all4schwa

all4schwa

Neuro ICU, Neuro/Trauma stepdown

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  1. cleaning poop

    all4schwa replied to tprashad's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  2. cleaning poop

    all4schwa replied to tprashad's topic in General Nursing

    here's a tip~ smiling inhibits the gag reflex, no really, try it! also, remember your purpose and do a good job, b/c sometimes people don't and it's a really crappy feeling to not be cleaned well...

  3. anyone know where online to order announcements for pinning?

    all4schwa replied to CharliezAngie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    http://www.graduationcardsshop.com/nursing/cards/productlisting-6-36.htm i got the ones for my party that have the nurses cap with a tassle, too cute! we wrote the invite in care plan form, it's gonna...

  4. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    all4schwa replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    you are supposed to get a sm trash bag and open it up and lay it flat first, then aim for

  5. Lunch Break

    all4schwa replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

  6. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    all4schwa replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    ditto to what everyone else said, and one more thing...patients are not our guinea pigs or dolls to practice with, especially in a pediatric hospital, taking care of akward teenagers. just because we...

  7. you might be from ohio if:

    all4schwa replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    'please?' for 'i didn't hear you' definitely throws people off, definitely an ohio thing....and what about 'boot' for the trunk of your

  8. gratitude for staff at clinical site

    all4schwa posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are wanting to do something nice for the staff on the floor we work for clinical rotation (surg/peds), our instructor has offered to pay for it, any ideas? pizza, candy? something less obvious...

  9. Nursing Dreams

    all4schwa replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    i believe that dreams are the minds way of sorting things through without the conscience thought processes interupting. sometimes my dreams are just so totally bizarre that if they are reflecting...

  10. gratitude for staff at clinical site

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    that's a wonderful idea...the nurses have been great, the aides on the other hand....:uhoh21: .... what do you guys think about instructor gifts? i can't say that she's been particularly helpful,...

  11. ATI NCLEX predictor

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We have been taking the ATI all along to co-incide with our classes, so I have the books....I had reviewed the med-surg book b/c I thought we were taking the med-surg and the pharm tests, I didn't...

  12. ATI NCLEX predictor

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :thankya: thank

  13. Friends failing class :(

    all4schwa replied to hollya5334's topic in General Students

    we have 30% of what we started with, it's like watching 'survivior', yes, it's really

  14. Spending the Benjamins

    all4schwa replied to narcissistic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lasik!!

  15. Confused... Need some advice

    all4schwa replied to MomRN20082b's topic in Nursing Career

    it's all the same NCLEX-RN don't do the LPN, i think youre ready for the long haul, i wouln't go for the BSN right away

  16. CNA -- Hosptial vs. LTC?

    all4schwa replied to tucker925's topic in Nursing Career

    Being able to study at work helps temendously, i don't take it for granted, although i cant count on having the time to do so. assisted living work is easy, nursing home work is back breaking,...

  17. Nursing Dreams

    all4schwa replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    i had a night full of the most bizarre dreams, the first of which woke me up and i immediately thought of this thread... ...in the LTC were i work, we have few elopement risks. one evening three...

  18. Nursing Dreams

    all4schwa replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    that's a good one!!

  19. How many really use STERILE technique?

    all4schwa replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    i get that you set up first and remove the old dressing with clean gloves, but i'm not sure about cleansing the site....this is what i think... don sterile gloves, clean site, remove gloves (now...

  20. Nursing Dreams

    all4schwa replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    i thought it was just me, i dream that i'm caring for people in know. i'm a nurse aide and i'm always the aide in the dream and it's usually in the nursing home where i work, weird. i also hear call...

  21. Any tips for weekend double shifts?

    all4schwa replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    i have been working 2p-6a as a nurse aide on the weekends for four years to get through nursing school (3mos left!!!) it really is tough, but worth it, i can give a few tips from a n.a. -- don't stay...

  22. is it worth driving 20 miles to work to get paid 6 dollars more?

    all4schwa replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    right on!! $6/hr is significant, but why does the job pay so much more, could be getting yourself into

  23. c-diff, contagious?

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we have several on a 25 bed hall in the LTC with c-diff. this is why i posed the question, all fingers are pointing to certain staff member who has a rep for not wanting to wear gloves, ect. i...

  24. ? for Nurses who deal with nursing students

    all4schwa replied to AllyRN82's topic in General Nursing

    irishnurse has seen alot, i would never dream of doing some of this stuff, but there are obviously people who do:o ...thank you for point out the wrong things to do...and everyone else has given great...

  25. Does nite shift make you fat?

    all4schwa replied to badabinggirl's topic in General Nursing

    i sometime wonder if staying up all night half the week and having a 'normal' schedule the other half of the week is what gets me...also, i'm still a student, have gained ungodly amounts since nursing...