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  1. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    sherri64 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think you are a weirdo. We all have our little things that bother us. When my kids were little and threw up, it would make me throw up! Then my husband had to clean it all up! Thank God I...

  2. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    sherri64 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    There are book smart people and people with common sense smart. And they can both be very good nurses. It takes all kinds to make up a good staff and provide optimum care. I worked with a straight...

  3. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    sherri64 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Took me a long time to get over suctioning or dealing with coughing up sputum. Sometimes ran to bathroom to throw up! Finally managed to get over it. Don't know

  4. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    The community college I went to for my ADN had 8 years of 100% NCLEX pass rate. Since that time, over 30 years ago, they have only had 4 years with less than 100% pass rate and all of those 4 years...

  5. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    This entire conversation reminds me of the nurses who always made such a distinction between an LPN and an RN. Obviously the education is different as they were meant to each have a different nursing...

  6. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics and am very connected to my clinical background as an ADN. In fact, I couldn't do my job without all the experience I have had in a variety of clinical settings. I disagree with...

  7. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Higher degrees don't make you a better nurse. They allow you to be a different kind of nurse, like a classroom teacher and a few management or research positions that require that extra degree....

  8. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I could not agree

  9. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    sherri64 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I would put up the skills of any new grad ADN against a new BSN grad without any experience any day! ADN's get more clinical experience and will more than likely be able to function better than the...

  10. New Grad - Should I quit my job and take another offer??

    sherri64 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I agree. Work where your heart is at. That really counts in this business. If you aren't as happy where you are, it will show to your coworkers and your

  11. Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

    sherri64 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    These are all good suggestions. The more well-rounded your experience is, the more options you will have to choose from. Skilled nursing units in nursing homes can always use a nurse with good acute...

  12. How do people feel about male nurses?

    sherri64 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    The growing trend is to get your CNA or whatever the credential is in your state for state tested nursing assistants and work for a year, prior to being accepted in to nursing school. I have...

  13. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    sherri64 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I meant what I said the first time. I just didn't fully explain myself. There are a lot of really nasty female nurses who seem to get a kick out of making other nurses miserable. They pick on the...

  14. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    sherri64 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    It isn't that I don't respect or like other female nurses. I just don't like the ones who are so into cliques and gossiping about others. Or the ones that consistently complain about patients and...

  15. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    sherri64 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have also spoken my mind on issues and really didn't care what coworkers thought. I've never chosen a job to create my social circle. And as a female nurse, I can honestly say that I find most...

  16. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    sherri64 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I recommend this site to student nurses as well as any other nurse. There is a lot to be learned here and a place to vent is really necessary in our field. Do I give out my personal information? No....

  17. How do people feel about male nurses?

    sherri64 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    And yet there are so many women who go to male doctors. I've seen male patients who request a female nurse because they feel strange having a man give them personal care. So it happens with both...

  18. How do people feel about male nurses?

    sherri64 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    A good nurse is a good nurse. But I do find that with male nurses there is less backstabbing and less gossip. I think they add a different level of professionalism that is

  19. Dealing with Gossip in the Workplace

    sherri64 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great article. Gossip can literally destroy any nursing unit. It is divisive and can ruin people's careers. It is not just being mean. As a professional, I won't be a part of it. That has...

  20. Why understanding the difference between medical diagnosis and nursing diagnosis important

    sherri64 replied to Patrick Villamor's topic in General Students

    I disagree that learning nsg dx and care planning is part of a hazing process for nursing students. By researching the resident and their charts, this enables the student to put the nursing process...

  21. tips for the new anxious nurse

    sherri64 replied to SamRoseRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi. Anytime I go in to some new training, I always let the instructor know that I prefer to be taught as though I don't know anything about the topic. This way, what I don't know I will be sure to...