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  1. Realized floor nursing isn't for me, anything else i can do with a bsn?

    annabanana2 replied to enchantedlife's topic in General Students

    Of course you don't have to be a floor nurse right off the bat. I wasn't - I went straight into community health and it's worked out beautifully. I really don't think working in the hospital would...

  2. What will happen if you miss a college class?

    annabanana2 replied to KAThftf's topic in General Nursing

    I have two bachelor's degrees. There were a few courses I took that would have required an earthquake to make me miss (statistics, for example), and then there were plenty of others that I showed up...

  3. What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

    annabanana2 replied to depalma.amada's topic in General Nursing

    Everything you're doing is fine. You are a good person, you are smart and you will be completely okay. Relax. Things turn out just

  4. Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    annabanana2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I had a home hospice patient, a wonderful woman in her late 50s who had come from South America when she was just 18 with her husband. She had four children, all sons, and all grown by the time I met...

  5. This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    annabanana2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing like getting 1000 mL and having the client take a breath and go, "oh my god, that feels so much better"

  6. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    annabanana2 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I use "10 being you are actively being mauled by a

  7. Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    annabanana2 replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's pretty clear the hospital wants to go with the VRI because it's much cheaper. Whether or not she is legally entitled to an in-person interpreter, I don't know, but I do think it's pretty crappy,...

  8. Docs with too much pride...

    annabanana2 replied to lahryn18's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes, in the moment, when we're questioned, our reaction is to be defensive rather than open to the new idea. I think we've all been there. Then later, when I've gone away and thought about it a...

  9. What nursing task do you loathe???

    annabanana2 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Fecal

  10. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

    annabanana2 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

    And, I mean... consider what it must be like for her. She's a grown woman and she has to have a medical student sit outside the bathroom and observe her peeing? Come on. That's nobody's idea of a good...

  11. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    annabanana2 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Anytime a character is shown in a hospital bed they always have an IV with fluids running... except the fluids aren't actually running. They're just sitting there. Like somebody hooked them up and...

  12. Two CVICU nurses singing about ACLS!

    annabanana2 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    They have another song as well called "I Need Wipes (Code Brown)" which was hilarious and still very sweet. This is the link: or it can be found through their

  13. Old wives tales

    annabanana2 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    My mom used to say that! You know when some water goes down the wrong way or whatever and you have a bit of a coughing fit? She used to yell "ARMS UP! ARMS UP!!!!!" It seemed to work when I was a kid...

  14. Today, I am thankful for......

    annabanana2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    On a serious note, I am so incredibly thankful for this one physician I work with, who answers her phone at ALL HOURS and will give my palliative clients exactly what they need for symptom control...

  15. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

    annabanana2 replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't like it when patients or families are mean or abusive to me. I particularly dislike the personal comments about my appearance or skill as a nurse. But it sounds like the question was about...

  16. Best Practices for Wounds

    annabanana2 replied to hospitalistrn's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Always treat the source first. In this case, the boot is rubbing, so the source is pressure. Relieve the pressure. The client should not be wearing that particular

  17. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    annabanana2 replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A lady shrieked at me about how I was trying to kill her, as I was a Pakistani terrorist. For reference, I'm blonde and blue-eyed. Her yelling just went on, and on, and on... I don't think she ever...

  18. "I have an ethical problem"

    annabanana2 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Agreed! Horrifying! I think it had something to do with the fact that he was actually quite well-dressed, clean (except for the whole colostomy thing), spoke with a posh-sounding accent and liked to...

  19. "I have an ethical problem"

    annabanana2 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    It's worth considering though that for plenty of folks, keeping them for a few extra days in order to find a shelter bed may actually prevent one or more readmissions. I work in the community and...

  20. Brace yourselves

    annabanana2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Y'know, new Canadian nurses are writing the NCLEX now, but BACK IN MY DAY (last spring, I mean) we were writing a paper and pencil exam called the CRNE (Canadian Registered Nurses' Exam) and we had to...

  21. Words from home health nurses?

    annabanana2 replied to Goal_NP's topic in Home Health

    I work out of an office, so my day is 8:30 to 4:30 every day no matter how many patients I have to see. I also do my charting and re-supplying and stuff there too. Usually I arrive around 8:15 to...

  22. Feeling Concerned for my safety.

    annabanana2 replied to amillion3147's topic in Home Health

    Yes, encountering someone waving a knife at me from the door would be my cue to leave and not go back until there was a plan in place to ensure my safety, I don't care how sick the patient in there...

  23. How do I deal with the emotions?

    annabanana2 replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Emergency

    To the poster above (I forgot to click "quote"): oh, that's so hard. You work and work and work and you stress and agonize and cry and in the end you find out that the patient's family doesn't believe...

  24. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    annabanana2 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Very true! I should have said at the time it felt like it wouldn't

  25. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    annabanana2 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    I think I found school more stressful. At the end of a work day, I go home and I get to forget all about work. But in school, I go home and there's papers and studying and care plans. It never