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  1. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    But it isn't always cut and dry what's the best medical or nursing decision in each individual circumstance. Don't doctors and nurses need to work with patients to figure out what the best course of...

  2. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for more great responses. I am reading and thinking about everything that is

  3. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    "I know from times when I have been a patient, I wanted to feel like I was being guided through the obstacle course by someone who was "in charge" in a respectful way." I guess I'm just projecting...

  4. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Personally and politically I'm very much against coercion. It's upsetting to me when I see nurses and doctors making decisions for others "for their own good" and seeing patients disempowered. I'm...

  5. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Indy, thanks for a great

  6. To cap or not to cap!

    firstyearstudent replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Students

    Personally, I think caps are way too precious and cutsey. Perhaps a compromise could be worked out. It's really the students' affair, not the instructors. (Instructors really have little input into...

  7. nurses vs. doctors

    firstyearstudent replied to umkcstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Being a doctor is better because people don't seem to care when you don't wash your hands, but when you are a nurse, even if you wash your hands 1,000,000 times a day, you get blamed when the patient...

  8. 7 years to become an RN in California

    firstyearstudent replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    That certainly wasn't true for me -- just the opposite in fact. I was ineligible for federal funds but I got a need-based Board of Governor's fee waiver from the State of California community colleges...

  9. 7 years to become an RN in California

    firstyearstudent replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of community colleges where I live near Los Angeles that do lottery, not waiting lists. If you apply to multiple programs, the chances of getting in are quite good. I didn't have a...

  10. I am 51 y/o, is it too late? (need honesty)

    firstyearstudent replied to wandaeh's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't being a homemaker and mom considered job experience? I was a stay at home mom for over five years and it was way harder than any desk job I ever

  11. Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    firstyearstudent replied to Melcia060's topic in General Students

    Of course you suck at clinicals. You're in the first semester and you're 19! Your instructor should be cutting you slack because of your age, not busting your b***s about it. Sickness, death, misery...

  12. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    firstyearstudent replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure this is true. I think it varies state by state. I think the federal law is that both parties cannot know they are being listened to (wiretapping). If one party knows, it may okay in some...

  13. Nursing major vs. Premed major

    firstyearstudent replied to ghaleon128's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? Pre-med might be easier than nursing school but medical school is a heck of a lot harder than nurisng school. If you want to be a nurse, be a nurse. If you want to be a doctor, be a

  14. opinions about epidurals

    firstyearstudent replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From some random website: "Some epidural medication does reach the baby, but it's much less than what the little one would get if the mother is given pain medications through an IV or if she is given...

  15. How did you learn IV Push technique

    firstyearstudent replied to Carla25's topic in General Students

    We were told to look the med up in our drug book and see how to administer it. Then to clean the port with an alcohol swab and to make sure the connector on the syringe does not get

  16. But they want to die?

    firstyearstudent replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I really hate how paternalistic the medical profession can be. The right to die should be a basic human right -- even for those who have psychiatric problems. What a nightmare situation. Hopefully, if...

  17. RN school and tattoos?

    firstyearstudent replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. And a jailhouse tattoo can be a great icebreaker, too -- if your patient has been in prison. It's best to know what kind of response you'll likely get before revealing

  18. RN school and tattoos?

    firstyearstudent replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    When you're dealing with the public you really have to set the bar low. Then you can expose (figuratively and literally) more of yourself as you get to know your patient's values and if sharing will...

  19. RN school and tattoos?

    firstyearstudent replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. At home and with my friends I used the "f" word (a lot!) and blaspheme regularly. Nobody thinks anything of it and my foul language doesn't have anything to do with how well I have done the...

  20. Doulas in l+d,hospital setting

    firstyearstudent replied to babysfingers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doulas are great! I wish I could have afforded one, but at $1000 out of pocket it just wasn't an option... I've still enjoyed two easy, all-natural hospital births with the support of hospital staff...

  21. RN school and tattoos?

    firstyearstudent replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    i think not accepting a student because of tattoos might be discrimination, but requiring they be covered during clinicals probably wouldn't. but then i'm no

  22. Help! I have an evil clinical instructor!

    firstyearstudent replied to moog8746's topic in General Students

    Well, you've already seen the dean and your advisors, which I would not have done until there were no other options or until I was free and clear. But what's done is done. At this point, I'd keep my...

  23. RN school and tattoos?

    firstyearstudent replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I find it difficult to believe that any school would not admit you on the basis of a tattoo. However, they might ask that you cover it up during clinicals. I've seem some students wear white thermal...

  24. Doulas in l+d,hospital setting

    firstyearstudent replied to babysfingers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question for the doula, actually. How do doulas feel about Bradley and having father/spouse/life-partner in the role as primary

  25. IV push administration

    firstyearstudent replied to Gottago's topic in General Students

    How else would they