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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    clemmm78 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember a woman on a medical floor calling me to move a blanket off the chair so that her adult son, who was standing right there, could sit down. Not a callbell, but recently, we were asked to...
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    making a part time night schedule

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, it's been a while since I posted but now I'm hoping for some opinions here. For several years now, I've been working full time as a medical writer and editor, but I kept working one or two nights...
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    making a part time night schedule

    clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input. We don't have 12 hours - if we did, I wouldn't be there. :-) I'm just not a 12-hour
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    Most RN's first borns?

    clemmm78 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    number 2 child, number 1 girl, abusive and alcoholic father, closet alcoholic
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    No Holiday Pay?

    clemmm78 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    nope, no holiday pay here. Never
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    Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

    clemmm78 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't want a medal. I know teachers who have not a problem letting people know they're teachers, same with engineers, plumbers and farmers. A nurse is who I am and I'm not going to hide it. I...
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    Pt's Last Wish

    clemmm78 replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    Working in palliative care has allowed me many special moments like that. it makes it all
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    Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

    clemmm78 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for almost 25 years and have never had a problem with people knowing that. I've never had a friend or family member use that to try to get me to check something or anything like...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    clemmm78 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been following this thread since it started. While I agree with all the OP has done, what I strongly disagree with is waiting until Monday to inform him/her of what has happened. If I was in the...
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    Done with nursing, how do I keep skills?

    clemmm78 replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a full time position and worked minumum 4 shifts a month to keep my skills up in nursing. I think if you are looking at it as a financial trade off, you won't win. But sometimes it costs us a...
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    What I love about nursing

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, the thread about how nurses hate nursing and that we're depressing made me want to start one about why we like what we do. Please, if you don't have anything positive to contribute - don't add...
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    I need a pep talk...badly!!!

    clemmm78 replied to mturner88's topic in General Nursing

    does your school not have any type of assistance services or guidance office? I would make that my first stop - they may be able to find ways that you might get some
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    8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

    clemmm78 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I guess I'm alone in the crowd. I dont' like 12 hrs and I avoid them like the plague. I can't work 12 hr nights because I just can't go that long without sleep. For my 8 hr nights, I nap from 7 to 10...
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    Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    clemmm78 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I've been nursing since the early 80s and this is the first time that I feel 100% appreciated and valued by admin, staff and patients. I work in a 9-bed palliative care residence, patients...
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    Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    clemmm78 replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    What a tragic error, for all those involved. Making an error, especially a medication error, is one of the things that makes us the most vulnerable. I know when I make a med error, it reminds me of...
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    It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    clemmm78 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    when I was a young, single nurse, I volunteered to work Christmas but I volunteered for night shift, figuring that I could squeeze some day stuff in and just cut back on the sleep. My reasoning that...
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    English test for quebec residents!

    clemmm78 replied to spirit11's topic in International Nursing

    ah, I couldn't figure out what she was referring
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    English test for quebec residents!

    clemmm78 replied to spirit11's topic in International Nursing

    What English exam? I'm born and raised and work in Quebec. Inever had to take an English
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    How has hospice nursing affected your friendships?

    clemmm78 replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Although I've gotten many of the same reactions, I don't take it in a negative way. I use their comments as a great way to educate my friends and family. When they say things like "it must be...
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    Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    clemmm78 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the adult diapers. I always say to my patients that we are going to check or change their briefs or their pads. I hate to say diaper. Same with bib. I've never used expired, I can't...
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    working nights and taking meds

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I was working full-time as a medical writer/editor and only once a week nights in palliative care, this wasn't an issue. But, now I'm doing minimum 3 nights (8 hrs) a week so I'm not quite sure...
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    Coworker comments that make you stop and think

    clemmm78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every once in a while, someone will say something to me that is meant just as part of conversation, but it turns out that the comment has a profound impact on me. On Sunday, I was working a rare day...
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    holding me back...

    clemmm78 replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Nursing Career

    One thing to remember is that the date of the holiday is simply that - a date. Whether you as a family decide to spend December 20 or 27th as Christmas doesn't make it any less important than if you...
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    canadian lpn not a "nurse"?

    clemmm78 replied to char1976's topic in Canada

    We don't have LPNs or LVNs in Quebec. We have registered nurses and registered nursing assistants. RNAs can or cannot give medications depending on the institution. In our Palliative care residence,...
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    My experience with hospice

    clemmm78 replied to CityKat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In our palliative care residence, patients are generally admitted if they have a prognosis of three months or less. Our place is a happy place. Full of light, handmade quilts, a living room with a...