mom4josh

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    CDE 1000 hrs

    mom4josh replied to kcdunlap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I am considering a job as diabetes educator, and one of the other nurses told me that these hours can be in your regular nursing practice. In other words, since I have been a nurse for 8 years, the...
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    New here! And WDYD, when a acquaintance asks for you to give admin their med

    mom4josh replied to lovingit's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have given injections, mostly just insulin, and haven't worried about it. But you shouldn't do anything you don't feel comfortable with. What's okay for one is not always okay for the other....
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    mom4josh replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This happened to another nurse, but still thought it was unbelievable. Had a family member ask the nurse to come help get mother back in bed. "But could you please do it before 7:00, because 'The...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mom4josh replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG... that is so gross. Couldn't be enough soap and water to make me feel clean again! I feel for
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    Question for oncology nurses out there

    mom4josh replied to sheabe32's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working oncology for almost 7 years. All I know I learned at my job. A group of RNs from my unit recently went to the Oncology Nursing Society's (ONS) certification program (the $200...
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    silly nursing question, hope u can answer it...

    mom4josh replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    We never did invasive procedures on each other either. We took vitals, but that was about it. Everything else was on a dummy (and, therefore, much easier because they are anatomically perfect). NG...
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    IV Administration problems - Roller clamp vs Pump

    mom4josh replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    Pardon me for asking, but what is so difficult about a pump? You prime the line, insert it in the pump, and turn it on. Accurate as you can
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    Why do you LOVE (or hate) Oncology Nursing?

    mom4josh replied to LouLay73's topic in Oncology

    The thing I hate about our oncology unit is that we are not strictly oncology. We are also a medical floor, so we can get anything. And oftentimes, the nursing supervisor or bedboard does not...
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    Where are there new grad postions avalible in the U.S.?

    mom4josh replied to nurse901's topic in General Nursing

    Waco, TX. There was a study done last year about the cost of living vs nursing pay, and we come out really well (sorry I couldn't find it for you). Housing is fairly affordable, not too crowded, and...
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    Who does your time cards?

    mom4josh replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    My manager does time card edits, and she has also trained me to do them in her absence (or when she's overly busy). I wouldn't think of making a comment to anyone about their time. The only time I...
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    Are You Popular At Work?

    mom4josh replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I had been working 7p-7a for six years, but in January changed to 7a-7p. Although I knew everyone on the day shift, if only in passing, I was concerned about how I would be accepted, especially since...
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    New Grad- Where's the nursing shortage?

    mom4josh replied to pretty_beets's topic in General Nursing

    Come to central Texas! I work in Waco. We have a lot of openings, especially RNs. I work in oncology, but there are openings in med/surg, ortho, renal, and just about anywhere you want to work!...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mom4josh replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    It doesn't smell like anything else on this world, imho. But I know I will never forget...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mom4josh replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Some of Ryan's stories reminded me of when I was 17. My mom managed an apartment building. One Monday morning these people came to the door and said that their friend had not shown up for some...
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    Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

    mom4josh replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    How about "her bottom was exfoliated." Um, is it nice and smooth or is it red and irritated (like I was by then)? Or, how about "he was emancipated" (for emaciated).
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    Taking/Giving Report

    mom4josh replied to TallyBabyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We were instructed to use the SBAR format for report or when calling a physician. Most of us, however, just tell if the pt is A&O, ambulatory, how they void, any tests or procedures recently done...
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    Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    mom4josh replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    The occasional "over the top" stories you read here don't come along too often, at least not in my world. Although I never would have guessed in a million years how bad it can get, it wouldn't have...
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    Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    mom4josh replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 400 lb. patient who had an abscess on the inner thigh. It was hardened with no visible head or drainage when I saw it, and I thought it would definitely need to be I&D'd before anything...
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    Long shifts---how long is too long?

    mom4josh replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked a 7p-7a shift and then stayed over until about noon. Turned in to over 17 hours, plus an hour commute each way. I felt like I was dead, and slept for a good 12+ hours after that to...
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    How to file a complaint against Charge Nurse?

    mom4josh replied to BerryHappy's topic in General Nursing

    Just one thing I have to add to the previous posts... DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT!!! Keep detailed notes of when, who, why, where, and what happened. Keep a notebook as detailed as you would for a...
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    Is this odd to you too?

    mom4josh posted a topic in General Nursing

    just wondering if anyone has heard of this, whether it is a religious ritual, or if the family is just not in reality. my patient's family said that they do not want their mother sent to the cooler...
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    Is this odd to you too?

    mom4josh replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    OUCHIE!!! :omy: I didn't mean that statement to be offensive in any way, as I am very sensitive to other people's wishes and beliefs and would never in any way demean anyone for their choices. I also...
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    Is this odd to you too?

    mom4josh replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for the loss of your
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    Is this odd to you too?

    mom4josh replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    "Cold-natured" has always meant to me that they get cold easily (body-temp), nothing to do with
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    Worst doctors orders ever received

    mom4josh replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    From a hospitalist: Morphine 0.5 mg q4h IV prn (on a cancer pt) From another hospitalist: Dilaudid 0.25 mg IV q2h prn (on an actively dying cancer patient in severe pain) From a hospitalist NP:...