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  1. Tiny cracks/cuts on my fingers! Dry Hands! Too much handwashing ! OOooww! Help !

    colleen10 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Since your hands are allready cracked and bleeding I would suggest that you go to your local drug store and purchase "Eucerin Cream". It is a bit expensive but it is a very good moistureizer and is...

  2. End of Semester Evaluations

    colleen10 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi there, I only have two more weeks of school and then I will have my first semester under my belt. During out last "clinical" day we will meet with our instructor and she will go over an evaluation...

  3. End of Semester Evaluations

    colleen10 replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    Thanks for your support guys! I really appreciate it. Do you guys mind sharing what "areas" are listed on your self eval to fill out? We just have to come up with strengths/weaknesses, we don't have...

  4. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    colleen10 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you have gone back to your doctor and I hope you don't have anything too bad. Could it be an infection back there in your throat? Like you cut it with some food? I wanted to say that I...

  5. Question about I&O

    colleen10 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi there, I have a question for all of you about recording I&O. Have you been taught in class or noticed at your clinical site if IV therapies are recorded in the patients I&O record? I'm...

  6. Young Nurses in Love

    colleen10 replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing definately influences the literature because just like the first poster, I always have time to freshen up my lipstick and carry around my compact during clinicals :roll Thanks for sharing,...

  7. donating blood

    colleen10 replied to RNatlast's topic in General Nursing

    We were recently discussing this in nursing class because a fellow student saw her husband have a blood sample taken and the phleb. didn't wear any gloves, so in class she asked my instructor about...

  8. transcribing orders

    colleen10 replied to melsmith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Eeeekkkssss!!!! At our hospital for clinical all "at home meds." are d/c and new orders written at admission. No order, no med. All meds. are kept in a locked med. drawer in the patients room. If...

  9. designer street drugs lab tests?

    colleen10 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, don't know about the blood testing or chewing on patches but I wanted to add information about a new teen drug epidemic story that ran on my local news channel. I found it very interesting...

  10. How is school effecting your relationship?

    colleen10 replied to busybeaver's topic in General Students

    I think a lot of you are right about the jealousy. My husband and I both went to the same college, majored in very closely related disciplines. He is very much the last minute person while I will...

  11. How is school effecting your relationship?

    colleen10 replied to busybeaver's topic in General Students

    My husband also complains that we don't see each other much. But I really don't think we're spending any less time together than before I started school. It's just that now I'm not at his beck and...

  12. One Nurse's Vision: No One Dies Alone

    colleen10 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is an awesome plan. This weekend I experienced my first patient who was dying. I have had a number of elderly patients and patients who were severly ill, but they all had good prognosis and were...

  13. Do you believe in a "calling" to nursing?

    colleen10 replied to alphafe's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been much of a religous person but definately spiritual. Before my husband and I got married a few years ago I went ahead and got confirmed in the Catholic Church and attend regularly....

  14. School

    colleen10 replied to christel08's topic in General Nursing

    Also, if everyone is "going into nursing" because the economy is so poor and there are few jobs in other fields, what are all your classmates planning on

  15. School

    colleen10 replied to christel08's topic in General Nursing

    Because dctors know ALL about nursing and the shortage :chuckle There are a number of reasons there is a current shortage and will continue to be. 1) Many people who became licensed nurses switched...

  16. large and growing hepatitis outbreak linked to Chi Chi's

    colleen10 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I also heard in a news report yesterday that is is uncommon for such an outbreak to occur at only one restaurant, but health officials are investigating other local restaurants and so far have not...

  17. what an RN told my friend

    colleen10 replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

    Unless there is an over-abundance of nurses in your area and not much job selection you and your friend shouldn't have a problem getting into a hospital. A hospital would rather have a nurse with an...

  18. Time of Dedication....

    colleen10 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    That made me cry, but feel good too. Thank

  19. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    colleen10 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is a nursing student or person thinking about going into nursing, that although they had the best intentions for their patients, didn't ask themselves or others "can I handle the...

  20. Clinical Instructor Didn't Show Up

    colleen10 replied to geekymomma's topic in General Students

    Not to beat a dead horse or anything because this post did get a lot of responses but just out of curiosity....... I was interested in whether or not the instructor did go to the hospital late - after...

  21. Poll about pre-planning.

    colleen10 replied to Jen2's topic in General Students

    1st Semester student here and our clinical is run the same way except that our "Care Plan" is due the following week, not at the end of clinical or the very next day. I do what PJ Mommy does. I type...

  22. Advice for Resume to apply for Nurse Extern Program

    colleen10 replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    Hi Everyone, I wanted to thank everyone for their advice, especially Ilg. On my resume I submitted an Objective - listed interest in their extern program, and an abreviated work history - so they know...

  23. Clinical Instructor Didn't Show Up

    colleen10 replied to geekymomma's topic in General Students

    Sorry, I have to agree that you did not give her enough time to get there and should have contacted another instructor or department head for your program. At our hospital you could be stuck riding...

  24. L&D nurses and "infertility"

    colleen10 replied to AndreaRN23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a nursing student in a program consisting primarily of adult learners, I know of a few classmates that have had trouble conceiving, trouble birthing and have undergone IVF/Fertility treatments or...

  25. activities of daily living problem

    colleen10 replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    To Many Questions, I think I understand what you are saying if I am getting your posts right. I spent the first 7 weeks of my 1st clinical rotation at a state run LTC facility. By the end of the 7...