the Dean of the college, after that first appt. Write down your complaints before you talk, and make then very...

  22. Clinical Instructor Didn't Show Up

    purplemania replied to geekymomma's topic in General Students

    This is something that should have been addressed in school policy beforehand. Having an appropriate window of time to wait, name and number of whom to call and what action to take should be outlined....

  23. For those RN's that later obtained a BSN

    purplemania replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it made a huge difference in my practice because the ADN program did not have time to cover as much ground as the BSN program. I learned to assess better, participate in therapeutic...

  24. Texas nurses!

    purplemania replied to vossy's topic in General Nursing

    Go to Texas Board of Nursing website for some info. or call them. As for facilities, all major hospitals employ foreign nurses. Find them online, then email Human Resources about hiring practices....

  25. Nursing Home or Hospital?

    purplemania replied to fr33shot's topic in General Nursing

    I can't advise on the nursing home vs. hospital thing as I have never worked in a nursing home. However, I did pick up on "maybe I will have time to study on the 10-6 shift". Don't plan on it! In...