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Have you ever driven even 1 mph over the speed limit while your children were in the car? Have you ever walked at a normal pace past a "Caution--wet floor" sign? Have you ever walked in the water at a beach, even though the warning sign says "No swimming?" I have done all of these, and thankfully, nothing bad has happened. But something could have gone wrong. I could have caused a wreck that killed my child. I could have slipped on that wet floor and broken my neck. I could have even contracted some weird disease from the dirty water at the beach. So who am I to judge someone who isn't as fortunate as me? If a mom is speeding on her way to her child's day care and she causes a wreck-- should my first comment upon meeting her in the trauma room be, "Didn't you see the speed limit sign?" Should I refuse to treat the child with a broken arm from slipping on the wet floor? I mean, there WAS a sign warning them, right? As nurses, we can't judge our patients for how they were hurt. And as humans, we shouldn't do this either. People make mistakes. We ignore warning signs because we don't think about the worst case scenario every time we see the word "caution." Imagine what life would be like if we DID freak out about everything: Me: "Mike, do you want some Sprite?" (Holds up 2 liter of Sprite) Mike: (Dives to the floor)- "Watch out! The bottle says the contents are under pressure and the cap may blow off. What the hell are you doing holding that thing?" Ridiculous example, I know. But I bet if I did somehow accidentally kill my husband with a pressurized bottle of Sprite, half the people commenting on the news article about his death would say, "Didn't she see the warning on the bottle?" We need to stop criticizing one another and start finding ways to help. Our reactions -- whether in an online comment section after reading a news article or to our patient's face after she trusts you with the truth -- matter. So the next time you read a news story, especially if it's regarding the death of a child, please stop and think before you leave a comment blaming the parents. You've probably done something today that could have had a tragic result as well. You just got lucky. *Shared from my blog*

Medical City Children's Hospital. I no longer work there- but you should call their HR and see if they have any new grad openings. Good luck!

Thanks everyone!! I found a job in the ER!! I appreciate everyone's help with this. Katie

Hi, I am a Graduate Nurse with a BSN (as of last Saturday) and I just moved from Kansas City to North Dallas. When I looked online before moving, I saw many nursing jobs, so I thought I would have no problem finding one. I was not expecting all of the hospitals to have Internships that don't start until January- we don't have those in KC. So now my problem is that I can't find somewhere to work until January, and that is too long to wait. The only hospital I have found that doesn't have Internships is the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and I submitted my application and called them last week. Does anyone know of any other hospitals that I could possibly get hired at without waiting until January? I'd appreciate any suggestions! I'd love to work in the ER, but I am also happy with any other hospital area. Thanks, Katie

Instructions on using Studystack: How to make your own flash cards: ~Go to http://www.studystack.com ~First you have to register with them. On studystack.com, click on "Logon" then click "Sign up now" ~Once you have signed up, click on "Create new stack" ~ Next, click on "Edit Stack Options" (third option on the left) Under here, you are going to: 1. Change stack name (Ex: pharmacology test 2) 2. For description, write a quick summary of what it is, AND include your name. If you want to share your flashcards with someone else, in the search box, if they type your name, it will bring up all of your flashcard stacks (any stack that has your name in the description). If you don't want to use your name, think of something unique that no one else would use- I'll put "katiessample" in my description. 3. You can change the category if you'd like- it doesn't matter. 4. Check the box next to "prevent other users from modifying data" 5. Click "Save" ~Click on "Add or rename flaps" ~Flaps are the title for the front and back of the flash card. THIS IS NOT FOR THE FLASHCARD INFO ITSELF!! DO NOT ENTER ANY OF YOUR FLASHCARD FACTS HERE!!! 1. In the "action" column for Flap 1, click "Edit" and type whatever name you want (Ex: drug name) 2. You can leave "type" as text. Click "Save" 3. Repeat for Flap 2 (Ex: Drug effects) 4. Save Click "Done" ~ Now to the actual cards- Click on "Add or edit cards" 1. "Add cards" 2. Type your info- column 1 is the front of the card, column 2 is the back. You can use TAB to get from one box to the next, which saves a lot of time. 3. When you've filled up all of the boxes, click "save" 4. It will show you the cards you have made, SCROLL DOWN and click on "Add cards" 5. Repeat steps 2 & 3 6. When you are completely done with all of your cards, select "done". Scroll down, and now you can choose to use the info as flashcards, matching, tables, etc. You can also print the info in columns, and make the boxes big enough that you can just cut them & put them on actual flashcards. I always use the flashcard mode until I have them memorized, and then use matching to review. I export my flashcards to my PDA, which is wonderful because the "Quiz Whiz" program gives the flashcards as multiple-choice questions (it takes the back side of four different cards, and you have to choose which choice goes with the front of the card you see..) To go back later and view the cards you have made, Sign in on the main page, and it should show you all your study stacks. To share these with classmates, give them the unique name you put in the description, and tell them to enter that in the search box on the left side of the screen. For example, to view the sample stack I just made, you would type "katiessample" and it would bring up this stack. Next to the stack name, you will see several icons. These are shortcuts that allow you to go right to Flashcard mode, Matching, etc. Make sense? Let me know if it doesn't and I will try to help you figure it out. One more thing: Even if you do not want to create your own cards, there are usually cards premade by other students that can help you out. For example, if you are studying A&P, just type "anatomy" in the search box, and it will bring up all study stacks that relate to anatomy. You can see the stacks I have made (including a few pharmacology ones) by typing lilk8tob in the search box.

Hello, I start Research College of Nursing's accelerated BSN program in August. Until then, I am taking my prereq's at Rockhurst College.

Congratulations! I also have conditional acceptance to an accelerated BSN program in KS. What school will you be going to? When does it start? Good luck with the prereqs!

Hello, I have an Anatomy test today, so I don't have time to read all the replies to see if anyone else has suggested this, but I'm getting by in A&P by using the book's website. It has practice quizzes that really help me understand what the key points are in each chapter. If your book does not have a website, send me an email and I will let you know how to log into my book's site. Good luck with everything, I'm sure you will do fine!! Katie [email protected]