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  1. ? For those who do C-Sections often

    tencat replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tell him to quit being a twit and get over it! You have to go through pregnancy, the least he can do it hold your hand during a

  2. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    tencat replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :icon_hug: How are you, Nurse Wannabe? I really don't have anything to say that would help, so I'll just say I'm really sorry and I know that Christmas must have been hard. We're listening, so if it...

  3. California Flu

    tencat replied to oramar's topic in Infectious Disease

    I think (correct me if I'm wrong, please) that the California Flu is part of this year's flu

  4. working sick...need advice:)

    tencat replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh. If a healthcare worker I had to work with or see had a positive flu culture, I would be quite irate. I have asthma, and the LAST thing I need is the flu. Plus, you felt horrid and could...

  5. Patient/Family Rage

    tencat replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you asked the nurse to stop digging in your arm, there is no excuse for her to have continued. I don't know what she was thinking, but she does need a refresher in patient right to refuse care. I...

  6. I feel so stupid

    tencat replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello! It sounds like you did the right thing by listening to the patient and family. Don't be afraid to do what you need to do. Chalk it up to experience, now you know that this particular...

  7. Accelerated BSN/pursuing nursing career

    tencat replied to fulwood's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I'm in an accelerated program right now that is intense. It's a 15 month program. It is really a committment to be in an accelerated program, and it takes A LOT of time. I don't know how...

  8. NEED ADVICE - Nursing or Teaching???

    tencat replied to Jame's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, what planet was that???? :chuckle I've taught in several states, and I have never seen a district that paid its teachers that well. I paid $300 a month for health insurance when I was a teacher....

  9. NEED ADVICE - Nursing or Teaching???

    tencat replied to Jame's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is way more felxible and pays better than teaching. There's not much you can do with an education degree except teach or administrate. With a nursing degree you can do all kinds of different...

  10. Singing the praises of AWESOME doctors!!! =)

    tencat replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a student, but during clinical I got to work with a great urologist. My patient for the day had continuous bladder irrigation after a prostectomy, and his foley bag filled up constantly, so...

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    tencat replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Awww...c'mon Bipley, tell us your stories! I was working as an aide at the local hospital and we had one patient who was a 40ish male dying of liver failure. He was a jokester and he would do...

  12. Patient/Family Rage

    tencat replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sorry, but if I am being physically threatened you can bet your sweet patootie that I'm not going to try to 'descalate' the situation. I'm going to get out and keep myself safe. Whatever happened...

  13. Report Card Time!!!!! What did yall get?

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

    I chose to spend more time with family this semester, but still got ok grades. Med/Surge: A Research: B+ Dang class! My average was an 89.90 and I still got the B+ :angryfire Family: B+ Skills:

  14. Burnt out Housewife/Stay at Home Mom Excited and Scared to Death to Start School.

    tencat replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good for you! I'm glad to hear that your family is supportive of the decision. If anyone isn't supportive, don't listen!

  15. Hey Bipley.....

    tencat replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Good job, Bipley! I don't think I would have the guts to do what you did. I'm glad you did have the

  16. DH dying-need prayers

    tencat replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I said a prayer for you and asked that God continue to surround you all and give you strength.

  17. Pt/Family RAGE

    tencat replied to sawbuck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A job where I'm expected to be abused and take it is really not a job worth having. It does happen in other professions....it's one of the reasons why I left public education. I once had a parent...

  18. How does Nursing rank in comparison to other majors in difficulty?

    tencat replied to CRNAhopefulguy's topic in General Students

    My first major was in English/Education, and that was a really easy major compared to nursing. I am working really hard for the grades I get this time around. It's not horribly hard; it's just...

  19. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    tencat replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I know that professions like nursing and teaching are all about helping others, but the fallacy that 'you don't matter, only the patient, student, whomever matters' is part of the reason why so many...

  20. Smelly Co-Worker

    tencat replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, 'Fresh' and 'Minty' will never again have the same meaning.... Oh, I should apologize. I know that this poor woman is suffering, and that Bipley is a really good person for being

  21. I don't think I understand pain management.

    tencat replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, don't understand why patients are left undermedicated when orders are even there for PRN morphine. I'm still a student, too, and from what I can gather for some reason most of the nurses I...

  22. Smelly Co-Worker

    tencat replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm.....is this a new treatment that I haven't heard of???? Sorry, I couldn't

  23. BSN vs BS title

    tencat replied to Aaron-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy. I would think BSN is fine. I doubt anyone would quibble over that designation. It's still a Bachelors Degree in nursing. BS if you go into management will no doubt be quite amusing to...

  24. Has coffee taken over?

    tencat replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE coffee! I love Lattes. But hardly anyone in the Southwest (including Starbucks) knows how to make good lattes! I came from the Northwest, where coffee is an art form. Sigh. Even though...

  25. RN's vs. Students @ clinicals

    tencat replied to NJNursing's topic in General Students

    So far I have had great nurses (knock on wood), but sheesh. If a lot of hospitals are like that I can see why people would have serious thoughts about quitting nursing school. It would be horrid to...