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  1. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    tencat replied to newish nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Can we all stay on topic and not pick on

  2. are you born a nurse or do the nursing instructors make you a nurse?

    tencat replied to misouritraveller's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the reasons why I feel like nursing fits me. I agree with those that said 'it's a job, and I do it well, but it's a job." (sorry to so loosely translate your post, Timothy ) I also...

  3. Nurses changing careers...

    tencat replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy! I was a teacher, so I can give you some idea of how feasible it is to go to the public schools. In order to teach, you need to have several (5 or 6) classes about teaching and education. In...

  4. Nightmares!!!!

    tencat replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    Warm milk with a tiny bit of vanilla (the real stuff) and splenda or sugar. Works like a

  5. Tell Me Why??? Frustrated

    tencat replied to johnson0424's topic in Emergency

    This experience has invalidated your argument about Med/Surg first, then move to other areas. It didn't work out for you to go that route first. I do agree with you that more experienced nurses...

  6. discouraged educator

    tencat replied to 19Claire59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have to disagree with that! :angryfire There are times when a question is poorly worded, confused, or poorly structured. If most students miss a question, those questions most often fit in the...

  7. Just an Accident? Or Intentional Killing?

    tencat replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    OMG! Accidents? Yeah RIGHT. The best thing for that monsterous child is to keep her locked away from the public. She'll kill someone else if she is allowed back out among the rest of

  8. yeah, Spring Break. What will you do with your free time?

    tencat replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nobody will believe this (I'm not sure I do! ) but I'm getting training in movie crew work! Strange, but

  9. CRNAs in NM

    tencat replied to DM74LA's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I live in a small town in NM, and the local hospital uses at least one CRNA. I think it's more common in the small hospitals around the state. There are no CRNA programs in NM. The closest...

  10. C-Diff question?

    tencat replied to TallyJofutureRN's topic in Oncology

    If it makes you feel any better, I have a three year old and I had at least two or three patients with C-diff when I did med/surg clinical, and my dd didn't get it. I think if you were careful to...

  11. Shocked and horrified!!

    tencat replied to ayndim's topic in Pediatric

    The teacher definitely needs to know about that. If he/she doesn't find out and something happens, he/she will be liable. It sounds like your daughter is a smart kid who knows how to handle herself....

  12. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    tencat replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Someone should tell that to the anesthesiologist I saw last week in the OR who accidentally put the narc meds in the sharps, then proceeds to open up the container, and riffle through all the needles...

  13. People who say they died and were brought back to life

    tencat replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing, Deb! Wow. I don't dismiss anyone's experience, for (as Shakespeare said) 'There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in our philosophy' I've read somewhere...

  14. Don't Rough My Newborn Up!!!!!!!

    tencat replied to capribry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OH MY! :lol2: Dang it! You made me snort Sprite all over my

  15. People who say they died and were brought back to life

    tencat replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Deb, you've got to share that story! It sounds fascinating. My husband's grandmother went into cardiac arrest and they got her back. She was really ticked off because she was ready to die and go to...

  16. Traditional [Native American] Indian Medicine, Treatment of Chronic Illness:

    tencat replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    What are the answers? How can the medical community help? I'm not Native American, but I will be working with a large Native population. In the southwest I know that the Navajo use traditional...

  17. How can this be legal?

    tencat replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is legal. If the court is paying you (or your employer) for your time, then that would count as working a double shift. I don't know how medical jobs work, but when I was a teacher...

  18. Agency nurse and the potential local strike!

    tencat replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    It would be worth it to travel to another hospital, at least while the strike is going on. Those who walk picket lines don't forgive and forget. You will ruin your chances of being able to work at...

  19. UNM Accelerated BSN Students?

    tencat replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! I'd recommend taking Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (if they haven't already made those mandatory pre-reqs for the program), especially Pharmacology. I didn't have either, and it's been a bit...

  20. UNM Accelerated BSN Students?

    tencat replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh! I really need to pay better attention to where these forums are posted! Ok, I am a student who is currently in the Accelerated program. After summer session I'll be DONE! Yay! I had a...

  21. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

    tencat replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the fact that you want to make the parents and the kid take responsibility for what the rotten kid did, but HOW is the school ultimately responsible??? Unless a teacher saw it happen and...

  22. Nursing in Salt Lake City as a non-LDS??

    tencat replied to ED_Lifer's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy! I lived near Idaho Falls for six years and spent a lot of vacation time in Salt Lake. As a non-LDS person it seemed to me that Salt Lake was a lot better than Idaho Falls/Southeastern Idaho....

  23. Husbands not happy about nursing school- potential jealousy?

    tencat replied to buddiage's topic in General Students

    My hubby has been really supportive. It's funny, but for me nursing school is kind of a forge where a new part of myself is being made. I'm still me, but there's a new dimension to myself. My...

  24. Could you work in this? Worst ED in North America

    tencat replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in Emergency

    Working in an ER/ED has got to be one of the most stressful roles in nursing. With all the things you see coupled with the lack of resources (it happens in the US, too) I hardly blame ER/ED nurses...

  25. How do you cope with child abuse?

    tencat replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: AMEN! Which is the reason why I can never work