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  1. August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    nurseprnRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "This is Bubba, our new Completely 'Normous

  2. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    nurseprnRN replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I think I explained that :) But you can always use me (and other very helpful people) on

  3. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    nurseprnRN replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I lovedlovedloved being a CI. I also was a real hard-ass, as some of you might guess; the students hated me for a week or two or three but then began to realize, as they talked with their classmates...

  4. How do you answer questions?

    nurseprnRN replied to 2013rn2BScorpio's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bump

  5. You are NOT allergic to...

    nurseprnRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank KatieMi and blondy2061h for really expanding my knowledge on the topic of allergy. Much

  6. You are NOT allergic to...

    nurseprnRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Delayed allergic reaction can be real and serious, too. I was always told from childhood that I was allergic to penicillin, which they discovered when I had one of many otitis media bouts, so I always...

  7. You are NOT allergic to...

    nurseprnRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    ETA: I was wrong about the iodine, based on KatieMI's excellent posts. Fact remains, though, that consuming those things which contain iodine bound to proteins results in allergic symptoms. I didn't...

  8. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    "Weary" means "tired," as in, "I was weary after a long day on the floor." The word you seek is, "wary," as in, cautiously watchful, related to "aware." "I am always wary when somebody tells me...

  9. need help with medication combination

    nurseprnRN replied to dogcujo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    dogcujo? As in Cujo, the rabid dog from the eponymous Steven King book?

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

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

    Mine were less than three, but even though I moved across the country before the oldest was eight, he still got to have them every summer, all summer, every year until they refused to go anymore and...

  11. COB rollcall

    nurseprnRN replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles/whenimsixtyfour.html Writer(s): Paul Mccartney, John Lennon Tried to attach the MP3 but no luck. :) Just go there and click on

  12. COB rollcall

    nurseprnRN replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm ... " Nursing aide (before certification ever came in) 1969 BS Nursing 1973 MN Critical care nursing 1983 Certified in lots of other stuff...

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

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

    Don't stay with that man. Those niggling little worries that you suppress because you think nobody else will ever have you and you don't have the self-confidence to live without him? The flashes of...

  14. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    That's like the high school football team where every player is a "co-captain" for resume-boosting purposes for college apps. When they go for the interview with the college coach, he finds out really...

  15. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Quite so. And how would you know how to evaluate them, either pre-hire or as they went along? How credible a leader would you be with them? What transferrable skills would you bring to the job ... as...

  16. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever facility she's managing, I don't want my child or my spouse or my mother to be a patient

  17. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    It is not, alas, uncommon. As to our experience, I believe you have heard

  18. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'll play this straight. They hire new grads because they can get them cheap and they couldn't get anybody with experience for the ridiculous pay and the crappy work conditions. It won't be a...

  19. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    nurseprnRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    This is a total joke, right? A re-stated, "My friend said ..." that's really a homework question you're supposed to research? The only hints I'll give you: Would you want your child's school...

  20. Nursing is becoming stupid

    nurseprnRN replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    There. Is. No. Nursing. Shortage. There are plenty of nurses looking for work. The only reason there's a nursing shortage on the floors is because the powers-that-be pay shareholders more than...

  21. dissertation help!

    nurseprnRN replied to nursingcrib's topic in General Nursing

    If you Google that, you'll find lots. Using Google Scholar will find you more. Going to your University library and asking the librarian to help you with their CINAHL subscription will find you more....

  22. nursing student transfer opportunity

    nurseprnRN replied to sasasa25's topic in General Students

    If you have to do a semester over, count yourself LUCKY. It's not a YEAR or TWO YEARS. They probably won't count your theory class as a distribution requirement (it's not exactly liberal arts, is...

  23. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    nurseprnRN replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    One thing I haven't seen directly addressed, though sort of alluded to sideways, is the idea of how the student views "being helpful." Because so much of the nursing student prep for clinical involves...

  24. need help with medication combination

    nurseprnRN replied to dogcujo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We occasionally weary of being asked to do homework, and are wary of those who make repeated such demands. :) OP, if you are really in nursing school, you have a pharmacology book that has this...

  25. Why type of IV solution to use?

    nurseprnRN replied to motay68's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ah... but YOU wouldn't make the decision of what to prescribe and administer. That's the physician/NP's responsibility. It is a realllllly good idea to understand what's going on, though, so when...