icunurse42066

icunurse42066

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  1. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    icunurse42066 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I have to say it, "No I do not answer call lights, it is beneath me and I didn't go to school to become a RN and answer call lights!!!" Just kidding of course. Yes I do answer call lights....

  2. Thank you notes to patients?

    icunurse42066 replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

    I want to write this one, "Thank you so much for inserting (insert favorite foreign object here) into your rectum and allowing us to remove it. We really needed the laugh that night. You made an...

  3. Pre-employment drug screen / drug test

    icunurse42066 replied to RD_Congo's topic in General Nursing

    Was this a legit post or was the OP just trying to get a

  4. Do you know the right answer?

    icunurse42066 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure they have great insurance? (or insurance period for that

  5. Ever had folks assume you're the Aide not the Nurse????!!!!

    icunurse42066 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I was a LPN for 10 years before going back to school. Wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Really helped me out in RN

  6. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    icunurse42066 replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    So, what if the OP used an earned vacation day for the day they called in sick, would that be considred stealing too? If that be the case, then whenever we take a weeks worth of vacation time, then...

  7. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    icunurse42066 replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but how can this be considerd stealing? It is sick time that the OP has EARNED!!! It is the OP's time to use it how she sees fit. My experience has been that if "you don't use it, you...

  8. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    icunurse42066 replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!!!!:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

  9. Ever had folks assume you're the Aide not the Nurse????!!!!

    icunurse42066 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    That was freaking

  10. Shoes Blues.....

    icunurse42066 replied to rideslikethewind's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have tried about a thousand different brands of shoes. Now mind you I am 6'2" and weigh 350+ so my feet really hate me, not to mention I have a plantars wart AND a bunion on my right foot (I know,...

  11. starting on nights tomorrow. Question..

    icunurse42066 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually take a nap or stay up late on my days off, but I have worked MN for 12 years now, so I guess my body's used to it. I always feel more tired if I try to take a nap before going in....

  12. Help-my Hubby's Jealous Of allnurses.com

    icunurse42066 replied to bossynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    No flack from the wifey here, as long as the laundry's done, the dishes are washed, the house is spotless, and something else.......oh yeah, the kids are

  13. dumb conscious sedation questions

    icunurse42066 replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    In KY LPN's can push certain meds, but definately NOT CS!!! Too many things can go horrifically wrong!! I guess the MD has trained the janitor to

  14. Recruiter Fired

    icunurse42066 replied to redsnapper3333's topic in Travel

    definately call and find out what the h--l is going on! i have had recruiters move on to "other duties", but i usually found out from the recruiter that took over for them when they called me. never...

  15. Really concerned NEED HELP

    icunurse42066 replied to littlemexicanboy's topic in General Nursing

    As a male nurse, I applaud your decision to go into nursing. I have never known an instructor to yell at a student. Yes they can be a little gruff at times, but never yell. The yelling will start...

  16. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    icunurse42066 replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am currently on a travel assignment and the manager where I'm at told me when I first came here that some of the permanent staff didn't like travelers. She told them just to let her know when they...

  17. Share Your Saying

    icunurse42066 replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    don't make love by the garden gate because love is blind but your neighbors

  18. seasoned nurse needs advice

    icunurse42066 replied to lynn0808's topic in General Nursing

    Hey lynn0808, Is softstorms the nurse that was precepting you? It sounds like they are trying to twist your words around too. Not one place did I see in your post that you dropped the F bomb, nor...

  19. should i just quit?

    icunurse42066 replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You took the words right out of my mouth!! IMHO, any nurse should have at LEAST 2 years med-surg before entering into any Critical Care area. I'm not saying that nurses do not do well if they go...

  20. Should this patient be in ICU??

    icunurse42066 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, this pt should be in the ICU!! By the time they are "hemodynamically unstable", it may be too late. As a traveler, I have been to several different hospitals, but the one constant...

  21. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    icunurse42066 replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    To get back on topic, I had a pt come to the ER because her feet hurt and she had blisters on them! Now, I had already been there for 13 hours, had not sat down to eat or anything, and here was this...

  22. Nurse fired for calling police

    icunurse42066 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, yes in a way you were demeaning the nurse for getting fired. I believe if you would have read the entire post, they tried to handle it internally. I'm sorry, but I do not get paid...

  23. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    icunurse42066 replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i guess if i would have paid attention in ob class i might have gotten it.......no, i wouldn't have:lol2: that's one class i just didn't care for. let other people have that speciality!!!! lol!! no...

  24. Grades don't matter!

    icunurse42066 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Where did that come from? All the poster was saying is that they are proud of their grades just as much as the ones who get straight A's brag about theirs. Maybe the poster busted their butt to get...

  25. Grades don't matter!

    icunurse42066 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    i actually only got an a or two. not because i didn't try, i was having to work full time and go to school as well, plus i was 32 years old and my study habits were kinda rusty to say the