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  1. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

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

    Whatever you say, but why shouldn't you be getting the same pay I am and the same

  2. Nervous over possible termination

    firstyearstudent replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    I am a member of a nurses' union and this is

  3. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

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

    We should get rid of the LPNs and ADN RN programs and increase the size of BSN programs. Nurses work hard for their credentials, are smart and work hard in their jobs, let's get the degrees and...

  4. On verge of nervous breakdown

    firstyearstudent replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    What is your schedule? Is there flexibility at your facility. I recently started scheduling work at least every other day, so now, no matter what is going on at work, I can always console myself that...

  5. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    firstyearstudent replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Ignore

  6. Protocol for Heparin gtt, primary or secondary?

    firstyearstudent replied to med/oncRN's topic in General Nursing

    By secondary, do you mean as a piggyback? If so, I'd never run heparin that way. I'd run it through its own pump module and then attach it to flush line running NS, D5 or a compatible hydration fluid....

  7. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I want to preface my comments with the wish that no one take the viewpoint that I'm diss'g the poster. It's the view/opinion that irks me (not to a considerably angry amount). Also, it seems to me...

  8. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And men who are uncircumicized are usually horrified at the very idea and say they can't imagine what it would be like... I think I'm more impressed by what they say, then the circumcised. They have...

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know, maybe I'm just not being clear. I guess what I am trying to convey is that I think losing your foreskin is worse for a person than having circumcision pain. Pain is temporary, the...

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To me, the issue of whether pain control is used when people are making permanent, unnecessary alterations to another persons genitals is only a small part of the equation. I don't get people who...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    firstyearstudent replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Saying someone's body has been mutilated is a judgement and depends on the values of any given community. One man's mutilation is another man's way cool body modification. I don't believe in...

  12. ADN to BSN to MSN

    firstyearstudent replied to my4helpers's topic in General Nursing

    I still maintain that if you can afford it (and many state colleges are very affordable) then get the BSN out of the gate. To the original poster, do not think that an ADN not a huge committment. For...

  13. ADN to BSN to MSN

    firstyearstudent replied to my4helpers's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want a BSN, I'd do it directly, instead of getting an ADN first. If it will take you two years to get your prereqs finished and then 2 years to gets your ADN, why not take 4 years and...

  14. when co-workers throw each other under the bus

    firstyearstudent replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad that I work on a unit with few (if any) such coworkers. Also, our manager DISCOURAGES that kind of behavior. I know she keeps tabs on us, especially new nurses, by asking the preceptor...

  15. CNA vs SEIU

    firstyearstudent posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I live and work in Southern California. I'm a member of CNA and I keep getting information from CNA and SEIU about some kind of conflict and I don't understand any of it. All the information I am...

  16. Another ethical med question

    firstyearstudent replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I decide on a case-by-case basis based on what the medication is, side effects, whether they've been getting it previously, and whether I believe the patient would want to be awakened. For instance,...

  17. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    firstyearstudent replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I guess a psych consult is in order. I guess I was just thinking about my own unit. I work on a hematology floor and many people come to a point where their conditions are terminal and they just...

  18. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    firstyearstudent replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering... You say the patient was alert and oriented and able to swallow pills but she is being given then through her NG tube. At my hospital, you need an order to give a medication through...

  19. I cant start IV's!

    firstyearstudent replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    Ugh. I have been a nurse for two years now on a hematology unit and my IV skills are worse now than when I was a student. Ninety-nine percent of our patients have central lines and the ones that don't...

  20. CNA vs SEIU

    firstyearstudent replied to firstyearstudent's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am referring to California Nurses Association. Before becoming a nurse I had a great deal of respect for them, especially the work they did getting the ratio legislation passed and then pressuring...

  21. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    firstyearstudent replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that if you really hustle and run yourself into the ground trying to get an admit finished, the on-coming shift will STILL be a pain if there is ANYTHING left to do, so why even bother? I...

  22. tattoos and IV's

    firstyearstudent replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I think that one of the funny things about this is that so often the tattoos on men are meant to show how tough they are (especially here near L.A., with so many gang tattoos) and then they are such...

  23. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    firstyearstudent replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would depend on how your transgenderedness manifests itself in the workplace. It very are very, very, very obviously a man and dress in uniform dresses and makeup if might cause issues with...

  24. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    firstyearstudent replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would DEFINITELY page the on-call for nasal spray if I felt it was important for the patient to have it right then. The on-call doctors, at least at our hospital, are there for this very kind of...

  25. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    firstyearstudent replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    The current focus on pt. service does interfer with performing nursing duties. For instance, many pt.'s keep the room dark day and night. How are we supposed to ID the pts. accurately? Some get...