thisgirlsanurse

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1. Shaving Cream & Expiration

   thisgirlsanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I hadn't planned to. I'd planned to shave my patient. When I mentally scheduled his "bath appointment" for 1600, he was still alive. But later, when I arrived for our engagement, he was already pretty near dead. In truth, I really wasn't expecti...

2. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

   thisgirlsanurse replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   cool! thanks! i like the white heart, too. know of anywhere else that it's sold? not a bad price, but the shipping to us is pretty steep.

3. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

   thisgirlsanurse replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   They're an international group that serves as representation of nurses worldwide...kind of like the ANA only for the world. Seems pretty relevant to me: http://www.icn.ch

4. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

   thisgirlsanurse replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Maggie - I agree, nurses get the boot on TV. I disagree with your idea, though about RN sub-plots: What makes doctors so exciting?! I'd never want to be a doctor -- you think RNs have a lot of paperwork?? That's all dr.s do! Nurse's have far too long...

5. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

   thisgirlsanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   According to the International Council of Nurses, the international symbol for nursing is....(drum roll, please): A white heart. Yup, you heard right. A white heart that looks like this: http://www.icn.ch/bookshop.htm Anyone ever heard of this? (I ha...

6. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

   thisgirlsanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, I did a rare thing the other night: I watched Grey's Anatomy. I generally avoid the show for two main reasons: 1. I work in the ICU, so the last thing I want to see is the ICU (or whatever make-believe "unit" it is where they practice) when I'm ...