DosmoRN

DosmoRN

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  1. How important is your 'look' as a nurse

    DosmoRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One thing that this discussion clearly shows is that Americans are OBSESSED with weight. In speaking of unattractiveness, we could mention other charcteristics, but they would not generate pages and...

  2. An Introvert's Guide To Nursing

    DosmoRN replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in General Nursing

    SoldierNurse22, Thank you so much for your insights! I practiced for almost 30 years, as an introvert nurse and survived. I, too, spent some time in the ANC and experienced many things that were...

  3. Don't do this in clinical..

    DosmoRN replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Students

    Wonder how she'll do the first time some doctor yells at her ( maybe I should say "harshly criticizes" her ) in front of

  4. Don't do this in clinical..

    DosmoRN replied to ArtClassRN's topic in General Students

    The student only reveals... how little she knows. She is one that must learn everything the hard way (hopefully not at any patient's expense). She's setting herself up for some rude shocks and...

  5. KNOWING about that 'bad' teacher...

    DosmoRN replied to Folkeye's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In learned in nursing school and in nursing: never swallow some else's opinion whole. Take some mental notes, but immediatly file them in the back of your mind. I can't remember a single time that...

  6. Introverted nurses

    DosmoRN replied to NicoleLynch's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nichole--What an interesting topic! My training was so long ago that probably neither Myers or Briggs were even born yet! But later when I took the tests and found out I was an ISTJ, I questioned why...

  7. Do I have the intelligent capability of becoming a nurse?

    DosmoRN replied to Morganward5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Determination is what will get you through! Yes, ask classmates about specific things that you really have trouble understanding. Sometimes they can explain things in a simpler fashion that turns on...

  8. What to do about a classmate that is a pathological liar?

    DosmoRN replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    His habit of lying actually could affect a patient someday...If he makes a medication error and lies about it, if he falsifies records and someone realizes what he has done and charts the verifiable...

  9. What to do about a classmate that is a pathological liar?

    DosmoRN replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    His habit of lying actually could affect a patient someday...If he makes a medication error and lies about it, if he falsifies records and someone realizes what he has done and charts the verifiable...

  10. Too late to be a nurse?

    DosmoRN replied to woodland123's topic in General Students

    Won't hurt to give it a try. Nursing is a learning experience that will never stop. There is always something to learn. If that's what you like, you probably will like nursing. If that's your...

  11. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    DosmoRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What about just saying to the patient or family something like "I'm sorry, but according to law, we are not allowed to assign nurses (caregivers, aides etc.) on the basis of race. We have people of...

  12. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    DosmoRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    It took me awhile before I learned to laugh at myself, behaving stupidly at work. Now I have to laugh at all these completely understandable mishaps of other nurses and recall a few of my own. Most...

  13. We're not here for that

    DosmoRN replied to happynurse49's topic in General Students

    *maybe she was just nervous but she loudly told me in front of her instructor that it was my job to toilet her patient, not hers* Wish I knew what the nursing instructor had to say. I was trained many...

  14. Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

    DosmoRN replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with ladytfree. Her post is worth paying attention to, especially for young nurses who feel disillusioned, dissatisfied and guilty about not giving "emotional support" because the workload is...

  15. Things only a fellow nursing student would understand...

    DosmoRN replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Three cheers for Tom Jefferson! Is anybody in Washington listening to

  16. The Childish "I Wuv You" Act

    DosmoRN replied to LittleTwinStars's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's wrong with just saying "thank you" and quickly moving on, as you have done. That should convey the message to most people. You don't need to explain yourself. An explantion only puts the focus...

  17. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

    DosmoRN replied to CynthiaG's topic in Retired Nurses

    Cynthia- When I read your post, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! I'm a retired R.N. Have been for some time now, but remembered many, many incidents of the type you mention. There's a saying...