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  1. Nurse inputting false documentation?

    bagface posted a topic in General Students

    Has anyone else every come across this? Today we were in a different hospital so we were on "observation" only protocol for a L&D Hospital. We were each assigned a nurse to follow and then...

  2. ATI anyone?

    bagface posted a topic in General Students

    Just curious how other schools are handling ATI? Every semester we use ATI and we have to take these exams and score an 85% on material we haven't covered but will be covered by semester end. The...

  3. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    bagface replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On her facebook she was extremely vocal this weekend about her opinion. Since Monday though nothing - can't help but wonder if she was terminated over her post. There's no take backs on social

  4. Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

    bagface replied to DesertSky's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It depends on my mood honestly. A lot of times I'll eat dinner foods before going to bed (my system says it's dinner time). Which can vary from a salad to soup to any sort of meat. If you're looking...

  5. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    bagface replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here is the original post: Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet - hope it doesn't violate

  6. nursing school THAT hard?

    bagface replied to happytypingirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it depends on the program/person. For example: 1) Our school refused to accommodate a fellow classmate who had cancer - she needed the cancer removed - urgently. She took two tests three weeks...

  7. I want to be an RN, but I am getting divorced, single mom and need to work right away.HELP

    bagface replied to annaliz04's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to say I am sorry you are going through this hard time. However, please know that this mountain is not unclimbable. I was a single mother, my son's father left when our son was about 6 weeks...

  8. Illegal Drugs & HIPAA

    bagface posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work in a very busy ED, my husband works in another hospital in our area that is also a very busy ED. While we were talking something he said caught me off guard. His hospital searches their...

  9. Illegal Drugs & HIPAA

    bagface replied to bagface's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Bingo.

  10. Illegal Drugs & HIPAA

    bagface replied to bagface's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thank you for this. We also give back all belongings at discharge regardless of whats in them. The links were helpful - thank you for the detailed information. Heron, it really is a "bucket of stinky...

  11. What does your Head to Toe really consist of?

    bagface replied to mykg's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly a head to toe takes me less than 10 minutes, usually around 8 minutes give or take depending on the patient severity. When I did med surg in school we would have 4 patients assigned to us and...

  12. No Good Very Bad Nursing Instructor

    bagface replied to misskitty22's topic in General Students

    Life is life.. you are going to get terrible instructors. Unfortunately this will happen. I had an instructor that had it out for me because I reported her for unethical behavior (she made me take...

  13. Should I wear this to the next staff meeting?

    bagface replied to Guttercat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pretty sure this is going to be all the costume rage this

  14. When a Mom Miscarries

    bagface replied to CountryMomma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am so sorry for your loss. My husband and I have had multiple miscarriages and one ectopic. The hardest part about the ectopic was after years of trying to conceive we had to willingly terminate the...

  15. When you are at clinicals

    bagface replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    Although I don't camp out in the breakroom this has been a huge issue in our school. I've had to leave the OR during an active procedure because I had to go to post-conference, I've missed out on...

  16. Almost Done - Except Sick

    bagface posted a topic in General Students

    Our school recently had a change in the attendance policy for clinical. We have more clinical days for an associates program than any other college in the area. We used to be able to miss 24 hours a...

  17. Almost Done - Except Sick

    bagface replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    Windsurfer - I care because I'm on a committee that students give feedback to the college on policies that are developed each year. Several of us were handpicked from the beginning and we have made a...

  18. Does your school discourage working?

    bagface replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    Ours also discourages working. However if you work at the hospital affiliated with them you get a 90% discount off tuition so -- why WOULDN'T you work with that discount? I work for a different...

  19. Your first experience with a dead person

    bagface replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER I always hate to see a child die. It just makes me feel so bad even though I know we did everything we could. Recently we had a three month old that had been abused and neglected by his...

  20. Are married women bullied less at work?

    bagface replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my own experience I can say once I got married I felt so much more secure and confident in my life. It was a huge step for my son and I. I felt like as long as I could go home at the end of the day...

  21. Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    bagface replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    1) Often times students are so busy studying, getting to class, handling other obligations, etc that sitting down in class is the only time they can eat. 2) Some students stress eat. It isn't healthy...

  22. No Raises for ER Nurses/Staff

    bagface posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm currently an ER tech, soon to be graduating from nursing school. I took this job to get my foot in the door because I will get a job in the ER after graduation, which is where I'd like to be....

  23. Is your spouse supportive of your nursing career?

    bagface replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where your husband is coming from.. I really do. Maybe he's sad or depressed about his job and it's hard to hear about your job and all those responsibilities that he wishes he could...

  24. Have you lost your friends/family because of school?

    bagface posted a topic in General Students

    I knew this would be hard before I started this journey years ago. I've been going to school part time for a few years, the past year included having A&P I AND A&P II. Through this process I...

  25. Someone like me...

    bagface replied to HunnieBadger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm so sorry you've gone through this :hugs:. As health care PROFESSIONALS we should ALL teach each patient with empathy and compassion. That means treating the inmate on your stretcher who has raped...