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    Good Excuses for Missing Work

    Rose_Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I woke up one morning after a storm to find a huge downed tree blocking the end of my road. Of course, the first question I got was "Can't you go out the other end?" Now, my supervisor once lived on...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Rose_Queen replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    My dad just goes through the list of names until he eventually gets to the right one. And then follows up with "Which one are you?" And there must be a hereditary factor to it- I keep wanting to call...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Rose_Queen replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Who now? Is this thread turning into General
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    Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Rose_Queen replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    COW = computer on wheels Although some facilities have changed them to WOWs (workstation on wheels) because patients thought they were being referred to as
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    7/30 This week, I learned Deanna Troi sucks

    Rose_Queen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Does she travel to other states and pet sit? I've learned that when I get called in to work just as I've fallen asleep makes me very... odd. I do not do well with basically zero sleep. Not exactly the...
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    The problem with Some new nurses

    Rose_Queen replied to princesscoronado's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is only so much work 1 person can do. This isn't an issue of teamwork; it's an issue of
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    How much experience needed to seek more money

    Rose_Queen replied to Mdsokol's topic in General Nursing

    Never compare your salary to the salary of a contract employee. First, they are typically not provided benefits by the hospital. Second, they are given an extremely limited orientation (we're talking...
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    7/30 This week, I learned Deanna Troi sucks

    Rose_Queen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    OC, I once had a June beetle fly into my ear when I was 12. The ER tried and tried to get the little bugger out, but no luck- it was just too deep. The worst part? It was still alive and buzzing...
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    7/30 This week, I learned Deanna Troi sucks

    Rose_Queen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when I see off the wall things like this! I've seen Facebook posts from toasters, microwaves, spacecraft... What I learned this week: Surgeon misbehavior towards staff will be taken...
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    What happens to my career as a nurse if I sue a doctor?

    Rose_Queen replied to RN135's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse who sued an anesthesiologist at the facility she worked in over something that happened during her son's surgery. It was a valid malpractice suit, and she never had any...
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    Something funny I learned about anatomy

    Rose_Queen replied to Yellow Scrubs's topic in Operating Room

    No one who comes into surgery will ever leave put back together the way they were. Did you know that in heart surgery, closing the pericardium is a surgeon preference? None of the surgeons I work with...
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    Scenario

    Rose_Queen replied to amanides's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please begin the discussion by sharing your thoughts about the questions, and then others will chirp in with guidance. It is an expectation that if you request help with your homework that you first...
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    It Ain't Like The Movies!

    Rose_Queen replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    We've actually done that with a cranial bone flap. We literally picked it up off the floor, soaked it in betadine, then rinsed it in bacitracin irrigation, and put it back in
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    WILTW 7/24: Serving up specials

    Rose_Queen replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I'm the opposite- I was not a fan of the app and really prefer the full website, whether on the laptop or on the phone or on the tablet or on the... wait, that's
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    Did i pass nclex ?

    Rose_Queen replied to nshah0212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Could you train my other half to say this? Pretty pretty
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    Surgical RN's Post Call Day Off??

    Rose_Queen replied to QueenElisaRocks's topic in Operating Room

    It's taken on a case by case basis. If we got some sleep, we work. If the schedule is light or we didn't get at least enough sleep to make us functional, we are given the option to leave. The day I...
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    Specialties within the OR

    Rose_Queen replied to utkayla's topic in Operating Room

    Our heart team is a separate specialty. Other staff are assigned to a service line coordinator as their first line manager, but they are expected to cover all specialties except hearts. We do not...
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    Secret agenda of doing away with the associate program?

    Rose_Queen replied to WCSU1987's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My thoughts? Too many schools churning out grads, leading to job market flooding, depressed wages, and other not so great things for nurses. Employers love it though. They get to pay lower salaries,...
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    allnuisances

    Rose_Queen replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's why they get to stay in my bookmarks folder permanently. Everything else? Gets purged once a week. That purge is a nuisance that is quite
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    Did i pass nclex ?

    Rose_Queen replied to nshah0212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's that time of
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    Did i pass nclex ?

    Rose_Queen replied to nshah0212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The vast majority of US educated students pass NCLEX on the first attempt. They have passed after answering 75 questions. They have passed after answering all 265 questions. They have passed answering...
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    PVT trick is 100% accurate

    Rose_Queen replied to Ahoma1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It worked for you. For others, it didn't. That doesn't make it 100%. It's a software glitch and nothing
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    Does nursings affect meeting attentance?

    Rose_Queen replied to StevoNicho's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Still depends on the field of nursing. While hard to find, there are positions that don't require every other weekend. Procedural areas come to mind, as well as ambulatory settings. Many acute...
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    New twist on the vaccine argument

    Rose_Queen posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Rest of story here: Startling Report: CDC Recommends AGAINST Vaccinations, Anti-Vaxxers Now Demanding Their Right to Vaccinate | GomerBlog For those unfamiliar with Gomerblog, it is The Onion of...
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    How many times do you count instruments?

    Rose_Queen replied to scrubulator's topic in Operating Room

    We only count instruments once at the end, with the exception of surgeries where there's an open cavity within a cavity such as open uterus procedures and open bladder procedures. My question is- when...