Audreyfay

Audreyfay

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  1. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    Audreyfay replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Roland, I am so sorry for your loss. I am also so sorry you are going through such a difficult time. It sounds like your mother was a very special person. I know that if I had cancer and it was...

  2. Can I ask you a question?

    Audreyfay replied to futuregaspasser's topic in General Nursing

    1)What do you worry about most? Being able to continue working and earning an income to survive. My health. 2)How do you cope with these worries? Take as good care of myself as I can. Enjoy life to...

  3. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Audreyfay replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing because all of my friends were. However, the longer I am in it, the longer I am nursing, the more I realize I am in it because I like to work with people. If there were absolutely...

  4. Why do you come to All Nurses?

    Audreyfay replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    3. The old crotchety nurses who want the white hats to come back? ................HEY! I resemble that remark! I come here because it is entertaining, the stories, the jokes, and even some peoples...

  5. Resignation Via E-Mail

    Audreyfay replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Sad. Very sad. It is usually the good nurses that throw in the towel that way because they just can't take it anymore. I hope she finds a place that deserves a good

  6. Ohio????????

    Audreyfay replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just left there last evening after presenting a seminar. So, I have company!

  7. medical terminology help!!

    Audreyfay replied to hampa's topic in School

    Flash cards. It will works for me after 28 years as an

  8. Help with getting pts to accept death

    Audreyfay replied to amandac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    One of the "tools" I use at times when working with people with a new diagnosis of diabetes, is to use a "feelings" ball. This was in an article I read some time ago. Get a good sized orange plastic...

  9. The Fly

    Audreyfay replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    BWAAA HAAA HAAA! Good one!

  10. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    Audreyfay replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    bed bath vs. whiffy bath cramming vs studying gay vs happy sneaked vs snuck busted vs broken stolen vs borrowed potato vs

  11. The Lethal Affair

    Audreyfay replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    There's nothing worse than the scorn of a woman.

  12. I can't believe I let this man hurt me like this

    Audreyfay replied to OHmom2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are in my prayers. May you heal. I wish I could be there to give you a hug.

  13. To swab or not to swab prior to Insulin Injections

    Audreyfay replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    The only way alcohol is even effective is if a "30 - 60 second scrub" is done to rub off the top layer of skin. Otherwise it really does not do anything. In the hospital, it is always hospital...

  14. Hurt all over

    Audreyfay replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know, the funny thing about that story is that I DO hurt all over. AND, my finger is NOT broken. I still wonder what it is, but don't know if I want to know. If I push my finger on my chest,...

  15. Man---Woman Thing

    Audreyfay replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Nursing Humor

    ...and here I was ready to go on a man-bashing spree! I thought it was funny, and somewhat true. But I would imagine that it COULD be used. I had a hard time believing that a guy would actually do...

  16. Employee handbook

    Audreyfay replied to adidas99's topic in Nursing Humor

    Very funny! :chuckle Can't win for losing. That's what is called "Employment at

  17. Do you pay for own physical?

    Audreyfay replied to cannoli's topic in Agency Nurses

    The only time I've ever heard of the prospective employee paying for their own physical is if they are working for a temp agency. Otherwise, it behooves the employer to have someone in their own...

  18. how many hours can we work in a week?

    Audreyfay replied to nrsnan_1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You will, of course get overtime. But that's hardly any compensation considering a lot of it puts a person in the next higher tax brackett and it is mostly put into income taxes. I figured out one...

  19. Dumb people....

    Audreyfay replied to adidas99's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not the sharpest pencil in the pack. Not the sharpest crayon in the box. The Finnish people say....fell out of a tree and was stunned by the

  20. Last patient of the night

    Audreyfay replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    Maybe her son was a surgeon? (Course, I think it is illegal to operate on a family member?) Or, maybe she developed a perforated colon when she was pregnant. Maybe she developed adhesions after the...

  21. can somebody please answer my question?

    Audreyfay replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had years and years of TB tests and never got any allergic reactions and then all of a sudden.....whallah! Now I always get the redness around the TB test site. I never get any swelling...

  22. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    Audreyfay replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Roaches are one of the reasons I left Hawaii. I couldn't deal with the 5" (no kidding) long roaches. I even ran away from them. One evening came home and turned on the light and EEEEK right in...

  23. Visitors in Patient Rooms...Newbie advice!

    Audreyfay replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    I usually go in and say, "I need to do ..... now. It will take me about ____ minutes. Would you like to go to the cafeteria to get some coffee? Or would you like to go to the lounge?" If they go to...

  24. can somebody please answer my question?

    Audreyfay replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a Health Department and did tens of thousands of TB tests and readings. You have an allergy to the preservative in the solution. I get that type of response every time I get a TB test....

  25. Man---Woman Thing

    Audreyfay replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just like....why buy the cow if the milk is free, and why buy the entire meat market if the sausage is