nrsang97 BSN, RN

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    When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    nrsang97 replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    I just say "I'm a nurse or ICU
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    nrsang97 replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt in nursing school come in as a newly diagnosed diabetic with a glucose of 2000. Yes that is right
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    You know you're a nurse when...

    nrsang97 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you get excited over things like starting an IV on someone you never thought you could get one in and it was in the middle finger. You are even more excited to find out that the next day it is...
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    nose piercing, what should I do?

    nrsang97 replied to Shelbey's topic in General Nursing

    Take it out for the interview. Just like the PP said that they will give you the policy once you are hired. I have worked with many nurses who had nose
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    You know you're a nurse when...

    nrsang97 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nope I still have
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    8 months in and suddenly can't start an IV!

    nrsang97 replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I have my dry spells and I have been a RN for 12 years. Some days I can't hit the broadside of a barn and others I am able to get IV's in that I never thought I
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    East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    nrsang97 replied to VioletaRockos's topic in General Nursing

    If I ever had to leave Michigan I would be pretty selective as to where we would move to. For sure not down South for the same reasons KelRN mentioned. I could see myself on the east coast or...
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    Toxic Nurse

    nrsang97 replied to jenrak's topic in Nursing Humor

    Put me and a certain co worker together and the poo hits the
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    nrsang97 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I saw Marfan syndrome in nursing school during my Peds
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    Dum, du dum, dum DUM...........

    nrsang97 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    We have reorganized some of our staff roles. Nurses and nurse assistants are now doing their own blood draws (making a standard system wide) so our phlebotomists on nights will support until December...
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    A Nurse with POTS Disability: A Great Success Story!

    nrsang97 replied to CrazyCoconut's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Congratulations!
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    nrsang97 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pt like that in our unit
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    nrsang97 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have hats for urine samples, big boy and low boy beds, computers are WOW's, dynamaps. The saline lock loop I call it a J loop. Christmas tree for the O2
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    Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    nrsang97 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital system I work for did away with extra pay for working weekend option. No talks of getting rid of shift diff for
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    5 Tips in How To Adapt to Night Shift

    nrsang97 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I sleep better when I am home alone during the day. No husband home and snoring in our bed, no kiddo in our bed, and no dog in my bed. I have a difficult time when my mother in law is watching my...
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    Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    nrsang97 replied to pheonixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a nurse dress up as a nun last year. I would have been totally freaked out if she came in my room and I was a confused elderly patient or psych pt. We had a transporter dress up as Michael...
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    Mandated colors

    nrsang97 replied to KRSLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At my current job we have to wear navy for nursing. As of Feb,1 2014 when we go live on EPIC we change to ceil blue for inpatient nurses, Navy for ER, Wine/burgandy for nurse assistants (their...
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    Bullying at work, far commute... what to do??

    nrsang97 replied to NS81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^^^^^^ I wish I could like this a thousand times. RNperdiem is right. Find a closer to home job, and take the pay cut. It wont be as bad as you think when you wont be spending $700 on transport...
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    I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    nrsang97 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Jane82, You can't keep blaming yourself. You need to take this as a lesson and not do the same thing again. I have made some mistakes in my 12 years of nursing that is for sure. If I said I never...
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    Back to work after knee surgery

    nrsang97 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had knee surgery. I do know that sometimes docs forget just exactly what we do. Explain that you what kind of floor nursing you do. Most people who have knee surgery have at the very...
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    You won't believe.....

    nrsang97 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that the OP was rude. She was engrossed in what she was reading, and mumbled a "hi" and went about her business reading the document. I think the student over reacted for sure. Not all...
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    A little frustated

    nrsang97 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse who had at least 3-4 years of adult neuro ICU experience and had to leave due to a shoulder injury. She went right away to NICU and loves it. You will find a job in NICU one...
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    EMS call what would you do?

    nrsang97 replied to rnjetta12's topic in School

    You did the right thing. Mom needed to listen to why you wanted her kid checked
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    nrsang97 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a pt named Olive
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    In need for a good support shoes

    nrsang97 replied to musaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Brooks has running and walking shoes. I live in Mi and we have an awesome store in the Detroit area for runners. I got mine there. I bought these shoes because I have an issue with over pronation...