The Mockery of Nursing

Fiona59 · Feb 22, 2012

Are we talking about violating a hippo again?

Bestiality!!!! I'm reporting you to the SPCA!!!! u'll looze ur licenz 4r shure

Shawn4z · Feb 22, 2012

At the local community college nursing information session that I attended when I started nursing school, The facilitator asked if there were any questions, about 12 hands went up. She picked one guy who asked "I am a convicted felon can I be a nurse?" No word of a lie, 9 of the 12 hands went down.

Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2012

I wonder if the bats they speak of here are crusty and old?

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/bats-close-hospital-677348.html#post6176720

netglow, ASN, RN · Feb 22, 2012

I dunno Purple_Scrubs, but when we encountered crusty old bats up in the boat house in the north woods of WI, the boys would go in the boat house and wack 'em with tennis rackets as they flew around. Took care of 'em.

Woodenpug, BSN · Feb 23, 2012

op: so the pharm sent up a 50ml bag of 20 meq k+. i drew it up, using sterile technique, into a 50 ml syringe and was about to give it through the distal port on a dl picc line when the nurse manager just grabbed the syringe out of my hand. i'm so hurt.....

random response 1: [color=#00ffff]i posted before on another thread and no one answers. can someone please tell me how to apply for a license in california?

JDougRN, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2012

OP: So the pharm sent up a 50ml bag of 20 meq K+. I drew it up, using sterile technique, into a 50 ml syringe and was about to give it through the distal port on a DL Picc line when the nurse manager just grabbed the syringe out of my hand. I'm so hurt..... .
You forgot to add "Should I call the CEO and demand that the Manager be fired, or should I just report her to the BON?"

JDougRN, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2012

OP: So the pharm sent up a 50ml bag of 20 meq K+. I drew it up, using sterile technique, into a 50 ml syringe and was about to give it through the distal port on a DL Picc line when the nurse manager just grabbed the syringe out of my hand. I'm so hurt..... .
You forgot to add "Should I call the CEO and demand that the Manager be fired, or should I just report her to the BON?"

mama_d, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2012

OP: So the pharm sent up a 50ml bag of 20 meq K+. I drew it up, using sterile technique, into a 50 ml syringe and was about to give it through the distal port on a DL Picc line when the nurse manager just grabbed the syringe out of my hand. I'm so hurt.....

Silly...it goes through the proximal port. :)

OCNRN63, RN · Feb 23, 2012

Obviously, that NM is a biter nurse.

Epic_RN · Feb 23, 2012

My 13 year old, Twilight-obsessed daughter overheard me telling the boyfriend about "biter nurses" and had a fantastic idea!

This could be the basis for a new medical show -- Think cross between Nurse Jackie and TrueBlood

Okay, who's got suggestions for what to call it? :idea:

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Feb 23, 2012

The thing is, I usually avoid posts from wannabes/pre-nursing/nursing students. It usually only ends in badness, particularly if you're answering someone whose dreeaammm is to be a nurse.
I'm not sure why I answered that post, but I can guarantee you it's a mistake I won't be repeating.

Well, at least you got an answer! I replied to several people who were looking for information, clarification, etc in the pre-nursing board, and found they never returned to read the advice. Or, if they did, they didn't take a fraction of the time it took me to GIVE them the information to say "thanks".

LOL, there's no thanks in nursing, sometimes not even from the students asking for help!

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Feb 23, 2012

At the local community college nursing information session that I attended when I started nursing school, The facilitator asked if there were any questions, about 12 hands went up. She picked one guy who asked "I am a convicted felon can I be a nurse?" No word of a lie, 9 of the 12 hands went down.

Reminds me of a fella who spent a (short) time in pre-requs in nursing school with me. Seems he had told his advisor that he had done some jail time (just a little, not a big deal--ha!) and wondered if it would affect whether he got a license. She told him he had to contact the BON, and if necessary, write letters, ask for letters of recommendation, whatever was required so he didn't waste time--his and theirs--if he couldn't sit for NCLEX. Fast-forward a year, and he was harping to anyone who would listen about how MEAN and UNFAIR it was that he wouldn't be able to get a license, because he just KNEW he could be a great nurse. So what was the problem? His "no big deal" was multiple convictions for drug dealing, theft of narcs, forgery, etc. And he never bothered to contact ANY of the people his advisor said he needed to, he just figured a simple letter of recommendation (from a FRIEND!) would suffice. And ohohOH....this is the best part: he told us during this rant that he really only wanted to become a nurse so he could GET TO THE DRUGS, lol....so he didn't really need to worry about being GOOD, just getting to graduation! rofl....he didn't get to his first clinicals.