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  1. Baby vs no baby... help!

    rheath22 replied to Abby_3191's topic in General Students

    I have two kids (10 & 5) and I am a junior in my BSN program. A baby changes everything. I am going through a divorce also. Big, giant life changes like a baby, divorce make nursing school 100x...

  2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    rheath22 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Guy comes into the front lobby of the hospital screaming at the top of his lungs he needs a Dr NOW. A surgeon shows him down to ED and he's still screaming "I HAVE NEVER SEEN MY DAUGHTER LIKE THIS...

  3. Yep. I have no friends in school.

    rheath22 posted a topic in General Students

    I have been in my program for a year and a half, it's a 4 year BSN. I came as a transfer student. I am a little older, I am 28. A huge chunk of my cohorts are under 21, and a bunch are about my age...

  4. File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

    rheath22 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with elderly, don't get me wrong, but some of them won't do ANYTHING for themselves. Only when the families are around. Then act like we are crazy when cares go

  5. Begining to feel like I will never be able to return to nursing

    rheath22 replied to Cricket183's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have crps/rsd on my right arms from a patient falling and it was a choice of her cracking her head open or me attempting to ease her to the ground. This is hell. I am in nursing school? So far...

  6. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    rheath22 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. That is why I put it in quotation marks. Thank

  7. should I stay or should I go?

    rheath22 replied to Nurseynurse369's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA at a ALF. I have been here for 3 years. I get paid $11.37 a hour. I have 5 years experience. People that walk through the door with less experience make more than me. I have been a good...

  8. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    rheath22 replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand why some people lie either. There is nothing Shameful about being a

  9. The Patient's "Guests"

    rheath22 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    #6 really grinds my gears sometimes. I dislike this daughter/son/in-law-kids/priest/nosy passerby scenario "She/he looks uncomfortable when did you turn her last, has she had...

  10. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    rheath22 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Not really swallowed butttt..... At my ALF one of our resident put a flower from one of the inside plants in her "front bottom". I thought it was a blood clot at

  11. Patient fall without bed alarm

    rheath22 replied to Texasnurse81's topic in General Nursing

    Is it in ALF or skilled? I know in ALF it's in the contract that they are not with staff 24/7 so there is the disclaimer. I'm not sure about skilled or the

  12. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    rheath22 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I get a lot of clothes at goodwill. They have amazing sales!! I got a brand new pair of nikes for $5.99!! I get my kiddos clothes there

  13. Progressive care unit interview. Help!

    rheath22 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Currently I work in Alf. I have worked there for over three years. I am in my second year of nursing school getting my BSN. The school I go to also had a couple hospitals. It's not going to great at...

  14. Did I do the right thing?

    rheath22 replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    I also work in ALF. One time the nurse thought the resident was having a anxiety attack, he was really having a heart attack. Always

  15. Funny Things Patients Say

    rheath22 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a CNA but I have a few stories. We have a diabetic resident (sugars average 250) and his buddy the dementia resident. Diabetic resident got jello one night and the dementia resident got a piece...

  16. Overweight

    rheath22 replied to MCNERRA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am still in nursing school, but work as a CNA. I used to be tiny, but after two kids and studying I have piled on the weight. I also have 50 pounds to loose, on top of the 17 I have lost :). It is...

  17. Calling all non-traditional nursing students!!!

    rheath22 replied to ShontaFutureBSN's topic in General Students

    27 year old mom of 2 (8 and 3). In my second year of nursing school for BSN. Work as a MA at a assisted living, also lead a Girl Scout

  18. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    rheath22 replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had a patient that scolded me for laying the blanket over her with the fringe on the right instead of the left. Told me I have a long way to go in nursing school and I'll never make it. Over a...

  19. Drug Seeking (not what you're expecting)

    rheath22 replied to Melleeboo1's topic in Emergency

    This is really interesting. I have RSD in my right arm. I get very intense pain. I have a pain management doctor, and meds but this day it was unbearable. I went to the ER, bawling in pain, it was so...

  20. Clinicals plus working Midnights?

    rheath22 replied to Doodlebug21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can you go PRN? I work PRN at 2 places and pickup when I have less schoolwork ( yeah right!). It works out

  21. Where and when do you study?

    rheath22 replied to sarahjeanleach's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I study when my kids are in bed. That calls for late nights and early mornings. My kiddos are 2 and 7 so they are a distraction. I also like to study at

  22. Tips for med pass followed by state

    rheath22 replied to anonymous09's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Make sure you lock your cart!!! I worked in a ALF as a med aide and we got dinged because our LPN and our director did not ensure the locks were working on the draws. (Resident had their meds in...

  23. Nebraska Methodist Accelerated BSN Program

    rheath22 replied to TMM1's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a assisted living facility. I also work temp prn and I see a lot of students too. They said it is hard and they lost a few but it's worth it. One girl said that they have some people who are...

  24. Buying books used, online codes?

    rheath22 posted a topic in General Students

    I start nursing school on the 25th. I was wondering do you buy our books used? If so, what do you do about the online codes? My experience has been that most classes do not usually use them, and a...

  25. Nebraska Methodist Accelerated BSN Program

    rheath22 replied to TMM1's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I start the trad program the 25th!! I have talked to some of the ace students who do clinical a where I work. They said it is hard but very worth