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  1. Every Nurse Should Give Birth

    firstyearstudent replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I've given birth twice, without anesthesia, and I really didn't think it was that

  2. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    firstyearstudent replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heh

  3. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

    firstyearstudent replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    What?!?! Even the suspicion that your child swallowed something poisonous like that is an emergent situation. Obviously, you should go to the emergency ward. If insurance companies aren't paying in...

  4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    firstyearstudent replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    These old nurses who are martyrs. Heh

  5. RN Responsibility Refresher

    firstyearstudent replied to drknyko's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are in a supervisory position over the LPN in questions, it's not your

  6. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

    firstyearstudent replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse, not Julie, your cruise director. I am totally sick of this patient satisfaction crap. When I go to visit a professional for services, while I don't deny that it's nice to be treated with...

  7. Nursing Supervisor Problems

    firstyearstudent replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I am very anxious to hear what goes on. I can't believe you would be suspended for writing an email to the majnager with complaints. What's the violation. I'm sure the manager just wants to get to the...

  8. Anyone Else Change Their allnurses Handle?

    firstyearstudent replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been coming to allnurses since I was a first year student, which is why my name is firstyearstudent. Now that I have been a nurse for two years now I don't want to change it. I find it...

  9. Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

    firstyearstudent replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for the nurse who spoke to you, but why do you think she was "looking down" on you. It seems to me that she thought you were sharp and shouldn't take an unnecessary detour getting your...

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's a theory: http://kvetcher.net/2009/01/2438/jewish-doctor-wants-to-slice-half-of-australia/ I am absolutely NOT an anti-semite. In fact, I'm married to a Jew and my two boys have very Jewish...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know many Jews. My husband is a Jew. While many parents find the bris a joyful time, I have spoken to a few Jewish women who found the bris to be a traumatic experience for them. Many have not...

  12. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We should require that the parents watch. I saw one in nursing school and it was classically horrible -- the baby strapped down, no anesthesia, the foreskin crushed off, not cut, no comforting or...

  13. Grounds for termination

    firstyearstudent replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    This is sad but true. As a second career nurse I am totally disgusted with the "witchy" nurse

  14. Grounds for termination

    firstyearstudent replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    We live in an imperfect world and work with fallible human beings. We should expect professionalism but realize that's not always what we'll get. This kind of thing goes on all the time in high-stress...

  15. Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage

    firstyearstudent replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a community college in the Los Angeles metropolitan area two years ago and every student in our class, with the exception of two or three who didn't bother to look, got and accepted a...

  16. Grounds for termination

    firstyearstudent replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, it sounds like you are just hurt and humiliated, so want her fired. Unless she has a history of flying off the handle or is not doing a good job or is repeatedly hostile toward you, you...

  17. Already Have A BA, Getting ADN

    firstyearstudent replied to techraider77's topic in General Nursing

    I had a BA and then got an ADN and now regret it. In nearly the same amount of time I could haven gotten a BSN or even a direct entry MSN. If you can afford it, why not get the higher degree. It's...

  18. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    firstyearstudent replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why do you choose to live in rural Illinois, other than cheap

  19. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    firstyearstudent replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A $400,000 McMansion? Where did they live, Idaho? I live in L.A. and our hovel, well over $400,000 is less than 1,000 square feet, has one and half bedrooms, decrepit plumping and wiring dating from...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    firstyearstudent replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on a hematology ward and, if a pt. has diarrhea, we don't want family dumping the commode pan. We have to measure the stool to include in the I/O and also know how bad the diarrhea

  21. Can an RN school hold your transcripts....

    firstyearstudent replied to acceleratedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of them holding a transcript unless it was for money owed. However, I have heard to schools not graduating you or passing you if you don't pass the ATI -- which basically is the...

  22. Tech saying they are a nurse

    firstyearstudent replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any problem with an aide identifying themselves as a nurse to a person they are giving care to if the person is confused or really doesn't care what the heck their title is. On the other...

  23. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    firstyearstudent replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't. My previous question was a rhetorical statement. This isn't a personal

  24. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    firstyearstudent replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people at my job do it, although they aren't supposed to, and it doesn't seem to impact their performance. People who use them are very, very discrete about it (probably because they aren't...

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    firstyearstudent replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't get mad at me, I didn't give you leukemia! Stop treatment for yourself (your family member) and get a DNR order. You're going to go through hell and then die anyway. Stop whining,there are...