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  1. Cna

    brownbook replied to Brown34's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes look elsewhere. I don't understand what type of work the agency does? Home health care? Provide sitters for hospitals? Also simply call the the agency. Ask if or when you might be expected to get...

  2. I hate wound care terminology

    brownbook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My personal wound care stupidity. I got a very superficial 1 1/2 cm abrasion on my upper arm. I put a decent standard wound healing bandage on it, and left it on for about 5 days. Finally thought...

  3. New to critical care. Not new graduate. Need advice?

    brownbook replied to alyssainthesky's topic in General Nursing

    Ok.....take a deep breath..... keep holding it untill you pass out. Wake up in the ER and realize you got a great excuse for missing work for a few days. Really... humor helps a lot. You're going to...

  4. I hate wound care terminology

    brownbook replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I never had to deal with wounds a lot, so would feel exactly like you. But this was before the Internet. I think I'll Google wound images. Something only a nurse would say! . Yucky, I forgot...

  5. Patient waking up during CPR

    brownbook replied to LisaStone's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I knew it didnt look right but spell check accepted it? I will write defibrillating 100 times on the chalk board. I blame the beer I had at

  6. Patient waking up during CPR

    brownbook replied to LisaStone's topic in General Nursing

    The patient not only looks great. They are discharged, or discharge their selves, shortly thereafter. Oh, who can forget James Bond defiberlating

  7. 5 rights of patient medication administration, when you're self medicating

    brownbook replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG....talk about self fulfilling prophecy. More stupid medication errors. I got a vaccination at my regular check up. The doctor didn't give me all vaccinations that were due because, (crazy...

  8. Struggling to be a Christian Nurse

    brownbook replied to newgirlintown94's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Are you without sin? You have become angry towards sick people. You are easily influenced by the negative comments of ignorant coworkers. (Honestly...

  9. M/S nurse. What can I do to get into PCU/ICU?

    brownbook replied to FLnurse1127's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What I did was let the shift supervisor know I was interested in ICU, and if census or staffing ever necessitated I would like to float to ICU. There were always lower acuity patients I could...

  10. So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    brownbook replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard any comments like that in my life! Maybe it's my generation but sex, money, religion, and politics are not discussed in polite company or even casually among family and

  11. Does anyone ever get tired of people thinking Nursing is easy?

    brownbook replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing more needs to be said. Except I saw a comment on the internet that a unicorn was seen flying over Waco, Texas. Now that I believe

  12. you honest opinion

    brownbook replied to btf4's topic in General Nursing

    This only applies to "chronic" conditions. Not newly diagnosed. Once I develop a rapport with a patient, I have never had a problem asking my patient (if they have a chronic condition) questions...

  13. Practicality or Passion?

    brownbook replied to seej's topic in Nursing Career

    You also need to factor in retirement and health benefits. I worked at a lower paying hospital but it had a much better retirement plan than the higher paying hospital across town. That sounds...

  14. Prefer being up all night even when not working?

    brownbook replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a TV police show several years ago. A vice squad officer and his partner we're driving through a neighborhood. The vice officer said, "You can always tell where the meth addicts live, their...

  15. How to find the best nursing position?

    brownbook replied to cyearous's topic in General Specialties

    I floated to peds, ICU, level 2 nursery, ER, locked psych unit, long term care unit, L&D, etc. Of course in some units I mainly functioned as a CNA or "gofer", but still got good exposure and...

  16. NEVER Specialized??

    brownbook replied to uiwhi's topic in General Specialties

    It seems your "speciality" is to be a float nurse. With strong floating skills eventually you will find a "home". I floated about 15 years. My eventual home was ambulatory surgery. No nights, no...

  17. Hard of Hearing RN's in MN...

    brownbook replied to Starrry's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had nerve damage in one ear age 3 in 1954. It wasn't total loss and since nothing could be done about it I, and my family, made no big deal about it. When I was young I actually thought everybody...

  18. Feel like I don't know anything

    brownbook replied to mindiianajones's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was posting from my personal experience as a new grad. I was so freaking scared my first few years as a floor nurse I could not, did not, grow, learn, barely functioned, barely survived emotionally,...

  19. Feel like I don't know anything

    brownbook replied to mindiianajones's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now I understand. I only meant "dumb" questions in the sense of I always thought my questions were dumb until I found out experienced nurses didn't know the answer either. I didn't mean her...

  20. Waking your patient when coming on shift?

    brownbook replied to Gardeninggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the above. Usually a patient gets somewhat woken when you or the CNA gets their vital signs, or the nurse checks an IV site or dressing anyway. You shouldn't hesitate to assess what...

  21. Feel like I don't know anything

    brownbook replied to mindiianajones's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all it's really, really, REALLY, hard to kill someone. One IV, or IM, or PO medication cannot kill a person. Missing something vital.....unless you're working in a critical care unit...

  22. School Shootings

    brownbook replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Just Google

  23. School Shootings

    brownbook replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    I'm to practical. I don't understand why discussions about religion, culture, child rearing, immigration, etc. would or could have any useful effect on stopping school shootings. Either make all...

  24. Are my hours being cut?

    brownbook replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    I think you're over reacting. I'm glad you're going to talk to your

  25. Working PACU with young children at home

    brownbook replied to krnlm's topic in PACU

    I'm assuming you will only see your children half an hour or so before they go to school or daycare four days a week and a snuggle and kiss after they are in bed. It will be a lot of "quality" time...