We can do our caring moment for the pt., family member, or nurses. When I was at the Nursing home my 1st semester, I had 2 residents that I grew close to. On Valentine's Day I brought them both a...
:) Can anyone give me examples of legal or ethical implications that you have recently encountered on your unit? They can be examples of ethical or unethical, legal or illegal. If legal or illegal,...
Thanks for the ideas. I never know what my patient's circumstances are until I get on the floor and care for them, and by the next clinical day, they have gone home. I am on the Cardiac unit. You...
I totally agree with you, but we have to "create" something or we could possibly fail the class. And they want us to go the "second mile". I am thinking of baking brownies for the nursing staff on my...
I bought Dannsko clogs for school, and about 4 hours into the clinical day my feet hurt so bad I can't stand it! I have been wearing them since January, for one day a week in clinical. Someone told me...
:) I am a student doing my Summer clinicals and we have to write 4 journals for our rotation. One of our objectives is to create a caring moment for a patient, the spouse, or nursing staff. We are...
:) Yes, a lot of people do go into nursing because of the money, but let's just hope that these people also have a caring and compassionate spirit about them. I find it hard to believe that someone...
:) Cell phones? during a test??!! We were told that if we had a cell phone or a pager that went off during the test that our test would be taken up immediately and that we would be graded on what...
:) My pet peeve is someone popping gum!! :angryfire during lecture and especially during a test! Someone who sat behind me in lecture last semester had this very bad habit. It annoyed me to no end,...
:) I lived on Amelia Island for about 20 years, and I was accepted into the nursing program @ FCCJ in 2000. My circumstances changed and I had to relocate to Charleston, SC. My dream was to work @...
:) Congratulations on your graduation!! Roper will let you work as an NE for 4 hours on a weekend? Who do I need to speak to? I would like to do something, but I only want a few hours a week,...
:) I am a student in Charleston,,,older student,,I will graduate in December-06 with my ADN. I will be 46 y/o when I graduate. I am hoping to work either at St. Francis Hospital or MUSC. My husband...
TINAMARIE28 replied to Julie029's topic in Nursing Career
:balloons: So glad to hear that I'm not too old to be hired! I will be 46 next December when I graduate. I can't believe I'm no longer 30 something! oh