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  1. that song that bashes nurses

    hapeewendy replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    the song is called just like a pill and I definitely dont think its anti nursing at all its trying to make a paralell between her relationship with some guy and morphine addiction.... I'm not the...

  2. Throw away your sterile gloves

    hapeewendy replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    why would you not culture a wound if it looks like its brewing something? we culture wounds all the time here..... as for the drsg thing, wet to dry regular drsgs are clean procedures wound packing...

  3. Terms of endearment

    hapeewendy replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it can be condescending and unprofessional , I got reamed out by a patient when I was a new grad no less for sayin something during a conversation - not even quite sure I was referring to...

  4. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    hapeewendy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was at work last night (12hr nightshift) and all night people were telling me that I didnt look well,pale, diaphoretic etc, I had a bit of a headache to start and I just assumed it was because of...

  5. Constipation

    hapeewendy replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    surfak 1 tab OD in the AM and senokot 1-2 tabs po QHS MOM prn if no results - glycerine supp , then fleet enema it works rather well if I do say so myself well I mean I've seen that it works well all...

  6. Nursing Commercial Ideas

    hapeewendy replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm rather fond of the mastercard commercials myself so mine would be a spin off of those : white nursing shoes - $110 scrubs - $55.00 overpriced cafeteria food - $9.40 dry cleaning bill - $24.50...

  7. Pregnant and working as RN

    hapeewendy replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    *Taking a big sip of bottled water* gotta stay away from that allnurses pregnancy inducing water! congrats to all of you, you will all be wonderful parents and I hope your pregnancies are healthy ones...

  8. How many of you married doctors?

    hapeewendy replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    heres a wacky little idear.. how bout you try to acheive your goals like living in NYC on your own merit? instead of trying to score with a dr that is so 1950's *shaking head in disbelief that young...

  9. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    hapeewendy replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    hurray hurray I had something real food like today and it didnt come back to haunt me! I have a wicked little case of gastro according to my family dr , who wrote me off for a couple days in the hopes...

  10. Bossy Unit Clerks

    hapeewendy replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could go on and on in great detail about this as it is a subject that I face EVERY DAY at work.... but I will keep it short and sweet.... what everyone has posted has validity.... I find that with...

  11. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    hapeewendy replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    weeeee you guys are the best! I didnt mean to come on here and whine about my health, I was just feeling a little needy at the time I guess and thought Hey my allnurses friends will make me feel...

  12. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    hapeewendy replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    its not me! he's bald and doesnt have boobies! I think its viral myself but I'm not dr hapeweendy I'm just a regular patient

  13. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    hapeewendy replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    mario my friend you make me laugh and that hurts my tummy which already hurts from retching :) baaaaaaad baaaaaaaaaad boy! I dont eat beef jerky though so there goes that theory! I'm going to my...

  14. too much stress in Med -Surg?

    hapeewendy replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    one of the nice things about nursing is that we are never truly trapped in one area. if med surg starts to bother people they are able to pursue greener pastures which is exactly what I will do...

  15. too much stress in Med -Surg?

    hapeewendy replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    I love med surg sure its crazy hectic and stressful but I find that , in my hospital anyway, especially on night shift which is when I'm trying to work mostly, that team work really comes into play. I...

  16. I snapped

    hapeewendy replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    hapeewendy enters and plays the role of hapee medium...... personally I see both sides here, And I reallllllly think that some words in various ppls posts have been grossly misinterpreted and made...

  17. Don't you love it when the doctor compliments you?

    hapeewendy replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    we all love a compliment and the ego boost it provides getting a compliment from a dr is no different but I dont put much faith in their kind compliments most of the time because the same one that...

  18. What do you do to get past the 2am slump

    hapeewendy replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    my body clock being all messed up like it is, I dont get a slump at 2am 3am or otherwise I love my nightshifts I would do them all the time if I could this flip flopping from days to nights and so on...

  19. Pity Floating CNA's :-(

    hapeewendy replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    Mario *short A sound, Big big heart* dont worry about these goofs...people ignore other staff all the time ,and its so stupid! I have learned that a sitter can save your Asssssssssssss in a pinch when...

  20. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    hapeewendy replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    despite not having children I am capable of having an opinion on the subject. Everyones ideas of child rearing and family are different and based on their own lives experiences.does it change when you...

  21. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    hapeewendy replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes it isnt as easy as pinning things down to the man "sitting on his duff" and not working although I am not married, my boyfriend is now unemployed, he was laid off, and its not for lack of...

  22. Prevacid and G.Tubes

    hapeewendy replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    we also use sodium bicarb where I work..... and yes we flush flush flush too! sodium bicarb also works for taking the coating right off a losec tab.... no granules in that pill but the coating could...

  23. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    hapeewendy replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I think that part of the reason we ***** and moan about the "gifts" we get on nurses day is that if you ask any one of us we would definitely say that proper staffing, good working conditions and the...

  24. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    hapeewendy replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    we got tee shirts, but that was for staff appreciation in general and mine kinda got holes in it really quickly from being washed after the whole 2 times I wore it so now its just kinda in my drawer...

  25. Patient non-compliance

    hapeewendy replied to NH-Viking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    if a patient is non compliant for reasons like lack of understanding, lack of resources or somehow lacks the ability to be compliant in some other way then thats a different issue entirely and the...