LovingNurse BSN, RN

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    Anyone here develop carpal tunnel since becoming a nurse

    LovingNurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    The wrist splints at night helped me for a long time. When I could no longer grip the steering wheel I knew it was time for the surgery. Only thing I regret is that I waited so long! Much better!...
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    My two least favorite words

    LovingNurse replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "frequent
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    Mutual Respect

    LovingNurse replied to mid2348's topic in General Nursing

    I adore most of our CNA's! Totally awesome & vital members of the team.
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    Trouble

    LovingNurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    Don't move on, or away from, a chapter - concept etc., until you "get it." Getting down to the cellular level on things always took me extra time to figure out. If your lectures and text aren't...
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    This thread will change your life forever

    LovingNurse replied to mzattitude's topic in General Students

    Hi - I haven't been following any of your threads. Just stumbled upon this one, so will just go with what I got from it. :) I think I see what you are saying. As humans, we all have different...
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    do you know of?

    LovingNurse replied to eve104's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy, I've been happily married for 20 years, but prior to meeting my hubby, I did date a former pt. once. Typical small talk lead to a few good conversations where we discovered some common...
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    gift for preceptor

    LovingNurse replied to lindseyr.n.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Lindsey, I had an awesome preceptor too. I gave her a nice card and a Willow Tree angel figurine. I wasn't sure whether to get her the "Thank you" angel or the "Angel of Caring." She truly is an...
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    Knees hurt after a day of clinical!

    LovingNurse replied to NICUplease's topic in General Students

    I ditto everyone else on the shoes. Even with a "good" pair of shoes, I'd sometimes still get knee pain - new shoes can shift the weight/pressure on our joints enough to make our bodies do some...
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    Wound Care Clinic!

    LovingNurse replied to Starfish1's topic in General Students

    Don't be too disappointed in yourself. I think most nurses can remember a time when they became light-headed or queasy over something. It happened to me several years ago, and I can think of no other...
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    Surgical Clinical

    LovingNurse replied to amjowens's topic in General Students

    I'm so glad you had a good experience in surgery. I loved, loved, loved the times I spent in the O.R. as a student! I, too, had a great team to show me the ropes and even all the surgeons were...
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    Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    LovingNurse replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think tunnel earrings are very unattractive and make a person look rather silly. (sorry... it just makes me wonder why anyone would think that looks good?) But .... phycial appearances...
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    Honestly...Did I over-react?

    LovingNurse replied to oliveralways's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have tended to the cleaning and care of the scratches myself, filled out an incident report and reported to employee health first thing in the a.m. (Our Employee Health Dept requires...
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    Prayers for me

    LovingNurse replied to RN1982's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm glad things went well with your appt. Two of the nurses I work with had lap-band this year and two more are planning it. Sending up prayers for you right now.
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    Inspiration--Just got mine today!

    LovingNurse replied to tripp3horn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry your little one got hurt - but there was a silver lining in the day if it brought you inspiration. Congratulations on working toward your dream. You sound like you'll be a wonderful nurse....
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    When to start applying for jobs

    LovingNurse replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    Apply now. It takes HR a while to process applications, conduct 1st & 2nd interviews, then do a background check & make an offer, etc. A delayed start date for a new grad is perfectly...
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    Merck suspends lobbying for Gardasil vaccine

    LovingNurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I talked to a mom (who's a pharmacist) at a ball game last year who said her girls would not be getting the vaccine because her neighbor's daughter had recently rec'd it and was in the hospital -...
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    What qualities of scrubs to you look for???

    LovingNurse replied to michtiu_888's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like the Cherokee workwear scrub sets - they meet all my requirements --- tops have the large double pockets, pants have the MUST HAVE cargo pockets (the short one is perfect for ETOH wipes and the...
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    endometrial ablasion

    LovingNurse replied to Laurab14's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have friends and family who've had great success with their endometrial ablation. I wasn't a very good candidate, but I wanted to try it anyway. (I had known fibroids - so was having a hysteroscopic...
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    Scared to talk to Doctors

    LovingNurse replied to jam0516's topic in General Nursing

    I have docs in my family, and yep they do use the potty just like the rest of us. Also just like other people - some have great personalities - some don't. I just moved to the night shift and...
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    Pain is subjective?

    LovingNurse replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Everyone's laughing except me.

    LovingNurse replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's what she's referring to. I occasionally find the urethral opening just inside the lady parts. Aiming upward as someone previously mentioned, works well for me too. As for seeing 3...
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    MRSA isolation

    LovingNurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Our ID doc suggests Bactroban for the nares and Hibiclens showers daily x 2 weeks for people (patients/family/staff) who are
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    advanced directives and power or attorney, please answer my question

    LovingNurse replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in General Nursing

    We remind patients filling out AD and DPOA paperwork that selecting their DPOA is a huge decision because it really, really needs to be someone who they feel they can trust to honor their wishes....
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    What kind of nursing bag do you have?

    LovingNurse replied to Sterren's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a couple nice bags with lots of compartments, but the one I carry is a flimsy cloth thing that I like better because it squishes up nicely to fit in a cramped locker, plus it's lightweight. No...
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    Digoxin Error, What should have been done?

    LovingNurse replied to WVStarFish's topic in Patient Medications

    Kudos to you wvstarfish, for doing what is right...For doing what you were taught to do... For doing what your are expected to do...For doing what you'd want a nurse to do if it were you or your loved...