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  1. Patient is a famous star

    nursechris1 replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ben Affleck Tim McGraw Sean Connery Paul Newman (I realize he is 82, but in his younger years he was hot) Mel Gibson I am only 41, but I seem to have a thing for older

  2. New Contraceptive Pill approved to stop periods

    nursechris1 replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on Seasonale for almost a year. I am supposed to have a period every 3 months during the week of the placebo pills. However, I have not had a period in 6 months. I asked my gyno if it was...

  3. Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews

    nursechris1 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I take seasonale due to endometriosis and PMDD. I have been Seasonale since August of last year, so I have had two "cycles". So far, I haven't had any problems. It was either the pill, or lupron or a...

  4. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    nursechris1 replied to SillyLilly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For some reason, it helps if I bend my neck back and look at the ceiling. I wonder, if we allowed ourselves to have a good cry weekly, if that would help with preventing the crying spells at work? I...

  5. Just my hospital??

    nursechris1 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    We have standing orders for Hospice. We might have 3 things listed for a symptom, like constipation. We were asked by a surveyor, "How do the nurses know which med to start with?" They say we are...

  6. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    nursechris1 replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not sure I understand. I obtained my diploma in Nebraska, but I am practicing nursing in Colorado. It has nothing to do with what type of education you have, a nursing license is the same for all...

  7. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    nursechris1 replied to SillyLilly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a nurse for 13 years. I have been this way off and on my whole life. Last summer was the worst. We had a very intense private duty patient that I had to try to staff 24/7, which was...

  8. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    nursechris1 replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am proud to be a diploma nurse. When I read that article yesterday, I was a bit upset. It makes nurses sound like we are all a bunch of idiots. We just walked off the street and started caring for...

  9. Charting at time of visit?

    nursechris1 replied to twinengines's topic in Home Health

    My perspective is that the charting should be at least started before moving on to your next patient. I didn't always complete my charting in the home, but I at least turned on the computer and put...

  10. 18 y/o RN!

    nursechris1 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so great. It gives me hope about that generation. I thought I knew what I wanted to do at 18, spent 5 years in college to achieve a bachelors in psych. I found out that I could't do anything...

  11. Had my first doctor scream at me today

    nursechris1 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our hospital just passed a policy, which was actually approved by the medical staff, regarding inappropriate behavior. It defines inappropriate behavior, and the physicians will have a "three strikes...

  12. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    nursechris1 replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah. The whole VIP thing makes me want to puke. All patients should be treated the same. I get so tired of "we need a nurse to sit with this patient all night for the next 3 nights. He/she is a...

  13. So . . .is nursing your final stop?

    nursechris1 replied to EthnicBeauty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started out with a bachelor's in psych, realized it wouldn't get me anywhere, so went back to school. I am a diploma RN. I am now working on a master's in health administration. I am 41, but I still...

  14. Anyone Squeamish?

    nursechris1 replied to nursingasanart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's funny, I could suction a trach with no problem, but boogers bother me. I can't stand to see a kid with a snotty nose. When I see someone eat their boogers, I come very close to puking. Even...

  15. Nursing for compassion or the financial reward?

    nursechris1 replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    It's pretty difficult to show compassion when you can't pay the bills. I used to really enjoy being a nurse. Now I am in Management, and I don't feel like a nurse at all. Unfortunately, I had to make...

  16. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    nursechris1 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was about 15 years ago, when I was a CNA. I was working in a nursing home. We had a patient who was 103. I was putting him to bed, and I leaned over to give him a hug goodnight. He grabbed me and...

  17. Rhinestone RN Video-parody of Rhinestone Cowboy song

    nursechris1 replied to scmadm's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG, I am

  18. What do you think of JCAHO?

    nursechris1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, You all make me feel better. We had our survey last year. Even the CEO felt sorry for me. We have a very small home health agency, 50 home health patients and an average of 5 hospice patients. We...

  19. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    nursechris1 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I don't know how you new grads make it. I do remember, when I graduated 13 years ago, I started at $12/hr. I thought I was rich!:rotfl: I was previously making about 6/hr as a CNA. I just can't...

  20. Anybody work in Winter Park or near ski resorts?

    nursechris1 replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The oncology clinic is part of the hospital organization. I know they are very busy with both radiation and chemo. The cost of living here is very, very high, so make sure you look into housing before...

  21. Anything good about CO nursing?????

    nursechris1 replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I agree totally. I moved here two years ago from Nebraska, and I am disappointed with the cost of living and the wages. In Omaha, we lived in a nice, roomy, 4 bedroom house, that we sold for about...

  22. planning a move to CO: what's the pay like?

    nursechris1 replied to tutored's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I have found that the pay isn't any different than other places. I live in the Vail area, and my nurses make anywhere from 25-30/hr depending on their experience and length of service. It is very...

  23. Working in Summit County

    nursechris1 replied to JPine's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I hear you there. I am renting right now, and my husband and I are trying to figure out if we will ever be able to afford to buy a house. I like living here though. If anyone is looking to live...

  24. LPN in Hospice/Home Care

    nursechris1 replied to nancyhospicern's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We use LPNs in several ways. If we are short HHA, they do baths. We use them for overflow nurse visits when the case managers are busy, or when Case managers go on vacation. We had an LPN who did...

  25. Weekend and evening admissions?

    nursechris1 replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are lucky to have 2 nurses who work every weekend to do admits and emergency visits. I recently hired a 12-8 LPN to do admits for us after hours, as it seemed we had more and more requests for...