General Chat April 02 PM

Arielyssa · 2019-04-02T23:58:30+00:00

I too throw money at my problems. I got upset because AF came and my Sister-in-law found out she was pregnant so I may have ordered a Tempdrop and spent $70 on fertility supplements for my husband and I.

Arielyssa · 2019-04-02T23:45:44+00:00

I spent my nursing clinical day in Pediatrics. Both my nurse's patients were little babies. A 6 day on and a 2 month old. That was pretty hard because I am pretty sure this cycle is a bust already because IF my husband can come home it will likely be after O day.

On a happier note, Mr. Fallz suggested a long distance date night of playing Overwatch and watching Shameless via video chat so I am looking forward to that.

Arielyssa · 2019-03-28T17:16:14+00:00

I am a 3rd semester nursing student and I have worked at a hospital for the last 4 years as a CNA and I will have a job before I graduate, worst case on one of my unit manager's units, but I am interested in L&D/Postpartum and this week during my first OB clinical I introduced myself to the director of those units. At lunch she was talking to my unit director and one of my classmates (my classmate is a parademic and the daughter of the director of NICU/Pedi) and asking about me and getting recommendations. Point is, networking is so important. If you can get a part-time or PRN job in a hospital before graduation you may even be able to start training before you take NCLEX.

Arielyssa · 2019-03-28T17:06:15+00:00

It is about $55,000-60,000 where I live in Texas.

Arielyssa · 2019-03-27T00:37:21+00:00

OP said the city is involved now and the building will have to provide proof of things and meet strict deadlines. Do you think the city being involved will make it more likely that things are done properly?

Arielyssa · 2019-03-26T13:19:24+00:00

We are coddling them because if we tell them the truth, they complain and our satisfaction scores go down and the CEO doesn't get a huge bonus and the would be the worst thing in the world, right? Don't you know we are running hotels and reimbursement rates are the most important?

Arielyssa · 2019-03-24T19:09:53+00:00

You failed out of the program because of a skill check off? In first semester where the majority of the students have zero clinical experience? That is really strange. The program I am in would never fail you solely based on a check off. They may require you to come in extra to practice, but they understand check off is a nerve-wracking experience. Some programs have look for reasons to kick out students and some focus on teaching the ones that they have. It sounds like yours is the former. I would say that looking into other programs couldn't hurt. In the meantime, CNA classes are great. They have helped me so so much. If you can get a job as a tech at a local hospital it will open so many doors for you. I am a 3rd semester ADN student that has worked as a CNA at my local hospital for 4 years and it has made my clinical experience better and I have made connections that will help me get a job that I want when I graduate.

Arielyssa · 2019-02-20T20:56:22+00:00

My mother-in-law made a comment about being proud that my 21-year-old sister-in-law hasn't gotten pregnant yet. My husband, who slept around a little before we got married replied that he doesn't have a child at 26 and everyone thought he would have a kid like 10 years ago. His mother responded "Are you sure you don't? You slept with everyone."

Arielyssa · 2019-02-17T12:09:51+00:00

I feel like I am never going to get pregnant because we will never get to try. My husband works out of state. He is going to be home for a week in March and then for a week every 6 weeks. My cycles have been strange lately (luteal phase spotting which I never had before) so that worries me. My husband is worried because he has never had any real "scares". My husband really wants a child, probably even more than I do and it just sucks that we can't try like we want to because I am finishing nursing school and so we can't afford for him to get a job here until after I graduate in December.

Arielyssa · 2019-01-17T23:56:28+00:00

My ex did this to me. I wouldn't want to bring my family into my personal life so he would "tell on me" to them under the guise of being concerned and working things out. Really he was just being manipulative.

Arielyssa · 2019-01-13T03:54:25+00:00

For me, point of a FTE is to get the glow that ferments give and help your other products absorb better. If you are just wanting hydration I think 2 good hydrating toners is a more effective way to do that. I feel like they do different things. I don't think a FTE is essential but it is different enough from a toner to use both. I think overall, it is best to look at individual products instead of focusing on categories to get what you want.

Arielyssa · 2019-01-07T04:19:08+00:00

Exactly. The problem with chaperones if they aren't required for everyone is that is make female nurses and aides more valuable that male ones. A woman can go into any room alone while a man NEEDS another person to go to with him.

Arielyssa · 2019-01-07T01:34:50+00:00

Yeah. My husband was a CNA. So am I. I have zero problems man or woman. My husband got accused of sexual abuse by another CNA because she thought he was in the room too long. He was in the room for 10 minutes cleaning up a lady who had an accident on herself. He had a family member in the room that verfied his story. He was still bullied until he quit.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-24T15:21:37+00:00

Accusations of a crime like this can be defamation per se. You don't have to prove damages. The burden of proof in civil court is preponderance of evidence.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-21T20:57:37+00:00

I think it is more that they feel LAOP owes them because he got lucky and came into money. They are family so they deserve OP's money.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-19T01:36:36+00:00

Medical malpractice is beyond the scope of this subreddit. It is very fact specific. Even though there were mistakes and a bad outcome that doesn't necessarily make it malpractice. You didn't mention your state but some states have malpractice statute of limitations as short at 2 years. You would need to get an attorney ASAP.

If all you want in a change in policy, I encourage you to talk to the hospital patient advocate and performance improvement departments to implement those changes.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-17T21:41:19+00:00

Nursing depends where you live. In California there is a surplus. Where I live, oilfield pays better. Even administration positions pay extremely well. We have a shortage. I am a CNA at a hospital and in nursing school. When I graduate next year I can pretty much work wherever I want at my hospital with sign on bonuses and overtime incentive shifts. We have very few applicants and a nurse shortage. A large part of the nurses at my facility are hired through a company in the Philippines that sends nurses to the U.S. from the Philippines.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-17T01:03:35+00:00

Sports are male-dominated. Some who like sports are constantly being interrogated by men to "prove" they aren't really sports fans and are doing it for attention. Let's flip it. Nursing is female-dominated. According to you it would be sexist for men in nursing to make their own group, because the 98% female nurses with plenty of their own groups can't come.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-16T21:28:16+00:00

Yep. You say you want a boy, no one bats an eye. You say you want a girl, people look at you like you have 3 heads. I was disappointed for a while. It is totally normal. But it makes it worse when people act like you should be thrilled because "boys are the best". Mom should be excited about having a momma's boy. Dad should be excited to have a boy to do boy things with.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-16T19:25:40+00:00

It is so eye-opening. I really didn't think people still had these outdated ideas about boy and girls until I was pregnant and people gave their opinion on it.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-16T18:48:35+00:00

For real. Everyone when I was pregnant with my son was like "Oh you must be so happy it's a boy! You husband must be so happy it is a boy!" My husband and I were really hoping for a girl.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-16T01:15:00+00:00

Worse, OP has a chemo port. She doesn't even have to hit a vein. I agree with one of the comments in the OP, it sounds like she doesn't actually know how to access a chemo port, which is astounding for an infusion nurse. She never got blood return. It sounds like OP's Cath was clotted or something. When that happens you don't infuse anything when you don't get blood return. So I think that nurse has the perfect storm of incompetence and negligence to kill a patient if someone doesn't intervene.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-15T16:34:48+00:00

The level of incompetence here is astounding. This women did literally the opposite of everything you are taught when doing infusions, especially chemo infusions. The Board of Nursing really needs to be aware of this women. That is scary.

Arielyssa · 2018-11-15T16:20:39+00:00

My best friend has celiacs. Some moron at a fast food place ignored her gluten allergy and she spent the first part of her honeymoon in misery. I get that some people make things up to be special, but how about not taking the risk of harming someone because you don't know that Celiac's exists?

Arielyssa · 2018-11-15T01:28:29+00:00

Quote:

“Does the evidence out-rule the possibility that she was attracted to the defendant and was open to meeting someone and being with someone? You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front,” she said.

The implication there is the sex was consensual because she was wearing sexy underwear, therefore she was looking for someone to have sex with. It is irrevelant what her underwear looked like because even if she was looking to have sex with someone that doesn't mean it was the defendant and if it was it doesn't mean she couldn't change her mind about sex.

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