mysticalwaters1

mysticalwaters1

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  1. Controversial HealthcareTopics...

    mysticalwaters1 replied to OUBobcat94's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's stem cell research. I did a paper about genetic engineering using the movie Gattacca as an example but so far as I know you can't genitcally engineer a baby yet but it's an idea. Well...

  2. Bipolar nursing instructors

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Julie029's topic in General Nursing

    I had an awful biochem professor from hell that told us in the begining of class that she was in the hospital and her healing took twice as long due to a faulty nurse and it was her responsibility to...

  3. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    oops 3-11pm! Yeah I know I'm like what?! You can see them off. Well it's nice when they come home from school but my point you've been 3-11pm while there at school before. Well this is the same...

  4. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The nice thing about 3-11 is the christmas morning off! My mom worked as an NA then an LPN and well I was 11 and up when she did it but she worked it out to spend time in the morning for presents and...

  5. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Luckily I don't hear much of this from coworkers but it does come up and stinks! I'm single and live with my dad and younger brother still and am co-owner of my house thanks to my nursing job....

  6. The "bully" nurse

    mysticalwaters1 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I SO need to adopt that philosophy!!! I tend to dwell on things and am very insecure. I need to suck it up and notice people for who they really are and not get caught up in all the garbage. It's...

  7. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I don't understand. I would get As in math then my father would tell me to add certain numbers together, calculate percentages and I had a hard time doing it. I'm not dumb. He's a baby...

  8. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I enjoyed math in school and got mostly A's but going into nursing you sometimes need direction than expected to read and understand a book. That's awful. Calculations are important so why...

  9. Can I bring books to the floor to help with my learning

    mysticalwaters1 replied to raralpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a small handbook on med surg dx, and a lab/diagnostic book in my locker. I look at stuff at home. I do at work as well but not much b/c it's so busy. I have really used them with students....

  10. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    mysticalwaters1 replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    Did the teachers explain the calculations at least? That would be unfair if they didn't. We didn't have a whole class on it but the first semester in my schooling took several hours to go over...

  11. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    mysticalwaters1 replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had it this week. Several days in a row so many demanding pts and their families. And many were drug seekers mixed with the relative playing along right with it. Usually it's just here and...

  12. Nursing notes what to keep or discard

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice. I think my problem is all the clutter. I can't stand it! Whenever I look something up it's just my books anyway not my notes. I'm going to keep handouts but I can't even...

  13. Nursing notes what to keep or discard

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Darnit all see I'm bad. I decided in less than 15 min to keep them again! I'm going to take all the loose leaf paper put them in a big pile and type them up when I get a chance

  14. Nursing notes what to keep or discard

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY! I think that's why I keep them but I'd hate to have all this junk around me if I don't need it. Darn it all i think i'm going to throw out a bunch but I feel so guilty doing it for that...

  15. My biggest fear come true...

    mysticalwaters1 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but geeze! Ok I would suggest asking the nurse first as well before doing a dressing change. but my god it sounds like the op was just trying help out. Doesn't sound like she was trying to...

  16. Too freakish for words!!

    mysticalwaters1 replied to tramalady45's topic in Emergency

    wow....

  17. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about other nurses but I completed my bsn and NEVER heard anything like this from my classmates. And yeah no one LOVES dealing with bedpans but it's part of the job and your in denial if...

  18. New Nurses

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a checklist also when I first started and barely new anything. Barely any hands on except in nursing school. I don't work in LTC but I work at a community hospital on a respitory floor and can...

  19. Isolation Guidlines

    mysticalwaters1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I had a coworker, new grad, recently got pregnant told only a couple of nurses. Then I had her work with a preceptor caring for a pt with herpes zoster. She assessed the pt. Then later...

  20. Isolation Guidlines

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    oh jeepers! And all I put in yahoo was isolation and pregnant and 2nd entry here it is!!! Adding TOO much stuff before! CLICK

  21. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    No I got it 100% your point. And that's why I'll never do it again or rather if there is a disagreement just clarify it to prevent all this garbage. My original complaint was this nurse specifically...

  22. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    yea i know! And I will. I don't want people thinking i'm making up my own thing. I really don't. I saw IV and I'm getting really upset b/c what I am finding out NOW is supposedly the md did...

  23. Best Quality

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    DEFINITELY! That is EXACTLY the problem I notice with some of the new nurses hired on my floor! I mean I'm a new nurse but the recent nurses hired it's they have all the qualties mentioned in the op...

  24. What are your thoughts on unions?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to jkaee's topic in General Nursing

    YES! Suposedly the union I am in gaurds against letting an employee go. My father was in a steel union and that was visious. I applied or ran for a position and was threatened by other steel union...

  25. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    aggh! This one coworker I mentioned earlier did it again but with me now! i disagreed with the pharmacisty about iv versus po dilaudid med. The pt had dilaudid iv the prior admission which was a...