Heliantus

Heliantus

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  1. Days or Nights with kids?

    Heliantus replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow 20k?? And here I thought my day care was expensive at 10k ? Personally I prefer nights. I get plenty of quality time with the husband, an my child gets to have her mommy during the

  2. Well here's something I didn't think about: secondhand pot smoke?

    Heliantus replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Go ahead flame me, but when I get home past 2-3 in the morning, and my place smells like sh** from all that pot, I may think things like "I wish they'd blow themselves up". I actually don't want them...

  3. Doctor insists I use expired Dilaudid on patients

    Heliantus replied to Buffy31's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly! Act now or forever hold your

  4. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    Heliantus replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, if you look at it like that, formula doesn't come from your breast either. It is made in some factory by machines. My brother in law was breastfed by another woman. His mom didnt produce any...

  5. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    Heliantus replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally I breastfed my baby for 2.6 years. She went to day care at 2.10, I can't state that its because I breastfed, but she rarely gets sick. If she does, it's very minor and usually requires no...

  6. Well here's something I didn't think about: secondhand pot smoke?

    Heliantus replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Your worries are not crazy OP. I have the same issue with my neighbors that smoke so much that my apt ranks. I have no options but to move. I cannot stand any foreign smells coming into my place,...

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Heliantus replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Again, not a ghost story, but one night after I was done for the shift. A lady from one of the rooms( not my pt) called me into the room. I went it thinking she needed something. She told me that my...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Heliantus replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I have another story that happened to my grandmother(fathers side) when she was a child. Her mother passed away before she was old enough to remember her. Her father married another woman that wanted...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Heliantus replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nursing story, but still weird. When I was a child, even a teen, I would visit my grandmother, and all sorts of things would happen. The light would go on and off when you could clearly hear the...

  10. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    Heliantus replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My look is important to me, not only as a nurse but in everyday life as well. I like to always dress neat and professional. I iron my uniform to have a crisp look. I take pride in wearing it, and I...

  11. Second Language Speaker

    Heliantus replied to anrukeyn's topic in General Students

    Yes, I speak a second language. I'm in my second semester(one more week left hooray), and I'm doing okay. I get high 80's on my tests: I could do better, but I'm also a mommy to a toddler, and life...

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

    Heliantus replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    See, it depends how the person is eating it and what he's/she's eating. If its a quick snack that has no odor it's fine, but if a person brings a whole meal then I'd be annoyed. No one wants to sit in...

  13. Clinical drama-question about personal property

    Heliantus replied to chiasmus100's topic in General Students

    OP I am sorry that you have to deal with this. I know how you feel. I have a clinical group that pick on me, but I just let it go to avoid drama. I'm much younger than them(in 20's) while they range...

  14. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    Heliantus replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    ??this!

  15. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    Heliantus replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    I Don't find this unethical, but rather desperate. Our school allows to switch clinical sites but the student would have to find another student who would be willing to switch. It doesn't matter how...

  16. Drug Cards - Can't fit it all...

    Heliantus replied to bamboowoo's topic in General Students

    Thanks!!

  17. Are any of you using an ipad with stylus to take notes?

    Heliantus replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    I use ipad mini with quickoffice app. This app has Microsoft word, power point and file management. I bought a Bluetooth keyboard to use with it. It works very well for

  18. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    Heliantus replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Students

    This is my first semester, and my clinical is at a nursing home. They want us to bring our own stethoscopes and blood cuffs, simply because they a) don't have enough lying around b) want us to...

  19. Nursing School Bag - Vera Bradley

    Heliantus replied to musaafirah's topic in General Students

    Thanks to this post I am now an owner of a Vera Bradley bag and so are a few of my fellow classmates. I own two backpacks, and was using them up until now, but they seem to be hurting my back. They...

  20. My 2nd day of class

    Heliantus replied to Snowangel7390's topic in General Students

    I understand your frustration, I hate those questions too. That I why I always bring a book to class and whenever the sidetracking starts, I just continue on my own. It really

  21. Stethoscope hurts my ears

    Heliantus replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Students

    You're not alone! I am returning my Littman classic II because it hurts my ears, also because I can't hear anything. The weight of stethoscope pulls it a little down thus realigning the ear bids in...

  22. The importance of "staying fit"?!?

    Heliantus replied to futurenursekl's topic in General Students

    I want to get myself to the gym. I have always been thin, petite whatever you want to call it. I'm 5.5 and 110-113lb. I used to be a gymnast, played soccer for a team and volleyball, I have also...

  23. How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    Heliantus replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

    Hello, I am 22 but will be 23 in a few days. I am starting nursing program in September. I have a baby girl 2.9 years old and a husband that acts like a baby