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  1. Do you think you'd be able to do medical school?

    suanna replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, in my youth I could have done in easily. I was a Biology major before Nursing I found the core classes for Biology much easier than Nursing. From what I've seen of the new interns and residents,...

  2. Guys in Peds??

    suanna replied to seanynjboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm amazed about how many threads- this one and others- relate an area of patient care with what equipment the nurse hass between the navel and the knees. In 30 years of nursing, I've maybe had a...

  3. Not to beat a dead horse but ...

    suanna replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    Show me a BSN program with a 100% pass rate on boards and I'll show you a school that kicks out 1/3 or more of thier students in the last 3 semesters. No refunds of coorifice for the tuition you spent...

  4. What's in your pockets?

    suanna replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    "Not fair! not fair!" he hissed. "It isn't fair, my precious, is it, to ask us what it's got in it's nassity little

  5. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    suanna replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago; I was working in ICU and they gave me a patient who was a member of our Board of Directors. From what I remember, he was vented for ARDS/resp failure post CABG in another hospital. He...

  6. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    suanna replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I am SO OLD!!! I thought a book was a collection of pages with information on them in a sequential format concerning a specific area of knowledge or related facts. Now there is all this talk of...

  7. Unsure of wanting kids

    suanna replied to j0yegan's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's a shame there isn't a way to rent a toddler say, for a 6mos lease. If you find kids aren't your cup of tea, you can turn them back in for a full refund of your security deposit. Like'em, and you...

  8. how much hire level math is required for nursing?

    suanna replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Eye fined most days bay-sick math skills are awl that are rechiored two due my job. School may rechior sum algebra sew ewe can grasp the statistical analysis of studies and such, butt the most...

  9. Malpractice Insurance?

    suanna replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    a quick web search will give you more than enough options to let you get malpractice ins. I found the product offered through my state professional organization to be a bit pricey. I ended up adding...

  10. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    suanna replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I've known more than my share of patients who commit suicide by bullheadedness. The problem is sometimes out restrictions are appropriate, and othertimes they are just mean spirited torture. Ther is...

  11. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    suanna replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    The good news is he got to experience the ultimate "CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE"- I'm betting fried food was a high priority for this patient, and he died after partaking in his favorite treat. I'm...

  12. Open up....Spoonfed report

    suanna replied to ICURN3020's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like a complete report. I agree, there is no reason for one shift to have to stay over just for report, but at least where I work it is common for days(I work nox) to show up to the station at 5-10...

  13. Annnnnd it happened anyways...

    suanna replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in General Students

    It's a shame you can't count your stay in L&D and your first wk or two with the new babe as partial OB/peds clinical experience. I'm sure you are going to learn more through making this new life...

  14. NCLEX before or after vacation?

    suanna replied to RNfindingherway's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hate to take the other side, but I would put off NCLEX if you can afford to. I postponed so much "family time" when I was in nursing school. What little extra $ we had went to books, tuition,...

  15. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    suanna replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    You must have some idea whay the going rate in in your area for new AD grads- it can be researched on the web in about 15min. I see several important points: if the place is offering you much less...

  16. Is it OK to say no to a nurse?

    suanna replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The NAs that I work with "No" is the polite response. More often than not I don't even get acknowledgement that they were asked to do something. I've never seen a unit secratary of NA go without lunch...

  17. am i reasonably resigning?

    suanna replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You stuck it out this long, I wouldn't turn in a notice unless you have another position lined up. It no new job turns up- it is much easier to put together a geographic change if you haven't been...

  18. Sick of hearing "We don't want mom (or dad) to know"

    suanna replied to TXRN44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are specific cultural groups where this type of behavior would be acceptable, but in American society, how can this even come up? How is it that children are being given private, protected...

  19. RN Assaulted by MD

    suanna replied to Lulu2RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why can't this ever happen to me? I get condscending, belittling comments, snide remarks, but never ever ever can I get punched. I annoy the doctors as much or more than the next nurse! I don't know...

  20. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    suanna replied to fakenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I haven't been in school for a long time, but the BSN program I attended was definitely "dumbed down" in compairson to other science degrees. The biology, chemistry and math. were watered down...

  21. I felt belittled by a Dr.

    suanna replied to telealli's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't think too badly of your peers. Most people I've worked with will go to almost any lengths to avoid conflict. This doctor obviously isn't one of those people. Don't expect people to rush to your...

  22. I felt belittled by a Dr.

    suanna replied to telealli's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've pointed to my ID badge and shared with a number of doctors that I do not have a medical license and am not capable of ordering Ativan- please take it up with the ordering physician. Feel free to...

  23. Unsafe ED

    suanna replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    With apologies to stargazer et al, I've been floated to an ER where exactly what heartRN13 described and for exactly for those reasons happens all the time. End of shift- the docs clear the floor so...

  24. Low HR

    suanna replied to joe007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Asymptomatic bradycardia that returned to a normal HR without intervention wouldn't have worried me if I knew the patient had been having GI upset and was likely to be vagal, or had normal kidney...

  25. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    suanna replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    My Gosh! What if, instead of gender, she referred to race- ie: "a (ethnic slur term of choice) must have been teaching in this classroom".... She would have been crucified on the CBS evening news. Why...