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betterinthesun

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  1. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    betterinthesun replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my nursing school classmates and I all passed the nclex within 3 months of graduation, very doable. Get everything you can in order then apply for your ATT as early as possible. And like...

  2. Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    betterinthesun replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    We have a limited number of those machines that are supposed to neutralize odor. In my experience, they don't work very well (at least the type we have don't). The poop is just too

  3. Your thoughts on ice....

    betterinthesun replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    Brace yourself because its extremely profound. Very meta. 1) Its yummy 2) Its cold 3) Some people (like me) find it worth eating despite slight lactose intolerance 4) It usually tastes good paired...

  4. Your thoughts on ice....

    betterinthesun replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I saw the title on the "popular threads" list and clicked on it thinking it was going to be "your thoughts on ice... cream"! lol I have many thoughts on ice cream :) but as I have never been a...

  5. Complaints only, please!

    betterinthesun replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh I hate getting calls during the very small amount of time I have to use the bathroom!! Anyways, the other day I was hanging fluids in the room of a patient who had a biopsy done. The doctor walks...

  6. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    betterinthesun replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I was 23 and at the time I felt old, but there were actually a lot of students older than I was. One of the top students in my class (always acing all her exams, impressing our clinical instructors)...

  7. The sloppy image of nurses today

    betterinthesun replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am appalled that no one can see the wisdom in the original post. Comfort and practicality mattering more than looking good? Somewhere in the world Derek Zoolander is crying for you! I mean if I...

  8. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    betterinthesun replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Right and right again. That is definitely a situation where you bust out the nitrous! And you need to be careful around those oldies their wrinkles may be

  9. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    betterinthesun replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Its already been said but I hope the OP misunderstood. That is too ridiculous. And for any scared students who are reading this: I know someone who used to work for her state's BON, and she did not...

  10. How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    betterinthesun replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The next time they call just say "bye

  11. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    betterinthesun replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I had to look it up, too! I am behind the times apparently

  12. Hospital that bans family members

    betterinthesun replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in an ICU. Visitors are supposed to be limited to 2 people at a time, no children, and no one past 8pm. My co-workers and I are always happy to make exceptions IF it is for a legitimate...

  13. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    betterinthesun replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would anybody be able to post a link to this facebook

  14. 12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    betterinthesun replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that its hard to look at my 80 year old patient the same way after his daughter brought me a picture of him in a navy uniform from many years ago and he was extremely handsome!

  15. How much trouble am I in?

    betterinthesun replied to Tropicalsun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, this is a really unfortunate situation. If you don't mind, please keep us updated with what happens. Also, if your husband is hospitalized a lot and a hard stick, has he considered...

  16. How to say no when someone asks for your stethoscope?

    betterinthesun replied to emt... rn student's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a co-worker who also really dislikes loaning hers out. She wears a scrub jacket and puts the stethoscope in the jacket pocket (they usually have pretty big pockets). When people are looking...

  17. Screaming match with my preceptor

    betterinthesun replied to jherd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know there are already a lot of responses, but if the OP is still reading this, all of my friends that work in OR's say they love the sense of camaraderie in their workplaces (granted this is only...

  18. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    betterinthesun replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a very obese patient that had an MRI ordered. We tried, but he wouldn't fit in the machine. The doctor asked why we couldn't "make him" fit... I asked him if he had any suggestions for how to...

  19. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    betterinthesun replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A patient's family member was watching me draw blood from from a central line and commented that "all the modern equipment in the hospitals these days makes nursing such an easy job". I tried going to...

  20. CCRN - Is Employer Notified If You Fail?

    betterinthesun posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I am a long way off from taking the CCRN certification exam but I like planning for worst case scenarios. Does anyone know if AACN notifies your employer if you fail? I know they have employer info...

  21. CCRN - Is Employer Notified If You Fail?

    betterinthesun replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, well to answer #2, I figured when AACN is checking to see if you have critical care experience they email your employer and say: ____ is applying to test for CCRN, can you verify they work in...

  22. Difficult Patient - Definition

    betterinthesun replied to JacobJohnson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like others have mentioned, unfortunately I don't think there's a standardized measurement for how psychologically taxing a patient is. My unit gets a lot of drug/alcohol withdrawal and sometimes we...

  23. CCRN - Is Employer Notified If You Fail?

    betterinthesun replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you for that information! I was too embarrassed to ask my co-workers who have already taken the exam bc I'm sure they would think its weird that I'm asking about it before I even qualify for...

  24. Asking Former Preceptor for Some Space

    betterinthesun posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello, I'm looking for some ideas on a way to ask my former preceptor for a little bit of space without offending her. Here's some necessary background info: I used to work in a step-down unit and...

  25. Asking Former Preceptor for Some Space

    betterinthesun replied to betterinthesun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks everyone for the advice. I'm glad to hear from people who have been on the other side of this (preceptors). For those who wanted more details, she was not the charge nurse during the shift but...