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  1. Patients wants a back rub

    datalore replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am an aide and I work a mini back rub into every bed bath. (Gloved!) Scrub a little bit more with the hot wash cloth, rub some lotion in for a few extra seconds, and even that teeny tiny little bit...

  2. Are You Cut Out to be an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse?

    datalore replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Emergency

    ED nurses are amazing, and I hope to be one someday. I thought, "That's me, a thousand times over" for each entry. It's in the 5-year

  3. Please Give Opinion on a Test Question I Had on Fundies Final

    datalore replied to vigor145's topic in General Students

    Senior student here; here's my "gut" reaction as I read each option. You are ascertaining the gait and balance of an elderly person in a nursing home. When would you do this? A. At the end of the...

  4. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    datalore replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    He was napping when the ice cream truck went by. He'll be back when he realizes it's not a chair

  5. Exercise and Nursing School

    datalore replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in General Students

    I work out every day, even if it's only 15 minutes that I squeeze in on a busy day. The hospital I work at/do clinicals in has a gym and I get a discount for being a student and employee. I don't see...

  6. The good parts of nursing school

    datalore replied to Whispera's topic in General Students

    One year in, I've had a great experience so far. I met some amazing people (including a few I can call extremely close friends now). A bunch of my classmates were reflecting on how far we've all come:...

  7. Nursing school bloopers

    datalore replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I got to the chart to look up my pt's allergies, and they had many, many drug allergies. My brain wasn't fully "on" yet, and when I got to one allergy listed at the end, written in all caps, I asked...

  8. That nagging feeling...

    datalore replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm "only" a student, and I work as an aide too. I had a pt two work shifts in a row; the second day I walked in and instantly something about the pt alarmed me. No objective changes like vitals, just...

  9. I was reported for something I didnt actually do. Help.

    datalore replied to LisaF0115's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Sounds like some hospitals and schools allow clinical-related phone use, and some do not. Whether you agree with either stance or not, that's just the nature of the field right now. So, sounds like...

  10. Other student needs too much help

    datalore replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Sometimes it's tough to set boundaries to protect yourself and your work. You can't say "yes" to everything all at once -- anytime you say "yes" to one thing, you are saying "no" to everything else at...

  11. Squeamish future nursing student

    datalore replied to mecapon91's topic in General Students

    I'm *not* squeamish in the slightest, and I've felt a strong urge to gag a few times from smells! On those occasions, I've turned just my head away for a moment, took a deep breath of slightly fresher...

  12. Should I quit nursing school?

    datalore replied to mara.bug's topic in General Students

    I'm like your direct opposite (went from psych into nursing), and I have a lot of sympathy (and empathy) for where you're at right now. You seem to know what your passion is (psych at PhD level). If...

  13. First clinical and I want to quit

    datalore replied to Burkeeexoh's topic in General Students

    Consider it from this angle: you're in an unfamiliar setting trying to learn names and where everything is stored, you've got a boatload of new skills you're still feeling new with, you haven't had a...

  14. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    datalore replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to imagine the next job interview when they ask why you left your last

  15. Regarding chronic tardiness

    datalore replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    People who do that drive me batty. In my view, if you've clocked in, you need to have done all that stuff already. Clocking in means ready to start, not ready to prep to

  16. Regarding chronic tardiness

    datalore replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student ;-) I print my materials, get my notebooks ready, make my coffee and read/respond to my emails. My earlier-arriving peers do all that on campus, while chatting, and are the ones...

  17. Regarding chronic tardiness

    datalore replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the person who shows up 5 minutes before the start time, and my "half an hour early is late" peers always tease me about it. But while they show up and proceed to mentally and physically prep,...

  18. Reading Hospital School Of Health Sciences-A&P before or during?

    datalore replied to kellymullarkey's topic in General Students

    So much of what you'll be discussing in lecture/clinical is a "review" of A&P; that is, you need to already know the A&P to follow the nursing lectures. It's possible to learn the A&P as...

  19. Nursing students over 35

    datalore replied to MassNursetoB's topic in General Students

    I'm "only" 32, but my cohort's ages span from 19 to 60s, with the younger ages vastly overrepresented. The girls I hang out with in my class are at least 10 years different on either side of me, and I...

  20. 16 year old future Nurse,Help?

    datalore replied to Astroidinary's topic in General Students

    It is also possible to be held back at some point in one's academic career and also be bright, motivated, and successful at a later point in the academic career. There are way too many variables that...

  21. What do you do to stay sane? :?

    datalore replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    I really like working out, I really like to crochet, and I really like video games. I work out every day before class, and I treat myself to an hour or two of video games and/or crochet on the...

  22. First semester nursing student. Does it get better?

    datalore replied to basenjilove808's topic in General Students

    I'm in second semester right now; it's just different. Part of the challenge of the first semester is nursing school is SO DIFFERENT from any other schooling, so you're learning HOW to be a nursing...

  23. Would you move for a school?

    datalore replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would apply to the school(s) in the area(s) to which I'd consider relocating before moving but after considering whether it would be feasible to relocate. Family obligations, prohibitive costs (it...

  24. What would induce you to participate?

    datalore replied to bellini's topic in General Students

    I've done two experiments as a student where I offered an incentive to boost recruitment. One was a gift card, one was a chance to win something. Personally, I had more participants when I offered the...

  25. How ready are you for nursing school?

    datalore replied to openyourmind's topic in General Students

    I've been doing strength-training workouts 3 days a week to get ready, doing more cardio, and trying to re-acquaint myself with my love of yoga and mindfulness meditation (it's my preferred...