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  1. Should I ditch the pinning ceremony for a possible job?

    suanna replied to bella14k's topic in General Students

    I would be going to the open house. I didn't know anyone still had a "pinning ceremony". Do you take the TARDIS to school and back each day to the 1960s? For me, nursing is a science based profession...

  2. Those Kind of Tears That Make Your Throat Burn

    suanna replied to nursey246's topic in Nurses Rock

    And people wonder why Nurses feel they deserve the compensation they get. Putting out hearts out there day-after-day. Providing primary care to the patient and family, coordinating ALL the other...

  3. Terminated! Now what?

    suanna replied to BellaaSoleil's topic in General Nursing

    Not much protection. An employer can say if they would rehire the person if they applied or no, they would not. This is almost universal code for "was fired and don't employ if your life depended on...

  4. Prioritizing infusions

    suanna replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Yep- Nurses do do that. And the doctors are always so polite and grateful when they are "educated" by the night shift nurse calling first thing in the morning about the treatment they ordered for...

  5. if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    suanna replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    I've always wished I could have gone into quantum physics-(schrodinger's cat etc..) really. I just don't think I'm bright enough for the math. My original major way Biology with a goal to become a...

  6. How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    suanna replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    This is why some of the provisions in the ACA aka"Obama Care" don't get the coverage they deserve. Seniors shouldn't have to search for tips and tricks or handouts to get the medical care they need....

  7. My First 12 Hour Clinical Day

    suanna replied to happynurse49's topic in General Students

    I can remember starting clinicals thinking: " Just think, when I get a job working as an RN, it'll be like getting paid to have fun- not like a real job at all". I enjoyed clinicals and learning my...

  8. Pushed Around..

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

    "... It's bound to happen in those types of situations and that's just how she does things." ???? I think I would have explained, what if you had a tendancy to punch people in the nose "inadvertantly"...

  9. Things you tell newbies

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

    My inner voice has been whispering "kill them, kill them all, kill them now..." for a very long while. Thanks for the advice. Up till now I've been trying to ignore it, and it's been quite a

  10. Oh, honey.

    suanna replied to IrishErin's topic in Emergency

    I don't have to wait for the wack-a-doodles to come into my hospital with thier stories. My family suffers from medical hallucinosis vivid enough to provide hours of entertainment. My father has his...

  11. Oh, honey.

    suanna replied to IrishErin's topic in Emergency

    This is why I cover every object in my house smaller than a 2liter bottle with vasoline or KY. I have avoided this tragic accident so far in my life but it happens to so many people so often, I can't...

  12. Stethoscope.. Help choosing one.

    suanna replied to MyOwnBlueSky's topic in General Students

    I hated both Littmann I have used. They fell apart in no time, replacement pqrts cost almost as much as a new one, and they provided no better functionality than my $15. "Sprag". I bought for my first...

  13. This is horrible: the doctors and staff won't do anything

    suanna replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Does the patient ever get visitors/family? They may be able to get a response from the medical staff even if you can't. The tricky part is getting them involved without saying " I think this needs to...

  14. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    suanna replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't misunderstand my previous post to indicate I don't believe or treat my patients "10 out of 10" pain when they ask for it. I just translate the "my pain is a 10" to " My pain is bad and...

  15. This is my story... please read.

    suanna replied to yngbehr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do I understand- you are not "recovering" but just happened to test positive for THC in an arbitrary random drug screen? In at least 2 states in this great nation marijuana is legal for recreational...

  16. Prioritizing infusions

    suanna replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Do I understand this right- you are giving platelets to a patient who has no signs of bleeding or invasive proceedures planned? Platelets do not "build up" in the patients system the way you can see...

  17. Ugh...Bedside Report

    suanna replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention you have twice the time and effort invested in shift change. And, like the old game, you are adding one more hand-off of information between shifts. Each seperate handoff creates now...

  18. kila stethoscopes?

    suanna replied to want to do good 86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've used a KILA for years now. They are heavy! I have hearing loss in my L ear and the sound conduction is so much better than my Littman. The Littman cost >$120. it

  19. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    suanna replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I make sure everyone knows I'm only a mediocre nurse with short periods of below average. I find my potential for sucess greatly depends on lowering other peoples expectations of

  20. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    suanna replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    As we all know, pain is the 5th VS- assessed with every interaction, as important as pulse or BP. Considering how important this is, as a part of promoting good patient understanding and patient...

  21. What age of patient's are the most difficult for you?

    suanna replied to ddane94's topic in Patient Education

    17 or

  22. an oldie but goodie

    suanna replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't it a "Data Scope" brand. You had to time in constantly. I swore there was a poltergeist in ours that had it in for cardiac patients. It would reset to late deflate every time- never

  23. if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    suanna replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    I've posted on this question before- I hope not in this thread- it makes me look too senile to post the same thing over and over. I've been looking into "millionaire philanthropist" or "millionaire...

  24. Annoying female coworker conversations

    suanna replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I talk about my kids, my grandkids, my cat, my dog, my spouse at work all the time... but I have a member. Since I am male, is it less annoying to you that I share what is important in my life with my...

  25. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    suanna replied to kelligracie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Really?- I work ar a 450 bed facillity with close to 100 nurses working any given shift, Add in 10 or 15 resp therapists, 20 people in the lab, half a dozen supervisors from various departments-...