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  1. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    kcalohagirl replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that one used a lot on our floor is "babygirl". But it is really hard to get mad at my 60-something CNA when she walks in with a big smile on her face and says, "Hey there, babygirl,...

  2. Injured in E.D. (kinda long)

    kcalohagirl replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

    Can't give you medical advice. But have you considered pressing

  3. I need some serious advice!

    kcalohagirl replied to tgirl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You've got a tough decision to make. The first year out is tough no matter where you go. I have a lot of classmates that went to ICUs when we graduated 18 months ago, and most of them had...

  4. You Just Don't Care!!!

    kcalohagirl replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for such a well written post. *huge hugs* And I not only think you should submit that essay to nursing journals and the local paper, I think you should submit it to the "My Turn" column of...

  5. Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working on my unit since May of last year. At times I feel like I have everything together, and at times I feel like I have no freaking clue what I should do. I would like to think that...

  6. Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    kcalohagirl replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    lol. but i was a cocktail waitress for 15 years before i was a nurse. *grin* my bartenders never showed the blatant lack of support for me this charge nurse did. and when customers ticked me off, i...

  7. Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    kcalohagirl replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    the charge nurse "justified" the situation by saying that I should have known better. I agree. However, if i am unsure about something, who else shoud I go to, besides the charge nurse. I'm...

  8. Nursing Student's breakdown moment

    kcalohagirl replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    You did fine. I may be wrong in assuming that your patient is elderly. Or I may not. I know from talking to my grandmother, that daily baths were not common for people of her generation. I know that a...

  9. Some of our residents scare me. . . . .

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    So. . . .two days ago I float off my happy little unit to a medical telemetry unit. No sooner do I take report on my patients than I get a phone call from Pharmacy. "About that fentanyl order for Ms...

  10. Pinky finger issue

    kcalohagirl replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. It's been awhile since anatomy. For practical use, 5th finger works for

  11. Pinky finger issue

    kcalohagirl replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    However, wouldn't the finger be a phalange rather than a

  12. scheduled my nclex-rn exam!!

    kcalohagirl replied to labrador4122's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am not an expert. Nobody knows how you learn and how yu study better than you do. However, that being said, my 2 cents worth is. . . . . If you feel like you have a pretty good "handle" on things:...

  13. How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    kcalohagirl replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not peeking, reading unabashedly. My husband is an RN, as am I. He doesn't read this board, but I do. This forum can sometimes open up conversations. We talk about work, yes, on a day to day...

  14. Lets do this differently for a change.

    kcalohagirl replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    And that is exactly why I say I could have handled the situation with that secondary preceptor "more gracefully". I'm not a preceptor yet. On my floor, you hopefully have at least 2 years...

  15. Does anyone here actually like or "not mind" cleaning poop???

    kcalohagirl replied to MrsNursey2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I won't say I enjoy cleaning up poop. And some days/shifts are definitely worse than others. However, phlegm definitely geebs me out worse! I can deal with the smell of poop, but the sound of...

  16. nurses who don't want students

    kcalohagirl replied to crimsondawn's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you had a rotten experience. I had one like that my very last semester in nursing school. The nurse acted like I had never had my hands on a patient before. I was working in a new area,...

  17. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    kcalohagirl replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I may need to read the entire thread when I am a little less brain-dead. (It has been an insane week so far, and it is not over yet!) Initial thoughts. . . . . I can't comment on other nursing...

  18. Opinions about night shift and personal health

    kcalohagirl replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I also work nights. We are both nurses, we both work at the same hospital, and we try to work 2 nights of the week together (though not on the same unit) and we each get a night on our...

  19. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    kcalohagirl replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    While maybe not technically a "sexual harassment" issue, I believe it is definitely a "creating a hostile work environment" issue. Small minded and ignorant. Period. My husband and I are both nurses...

  20. Started Med-Surg Per Diem

    kcalohagirl replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good luck with that! I think it will be great experience for you. As far as the plantar fascitis is concerned, I heard somewhere that rolling a tennis ball along the bottom of your foot, (like while...

  21. Needle Fears are going to waste the $30,000+ I spent on TUITION

    kcalohagirl replied to NursingChick21's topic in General Nursing

    True story: I hate being stuck. I had to go through 2 series of Rabies shots when I was 7, with blood draws, etc. One of the nurses was really rough, not empathetic, etc. That has colored my views...

  22. Time off (PTO) for full time vs. part time nurses

    kcalohagirl replied to cands04's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is making me realize I need to look back in my handbook and doublecheck the specifics. . . . .It's been over a year since hospital orientation, and when you are a night-shifter trying to...

  23. Lets do this differently for a change.

    kcalohagirl replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    Dang allnurses ate my response that I had been working for 10 minutes on. Which means it was too long, so I guess I'm glad it did. LOL Let me sum up. I'm not a new grad anymore, but I was a year ago....

  24. Self sufficient???? When????

    kcalohagirl replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Glad to hear you are feeling better about things. Just remember. Any nurse who says she has never felt like you is either. . . . 1. lying or 2. So out of touch with her own limitations she is...

  25. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    kcalohagirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: !!!!!!! Granted, I am not always the picture of healthy living, but that takes the cake!!!!! I work in a regional hospital, in the "big city". We get a lot of "challenging" patients...