PeachPie

PeachPie

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  1. Help Me Save My Clothes

    PeachPie replied to JinJerEvansRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard wonders about

  2. So... advising little sis on healthcare career

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe, lately I've come up with a non-pissy way to correct people who see nursing as halfway doctors: Me (bimbo act): "So... like, you think that smart nurses are a rarity and are compromising their...

  3. So... advising little sis on healthcare career

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I remember freshman year when everyone was going to doctors, lawyers, PhDs, CEOs, etc. REality hit like a brick wall. Man, I am getting old. At least she's being exposed to a healthcare setting...

  4. Geri-psych?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is why I commend those of you who are in geri and LTC and love it. I could never do it because it's a job in which people are not held responsible for their own actions, yet you can't force them...

  5. Geri-psych?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, I've met A&O residents who would hit you and feign dementia very badly, or not even bother and just call you names in front of the charge nurses. I was not condoning allowing them to in the...

  6. Upskilling from RN to Doctor...thoughts?

    PeachPie replied to Nurse_In_Training's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with Gennaver about the misuse of the word "upskill." "Switching careers" or "switching fields" is better, as there are already too many stereotypes as nurses being halfway, less...

  7. Geri-psych?

    PeachPie replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Those are somm extremely valid points. Sanctuary, I wish more people realized your perspective. Whenever a resident hits you, it's always the same lecture from the administrators and directors about...

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    PeachPie replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    With fava beans and a fine Chianti? A friend of mine wanted to do the tree-planting thing too, but has never gotten around to it and the placenta is just sitting in the freezer. When I found out, I...

  9. Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

    PeachPie replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems like there's really no money in geriatrics. I mean, the LVNs at my old facility were there because they made slightly more than they would at hospitals (a transparent incentive that was still...

  10. Languages to learn.....

    PeachPie replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Vietnamese tends to be handy in many areas

  11. Frustrated with the image of nursing

    PeachPie replied to Missa's topic in General Nursing

    I do own a sexy nurse outfit, for PERSONAL USE ONLY with my boyfriend of several years in order to keep the relationship exciting. However, he has been in the hospital enough to fully appreciate what...

  12. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    PeachPie replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    My Vietnamese friends told me that a mother cannot bathe for a month after birth, they're only allowed to use hot towels to sponge off. They're also supposed to stand over pots of herbal water to...

  13. Hospice or Hospital When Your Time Comes?

    PeachPie replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Neither. I plan to take things in my own hands before I am unable to do

  14. Japanese RN to move to the States.

    PeachPie replied to angelheir's topic in International Nursing

    Man, too bad that I can't do the opposite of what she's

  15. The Frustrated Learner Thread aka "I HATE studying MORE THAN ___!" All rants welcome!

    PeachPie replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather run a kissing booth at an oral herpes and halitosis convention than

  16. pharmarcology panic

    PeachPie replied to bettybinder's topic in Texas Nursing

    Did she transfer before she got a degree or will it transfer if I apply to an RN-BSN

  17. Who knew that a med tech = MD

    PeachPie replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    I've run into some high-and-mighty people who had no right to be claiming what they did and think that they have authority over you. I simply look them in the eye and say, "I take orders from the...

  18. National criminal background check for school

    PeachPie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need a criminal background check, but I've lived in multiple states. Calling the capital and DPS (I live in Texas) only covers TX. How can I get a national

  19. Please be nice to medical students

    PeachPie replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess I'd better stop referring to the close people in my life as "My friends," since I don't own them (ownership would imply things like slavery) and friendship is supposed to be mutual....

  20. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    PeachPie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I can't use corn starch baby powder because it makes my skin break

  21. Big bad nurse bully

    PeachPie replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've learned that the best thing to do is just leave. I know, I know, easier said than done, especially since I'm only a CNA (I quit the nursing home and am currently making more money with much less...

  22. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    PeachPie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    No, no latex allergy, thank goodness. Thank goodness I'm not allergic to peaches either, my existance would be miserable.Skin that contacts the fruit juices also can break out if I don't rinse off the...

  23. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    PeachPie replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I'm allergic to avocado and watermelon, which runs in the family. These cause my lips and throat to swell and itch. I can eat them ok as long as I pop an antihistamine beforehand

  24. Big bad nurse bully

    PeachPie replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's worse, some of these become nurse managers and DONs because terror and bullying are euphemized as "leadership

  25. Any Tips on Washing Whites?

    PeachPie replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Someone once told me that ammonia works