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  1. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    In terms of praying for patients, I wouldn't do it, and not just because I'm an atheist. There is recent scientific evidence that prayer is not only ineffective, but potentially harmful. They're not...

  2. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    firstyearstudent replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    RE: fiery tempers When you argue with someone who is unprofessional/unstable/drunk/out-of-line/(fill in the blank) whoever is watching almost invariably sees TWO people who are...

  3. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    firstyearstudent replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    I really have no good advice on how to handle this situation. So much depends on the instructor, your relationship with the instructor, how you are handling the abuse, the institution, etc. Students...

  4. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    firstyearstudent replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    "My last CI was downright mean. I mean, she would yell at me like I was an idiot." Hmmm... According to that philosophy I should beat and humiliate my kids to toughen them up. Personally, I don't...

  5. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    firstyearstudent replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    My thoughts

  6. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, well, don't get me going on

  7. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. On a bad day I get this way about the

  8. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think the clip is interesting because some of us might consider the lady to be mentally ill while others might think she is just devout. It might or might not depend on where you are coming from...

  9. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    "I have decided that they are just doing it because they want to share something with me that they think I will like, just like they might recommend a good restaurant." I try to keep that attitude,...

  10. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius

  11. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post NurseEcho. I have a lot of respect for UUs. Many congregations accept atheists into the fold. I'm a "nontheist" Quaker myself. As an atheist I'm not anti-religion, but perhaps...

  12. Atheist or Agnostic?

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    FSM is a false god. "Bob" reigns

  13. Have You Had Your Gall Bladder Out?

    firstyearstudent replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine taken out about 10 years ago when I was about 30 and it really, really, really improved my life. Up until then I had been suffering from pressure/indigestion in my stomach following evening...

  14. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    firstyearstudent replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    On psych unit that I'm doing a clinical rotation on, they only use a first name -- I believe to protect a patient's

  15. A few questions for the "older" new nurses...

    firstyearstudent replied to adiliegro's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. I am 41 with two boys (2 and 5) and it is really hard. I do not recommend that you go back to school until your wife is completely on board with this. My partner is incredibly supportive and has...

  16. Medical Assisting

    firstyearstudent replied to ddianneepooh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm only a nursing student, and I completely realize that this is a nursing website that is supposed to be supportive of the profession and that nurses often feel defensive because their expertise is...

  17. Very bad clinical evaluation from my instructor

    firstyearstudent replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    I wonder why you are operating from the assumption that the comments of the other students reflect their personal feelings about you and your lack of popularity. Perhaps they have given you as...

  18. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    firstyearstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    I can't say for sure that your instructor will fail you or not, but it seems that the very worst has already happened -- being counseled by the director. I'd consider the incident over and keep my...

  19. Gave my first heparin shot wrong, had a horrible clinicle day!!

    firstyearstudent replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Students

    I try to stay on top of my procedures by reviewing them out of the textbook, but if I'm suprised in a clinical environment and unsure or confused I quickly and discreetly ask my instructor right...

  20. African American Care

    firstyearstudent replied to CametoitlateTexan's topic in General Nursing

    I recently did a report on African American healthcare beliefs and I emphasized the following: Many African Americans, with good reason, are distrustful of the healthcare system. For this and other...