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  1. How do you stay warm at work?

    gees_rn replied to Vfernandes's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this as I sit at my workspace, freezing. I wear a tank top, long sleeve, scrub top, and usually a fleece or a hooded sweatshirt (unapproved; bad girl alert) and am usually still cold. People...

  2. Old nurse won't retire

    gees_rn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    ...I'm just over here still offended by the comments about the younger nurses throwing themselves at doctors and staring at their phones instead of working. Barb's *moment* will come; she'll suffer...

  3. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    gees_rn replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    Im probably a little lax on my glove usage to be honest, as I'm a hand-washing nut. I am very strict to the gloves-for-potential-body-fluids rule; but in the ED there is some wiggle room. oral meds?...

  4. Might be a dumb question but

    gees_rn replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I'm not sure, and I agree; sometimes I don't know what to tell people. Sometimes if the patient seems cool enough I'll make a little joke about how the IV hydration is the best part of coming to...

  5. Should I accept my dream job over my other offer?

    gees_rn replied to Bunsbuns's topic in Nursing Career

    Commute time is so important to me. It's a huge quality of life factor that you don't always consider until it's taken you 1.5hrs to get home after nightshift more than a few times. However I...

  6. Do you think that nursing students need to work as a CNA or nurse aid while in school?

    gees_rn replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Students

    I didn't work as a CNA, or in the medical field at all before becoming a nurse. I was not right out of high-school and working as an aide would have been a steep payout from the full-time job I worked...

  7. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    gees_rn replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to respond again, because the oily skin and acne comments really speak to me. An inexpensive good-skin makeup combination I love for 12 hour shifts is the CoverGirl Clean Matte BB cream with...

  8. Eating the patients' food?

    gees_rn replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    crackers and peanut butter are, in my opinion, fair game. I work nightshift in a hospital without a late-night cafeteria, in a town lacking in late-night food delivery options. Even the vending...

  9. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    gees_rn replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you actually just described what I look like except I'm ten pounds heavier, and despite all of that I brush my hair and put on my makeup and wear cute fitted scrubs and go on to work anyway....

  10. Give LTC a chance, or get out now?

    gees_rn replied to mc-escher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am glad I left. I worked LTC for abouI 1 month total. I was lucky because this facility was giving me a long orientation, which I know just new LTC nurses don't get, but I left one shift shy of my...

  11. Does anyone still wear white shoes?

    gees_rn replied to Alex_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually saw a really cute pair of white shoes recently that I contemplated buying. I like to alternate shoes every few shifts depending on which scrubs I wear so I don't mind having some

  12. CEN tomorrow, sharing is caring!

    gees_rn replied to detrelibre's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing to offer as I haven't taken it, but good

  13. Driving drowsy

    gees_rn replied to Irishnights's topic in Emergency

    That bothers me. They really WOULDNT expect a day shift nurse to come in at 11:30 for a class to a meeting. They would also NEVER call them at 1:30AM to see if they could come in

  14. Follow up to "new grad per diem offer - am I being ripped off??"

    gees_rn replied to meganec17's topic in General Nursing

    I almost feel like this time you SHOULD accept... I know it doesn't sound ideal and that you don't really need to rush in to anything right now but those other potential job offers are just that,...

  15. Very Low Gpa...Is there still hope?

    gees_rn replied to Futurern2013's topic in General Students

    I did it! My experience wasn't exactly the same as yours but I'll give you the short version. Went to college, majored in lots of things, graduated with a bullcrap degree in nothing, with a 2.49 GPA....

  16. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    gees_rn replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient tell me I had a soothing voice. It may not seem that nice, but I'd been working on 'fixing' my voice a bit, as its pretty squeaky and thick with the local,...

  17. Is it better to have one preceptor or multiple preceptors in training?

    gees_rn replied to Roberta123's topic in General Nursing

    I see the benefits of both but in defense of multiple preceptors: if Each of them is doing things the "right way" (hospital approved, safe, effective) then it may be beneficial to see different ways...

  18. First Day Jitters

    gees_rn replied to MJ48's topic in General Nursing

    5 days is rough!!! This isn't impossible though; you ARE a nurse, this is just a new playing field. With that being said my advice to you is to focus on prioritization. You are only one person, and...

  19. Discounts for nurses

    gees_rn replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    The Walking Co. which is a store in a few malls around me and I believe a national chain gives 15% off to hospital worked with ID. They sell Danskos and other "foot friendly" type

  20. need help asap re: CCP

    gees_rn replied to Dionnahj's topic in School, College Programs

    The placement test was reading comprehension (some vocabulary type questions, read a paragraph answer some questions about it) and math (basic algebra, fractions, some geometry) from what I recall....

  21. Commute time to hospital job

    gees_rn replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    My 37 mile drive takes me about 1 hour on my way in at 6PM, and nearly an hour and a half on my home at 730AM. This drive is ALL highway, which is a blessing and curse. I love driving home on...