GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. How Behind Do You Get?

    GrnHonu99 replied to lisa41rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how frustrating...i hope it gets better for

  2. Any new 2nd degree nurses?

    GrnHonu99 replied to cjog's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am! My BA is in psych/soc and my nursing degree will be an MN,RN:) I love it so far and yes it is fast but the key is staying ahead and beign

  3. What I don't know can hurt you!!!! (long)

    GrnHonu99 replied to ArmyWife,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    no one is perfect and I bet you wont make those mistakes again! I suggest getting a book on acid base balance. I use Prentice Hall's. Its orange and white..its really

  4. I have had such a day....(Looooong)

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My patient today was detoxing from alcohol and had mucous secretions so thick he sounded like he was drowning in them. His skin was so thin it was tearing everywhere. He could hardly speak and he was...

  5. I have had such a day....(Looooong)

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    My next clinical rotation will be at Childrens hospital. I am not worried about the nurses there but I am worried about dealing with the

  6. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    GrnHonu99 replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    exactly, well

  7. taking students, precepting

    GrnHonu99 replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you were told you HAVE TO precept students as a condition of being hired then no one should have to do it if they don't want to. Why would anyone want to be with a preceptor that doesn't want a...

  8. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    GrnHonu99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would be devastated...id

  9. Crossing the line of Caring

    GrnHonu99 replied to VintageGAdog's topic in General Nursing

    How awful. Hopefully there was a better reason than the handwashing things...if not...well it makes me sad to see these kinds of nurses still in practice...I just keep thinking, what if that were my...

  10. I have had such a day....(Looooong)

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Is there another antibiotic comprable to augmentin that he could have taken through the IV? Just wondering:) The poor guy, those aumgentin pills are gigantic, and they taste just awful if you crush it...

  11. I have had such a day....(Looooong)

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks:) and I thought the same thing...a little compassion goes a long

  12. Thank you!! Pre-RN Student now!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!! You can do it! I have a student in my class who is approaching 55, shes great and brings a different perspective to some

  13. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I second that!!!! I thought it was pretty funny and pretty true, of the graduate nurses

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

    GrnHonu99 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have kids so I dont mind working christmas..actually, that time and half pay certainly makes up for it!!!!!!! My mom has worked in a hospital since I was 7. She has had to work her fair share...

  15. I Love My Crocs!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I want some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going tommorrow to try some on! I ordered some light clogs from allheart.com and they are o.k., we arent supposed to wear clog style shoes for...

  16. Unit Secretaries

    GrnHonu99 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered 12 to start plus 2$ shift differential but I didn't end up getting the job, then I went to nursing school and now I don't have time for a

  17. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

  18. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    It is a very tough choice...I have been wrestling with this for awhile...I guess I am just afraid to apply...My undergrad grades are NOT med school worthy, but my grades in graduate school are great...

  19. Group project rant

    GrnHonu99 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    yeah, no kidding, thats what I thought. "Once, when I lived in Africa, I had a dog...it was rabid...the rabies took control of its body, kind of like rheumatoid arthritis does...

  20. Group project rant

    GrnHonu99 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    Ooooohhhh the dreaded group project. Know that feeling. So I have to vent. Sorry so long! In undergrad I had to do a project with my best friend and some random classmate. Well....talk about social...

  21. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, here is one I don't think was mentioned yet...and before I say this let me say that I have nothing against the NCLEX...BUT... I'm soooo sick of hearing, "these are the types of questions that are...

  22. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Daytonite, I'm so glad that you are cancer free!!!! CONGRATS...you are a survivor:) Thanks soooo much for the info. I am thinking about going "back" to school to pursue an MD. I really like the idea...

  23. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!! If you don't mind me asking, what do you think your specialty will be, and what made you decide to pursue an MD rather than an

  24. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean "back to medical school", nor did I imply that nursing was just a stepping stone to medical school. I simply asked if any nurses ever thought of going back to SCHOOL, specifically...

  25. Rn/md

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    where are these MD's employed? What is the difference in the job description of an MD and DO? I mean, what can one do that the other