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  1. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Head over to Plainview Lanes, if it still

  2. Nursing is a passion?

    smartassmommy replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you for your service EDNurse. I believe that you can have a passion for what you do and for what it can

  3. Treating asymptomatic bacteriuria

    smartassmommy replied to Hi2Jenn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your comment raises a question. Does the risk of c-diff outweigh the benefit of quicker

  4. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hoping for a negative biopsy for Ixchel! This week I learned that I'm doing well enough in my new job to have been kicked off orientation for at least one shift to cover a staffing shortage. I need to...

  5. A & P study ideas

    smartassmommy replied to amber0627's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love Khan Academy. I'm using it to review my math so I don't have to take it over after 20 years out of high school. And how does one survive anatomy if they can't

  6. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to move home and go to Hofstra, but it is waaay too expensive. Almost all of my family that lived in NY has moved south. But I will take my kids to Jones Beach one

  7. Preparing for the real world outside nursing school?

    smartassmommy replied to reen5's topic in General Students

    Apply for hospital jobs. Often it is the best way to get your foot in the

  8. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know the road numbers. Moved away when I was 10. Whereabouts are

  9. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have a talent for finding veins. I now have to go to nursing school because no matter how many times I explain to my 5 y/o daughter what a CNA is she constantly says she wants to be a nurse like me...

  10. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned how to do an EKG. I also learned that I can stick someone and not cringe. Oh and hitting a vein is harder than it looks! I also love working with RNs who don't think they're above...

  11. $0.02 from an aspiring nurse

    smartassmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've read so many posts and comments here about how badly prepared so many new grad nurses are. The cost of training new grads is the main barrier to so many job searches. One day, I stumbled upon...

  12. Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing 2016 Interpretation

    smartassmommy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Still like the original

  13. Moving to Morgantown, WV

    smartassmommy replied to Monica40's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you that when I went to orientation at another hospital in the wvumedicine system there were some people who were leaving

  14. Do you stalk anyone here?

    smartassmommy replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone stalks

  15. Christmas Greeting

    smartassmommy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas to all of you. Thanks for your support and

  16. Some advice from the peds nurses please

    smartassmommy posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I just accepted a job at a local hospital on the pediatric floor. The unit is going to a system that pairs a nurse and a pca on an assignment. So my question to you is, how to be the best partner for...

  17. Some advice from the peds nurses please

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thank you. I will definitely be keeping these things in mind during

  18. Any good patient prank stories?!

    smartassmommy replied to peterlecompte's topic in General Nursing

    Not a patient prank but during my orientation my preceptor thought it would be hilarious to get me to shower a resident who screams every time she gets a shower. Of course this included everyone...

  19. advice on peds

    smartassmommy posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I just interviewed for a pca (pct) job at a local hospital. They had me look over the skill sheet for orientation to get a better idea of what I will have to learn. On the list are IV start, lab...

  20. advice on peds

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    No med administration. Lab draws and IV start. I know that when both are ordered the IV gets placed and labs drawn from it before anything goes

  21. What's your side job?

    smartassmommy replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you help with teas prep

  22. As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

    smartassmommy replied to NicoV's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In WV.Took class through my employer. Was paid 8.40 until I was certified. Brought up to 10.50 once I passed state

  23. What are you allowed to do?

    smartassmommy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a CNA in WV and we are extremely limited in our scope of practice. Resident needs Z-guard, call the nurse or risk the legal consequences. I can change your brief, but you'll have to wait 10...

  24. What do you guys think about these locations?

    smartassmommy replied to ahoppen's topic in Travel

    If you do pick GJ St. Mary's is nicer than Community. If you are wanting OB it's the only hospital in Junction that does

  25. Christmas gift list

    smartassmommy replied to Illuminati's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A nice stethoscope and bp cuff. Oh and a scholarship would be nice