lemmyg

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1. Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

   lemmyg replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

   Hey, hang in there. Every nurse I know says it changes a lot once you are working and not a student. There are also lots of areas which you can work in if acute care or med/surg is not for you, even...

2. Nurses calling out

   lemmyg replied to WWTucker's topic in General Nursing

   It does seem like there are alot. But, like it was stated above nurses can't come in if sick. Also Nursing is still very female dominated, this means that it might not be the nurse that is sick but a...

3. clinical gripes

   lemmyg replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

   I find that first placements (usually LTC) are always the worst. The placement I had there was no hot water. I had to let the tap run for 5-10 minutes before I could bathe my 90 year old resident and...

4. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

   lemmyg replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

   I am still new at it but I love nursing because of our intimate role with patients (no not the poop especialy haha). We get to be the eyes and the ears and even the noses. Doctors have their fancy...

5. Where can I actually help people??

   lemmyg replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "the population at my hospital is very diverse and many of them are homeless and this is the only healthcare they are going to get. I try to help as I can." If you provide some people with the only...

6. Instructor on a power trip

   lemmyg replied to snapshot's topic in General Students

   I think you should go to the Dean. If its only the usual suspects of complainers and students grasping at a chance not to fail than this does not give this unfair situation credibility. It is not fair...

7. Will I get in trouble ? ? ?

   lemmyg replied to Congababe13's topic in General Students

   I am so sorry, I did not read your response yet when I worte the above comment, and did not mean to seem insensitive. I hope things do work out for you, best of

8. Will I get in trouble ? ? ?

   lemmyg replied to Congababe13's topic in General Students

   On another note guys, Do you think this ever happens to residents/med students? (who, by the way, seem to be allowed to use smart phones constantly do to there

9. Will I get in trouble ? ? ?

   lemmyg replied to Congababe13's topic in General Students

   I am so sorry, what a terrible situation to be in. It reminded me of a story I read in the news a while back about a care aide that took a pictue of an elderly, obese resident at the care home where...

10. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    lemmyg replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yes it

11. CIWA woes

    lemmyg replied to Indy's topic in Addictions

    If you go to any colonized country, South Africa for example, the health disparities are huge between the classes. It is not a coincidence that more people who have had their culture and families torn...

12. Drip Rate Help

    lemmyg replied to rk15's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    any easy way i always use is. this: volume to be infused in ml X drip factor divided by number of minutes to be infused. so... 100ml X 20 = 2000 2000 divided by 40 = 50 gtt/ml just remember...

13. At the end of my rope...hate nursing.

    lemmyg replied to Brittany2206's topic in General Students

    It sounds like you have great talent based on some of the work you mentioned you have done in school such as forming the advisory board. You also mentioned you were maybe attracted to the prestige of...

14. How to fail clinical

    lemmyg replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    I think these are all totally reasonable. I would be willing to follow these rules as a student, But also as a students we should have some expectations of our instructors as well. The main one is to...

15. How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    lemmyg replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    how did you find time to study!? and projects, papers and clinical assignments!? I was working weekends but now barely can do that because I am so busy. Most of my classmates all quit their jobs and...