Nurse`Chief~Chickie

Nurse`Chief~Chickie

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  1. You know you work nights when.......

    besides the meds quandry( my noc or real noc? omg when do i take them.) i haatte birds. there is nothing good about the ungodly singsong noise in the am! i can set my alarm to make daytime business...
  2. You know you work nights when.......

    BWAHAHA..
  3. Pressure ulcers

    like several posters have said, i also learned to reposition a completely immobile pt q 15min. that's for someone who cannot shift their weight whatsoever. my honeys uncle is a bil bka and that's a...
  4. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    we have a doc that is famous for writing orders on friday for acute admissions on sunday! acute exac of copd or sometimes uncontrolled dm. legal?? ma ybe not, but after this long it just cracks us...
  5. Do you like team nursing?

    bleecckk! i have a prn job at a facility that does the rn/lpn/cna bit. i despise it. my main job is great for the fact that i am the nurse that cares for the team. i have a cna or tech with me and we...
  6. Day vs. Night Shift

    wow, i guess i'm the only one who prefers days. i've been on noc since august and i'm soooo not into it. i love the bustle of days, it helps me to stay organised, if i know that i have to keep a...
  7. Noc-shift blues

    i've just gotta rant. i've been on the night shift for 3 months now and i hate it!!!! i had the sweetest schedule during school. my fiancee and i always worked the same. which was a plus since we both...
  8. Are you my waitress today?

    :yelclap: :yeahthat: Why is it that we do sooooo much and get so little respect? A friend of mine frequents a local restaraunt and is friendly with certain waiters that they usually get. She and...
  9. low census blues

    i am totally with you on this one. imay not love my shift, but i would like to work it! this is the first weekend in two months that i've worked all 3 of my shifts. it's a bummer, i know how you...
  10. Noc-shift blues

    well, they do definately know i don't like it. they are accepting of me, i get along ok with most of them. i've worked here for 7 yrs, i'm pretty comfortable with the staff, it's just not the same....
  11. All Lpn's Please Read

    sooo, back to the topic, i'm an lpn in mo. we can't push iv meds, initiate blood, but once the bag is spiked, we are responsible for the admin and monitoring. we can admin ivpb to picc lines, but...
  12. Does Blood Make You Sick?

    everybody has a thing they love and a thing they loathe. i learned phlebotomy before nursing school, and i admit that i am a nurse afraid of needles. it took me two days to even practice sticking....
  13. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    hooha has always been my word! i love it that i've seen it on here so much! once i overheard the term lulu for the
  14. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    how about trimming those old crusty thick yellow crooked scraggly toenails with your teeth? [color=#483d8b]i shudder to even type
  15. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    Niiice...
  16. Sterile field contamination?

    ya know, hunters have charcoal liners for their britches that are for that very purpose. how will we incorporate that into our
  17. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    you won't need your underwear, but you can leave you socks
  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

  19. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    methinks thou dost not appreciate that we all are having fun, and i do wonder in all your years as a human that you've neeevvveeerrr felt superior to someone else who has made a mistake. especially...
  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    the nurses desk is not the place to call if you look outside and your car is gone. even if you were just at our facility yesterday. we are a small hospital, theres only so much we can do! i had...
  21. Personality Type and Nursing

    guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends, but they are quite serious about their duties and responsibilities. guardians take pride in being dependable and trustworthy; if there's a job to be...
  22. Being treated like dirt from the aides...

    i agree with too many things here to quote! 1st of all, a positive, mutuallyrespectful work relationship is key, however, don't be too concerned if this takes a while. no matter the title, new...
  23. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    dude, i was part of the biggest fiasco i've witnessed yet! a co-worker and myself were preparing to insert a foley. simple enough, i can actually say i have some skill here. the patient was a...
  24. Celebratory Tattoo?

    I LOVE the idea of a celebratory tattoo! In April two of my nursing school buddies got beautiful ivy leaves in consideration of our grueling experience in the I.V. therapy unit of our fourth semester....