explorereb96

explorereb96 ADN, BSN

Pediatrics Telemetry CCU ICU

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  1. Also note, just because someone has test anxiety doesn't mean they will react that way in every situation. This person has a phobia of tests. Not just of EVERYTHING stressful. If so, nursing school...
  2. Look it up. Test anxiety IS a real condition. I want to thank you for your support of your fellow nurses. Fortunately I do not have test anxiety, but I am sympathetic to those that do. I have...
  3. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    It does seem that from a patient's perspective, that NO one is to be believed. Even the drug seekers have a problem. Unfortunately, everyone is in the "don't sue me but you are a drug addict and we...
  4. How bad do you want to be a nurse?

    25 years ago I wanted to be a computer technician. Yep, there I said it. I went to a tech school and graduated in a year. I even had a job in the field. Oh god, how I hated it. It was just, I...
  5. Fired for posting on face book

    It sounds like a "well she wasn't a great employee anyway, this a a great way to be rid of her." They probably would have found something else if it was not this. A valued employee would have gotten...
  6. Essential Personnel

    Back in the 90's, I remember having a bad snow/ice storm. I lived in Pennsylvania and worked at a hospital. They told us that if we couldn't get in, they would pick us up. They told us to pack a...
  7. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    I was 20 when I graduated from LPN school.....now at the ripe old age of 46 I'm going into the bridge program for my ASN....who knows..I just may continue on at this point. I had a lot of good...
  8. What would you do in this situation?

    I am a Pediatric Home Health nurse (I also work in a Pediatric Facility). There are plenty of parents out there like that. I was schooled on what to expect. These parents are feeling out of...
  9. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    Switching is not the unethical part. Offering money can be. It is a bribe if it is to gain some type of advantage over other students. If the money is offered because the site is further away and is...