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  1. Oh please, just let me vent!!!

    MotherRN replied to mc3's topic in School

    I believe the time off is more like some at Thanksgiving, Christmas and then Easter break, but the school year is still 9+ months. And, that M-F is grueling at times, I'm sure. I have been weighing...

  2. Oh please, just let me vent!!!

    MotherRN replied to mc3's topic in School

    I haven't been in school nursing long or nursing in general, for that matter, and I am only a sub- but, I have already had a child brought to me ( an hispanic, English as a second language student)...

  3. Which is worse- sitting all day or standing pretty much still?

    MotherRN replied to MotherRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank for the post. When you wear compression hose, are they knee high? And, if so, do they cause an indentation in the calf area (a problem for me). What brand and where do you get them? Any shoe...

  4. Which is worse- sitting all day or standing pretty much still?

    MotherRN replied to MotherRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post. I know what you mean about moving around. I subbed today, tomorrow and also Friday. I don't think I have done three days in a row. But, the impact of one day- once the feet...

  5. What helped you in your first year / semester of nursing school?

    MotherRN replied to Cheripk's topic in General Students

    Prepare for culture shock! Realize nursing school is paramilitary- so you WILL be bossed around and expected to do without question. I think most programs are especially harsh in the beginning- in my...

  6. I want to do well in nursing school...any advice

    MotherRN replied to loveSBK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry for the bad spelling, grammar, typos...I'm on information overload due to stress and being in orientation for a new

  7. I want to do well in nursing school...any advice

    MotherRN replied to loveSBK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Learn to connect your assessment to your documentation. At some point in your career, you may have to chart narratively (i.e. you will be staring at a blank sheet of paper and be expected to know what...

  8. I've been accepted!

    MotherRN replied to tbjockny's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!

  9. What type of gross things do registered nurses have to do?

    MotherRN replied to Neisha_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's amazing what gross things you can get used to in life. Before you walk away from nursing, consider that just plain being a mom means you do many of the same gross things that nurses do...babies...

  10. Disgusted with nursing career

    MotherRN replied to Blue4me2's topic in General Nursing

    One of my clinical mates in nursing school had only a few credits left to complete a public health major from the local 4 year college, so she went back to finish her Bachelors and graduated. Then she...

  11. It's Finally Happened!

    MotherRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would show her the printed out photo, to prove that it is her, if it really is undeniable. I would tell her in private and with the intention of educating her on the foolishness of using her real...

  12. What was the most memorable reaction you had from a patient?

    MotherRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am losing my hair on top...actually getting quite thin now...and I already get the bold person who literally stares at my head (to which I want to say, "Take a picture, it will last longer")...I...

  13. Completed my RN-BSN program....

    MotherRN replied to Dazglue's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey! I'm a Central Florida girl myself- 6-12th grade in Orange County public schools and UCF BA. Where are you going for

  14. Afraid to quit job after 2.5 weeks

    MotherRN replied to kjan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but you are at risk for losing your license if you are on assignment and expected to perform nursing procedures which you have never been trained to do. Your state scope of practice will hold you...

  15. Charting...what to say?

    MotherRN replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that you only chart what you actually did yourself, or else it isn't legal. Charting something you observed would be okay. But still, we sign our names at the end of the documentation so...

  16. Importance of good grades!!!

    MotherRN replied to BerryHappy's topic in Excelsior College

    He! y, I've been frustrated because my GPA WAS really good, and I was even in the honor society. But, i didn't work during school because I knew my grades would suffer if I did. Well, the joke is on...

  17. Losing respect for nursing students

    MotherRN replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been out of nursing school for a year and a half. And, I am an older, mature student (48 years old!). My take on being a serious student in the clinical setting is this: the whole situation...

  18. Best Hallucinations Thread

    MotherRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of when my son was about 8 and he tried to convince me that the squirrel (which had fallen in the chimney and was banging around-was going to call someone about it after the weekend-it...

  19. You are not my only patient

    MotherRN replied to anotherone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes!!! I had a patient who reported me to management because I would not give her Tylenol on demand, when it had been scheduled Q6 and she had already had all her other available pain meds given (PRN...

  20. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    MotherRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yep. Did that my first weekend ever as a nurse in LTC. I even had their names written on the cups and had both with me when I gave the wrong one to the wrong person. Just don't do it. Never care meds...

  21. Walking in and asking for application?

    MotherRN replied to NCBSNCCRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I go in to the LTC/Skilled nursing facilities and tell them I would like to fill out an application for RN. They are usually prepared and hand me a clipboard with the expectation I will fill it out...

  22. Not Excited About Becoming FNP

    MotherRN replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely put the rubber stamp on the NP degree and get your license, even if you stay a bedside nurse for now. Remember, things don't always stay the same and at some point you may want a...

  23. The Unsteady Surgeon

    MotherRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hey, I had an oral surgeon give me a root canal once that I would swear was half blind. I looked up at him during the procedure, as he was stabbing a tiny needle-like instrument quickly and repeatedly...

  24. Is floor nursing making you fat?

    MotherRN replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think I am there with you! It's so depressing to work so hard for something and not see the

  25. Is floor nursing making you fat?

    MotherRN replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    EXACTLY what happened to me in nursing school. The first summer off, I lost 20 lbs through exercise and diet. Within the first semester, I had put back on 10. Then, in the winter months, back came the...