RanieRN MSN, RN

psychiatry,geropsych,LTC/SNF, hospice

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    Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    RanieRN replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hmmm, as I read through the post, everytime I thought of one someone else had already posted it. Unwell by Matchbox Twenty is one of my favorites. But with domestic abuse patients: Face Down--The Red...
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    What a bimbo!

    RanieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Working on a very busy, very acute geropsych unit, the staff accept that there will be injuries from taking care of our patients. Usually just bumps and bruises, but unfortunately there have been a...
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    What a bimbo!

    RanieRN replied to RanieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the "get betters". The swelling's mostly gone, so I no longer look like I tucked a golf ball in there; and as long as I limit my lifting (yeah right, with an 18 month old?) it...
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    Smile if you DON't HATE Nursing!

    RanieRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    RanieRN replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I have a co-worker who refers to peri care as "a mouse wash". My oldest daughter (who's now 20) has always used "girl parts" despite (or in spite of) being taught all the anatomically correct terms....
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    Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    RanieRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    According to my mother, I've wanted to be a nurse since I was 4 years old. Around that time, I had to have eye surgery to repair a torn cornea (You know how your mother always told you not to play...
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    How dangerous is Psych nursing?

    RanieRN replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

    I've done psych nursing for 8 years now in a variety of settings--acute adult inpatient, residential, community, and now geropsych. The only setting I've been injured in any significant way is with my...
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    Geri-psych?

    RanieRN replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked geropsych for going on two years now and am consistently amazed that it's the 4 foot nothing, 80 pound, 90 year old woman with the sweet cabbage patch doll face that beats the crap out of...