Shenanigans

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  1. Moral Dilemmas

    Shenanigans replied to happyhelpert's topic in General Nursing

    To add another post to this thread (cos I really like discussing this subject), I'm always weary of those in shackles. I once saw the most disgusting thing regarding this. A man who was here...

  2. Failed my first exam...in Pharmacology <long>

    Shenanigans replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    For some strange reason, we have a "fail quota" at our school. Essentially, they have to fail a portion of students so it doesn't look like its too easy. I've been on the recieving end of this quota,...

  3. Does anyone have a good nursing ethical dilemma senario?

    Shenanigans replied to eranne's topic in General Students

    I came across a doozey on clinical once. A 34year old with possible terminal cancer and 3 children under 4 was undergoing tests to locate the primary. At this point there was a lot of suspison that...

  4. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    Shenanigans replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    That's horrid!! Horrid!! A male CG at my work came up and tried to kiss me on the cheek, not only do I not like being kissed by anyone without permission, being kissed by unrelated men without being...

  5. Moral Dilemmas

    Shenanigans replied to happyhelpert's topic in General Nursing

    Even though I"m just a widdle student, I have come across this ample times. As a Catholic I'm against birth control, but am often asked for education on the methods, I'm also against pre-marital sex,...

  6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Shenanigans replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was feeding an elderly man and when he finished I left the empty bowl in front of him as I was told to go check on another elderly patient and the care givers would pick up the plates. As I was in...

  7. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    Shenanigans replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing my grandmother told me when I told her I was training to be a nurse was "Oh, good, you'll be able to find yourself a nice doctor husband". Ah....

  8. No She/he Did Not!!!

    Shenanigans replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    NO! She did not just ask what "crackles" were in a 3rd year nursing

  9. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Shenanigans replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know you're a student nurse when: while on clinical in a mental health inpatient unit the doctor comes up and asks you if you're a new

  10. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    Shenanigans replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind the smell, but Lact. is so gosh darn

  11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Shenanigans replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be here all year if I got into what I've seen - and I'm jsut a student! But the one that "creeped" me out the most, I came onto work (as a care giver) and I was sitting in the nurses' station when...

  12. OMG.Do Nursing students really practice on eachother??

    Shenanigans replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am its basically a "no go", with that said, they say if we're happy to stab each other with SC and IM injections of saline that's fine, but we have to both agree to it. Mind you, the...

  13. I am so anal about my grades

    Shenanigans replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    Just remember, C's get degrees!! Heh, actually, I pull high B's, low A's, I'm really too dyslexic tog et anything better. But as mentioned already, great grades doesn't mean a good nurse. I know of...

  14. As nurses do you see the need for medical assistants?

    Shenanigans replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    As mentioned, they obviously have their place in rest homes and elder care facilities, but to be frank, I don't really like their role that much, and I"m a student nurse! Of course, I think it boils...

  15. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Shenanigans replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    On a mental health clinical one patient told me he was 54 billion years old and he actually had a really good explanation for being so! When I told him he looked pretty good for a 54 billion year old...

  16. Graduates...

    Shenanigans replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    I've got one more paper left, thankfully a theory paper, and then my electives. I'll sit state in July, and me and my huge orifice student loan might just bite the bullet, tolerate the heat and move...

  17. Age you will/were graduated?

    Shenanigans replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I would have just turned 27. Damn, I'm going to be a grown up!! Disposibable income here I come!! The first thing I'll do is buy a decent

  18. Frustrated NZ Nurse

    Shenanigans replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    I've almost finished my studies and a lot of my classmates are all planning on up and leaving for Aussie. I wouldn't mind, the money and lifestyle is certainly a draw, but I'm not a fan of high...

  19. Nursing strikes

    Shenanigans replied to rapidkayaker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NZL seems to have a good lot of strikes happening, teachers, nurses, even our doctors. The irony on that one, is that while on clinical I saw more doctors when they were supposed to be on strike!!...

  20. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    Shenanigans replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been warned by variours nurses, and lecturerers, that going straight into psych, will mean you're stuck there as most might not want to hire you into a general wards later on down the track as...

  21. Condom Teaching Plan for Middle Schoolers?

    Shenanigans replied to cjulian214's topic in General Students

    I got out of having to do anything regarding contraceptives and especially condoms!! My lectuerers didnt' want me touchign latex incase I had an anaphy. [bANANA]Helps to be Catholic, too I...

  22. Nurse Stabbed

    Shenanigans replied to BRAGGY's topic in International Nursing

    I'm currently on clinical with a Crisis Assessment Treatement Team for mental health, they've told me some real horror stories - like how just recently a person suspected of murder sat outside the...

  23. 8 months until graduation and I want to drop out!!

    Shenanigans replied to KSU-SN's topic in Nursing Career

    A lot of people have already said what I was thinkign when I read your post. You really need to finish it, even if you NEVER go into nursing, at least you have somethign to show for your money! I went...

  24. Is Nursing for me if I don't want to be a bedside RN?

    Shenanigans replied to sail81's topic in Nursing Career

    I just did a two week stint on a clinical place with a mental health nurse manager, and he said he'd had years of mental health experience, he pointed out that all the previous mangers (ten in 9...

  25. STUDENTS: what do you want out of staff nurses? NURSES: vice versa....

    Shenanigans replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on my last clinical before electives (which annoyingly will be next year), regardless, I've never had any troubles with RNs. I've found that being really nice, and giving the RN lots of...