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  1. my first birth!

    tencat replied to elizabells's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I saw my first birth (that wasn't me giving birth, at any rate!) this week. It was a c-section birth, and I thought it was fascinating. When the baby popped out I got really teary and felt like I...

  2. Think I've Done All I Can for This Person?

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

    Oh, yeah, time for her to find a different role in nursing. Sheesh......it's sad sometimes when someone is in surgery, but to cry all the time? Um.....to put it mildly I don't think the OR is her...

  3. What Would You Do?

    tencat replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. It sounds like there are some serious issues at this hospital. It's a very unsafe work environment, and unless the powers that be intend to fix it, I'd be looking for another...

  4. What Would You Do?

    tencat replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. It sounds like there are some serious issues at this hospital. It's a very unsafe work environment, and unless the powers that be intend to fix it, I'd be looking for another...

  5. Does or did anyone feel like this about clinicals?

    tencat replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Don't worry. We all have brain farts I feel daily like I don't know enough.... I think that sometimes 'older' nurses don't mean to be nasty or mean (some do, but not most) but they forget what it...

  6. scared to do peds rotation

    tencat replied to kelly2006's topic in Pediatric

    I suppose it depends on what kind of hospital you are in. I was in a rehab hospital for my peds clinical, and I could not WAIT until that horrid rotation was over, not because I don't like kids, but...

  7. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    tencat replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    YEOW!

  8. The Beautiful, Beautiful Pacific Northwest

    tencat replied to Foxfour's topic in Washington Nursing

    Ah, the Pacific Northwest! I love New Mexico, and I think I want to stay, but sometimes I get all nostalgic for the Spokane, WA. area.....I grew up there and miss trees and springtime! Oh,...

  9. Tips for sucessful study habits

    tencat replied to ajs08RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello! Congrats on getting into the program! First off, STOP writing down everything the prof says. If you have done the reading beforehand, that will give you some idea of what will be important...

  10. If you have to go to the ER...

    tencat replied to mom23RN's topic in Emergency

    Since I was about 16 I've been doing that to various doctors. I have had asthma since I was a baby, and I know what works if I am having a bad attack. I think I've only had to play the "I've had...

  11. You caught Cheaters... what would you do or have you done?

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

    I'm going to play devil's advocate....well first I guess I'd better state my position: If I were an instructor taking another instructor's test, I would point it out to the other instructor. Now, as...

  12. As a school nurse..do you ever feel isolated and alone on the job ?

    tencat replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Hello. I'm not a school nurse, but I was a teacher for 12 years, and I can imagine that it must be kind of lonely, not to mention that I bet you've been asked to do everything that the school...

  13. Question on policy for contacting parents (me being the parent)

    tencat replied to Rohan's topic in School

    Montana is notorious for horribly under-financing the schools, and I'll bet the school nurse is just a medical aide with little or no training. Until states smarten up and realize that kids can and...

  14. I'm in for the May LPN class!!!!!!!

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

    Yay!

  15. DH dying-need prayers

    tencat replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Joey, it's good to hear from you. As others have said, I think of you often and wonder how you guys are holding up. I think it's great that you are going to counselling. It can be so helpful in...

  16. I am a cursed idiot

    tencat replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. It's like sharks when they smell blood and go in for the kill..... I don't think it's very nice to attack someone when they are tyring to help, but it sure isn't nice to attack someone who...

  17. HELP! Accident / Incident Reporting

    tencat replied to athomemom56's topic in School

    If the teacher was a witness to the accident and has to complete part of the accident report form, the teacher needs a copy for his/her records to cover his/her behind. Anything I filled out as a...

  18. nursing or teaching??

    tencat replied to SamanthaLu's topic in Nursing Career

    I was a teacher, and I am now in nursing school. Both nursing and teaching tend to have a lot of 'dysfunction' inherent in the job. A lot of teachers and a lot of nurses are anything but supportive...

  19. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    tencat replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Boy, either the girl had REALLY big fingers or he had a REALLY small.......:imbar

  20. What is a union????

    tencat replied to cvwshadow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have been wondering how nurses themselves view unions. It seems to be very similar to how a lot of teachers view unions. I think a good strong union can be a great benefit to the workplace....

  21. Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

    tencat replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was a teacher, and Timothy isn't too far off in his assessment of how they are paid, but it does vary from state to state. There is no national salary in the US. I think that everyone should...

  22. anemia symptoms

    tencat replied to curiousjoe's topic in General Nursing

    If you are having chest pains, you should go to your Doctor or get a second opinion. I was just a bit anemic for a while, and I had tachycardia with it, but I started iron supplements, and that...

  23. DH dying-need prayers

    tencat replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Joey, so good to hear from you. I know you were worrying at one point that Dan might not get to heaven because he had not articulated to you that he had accepted Jesus as his personal savior. So...

  24. How Do You Keep Them From Breaking Your Heart?

    tencat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, all. I'm a Senior nursing student who is currently on Pediatric Clinical Rotation. I love kids. I suppose that's really the problem . Yesterday I heard this really weird sound in the hallway,...

  25. How Do You Keep Them From Breaking Your Heart?

    tencat replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Amanda, that's how I feel exactly, even though I know that kids aren't kittens we can drag home (I've got WAY too many of those, but that's ANOTHER story ), but that's EXACTLY how I felt. I...