chickdude1

chickdude1 has 1 years experience and specializes in Telemetry.

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1. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

   chickdude1 replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, Ruby Vee, but I've gotta agree with student4life..... I've been treated far too many times as a student like I'm in the way and treated like I'm not welcome. As the next gen of nursing, aren't...

2. Meds you hate to give....

   chickdude1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Really???!! I'm going to file that one away in "Helpful things to know...." Thanks for the info!

3. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

   chickdude1 replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   I know, I know, and I apologize in advance because I'm sure you've heard it ten million times, but you will be thankful for it someday...... The first time I moved to another state and had my own...

4. FABULOUS preceptor!!!

   chickdude1 replied to chickdude1's topic in General Nursing

   THREE YEARS? Wow--you're WAY overdue!!! Thanks for sharing with us! My cohort gets along exceptionally well--the major downside of that is sometimes it's hard to get everyone's attention in order...

5. FABULOUS preceptor!!!

   chickdude1 replied to chickdude1's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, wait--here's a couple more: I got to spend a day in the newborn nursery during my OB rotation. My preceptor handed me a baby and said, "Okay, this one needs to be fed." Now, I'd never even HELD...

6. FABULOUS preceptor!!!

   chickdude1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've seen a lot of discussion that students more often post their bad experiences, not their GOOD ones. After I thought about it, I realized that you're absolutely right--so I thought I'd get things...

7. Why are established nurses not helpful to students?

   chickdude1 replied to chickdude1's topic in General Nursing

   To Tweetie and sharann: I hope your students spoil you rotten--because you obviously deserve it!!!! Actually, I've been a "preceptor" myself when I was a CNA at the nursing home I worked at. I LOVED...

8. Why are established nurses not helpful to students?

   chickdude1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was able to spend the day in the surgical ICU--I thought it would be a fantastic experience. Instead, my first interaction with my preceptor was "I'm going to interventional radiology--see you in...

9. Worst information given in shift report!!!

   chickdude1 replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

   I think my worst report for me happened during my Med-Surg I rotation this summer. The reporting nurse wanted to launch into a tirade about an argument she had with a patient's family member. My...

10. The "bully" nurse

    chickdude1 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had our very first clinical rotations over the summer. One of my classmates (and very good friend) had this nurse who GRILLED her about EVERYTHING. When my friend could not provide the correct...

11. "Just" a nurse? You can do so much better!

    chickdude1 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: I'm in my second year of the DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) program, and I've heard this a lot, too. Here's my background: BS in computer science with a 3.95 GPA...

12. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    chickdude1 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, not weird at all. After taking microbiology and one of my classmates was able to grow E. coli after swabbing the drinking fountain...... Concerning #1, think about why we're NEVER supposed...

13. ANA rec BSN vs ASN

    chickdude1 replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    All right, guys--here's my experience. When my ADN boss (and she was my CNA instructor) first found out that I had been accepted to the ND (nurse doctorate) program, her first reaction was "Oh, you're...

14. Negativity at Nurse's Station is GETTING ON MY NERVES!

    chickdude1 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    That's interesting......when I was a CNA, I was so busy throughout my shift (didn't matter when I worked), I didn't have time to complain!

15. Comment about LPNs made by clinical instructor

    chickdude1 replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    How very sad--we're all in this together as a TEAM (or else maybe I missed something??). In any event, before I entered nursing school, I worked as a CNA at a long-term care facility. There were...