Infofreak411

Infofreak411

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  1. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work alongside nurses and am in the process of becoming a nurse myself. While I have great respect for the profession and my coworkers as well as a passion for it (hence my reason for going to...

  2. psych techs working with nurses?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I know on the psych floor the psychiatric technicians work under a RN and LPN and assist them with different duties.. What actually is it that the techs do and assist the nurses

  3. Not working during nursing school?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For those of you that didn't work during nursing school and are single with no one to support you how did you pay for your bills and expenses? I'm taking the prereqs now and applying and this is my...

  4. What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    It seems Zofran is the standard antiemetic choice these days for multiple implications (ie post op nausea, opioid administration etc) and while it seems to work amazingly for some people it seems to...

  5. Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As someone who is entering the field of nursing with the goal of ultimately becoming a nurse practicioner after gaining experience, I have noticed a lot of "turf wars" and arguing going on between...

  6. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    You always hear especially now a days of people coming in to the field of nursing in leaps and bounds but you never hear of people trying to get out of nursing... At least where I work. So do you...

  7. Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, the nursing model is said to be more

  8. Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I a firm believer that learning something in a classroom environment is totally different than actually applying it. I have an interest in nursing, and have had it for some time. I like learning all...

  9. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They asked in front of me

  10. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well I agree you have too much to do, in fact I do the same thing. We actually had a consulting firm come on and asked why the the techs were the ones running around doing everything while some of the...

  11. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Deliberately offensive? How

  12. Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Out of curiosity, individuals that tend to have a paradoxical reaction to Benadryl where is makes them hyper instead of sedate them... is there one route of administration that tends to give that...

  13. Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    So in an allergic reaction, what can you take? Do all antihistamines do that to

  14. Bar tending during nursing school?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking of bar tending during nursing school so that way I have the flexibility of working different shifts and make good money in tips while doing so. I guess the only concern is not having...

  15. Nurses leaving the field?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any nurses you know or even you yourself who have left the field? You often hear of nurses being unhappy with their jobs so they switch to a different specialty of nursing which suites them better...

  16. Nurses leaving the field?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Accounting to nursing is a big change... What made you want to get into

  17. Nurse to clinical social worker?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't consider a BSN a lowly degree

  18. Nurse to clinical social worker?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any nurses you know left the field to become some form of a therapist such as a clinical social worker, psychologist or Occupational therapist? You see people from these fields enter nursing but...

  19. Nurses leaving the field?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Right, that's what I see a lot of too. But I mean people leaving the actual field all

  20. Nurses leaving the field?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    That's great that you have the memories! What do you do

  21. Any therapists turned RN out there???

    Infofreak411 replied to nicubee's topic in Nursing Career

    How about nurses turning into therapists or getting into other fields outside of nursing? You always hear or nurses getting burnt out and switching to another nursing specialty that fits their...

  22. Former teachers turned nurses?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What made you decide to leave the education world to get into nursing? Was it pay, working conditions, low satisfaction, etc? What aspects do u like better of either profession and was your...

  23. Former teachers turned nurses?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting. Yeah it's sad how little you get paid for a masters. Now when you say if you can handle teaching, then you can handle nursing... Do you find teaching to be much more difficult than...

  24. What do you do for money during nursing school?

    Infofreak411 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm well aware that I will have to cut back to at most 3 days awake while I am in the program. I live alone and just get by (like only 100-200 a month extra depending on overtime). I don't have a...

  25. Former teachers turned nurses?

    Infofreak411 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone?