cardiaccath456

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1. To stay or to go

   cardiaccath456 replied to FutureRNCA's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I don't have children, but I would never leave my children for that length of time. They are so young and they need their mom! You can always start the prereqs online and take the other courses once you get back to America. Maybe it's just me, but I ...

2. Advice please: Withdrawal of feeding tube

   cardiaccath456 replied to Clubsingr28's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for advocating for your patient!!! You are awesome!!!

3. Advice please: Withdrawal of feeding tube

   cardiaccath456 replied to Clubsingr28's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have any advice, but this sounds horrible!!! I hope you are able to resolve this and advocate for your patient. I can't believe someone would do this to their own mother

4. Avoiding patients hitting on you

   cardiaccath456 replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

   Sometimes patients will hit on you, as well as doctors, nurses, dietary, housekeeping, etc. If you are attractive and around, some people will hit on you. Don't worry about it. It will probably be the least of your concerns as a nurse. Act profession...

5. BSN student questioning my career in nursing

   cardiaccath456 replied to NursePick's topic in General Students

   I think you are being hard on yourself. You have a lot on your plate and there are only so many hours in a day. I would think about what is going to be more important in the long run. For me, that would be spending time with my family. Surely your in...

6. The Face of a Medical Error...

   cardiaccath456 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Safety

   Thank you for sharing this. I hope everything works out ok for all parties involved. As a new grad, I really appreciate you taking the time to share this. I will remember this going forward!

7. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

   cardiaccath456 replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

   I'm not disagreeing with the fact that harm was caused. I initially took issue with what I interpreted as a very judgmental and punitive stance. How can someone learn if they are flogged for their mistakes? That was the only point I wished to make. H...

8. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

   cardiaccath456 replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

   I think everyone can see that harm was done in this instance. But the gist of the article, and what I took from it was that mistakes happen, but you can rise above it. Hence the title, failure is an option. From what I have heard from every instructo...

9. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

   cardiaccath456 replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

   I thought the story was very inspirational. People make errors. It is pretty much a guarantee that you will make an error in your nursing practice. I would hope that others would be much more forgiving and less judgmental than you. Would you also sue...

10. What I've learned in nursing school

    cardiaccath456 posted a topic in General Students

    I've been reading this board for years and I thought I would make a post. I'm in my last semester of nursing school. Yay!!! I wanted to share a few things that I've learned, and to pass on some advice to current and future students. The first thing- ...