Flo1216

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  1. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Flo1216 replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is keeping Spanish speakers from becoming nurses. If they want to do it bad enough then they will brush up on their English skills and work hard just like everyone else. We recruit nurses from...

  2. I know nursing is a 24 hour job but...

    Flo1216 replied to 502Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    One time an 11-7 nurse on peds went home without signing that she had given the 7AM dose of Mestinon to an 18 year old pt with Myasthenia Gravis. So I (as a student) gave the 7 am dose. I was about to...

  3. How do you deal with rude patients?

    Flo1216 replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can handle the rude patients usually...it's the rude relatives that make me want to pull my hair out. Especially the ones who accuse you of not cleaning their incontinent of urine and stool father "...

  4. cops 'n nurses

    Flo1216 replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

    I love

  5. Travelers: picky scheduling

    Flo1216 replied to redhedgoddess's topic in General Nursing

    Redhead...No offense, but it really isn't any of your business about her scheduled days off. Maybe she has extenuating circumstances that require her to have those days off. Why should she be...

  6. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    Flo1216 replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best instructors I have ever had was new to teaching. Some of the worst teachers I have had have had over 20 years experience. Besides, if they suck then just fire

  7. Experienced Nurse vs. Graduate Nurse

    Flo1216 replied to Dplear's topic in Nursing Humor

    Whether or not it is funny..it is DEFINITELY

  8. Experienced Nurse vs. Graduate Nurse

    Flo1216 replied to Dplear's topic in Nursing Humor

    "....An Experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a pt. throws up " Wow-housekeeping cleans up your puke? You are so lucky. We have to clean up our own puke. Housekeeping just mops the floor...

  9. What Freaks You Out?

    Flo1216 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Last night in ICU there was a HUGE coakroach. It was dead, but still. I don't like the idea that there was a coakroach in our

  10. What Freaks You Out?

    Flo1216 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    On my first clinical ever as a freshman, I was giving a bedbath to a 99 year old woman. When we turned her, I saw that her whole uterus was on the bed. I mean the entire thing was OUT, connected only...

  11. Medication Aides

    Flo1216 replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Really? CNAS can do foleys and straight caths? I am sorry, but that is just not right. In my hosptial, LPNS aren't allowed to catheterize men or children.Also, often CNAS and medical assistants are...

  12. Medication Aides

    Flo1216 replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    I know they use them in assisted living communities in NJ. They call them medics. I wonder though...do they have to know about the meds they are giving or do they just give them out? I also know...

  13. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    Flo1216 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    How come none of these patients are diverted to other hospitals? Doesn't seem very safe to

  14. Waiting Room Signage

    Flo1216 replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    I recently had an emergency appendectomy. I actually drove myself to the ER. The ER was pretty empty. I walk in, doubled over in pain and the unit clerk said, rather snottily, " Can I help you, "? I...