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  1. I hate my job but I love nursing

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked four years as a CNA on a med/surg floor. I work 12 hr shifts, 7a-7p every weekend. Lately, I have been so depressed at work. I hate my job. I think it's the floor, not the patients....

  2. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    bethin replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm lucky. My dad, who has a 4 x 4 truck and has much experience driving on icy/snow covered roads will drive me to and from work. Last year, we had an especially bad winter storm and even my dad...

  3. Let's talk more!!!!!!!

    bethin replied to faithrn2002's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Curious0599, I'm hoping to be in the RN program at Lawrenceburg in Aug. 2006. If you don't mind posting-where do you live? I live in a itty biity town called Millhousen, not far from Napolean and...

  4. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    bethin replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I hate taking care of the drunks. Had a pt. recently who got in a bar fight and ended up in ER. They thought it best that he sober up on med/surg. Wonderful. When I walked into work I could smell...

  5. Does corn cause UTI's?

    bethin posted a topic in Pediatric

    If female babies and toddlers eat corn-baby food or whole-does that increase their chances of a UTI? My sister-in-law insists that my nieces not eat whole kernal corn. BUT it's ok if they eat baby...

  6. Am I being a big baby about pain?Advice please!

    bethin posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Ok, I hope you guys have some good advice for me working in GI and all:) I have ulcerative colitis and indeterminate Crohn's, although dr. is pretty sure it's Crohn's. I recieve Remicade tx evvery 6...

  7. Let's talk more!!!!!!!

    bethin replied to faithrn2002's topic in Indiana Nursing

    faithrn2002, I lived in Muncie for 2 years while I went to Ball State. I lived in the dorm for a semester and then I illegally according to school rules, lived off campus on Marsh Street, then I lived...

  8. RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    bethin replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    Grannynurse:I appreciate your concern but let me clarify something. It wasn't the first time that I had taken vicodin ever. It was the first time I'd taken it at work and I took the smallest dose...

  9. Gallbladder or something else???

    bethin replied to ashlee853's topic in Gastroenterology

    I had HIDA scan a few years ago and I too had pain and nausea when administered the med. Dr. said test was neg. Continued to have problems for another year when I finally decided I'd had enough and...

  10. Dreading my first Colonoscopy

    bethin replied to Genista's topic in Gastroenterology

    kona2, did you get your biopsy results? Just curious because I have ulcerative colitis in my lower bowel and Crohn's in upper. I think I may know how you feel. I had rectal bleeding x2 months and...

  11. RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    bethin replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    When I'm in severe pain I am the worst aide that you've ever seen. When I'm with a pt. all I can think about is lying in the fetal position and crying. This past weekend at work I took half a...

  12. My Impossible Resident

    bethin replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think your resident is very angry. Angry at God for the CHF and diabetes, although her obesity doesn't help the problem and that is something she can control to an extent. When I was first...

  13. If not a nurse...what????

    bethin replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ok guys, don't laugh but secretly I wanted to be a fighter jet pilot. The faster it goes the better! When I graduated from hs I was sooo close to joining the navy. I had all my paperwork ready but...

  14. SEVERE hot flashes at 30 yrs old

    bethin replied to Princess74's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am sooo glad that I'm not the only one who is young and getting hot flashes. I'm 25 (26 in Dec) and have been having hot flashes for years. My periods were so out of control that my gyn put me on...

  15. volunteering

    bethin replied to SH4NNON's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you'd have more options volunteering in a hospital. Try going to your local hospitals website and see what kinds of volunteers are needed. It might me under careers/volunteer or just...

  16. Share Your Saying

    bethin replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "As you slide down the banister of life, may you never get splinters." My personal mantra: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor

  17. Did you learn anything from online courses?

    bethin replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I learn much, much more online than I do in a class. But that may be because of my personality. I am very shy with people I don't know and have a habit of turning beet red as soon as I walk through...

  18. CNA before ADN?

    bethin replied to Sunshine1313's topic in General Nursing

    I would check out your options. I got my CNA certification from a nursing home that paid me while I took the classes. I think it was 2 weeks in class and then I went to the floor. I know if you...

  19. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    bethin replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Weirdest? The time I answered a call light because the pt. wanted me to get the dancing, giggling little girls off the ceiling so she could sleep. And then she proceeded to do an imitation of them...

  20. 12N Sleeping During Break

    bethin replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i totally agree with you!!! i have asked the same thing where i work, but i just get strange

  21. 12N Sleeping During Break

    bethin replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NO ONE and I mean NO ONE :angryfire tells me how to spend my unpaid break time. I'll admit it--I'm a napper. But ya know what? After 15 mins. I feel sooo much better, I feel that I can get anything...

  22. CNA before ADN?

    bethin replied to Sunshine1313's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely!! No question, you will be ahead of the other students for a bit, but maybe also you won't be so nervous around pts. Another thing, after you're a CNA for a little while, you might look...

  23. Pet Peeves

    bethin replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Pet Peeve: Clueless Visitors Recently, there were 2 men in a room. Pt. A has a serious eye disorder due to MVA. He is dizzy alot and moves slowly so he doesn't get anymore dizzy. He really...

  24. Pet Peeves

    bethin replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Do we work at the same place? I HATE empty glove boxes, especially when a pt. is in a big mess and about ready to fall out of bed and there's NO GLOVES!! Urinals full of pee on the table. This is...

  25. Failed NET - disappointed :(

    bethin replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    BTW--I posted last week(?) and that night I had a horrible nightmare. I took the NET test again and when I got my results I had a 0 for math and a 0 for english. At the bottom of the page it said...