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  1. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    suanna replied to WinksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think if they were desperate enough for nursing staff you could interview naked and get hired but as a rule scrubs, jeans, shorts, joggers,or tee shirts are all a no-no. As educated health care...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    suanna replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hard core southern Florida bible belt. The assumption was that he wasn't "quite a normal guy" with that odd looking member, and by default, somehow that ended up provoking questions about his sexual...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    suanna replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NO doubt!- I don't think I would have wanted my mother chatting with me endlessly about my foreskin (or lack there of)

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    suanna replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Admittedly there was only one boy not circ'd in my gym class in high school and the other kids made his life a living hell but it still dosen't change the fact that I wish medical society/society in...

  5. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    suanna replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Voted no- It's not that I don't think my hospital isn't the very best but for two reasons: 1) Family members of staff seem to have the most bizzare complications. Perhaps it's just because we are...

  6. Would you use a sub-clavian heading towards the head?

    suanna replied to ukstudent's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep, had the same thing happen and got the same order several times in my many years of practice. Used it- no other choice, but was never comfortable with it. In theory the flow is toward the heart so...

  7. NM altering my timecard - how do I approach her?

    suanna replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Although our hospital dosen't alter peoples clocked time, they will dicipline you including suspension if you clock out >6min late frequently. If you need to stay over due to unforseen events you...

  8. Has anyone considered going all the way?

    suanna replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    I guess phrase "all the way " is the sticking point, as if a nursing degree isn't enough of an end in itself. It isn't as if AARIAH has completed a nursing program and has had a change of heart in...

  9. Complicated Question.

    suanna replied to msdeannah's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you struggle with math it sounds like you will have a full plate already. Chemistry is a lot of math in itself. My guess is you will end up loosing more in GPA by retaking the math class with...

  10. Help On giving a pt bolus

    suanna replied to 1_Dedicated_RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As a rule most boluses interupt the maintenance IV but in my practicce K+ is an exception. Potassium is VERY painful for the patient through a peripheral IV- running it through a compatible...

  11. Are you afraid of blood?

    suanna replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    The only blood I'm afraid of seeing is my own. That aside, it takes a truely unique instructor to pick a time when someone is a bit embarrassed and sonewhat ill to make them feel more comfortable by...

  12. Has anyone considered going all the way?

    suanna replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    I considered it but for one thing, I'm not very smart so I decided to become a nurse. That wayI could still work in the hospital even though I wasn't doing the important stuff like doctors do. Also,...

  13. When the hospital kills people

    suanna replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that many of our older folks see hospitals and medicine in general with a jaded eye. The health care of today is much different from what they knew 20-30 years ago. It is not uncommon to...

  14. Where is the best place to study? Home/Library

    suanna replied to stilltrying's topic in LPN to RN

    I had the same issue when I was in school. I didn't use the main library but rather I small sitting area down a little used hall in one of the science buildings. I could study there for hours and not...

  15. What didn't they teach you?

    suanna posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was talking with friends the other night and we came up with a pretty extensive list of skills/facts we wish they had taught us as part of out nursing education. For new and old alike: What do you...

  16. call in sick policy? how far ahead to call in?

    suanna replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    We have different levels of "calling off". Scheduled PTO for a doctors appt. or family function needs to be made before the next schedule is posted-2-4 weeks. If you are ill and need to call off it...

  17. Oh, well - Not for me.

    suanna replied to dragonflycafe's topic in General Nursing

    Although I disagree with your reason for deciding against nursing as a career (the infection rate for nurses and thier families is no higher than the rest of the population-at least according to one...

  18. The Circumcision Discussion

    suanna replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would imagine the incidence of HIV would drop dramatically if all little boys would have thier entire memberes surgicaly removed. We would have to work out some other solution for procreation but if...

  19. What didn't they teach you?

    suanna replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    The list was somewhat long and verbal but a few I remember: How orders work doctor-pharmacy-cardex-mar. Most students have never taken off an order or spokento a doctor. How to interact with the...

  20. I dont know if i can do this

    suanna replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to be a downer but didn't you notice when you were in the school of nursing that patient care seemed to be a pretty big part of what they were training you for? What would ever inspire you...

  21. Working as a new nurse with less seniority..Help!!!!!!!!!!

    suanna replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have that policy and I for one hate it. It we are in a period if fairly high turnover the senior staff get floated all the time, leaving the newbies on thier own with no back-up. They get thier...

  22. Caught stealing drugs

    suanna replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    High stress job with often back breaking lifting expectations, endless shifts without breaks. Constant access to potent meds with little or no supervision. It's no wonder so many nurses end up...

  23. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    suanna replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Oh- if it was on you-tube it has to be true! There is some great videos of people bending forks with thier minds too. With a little effort I bet I can find a video of someones "aura" but until someone...

  24. Help!!! Prior Conviction

    suanna replied to 2poetry's topic in Nursing Career

    I can't tell you specifics for that state board but a friend of mine had a conviction for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest when he was 20 or so. In theory the charges were expunged but when he...

  25. this website....

    suanna replied to dylansmama's topic in General Nursing

    To start with, I apologise to anyone I have offended with unnessary sarcasm in my posts. I tend to have a bit of a dry sense of humor and have said and typed things I later wished I hadn't. That being...