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  1. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    showbizrn replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: we received a lovely breakfast (night shift) & a nice luncheon (day & evening shifts) & a nice tote

  2. What type of nursing do you do?

    showbizrn replied to Cdnurstudent's topic in General Nursing

    :argue:behavioral health rn: bsn degree :up:nursing education: masters in addictions nursing entertainment industry nursing: all of the above plus training/experience in showbiz that blends with...

  3. Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    showbizrn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    hand-in your written resignation with 2-weeks notice and do your thing! you have every right to change your life for the better. and since you're not breaking any hr guidelines. live-it up!!! you've...

  4. Countdown to 5000 posts!

    showbizrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire work-it & rock-it firestarter!!! here's to 5000

  5. Why are nursing instructors mean?

    showbizrn replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    aren't you the lucky one because chiiiiiiild.... some instructors were fair and competent but some of the others were the worst instructors i ever had in any college subject. so bad that the...

  6. Who hates nursing, honestly????

    showbizrn replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    you're kidding? right??? i guess not. hate working short--staffed]???---yes! hate abusive patients, families and staff???---yes! hate nursing???---no!!! it ain't perfect but it's the only...

  7. Negative Threads

    showbizrn replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    negative threades??? with what we nurses go through??? you betcha!! :angryfire "r - e - s - p -e c - t don't know what it means to me r - e - s - p -e c - t take carin'--- t - c - b!!! oowwww. just...

  8. the "dream" has come to an end

    showbizrn replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    from one nurse to an ex-nursing student: do your thing & many blessings to you!!! you've got one life live-it and enjoy it to the fullest. better a happy pharmacist than a burnt-out nurse....

  9. which shift do you prefer 3-11 or 11-7?

    showbizrn replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    gimme the night like to get home when the sun is bright lets me do other things teach, act, and write don't want no other shift just gimme the night!!!

  10. Saying Thank You to Clinical Sites

    showbizrn replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i also buy pastries and have the students distribute the goodies to the units as a menas of saying, thank you to the staff. the staff appreciates the gifts of

  11. Quick Question

    showbizrn replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    check with your hr department to clarify whether you're eligible for light-duty or short-term disability. my facility does not have light duty, so the nurse functions at 100-percent capacity or is...

  12. Nurses who can't communicate with their Patients

    showbizrn replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    wow... therapeutic communications skills (role-playing) as i know it as i teach it crosses the cultural/language barriers that seem to resonate in this thread. you learn what to say how to say it...

  13. Studying Tips

    showbizrn replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    excellent!!! note cards are the best!!! (unfortunatley, many students won't invest the time to recite them to memory because no one had warned them that nursing school is difficult!) anyway... a...

  14. A course where no one ever gets an A

    showbizrn replied to iteachob's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    in some bsn programs, the required gpa is 3.0 or above (b or above). i beleive in maya angelou's teaching decree, "you start out with a grade of "a," but you have to maintain it"---which means...

  15. What is your personal nursing mission statement?

    showbizrn replied to loveshospital's topic in General Nursing

    To help someone and make this world a better place if I

  16. For All Experienced Nurses...

    showbizrn replied to jhidalgo75's topic in General Nursing

    most difficult: working short-staffed in any specialty most rewarding: seeing your client's condition improve hearing the "thank-you's" for all your hard work. happy nurses' week!

  17. Getting into Nursing Just to Get a JOB!!

    showbizrn replied to allison_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: yes indeed, yes indeed. sooner or later the nurses who don't belong won't last long. they will walk out of the door 'cause they won't take no more. you'll see the "grunt work" of nursing will...

  18. Students' Gifts: Validation or Appreciation

    showbizrn posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i teach psych nursing clinical and like to stay on top of my game so i am open to suggestions and recommendations from colleagues and students to keep me on-point. in the past, i've always received...

  19. Violent Borderlines

    showbizrn replied to Leahr's topic in Psychiatric

    take a deep breath. before the violent episode set the ground rules. contract the client yes, a wriiten contract that states the client will refrain from violence at periods of stress, rage, crisis,...

  20. psychiatric unit interviw help!!!

    showbizrn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: 1. Verbal Intervention if ineffective, 2. p.o. meds if ineffective, 3. IM meds, if ineffective. 4. Physical Restraints (with one-on-one

  21. to be a nurse or not....

    showbizrn replied to prisicruz's topic in Nursing Career

    i personally and professionally don't see or feel that your phobia of "puke" should stop you from pursuing a nursing career. we do more than clean-up puke really... on the other hand you might run...

  22. Students having your contact info...

    showbizrn replied to rierie's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Both Universities where I teach expect the students and Faculty to have telephone contact info of each

  23. Whew!

    showbizrn replied to DesertKat's topic in Psychiatric

    :yeah: there you go! or as the old saying goes, there it is. many blessings to

  24. What should instructors wear to clinicals?

    showbizrn replied to EdmontonAB's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    should wear? i teach psych nursing... the nurses on the units wear streetclothes---no uniforms or labcoats. i work in nursing ed where i also teach bsn students. nursing ed managers wear labcoats...

  25. Students want to be "friends"

    showbizrn replied to sunnysideup09's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I teach my students, "Nursing is a kind, compassionate, and considerate profession." Meaning, the above qualities must be FIRST reflected in my behavior towards the students AND the students'...