Scavenger'sWife

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  1. Burn out?

    Well, aside from all the "scary stuff"....what is very nice about nursing is the variety of jobs you are able to do with a nursing degree. You just have to look for them. I never would have dreamed I would be doing my current job. I am no longer a...
  2. Do you keep your nursing books?

    I still look stuff up in some of my books. But I did sell many of them (or gave them away). I recommend you keep: a good A&P book (just one) a nutrition book a good med-surg text that covers general disease processes one (only ONE) on nursing d...
  3. I was punched

    I cannot believe that! (well...actually, I can....) Was this at a hospital or a nursing home? If this patient was, as you said, "competent", then you can files charges against HIM, not the facility. I would look into that if Iwere you. Call your ...
  4. Ohio get together?

    I would very much enjoy an Ohio get-together. Even if it is only 3 or 4 or 5 of us. I am between Mansfield and Columbus. And - it is true - there is no such thing as "just" an aide....how could the nurses do their job w/o aides?? I also say there i...
  5. It's a mix here. At the main hospital where I was until Feb., we still charted on paper. But labs, test results, Xrays, H&P, etc., are on computer. A paper copy of same is on the chart. We also enter VS, I&O onto computer at the end of the ...
  6. Artificial Fingernails

    Yes. our hospital has a facility-wide rule forbidding artificial nails if you are in a job where you give direct patient care. This means it covers: nurses/aides, housekeeping, unit clerks, pharmacists, PT/OT, lab/EKG techs.....etc. It allows perso...
  7. Shoes

    Some great ideas here. I hated SASS, but my sister swears by them. I do love the pair of clogs I have. Didn't think I'd like them, but they are nice. I have wide feet and have to find a size 10 W in whatever I buy....that is not easy. I currentl...
  8. Charting Bloopers

    OY VEY!!! BWAAAAHAAAAHAAAAA!!!
  9. Charting Bloopers

    LMAO! I don't know why, but of all these entries, this one made me spit my pop laughing! These are great!
  10. Charting Bloopers

    Ummmmm.......how you spell it could mean a difference in the location of the infection......(get it? )
  11. Bumper Stickers-add your own

    Love all these!!! :chuckle How about mine: They are not bumper stickers, but are my favorite pins. I collect pins with sayings that make me laugh and wear them to work. "Prozac & Starbucks - Breakfast of Champions" "I dress this way to bother ...
  12. what's your "fun" job?

    WOW - lots of you have really interesting lives! I feel like a "Schlub".... I work as a Home Health nurse, which is great. My "fun" work is teaching CPR. I just love doing that. If I could get a full-time job at it, I would! I like the idea that...
  13. I was just frowned upon by an old classmate

    YOU GO GIRLFRIEND!!!! :wink2: Believe me, she has a loooooooong way to go in med school and she *WILL* get hers at many, many times in her education (*IF* she even finishes it! With her attitude, she may not!) heh heh You were cool and that is d...
  14. Stick a fork.....

    Congratulations!!! Now the real work begins! LOL :rotfl:
  15. Blessing in Disguise ?

    I am sorry to hear about your friend. I think it is wonderful of you to go to the funeral home. I had an elderly gentleman touch my heart the same way many years ago. It has been almost thirty years and I still remember him from time to time. Praye...