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  1. I Want To Support My Pre-Nursing Student Girlfriend. Please Help!

    jojo489 replied to Fredled's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I met my boyfriend a month before I started nursing school. He had no idea what he was in for, and neither did I. I worked full time while I was in nursing school. I hardly had a spare minute for...

  2. But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    jojo489 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    Downsouth, I completely get where you're coming from, although I do think your post came across as a little...edgy? Snippy? I'm not sure what word I'm looking for. But only at certain points....

  3. Quit during orientation

    jojo489 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Haha, I do. But it's nothing nice that I have to say, so I'm keeping quiet and just watching the

  4. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    jojo489 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe they were just going for the "longest, most important sounding

  5. Made a CNA Mad: Is it better not to help CNA's?

    jojo489 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I've always started the shift letting my aides know that if they need a hand, they can always call on me. In the group home I work in now, the aide on the side closest to my office has a two person...

  6. Inmate/Staff Relationships

    jojo489 replied to Tina, RN's topic in Correctional

    I noticed a lot of these posts refer to a woman working in corrections getting sucked in by a prisoner....just wanted to throw in there that male correctional employees are just as likely to get...

  7. OK, so my body hurts

    jojo489 replied to CrystalinNC's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You may also want to check into assisted living or independent living...like retirement home-ish type thing. I worked in one and I won't say there was no physical aspect, but I will say it was...

  8. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    jojo489 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or how when a police officer stumbles upon someone bleeding, they immediately put pressure on the wound bare handed. I come from a family of police officers. In my grandfathers day, he would have...

  9. Resident fell, now I'm fired

    jojo489 replied to gonegirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The story I've always been told is that ever since a confused LTC resident managed to get his neck through the bars and basically hang himself, side rails are considered a restraint, and in every...

  10. Resident fell, now I'm fired

    jojo489 replied to gonegirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is not at all uncommon in LTC. I'm ashamed to say I know more nurses than I can count who don't help their CNAs, even with that type of ratio. I hated that, and very often voiced my opinion to...

  11. Nursing Jobs

    jojo489 replied to amglover93's topic in General Students

    She might have a point though. I know a lot of ASN/BSNs that graduated and complained that they couldn't get a job...but when I asked them where they applied, the answer was one of the 6 hospitals in...

  12. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    jojo489 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    No one ever gets CPR right. Ever. Either they're one handing it, or their hands are way too low or way too high. And I love how EVERYONE is trained to do a chest thump. Yeah.

  13. Honest reply....

    jojo489 replied to cupcakeluver's topic in General Students

    Check around with different dental offices, some of them will allow payment plans. My boyfriend has similar problems and he didn't have insurance when I took him. They're financing almost 7k dollars...

  14. What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    jojo489 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. He's handling it really well,

  15. What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    jojo489 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ps, ixchel, I love these threads. Keep 'em coming.

  16. What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    jojo489 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Lorazepam is certainly one hell of a drug. A friend of mine is going through a lot, medically, right now. He's got klinefelter's, and has been basically going through fast-track puberty with the...

  17. Noc nurses, how do you organize your life?

    jojo489 replied to noelly10's topic in General Nursing

    I HATED 3-11. I give anyone that loves that shift a lot of credit because I felt like all I did was sleep and work. I was supposed to be out by 11:20 but most of the time got stuck until like 1:30 or...

  18. Heel slipping in nursing clogs

    jojo489 replied to SaraAN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    See now mine (danskos) fit just right where I've got the slip but they don't feel loose....but I'm LOUD walking in them. My foot hits the ground from heel to toe and it's like once my heel hits the...

  19. The Wisdom of Lurking

    jojo489 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I won't lie, I've done that. Not realizing how old the thread was, of course. Or if it's something I really like. It's easy to jump to old threads when you're browsing topics....some of those topics...

  20. Noc nurses, how do you organize your life?

    jojo489 replied to noelly10's topic in General Nursing

    Well thank you, noelly. It makes it a little easier that the twelves are my weekends to work and the schedule is

  21. Noc nurses, how do you organize your life?

    jojo489 replied to noelly10's topic in General Nursing

    My schedule is a little odd now, I work 12a-8a 5 days and 8p-8a two days in a two week period. Work days are all in a row with at least 2 days off in between, which is nice. I come home and try to go...

  22. Registered so I could say thank you

    jojo489 replied to Tumbler's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats.

  23. The Wisdom of Lurking

    jojo489 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it's not that serious, after all, it's an anonymous website. At the same time, though, I came on here hoping to be able to attribute to discussions and maybe even find someone in the...

  24. You should know better

    jojo489 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I've been smoking lately (shame on me) but plan to go back to my puffer soon. I'm very lacking in the exercise department. My diet is getting better but I still misbehave sometimes (I love Big...

  25. ER Experience - I'm A Wee Bit Upset

    jojo489 replied to emmjayy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A very wise nurse once told me that you can be a nurse for 40 years, deal with any emergent situation, have patients pass, and see people with tubes coming out of everywhere, but the minute a family...