Beautiful Mind RN

Beautiful Mind RN

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  1. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    Because that is how I view this situation. Like you with your opinion, this is my opinion and advice to the OP. You may say however many times you need to get your point across, but my view will be...

  2. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    Hello there! I am sorry to hear there are so many negatives occurring in your school culture right now. Unfortunately, you will see a lot of negative things occur no matter where you go. I too, have...

  3. What are you doing during the break?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    I have 3 weeks off. For the first week, I worked 40 hours at my job (usually, I only work every other weekend), this week, I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! It was glorious! After this weekend though, I...

  4. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Or if you hate coffee or caffeine... Or if you like your social life... Or if you like your beauty sleep..

  5. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Don't go to nursing school just for the money and job

  6. medical marijuana past and wanting to be a nurse

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to lakersfan92's topic in General Students

    Just to add on to what others have to say, there are some facilities out there that also take hair samples (along with urine tests) and drugs like marijuana can stay in the hair follicles for years. I...

  7. Unrealistic nursing students

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Hello OP, I would like to say, I am sorry to hear about your negative experience with a cohort of nursing students. I know it really grinds my gears when people in a professional setting do not act...

  8. Female cathing

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I know the fluffy female patients have extra folds down there that make it even more of a challenge. Most of the patients I had in my care during my clinical that needed a foley have been the fluffy...

  9. Cops and Nurses

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Arizona is like that too. There is a patch of highway called I-10 heading to Tuscon. Lots of people go above and beyond the speed limit (65, then goes up to 75 in the more rural areas). It is more...

  10. Cops and Nurses

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are especially grateful for the coffee. I know every time I see a cop in the ED or ICU, I offer them that, since I know they probably have a long shift ahead of

  11. Cops and Nurses

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. Once or twice I got pulled over because I went over the line because I was exhausted from both school and working right after that. (Night shifts, they're killer!). Both times, I was let go...

  12. Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    You and I, my friend, are very much alike in two instances: dealing with work politics and our mind set. When I see underhanded things occur, I too, cannot understand why they happen, I even get a...

  13. November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "He's here for the palliative care I will need after the tattoo

  14. November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Careful with the doc, he's

  15. November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Hey, at least I can cover up these tattoos when I am at work. The doc's bald spot on the other

  16. Stooopid

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I was bathing my patient during my clinical (they needed it, they were emitting a 'lovely' odor), I found 'gifts' between the several, 'fluffy' folds of my patient. The patient stated it might be...

  17. I'm sorry, honey. Mommy is a nurse...

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My mom's favorite motto when I was a kid..."Suck it up!" If I do get some type of sickness or injury, I use myself as my own case study and try and look it up in my nursing books and figure out what...

  18. What is your Achilles heel?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    I will proudly say though, I am tough when it comes to everything else mentioned in this thread so far. Blood, guts, fungal infections, BO, maggots, even leeches(I dispense them in my pharmacy, so I...

  19. What is your Achilles heel?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    I just got through my first semester of my nursing core classes and my first round of clinicals was at a long term care facility. I have been a pharmacy tech for 4 years at a hospital and I thought I...

  20. Nursing School Bag - Vera Bradley

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to musaafirah's topic in General Students

    I had asked this same question a few months ago before I started my 1st semester of nursing core classes. One of the members suggested to me the Olympia Rolling Shopper Tote. I am now in my 13th...

  21. June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I can hear you

  22. I dropped out. Please console me

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be okay. Enjoy life now as it is and come back when you've had a breather.:) Or

  23. Regarding nursing students- was this too much to ask?

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is great! I would love to have a preceptor like you that is fully involved and goes above and beyond with my clinicals! Who cares if it's a 'small' homework assignment on top of my other...

  24. Win $100! February 2013 Caption Contest

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Drop your pants...I am a

  25. Win $100! February 2013 Caption Contest

    Beautiful Mind RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Right or left