kamrn45

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1. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

   kamrn45 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

   Awesome! I have thought these same things sooooo many times! How about "if you don't give me my (fill-in-the-blank, usually a bigger dose of narcotic)" , I'm just going to leave!" And I'm like...

2. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

   kamrn45 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   I love the responses to this comment. I think the valuable part of this post is the way the respondents are supporting each other in acknowledging the anxiety and stress that we encounter every shift....

3. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

   kamrn45 replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   You will have to deal with people like this and if you do become a nurse. You will cleaning their gross bodily fluids up and they will try to smack you and tell you you're a terrible person (and much...

4. Why don't you just read the chart?

   kamrn45 replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Because you are giving me report. And when I in turn give report to the next shift, I don't tell them just "read the chart." It is how nurses communicate with each other, we give a quick

5. How do you leave it at work?

   kamrn45 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   After 20 years of bedside nursing, I too have learned to separate my feelings from my work. I just feel you can't approach every shift on an emotional see-saw. As a new nurse you will learn that as...

6. How do I explain to my snobby family why nurses are important and worthy of respect?

   kamrn45 replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

   I can't add anything to these wonderful answers- BUT- my family had a similar reaction 20 years ago when I went into nursing. My brother is a cardiologist, and they thought I should go to med school...

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

   kamrn45 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   As a Clinical Coordinator who regularly interviews and helps make hiring decisions on RNs and CNAs, I can tell you that good looks aren't that important, but "bad" looks are. By "bad" I mean low-cut...