spiceyqueen

spiceyqueen

Spinal Rehab (2yr), neuro,currently ICU

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  1. How far do you live from work?

    spiceyqueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    25 minutes by train, wait 5 minutes, the 15-10 minutes by bus. would be 1.5 hrs if i drove, plus the stress of traffic, the swearing.....Wish i lived 10minutes walk from

  2. Nursing student in distress...Please Help !!!!!

    spiceyqueen replied to k.lvn.mom's topic in General Nursing

    k.LVN2b someone once told me this "ake it easy on yourself, focus on the basics of the unit" it didnt make sense then, but once i did, i stopped being too hard on myself..and as on of the posters...

  3. Humorous Introspection

    spiceyqueen replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    -Swearing- Both loudly and under my breath -I used to worry about simple cuts--- realised there are more things to worry about. -certainly worked out how to use stubborn vending machines, especially...

  4. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    spiceyqueen replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    on a very slow evening shift, helping guys into bed, i said to one of the guys (a quad)."mate, do you prefer to get get undressed in the chair or on the bed?"didnt realise how bad it sounded till his...

  5. Life Expectancy Calculator

    spiceyqueen replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    mine's 76 looks like i need some aspirin, cut back on the sweets ( i have tried sultanas as an option), cutting hours at my work(yeah right!!!), stop the iron suplements, keep the BSL

  6. How would you make inpatient rooms better?

    spiceyqueen replied to Email4KH's topic in General Nursing

    one of my friends(male) always says that most hospitals (rooms) were designed by men - dont think further than the design. NRSANG 97---am definitely with you on the light thing......... beside wider...

  7. What's your favorite type of patient?

    spiceyqueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    when working in rehab, had this patient who always had setback everytime he made it so far( one step forward, 6 steps back). but despite everything he would keep trying, whines when absolutely...

  8. What's your favorite type of patient?

    spiceyqueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    when working in rehab, had this patient who always had setback everytime he made it so far( one step forward, 6 steps back). but despite everything he would keep trying, whines when absolutely...

  9. ~Cardiologist & Gynecologist.

    spiceyqueen replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in Nursing Humor

    thats

  10. Would you ever be a doctor?

    spiceyqueen replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    when growing up it was one of my greatest dreams(among others) to be a doctor and treat and help sick people. i really detested nurses because my experience with them was that they gave me pain, they...

  11. kids and enemas

    spiceyqueen posted a topic in Pediatric

    i have had lots of exp as a babysitter and aunty but not in paeds. i just got one question, is it safe to give babies enemas/suppositories from a paeds nurses point of view. here is the scenario One...

  12. Stage fright and report

    spiceyqueen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    one nurse taught me a trick during my first clinical ever in a surgical unit, using the ABC(not to say that sometimes i dont get all shaky and forget what i was going to say especialy when i have...

  13. Naked?

    spiceyqueen replied to JBirdAngel's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    cyberkat, i agree that many pts like it far less than we do. (except some really strange ones) Jbirdangel,by the way after a while you sort of become indefferent,thing is its important to maintain...

  14. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    spiceyqueen replied to nckayaker's topic in Emergency

    on a dysreflexic spinal pt who 280/170 (he had a kidney stone), not uncommon for him, one time during bowel care 250/140, kinked SPC 200 over something. same pt has generally low BP(90/60) due to...

  15. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    spiceyqueen replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    got two pairs Rockport and hush puppies ( bought them ages ago, they serve me well, are comfortable and look good

  16. Most RN's first borns?

    spiceyqueen replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    might have to break the stats. last born of nine(6 blood sisters, 3 adopted), father teetotaler, mother extremely dotting, but first nurse in the whole family( including close to 25

  17. backstabbers, 2-faced coworkers

    spiceyqueen replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Hey that is a vey good essay......my goal when i go to work is make sure that my patients are well cared for, that i respect my fellow nurses and othe proffesionals, and i do my best to make sure i am...

  18. Question about foreign nurses practicing in the US

    spiceyqueen replied to jiabaoyu's topic in General Nursing

    hey, in Australia if a Dr. from another country comes to work as a nurse, well they can only get a job as an Assistant in Nursing.worked in a nursing Home with and indian doctor(with close to six...

  19. Graduate nurses vs. Experienced Nurses

    spiceyqueen replied to SCGreywolf's topic in Nursing Humor

    ]A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read it. ]>An experienced nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons. ] ]was just looking at the number of pins on my...

  20. Christian Nurse's Acrostic Poem

    spiceyqueen replied to mandirocker's topic in Nursing Humor

    i think that really great. its amazing how spirituality( not specific to christianity) and nursing are

  21. Patient is a famous star

    spiceyqueen replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    Terrence Howard, Adam Rodriguez....Seal, Clive owen, GAry Dourdan....... Dave Evans(U2) and outof total respect for the woman....Judi