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  1. What is it about Med-Surg?

    hapeewendy replied to Mint Julip's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love med-surg honestly its the only area of nursing I see myself in .... not exactly a general medicine or surgey unit, but definitely the acute med-surg aspect of nursing... people keep suggesting...

  2. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    hapeewendy replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    my feelgood song at work ,you know the song you sing to yourself that just makes you smile is Mr Jones - the counting crows seriously ,if I hear it , or sing along with it , I just feel better... its...

  3. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    hapeewendy replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    under pressure - queen featuring david bowie I love this song ,and although it may not totally be applicable to nursing, there are some nights that I sing it :) Pressure pushing down on me Pressing...

  4. I wrote up a doctor

    hapeewendy replied to RN always's topic in General Nursing

    I almost wrote up a complaint about a nurse, now now now settle down, I wasnt eating one of my own or anything , I was in a full blown asthma attack and she didnt even listen to my lungs , kay fine,...

  5. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    hapeewendy replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    guys guys guys why are you surprised? this isnt the first time we have witnessed these antics .... blessed are those who actively use the IGNORE function for they do not have to deal with such...

  6. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    hapeewendy replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    its not all about the snazzy exciting skills on your checklist nursing is far beyond that....SOME nursing students these days (and I havent been a nurse for that long so its not like old gramma wendy...

  7. Am I just being petty?

    hapeewendy replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    On to bigger and better things! you deserve no less.. rootin for ya I'm in a very uhhhhh unnice situation right now at work but cant really talk about it just yet ... so I feel ya, know where yer...

  8. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    hapeewendy replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    STANDING OVATION APPLAUSE HIGH FIVE AMEN HALLEJUAH RIGHT ON! and WOOT!

  9. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    hapeewendy replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    both sides of the fence over here .... as a student I was originally paired with a preceptor who was my polar opposite and didnt trust the fact that I had ANY skill or knowledge to bring to the table,...

  10. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    hapeewendy replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe we keep mentioning it because ppl still keep insisting that it isnt true.... we had a few of our permanent dayshifters work a few nights this past month and well they've finally shut their word...

  11. sleeping staff

    hapeewendy replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we have unpaid breaks at my workplace so on my break I do whatever I wanna do if that includes putting my feet up and shutting my eyes so be it... on the rare occasion we get proper breaks it isnt...

  12. I Got The Nicu Job!!!

    hapeewendy replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    congrats! I know you're going to be such an asset to the NICU! you are just the type of nurse that I would want looking after my lil one, if I had one that is heh those baby's and their families need...

  13. Direct Admits

    hapeewendy replied to MissdonditaBsn's topic in General Nursing

    I think that if it was serious enough that they be sent to be directly admitted to the hospital then they need to get some orders written on them before they show up on the unit.... I understand the...

  14. Direct Admits

    hapeewendy replied to MissdonditaBsn's topic in General Nursing

    we take the occasional direct admit but since the whole fiasco that took place on my unit last year , I think all the patients who were to be direct admits are at least assessed in ER before transfer...

  15. Reusing medical supplies

    hapeewendy replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    there was a story here some time ago, I cant remember the details but it invovled something similar to what youre talking about badbird, I think it was in Quebec, and they sent out letters to patients...

  16. Reusing medical supplies

    hapeewendy replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh kristy vomitus ensuitus lordy yeah good point though, where does the cost saving end? I shudder to think about it I'm about to buy medical supplies wholesale and bring them to the...

  17. Reusing medical supplies

    hapeewendy replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know , maybe I'm a germaphobe but that bothers me too ...... that and the fact that if I went to the drs the least they could do would be to give me a new urine bottle to pee in each time ,...

  18. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    hapeewendy replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    hahah as for the whole "is it ever okay to bend the truth?" question I would not have been able to restrain myself from saying something like "only during a job interview when you really want the job"...

  19. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    hapeewendy replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I bet its only a matter of time before the first interviewer mentioned has to solemnly ask the question "tell me about the time you got so pi$$ed off at someone for asking silly quetsions and beat...

  20. Admirable qualities

    hapeewendy replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    all of the above mentioned ! plus the practice of empathy actually bothering to try to understand what it is like for the people under your care on a regular basis ...this gets overlooked far too...

  21. Canesten Commercial!

    hapeewendy posted a topic in General Nursing

    okay I have a huge problem (no not a yeast infection!) I was just loungin around today and saw a commercial for canesten cream and the main "Character" was a nurse...shes yattering about how canseten...

  22. Canesten Commercial!

    hapeewendy replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    haha yes good point nothin like seeing two women beating the heck out of eachother for some bald redneck to make you feel super normal! this episode of jerry springer brought to you by canesten vag...

  23. I hate this family members!

    hapeewendy replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    in the area I work we have a lot of issues that come up with family members , some so serious that nurses have refused to care for the patients just because of the grief dished out by the family. I...

  24. NURSING SCHOOL: Your Biggest Challenge!

    hapeewendy replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the hardest part of nursing school for me was just coping with everything that was going on at the time. When I graduated highschool , my parents who had a particularly nasty divorce went to...

  25. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    hapeewendy replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    would all of you martyrs and hero's please SPARE ME! get out of your delusional mindset that it somehow benefits someone (yourself, patients, co workers whomever) for you to come into work when you...