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Actually unvaccinated kids are more likely to have college educated wealthy parents. I don't think that they're all conspiracy theorists. Maybe some have already had a child that became autistic after a vaccination. In time more information about the studies of vaccinations will come out. Then everyone can come back to this forum and read all the comments. The unvaccinated, by the numbers - CNN

This is a good example of.."nurses eat their young?" I'm sorry that you had to go through all this BUT think about what this experience has done for you positively. By confronting the situation others now know that you are not going tolerate this type of tx. Personally speaking, I look back at times when I was treated badly by other nurses and I can say that it has made me stronger and more experienced when the next time comes around. Not only do we advocate for our patients but also ourselves. It is OK to stand up for yourself (away from nsg station with supervisor present). And if any more occurances I would document it.

Nutri System is the most discusting food I have EVER ate. It was so bad that I would rather NOT eat. I would only eat that food if I was on a deserted Island with no other alternative or starving! I ended up sending back the food. The guy at the UPS office said that they get LOTS of returns EVERY week so I know I wasn't the only one.

I know how you feel because I felt the same. I had terrible anxiety and was so scared that I was going to fail. I repeated the last semester of nursing school because of my low grade. I studied more than my friends but took longer at tests. Sometimes I didn't even get to finish the test & I would end up filing in the scan tron as my time was going out. I ended up getting special testing when I repeated the last semester of the nursing program and did sooooo much better. When I graduated I was in terror of failing the NCLEX. I was so scared of failing and I knew that if I didn't pass the NCLEX the first time my self esteem/confidence would be so low. I knew I had to pass. So what happend to me & what did I do? Well-I studied the whole entire Kaplan book. Forget about the text books you had in school. Just get the Kaplan ONLINE study prep. I sat there day after day in front of my computer going through each chapter. If I didn't get it then I just pressed pause-rewind- play and had the nursing instructor repeat it. I changed my test date 3 times. Finally I just HAD to take the exam. I took it 6 months after graduating. My eye twitched the day before and day of the exam from nerves. Kaplan really helped me think like a nurse. It is different from your testing in school. They will state- "this is frequently tested on the NCLEX." And there was a lot of those topics that they said would be on my exam. The only section I didn't study as much as the others was the pharmacology. They say that the computer will find your weakness and it did.....I kept getting drug questions. I passed the first time. The computer shut off at 78 questions. Take the Kaplan. By studying it will boost your confidence. Read the questions. What is it asking? Kaplan will train you how to do this. You passed nursing school. Your instructors believe in you. Believe in yourself and study your but off. Quitters never win and winners never quit

If i were near you I would give you the biggest hug. Don't let this experience lead you away from nursing. I don't know what part of the country your in but really look into the facility before you agree to work there. I remember in nursing school when I did my clinicals..........I looked at the other nurses, observed their interactions with eachother. Did they smile every once in a while. What was their patient load or the facilities nurse to patient ratio. Was the facility organized? Where they friendly to student nurses? Did the other nurses work together as a team when needed? All these things are hard to find out when applying because you have to be on the floor to observe it. What about other nurse friends? Word travels. Its so hard when your new. You don't have a systematic method that works for you because your still learning. Finding supplies, the computer, procedures, policies. It just goes on and on. Hang in there. Take some time to think about it. You know there is a saying that nurses eat their young. Not all nurses are like that but when it happens it really hurts. Jumping this hurdle in your career will make you a stronger person.

I am going to start doing a private log. The hard part is that our system of locked narcotics is old. we lock up narcotics in our med carts and write them down on a narc sheet. If I am working on the acute area of this LTC facility and there are 2 RN's than I have to share this med cart with Her. See why I am worried? I went to nursing school with her and so she is buddy buddy with me. The other night I was asked to help with another area of the hospital. I gave her report on my patient and told her that as soon as she was done with what she was doing that we could do a narc count. She acted wierd about me making that request. I am just covering my rear end. I always count anyways when taking someone elses med cart or signing it over to someone else. Every time I work around her now I not only have to watch my patients but watch this other nurse.

A couple of weeks ago I worked on a unit with another nurse. Now, this day I was late and I called in to let my supervisor know. (funny how things work out for a reason). During this last week I went back to this unit I had worked on previously with the other nurse who I will refer to as . doesn't normally work on this unit either- we both float from time to time. Everything was ok until I went to give my end of shift report to the NOC nurse comming on duty. The NOC nurse said, "What is your name'" I stated my name. She then said, "Oh, you are the one that was here the night the vicodin was missing." (Oh, u can't imagine how I felt at this point. my heart just sank to the bottom of my stomach.) I asked the NOC nurse, "what are you talking about." The Noc nurse explained that the day nurse delegated to the pm nurse that there was a bottle of vicodin in the med room for a patient going out on pass. But the pm shift nurse who received report didn't tell the NOC nurse during report so they didn't count it. At this point the NOC nurse didn't know that there was a bottle of vicodin and then the next shift and the next shift. Apparently, the vicodin bottle ended up missing and it was never even logged onto the narc count. Eventually they found it on a shelf in the med room with 42 pills missing about 3 days later. This is all the info I received from the NOC nurse. I explained that I was late that day and didn't receive report, that received report and I didn't know that there was a bottle of vicodin. The funny thing is that my supervisor hasn't even asked me about this. I didn't know about it till the other night when the NOC nurse told me. The other nurse- is my friend who I actually went to nursing school with. I have noticed that she calls in sick alot and always looks tired. I don't feel comfortable working with her now and I haven't said anything to her about this. Perhaps, I should approach my superviser and let her know what I have heard and that I am not responsible. But I'm not responsible and have no reason to be defending myself about something I didn't do! I need some advice on how to handle this. Maybe I should just stay out of the whole mess. I will be awaiting your replies. Hope to hear from you soon. [/u

I am a new nurse. I have participated in 2 codes. Just passed my ACLS. The first code was a dead person, found on the floor and was there for who knows how long. I will never forget the patient's face. The second code was 1 week ago, 2 days after my ACLS certification. Can u believe it was the same scenario I had during my ACLS mega code? I was working on another unit down the hall and saw the stretcher in front of the code room. There was already enough people so I primed the saline and watched. One of the other nurses actually ended up shocking the patient who was in VTach because the doc hadn't made it up to the code room yet. Good thing, the patient is alive now. The first patient who was already dead was an icebreaker. I learned alot about myself. I just think to myself. Remain calm. Remain calm. It seemed to work this last time. As for my first dying patient well that was a week ago also. The Family member knew that the patient was going to die as this went on for a number of days. When the patient died, I was standing there along with the family member. The family member started yelling and grabing their head walking around the patient's bed yelling for the person who just died. I was shocked too. I called my supervisor for help since I was the only nurse on the floor. I did what I could for the patient. Kept them comfortable, medicated them, mouth care, eye care ect. Also took care of the family member but wonder if there was something that I could've done more. Does anyone know of a good book for a new nurse to read about dealing with death and how to treat the patient and the family? I feel good about helping people die. I work in Geriatrics and they have lived long lives. But if I had to deal with a kid or baby.........that would be hard for me I think. That is very different.

Don't let him/her know that you are bothered by this. Obviously, this person gets thrills from insulting others. For some reason he targeted you. But why should he? You are confident, feel great about yourself, and don't let others get you down. Right? You can do a couple of things- either Ignore this and it will go away. Or if you joke about it with him it just may stop. Next time-respond with something off the wall like-ummmmmmmm let me think of something............How about, Your pet mouse likes to nest in it at night. Just totally something out of ordinary. Reverse psycology works sometimes.

It is disappointing to me how people in the medical profession can be so unsympathetic. Especially to another nurse who has a problem like narcolepsy. For those who do not know what narcolepsy is please visit http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/symptoms.html This disorder can be treated with medication to prevent sleepiness such as Provigil. It is not easy to obtain a diagnosis of narcolepsy only because they don't know exactly what causes it. Most of the dx is based on the symptoms along with a comprehensive sleep test that lasts for about 16+hours. There is now an identifiable gene and if the patient has the narcolepsy gene along with abnormal sleep study they are dx with narcolepsy. As you can see the pt. goes through a lot of testing. I say that if this woman has been dx with narcolepsy than she has narcolepsy. I support you PNP2004 and so glad that you have found out what is going on with you. Now that you know what is wrong you can be tx with medication to help you have a life without falling asleep all the time. What I can say is this...Keep your head up high, know that people are judgmental and possibly uneducated about the disorder. Remain confident and in control. Possibly seek legal advice about your situation. Always have something to look forward to and just move forward. Draw out the positive of this traumatizing experience. Don't let others drag you down and forget about what everyone else may say/think.

I Wonder What Happened To pen that Was Used To Mark The Rectum. I Hope The Other Nurse Threw It Away And Isn't Using It On Other Body Parts.

The world of nursing......Well, look at the positive aspect. Although your day may not go as well as you would like it to you are learning something. You will get better at all of this. TALK with your nurse manager, tell her whats going on. I know-it may not seem to make a difference but she/he may be able to give you some feedback on how you can improve. Alot is expected of us as new grads and it's normal for you to feel the way you do right now. You are not alone. Hang in there. BE SAFE, even if it takes extra time-its your license. If I were in your shoes umm I would probably get a job somewhere else before I quit. I am a new grad too and am so ready to get in there but have had to wait for the next round of hiring and its frustrating. As for explaining to other employer perhaps someone who's been in the nursing profession for a while can give some advice? Please help this new nurse.

Personally, I think that northern california is a better and less expensive location to live. My dad just moved back to northern cal after living in San Diego for 25 years. I went down to San Diego a few times and got a bloody nose from the dry weather, EVERY time. It's really crowded down there and costs way more to live. There are places in California that someone could buy a house for less. IF i lived in Texas where it rained ALL the time, I'd want out too.

I never remember nursing school like that. I think for the most part nursing students are hard workers, eager to learn everything they can. In my opinion MOST of them work off their ....you know what.

I felt the same way, a hessitation. My advice is to trust your gut instict. Have you worked in ICU before? Have you ever spent time in a ICU at Kaiser? Kaiser ICU is different than other hospitals. Doesn't Kaiser have applications online?