Pat_Pat RN

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    What was your SNF experience like?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to VeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, "Charge Nurse" at SNF doesn't mean anything. I was always "Charge Nurse" when worked there, that just meant I was an RN, basically. As to your question, SNF sucked, for me, it was...
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    What offends you (nursing related)?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Not
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    Do you use a DVT/PE Risk Assessment Tool?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct. At my hospital, unless a patient is one who is walking all the time, they get Lovenox or heparin, every one. The docs do the ordering of this, so I don't exactly know all the ins and...
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    Lantus vs other insulins

    Pat_Pat RN replied to riverotter's topic in Patient Medications

    I woulnd't want to be on the road with someone coming off of many of the psychotropic medications like Effexor, Prozac, et. al. that cause brain zaps and possible
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    Opinions on nursing students?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to milesims's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was an awesome nursing student. Everyone else
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    scheduling

    Pat_Pat RN replied to mrspitt07's topic in General Nursing

    Don't fix what ain't
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    Lantus vs other insulins

    Pat_Pat RN replied to riverotter's topic in Patient Medications

    Can't the same thing be said of most medications? Re: patient
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    Working full time and going to school at night.. Need ADVICE

    Pat_Pat RN replied to helloimesperanza's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to someone at your school and where you are doing clinicals to see if they ever do student
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    Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

    Pat_Pat RN replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a UC in the ER before getting my RN. UCs DO run the unit. Things don't happen without them. If that chair is empty, it puts a whole lot of stress on everyone else. Sometimes UCs can anticipate...
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Here they make an extra $0/year for a
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    Become a Nurse But Don't Work As One

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Stargate Atlantis's topic in General Nursing

    Pics?
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    Become a Nurse But Don't Work As One

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Stargate Atlantis's topic in General Nursing

    Our current manager came from our OB unit, she worked in a NH for a few months after nursing school, worked on our OB unit for maybe a year, now is our manager and just got her
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    Pat_Pat RN replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    ?? Because the government oversteps their
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    Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    Pat_Pat RN replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I listened to this conversation tonight. So THAT'S why they follow me around? Opening jars and getting things off the top
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Pat_Pat RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "You should really come to work clean-shaven." -To FEMALE
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    Hospital that bans family members

    Pat_Pat RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The last time my wife was in the hospital the staff was great. She was in the ICU for 2 weeks and I was allowed to stay the entire time. They were wonderful. But, being a nurse I stayed out of their...
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    Tested positive for marijuana

    Pat_Pat RN replied to SimplyMarie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Working with a headache is working impaired? What should I do? Call in everytime I have a headache? lol This is truly laughable. Nurses are always going on about not getting bathroom breaks, not...
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    Why Do Computers Still Seem NEWFANGLED?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My parents got my sister a TRS-80 computer. I'm pretty sure I did more than she did with it, even though I was about 7 and couldn't type. We had the tape player-recorder, that was a wonderful...
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    Clipping nails at nurse's station

    Pat_Pat RN replied to BillieP's topic in General Nursing

    I have 0 problems with this. I've done it myself. If you have 1 patient and it's 1am and you notice they are kinda long... As far as being a
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    Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone else use Poo Pouri? Amazing
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    Why 1/2 normal saline?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Was Lasix a home
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most people would THINK it was when I cleaned a slaughter house afterhours, but I really didn't mind that job. Probably the worst was working at the ski resort. Fiberglass in your hands from picking...
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    How to stand out?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    Dye your hair pink and purple and get a big nose ring. You'll stand out, for
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    Beard as a male nurse?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    The picture is not the
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    Bullied? What the heck is this about?

    Pat_Pat RN replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not remotely related, but kinda, or something... I'm the only male nurse at our facility, so many times someone will enter or leave the unit with a "Hello ladies!" or some such salutation. Sometimes...