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  1. Smoking bans in and around NC hospitals

    porterwoman replied to Maggie in NC's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Yep, apparently our hospital campus will go non-smoking in this calendar year, but I have only heard about it from the staff educator once and nothing has been publicized hospital wide yet. That...

  2. Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No worries, AOP. Personally, as a new nurse, I spend a lot of time feeling foolish and awkward, so, hey, you know, join the

  3. Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Easy on yourself, now. You are not the stupidest person in the world; you are a *stellar* nurse. Yes you are. *Stellar*.

  4. Feeling like I'm a lousy nurse (rant)

    porterwoman replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Whoa, wait, did I write this thread?!? Yep, yep, yep, I'm right there with you, OP. But maybe, just maybe, your preceptor isn't laughing at you, but is just laughing to remember when she too was...

  5. non revealing scrub top suggestions

    porterwoman replied to martymoose's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Are you allowed to wear polo shirts? Some folks on our floor wear polo shirts with the hospital logo and the shirts are quite

  6. New Grad ready to quit...

    porterwoman replied to nelligolitely's topic in Nursing Career

    {{{{Nelliegolitely}}}}} I have faith in you that you can stand up for yourself and request what you need from your employer. If they can't provide, I know you can find an employer who can. You...

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    porterwoman replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it would depend on if you could see through her or not??? :chuckle tee hee. Keep em comin, keep em comin! These stories are great! I wish I had one. Or maybe I'm glad I don't! I don't want to...

  8. So you wanna visit North Carolina .....

    porterwoman replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The Festival for the Eno will be 4th of July weekend: http://www.enoriver.org/festival/index.html Lots of great music, very focused on environmentally sound practices, arts and crafts, yummy and...

  9. We lost a mom

    porterwoman replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sigh.{{{{{hugs to everybody in the whole world}}}}} Peace, everyone. Blessings all around.

  10. We need a N.C. nurse get together

    porterwoman replied to nicenurse911121's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hey, I'm into this too. I'm an hour west of Asheville. Let's try to keep this thread bumped up to the top, m'kay? :)

  11. Made the Decision

    porterwoman replied to zenman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good for you, zenman! I'm rooting for you! :)

  12. ATI or Mosby results

    porterwoman replied to flaced's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    FWIW, our teacher told us today before we took Mosby's that in 14 yrs, she has only seen the test predict "wrong" twice, meaning, if it predicted you'd pass, they you passed, and if it predicted you...

  13. The power we yield :)

    porterwoman replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Bless you, honey. You put tears in my eyes. Bless you.

  14. Question about crystal meth

    porterwoman replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, I don't think it would be stupid at all. Law enforcement around here has been pretty active the last few years in doing information sessions at community colleges and even at one hospital that I...

  15. No She/he Did Not!!!

    porterwoman replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    OMG, I can hear it now..."You will write that care plan! Whether your patient is alive or not, I want to see a care plan tomorrow! With no less than three interventions!" :chuckle Gotta love...

  16. I passed!! I passed!!!

    porterwoman replied to CarmenNJ's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wahoooo! You did it! You did it! Way to go!!! :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

  17. Who's been to heart camp in the south? Camp Braveheart, Camp Bon Coeur?

    porterwoman posted a topic in Camp

    I'm interested in spending some time in summer '06 at a heart camp. My husband had a congenital heart defect and ultimately a transplant and he's also interested in being a counselor. I think we'd...

  18. No She/he Did Not!!!

    porterwoman replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Oh no she did not try to cram that foley into the woman's privy parts while pt's daughter looked on and said, "I think it's a little lower"...yep, me Oh no she did not, while ambulating with her...

  19. So you wanna visit North Carolina .....

    porterwoman replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    OT: mhull, my husband & I were married at Mt Airy fiddlers convention 6 yrs ago. :) He's a fiddle player & he's been going there for years. He's won the fiddle contest a bunch of times. I...

  20. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    porterwoman replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Region A Nursing Consortium, baby! Huh? Three rural community colleges banded together under one umbrella. Our uniforms say "RANC Nursing". I can't tell you how many people have asked me, "What's...

  21. Who's been to heart camp in the south? Camp Braveheart, Camp Bon Coeur?

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in Camp

    This sounds like something I'd really like to do. It's very encouraging to hear about your experiences, glascow. I won't be able to go this year--I'll be taking NCLEX this summer! Ever since my...

  22. Who's been to heart camp in the south? Camp Braveheart, Camp Bon Coeur?

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in Camp

    Thanks for your reply, glascow! I'd like to ask you a few questions. Do you have peds experience, or do you feel like you need to have peds experience to be a nurse at camp bon couer? Do you go for...

  23. Choosing Between Emory and Georgia State

    porterwoman replied to dmrnurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Congratulations!! Also, when I went to an grad school info session this past fall at Emory, the program director told us that employees of Emory and the affiliate hospitals (Emory, Crawford Long,...

  24. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    porterwoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How about North

  25. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    porterwoman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would love to hear from some more experienced ppl some ways to deal with these types of personal questions. In my region, there are many devout evangelical Christian people who I think are...