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  1. Crossing professional boundary.

    queenjean replied to helen21186's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an independent birthing center, and part of the appeal (for both the clients and the staff) is that there is none of the "it is unprofessional to become involved with your patients" kind...

  2. Can nurses wear skirts?

    queenjean replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather be helped by a good nurse, I could give a flying flip if he or she is wearing scrubs or a skirt or makeup or tattoos. I want someone who knows what they are doing and is a good nurse;...

  3. Can nurses wear skirts?

    queenjean replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    Riiiiiiiiiiight, I'm sure the nurses love your dad whistling at them. When I have some inappropriate old man like that, I usually smile benignly or ignore it, but then I go back to the nurses station...

  4. Website for acceptable IV insertion sites?

    queenjean replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    As floor nurses in my hospital, we put them anywhere on the arm where we can find a vein. If I have my choice of veins, I will usually choose the dorsal forearm--not as irritated with movement, just...

  5. religion in the workplace

    queenjean replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    I would be somewhat pissed off if someone performed a religious ceremony on me without my permission. If I die, I obviously can't be pissed about it, because I'd be dead. But if someone prayed over me...

  6. religion in the workplace

    queenjean replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an athiest. I don't believe in a higher power. I do have a hefty amount of respect and regard for humanity, and I always try to treat people with the dignity and respect they deserve as fellow...

  7. Do you wear rings to work?

    queenjean replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    The hand sanitizer that we use at work has a reputation for eating away at rings. My silver earrings have two spots of black where I touch them all the time (nervous habit), from the hand sanitizer....

  8. Charge Nurse Pay

    queenjean replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    Two dollars an hour extra, lighter patient load. 44 bed acute medical floor in a community hospital, average census in the low 30s. I think a bigger question is, what are the duties of a charge nurse?...

  9. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    queenjean replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the head of security didn't mean it as a threat or a brush-off. It could also very easily be taken as merely a comment--and it is a true one. I live in the midwest, and there are some...

  10. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    queenjean replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    It's fairly easy to tell whether someone (or the entire floor in genera) has had an easy or a difficult shift. No one is going to be grumpy to anyone who works hard and has had a long and difficult...

  11. Banning Crocs?

    queenjean replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Once, when I came home from a good day at work--no discernible blood, stool, urine, or vomit on me anywhere--my young dog went NUTS for my shoes. Could not keep her away from them. It was like she...

  12. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    queenjean replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm giving report on a guy who'd had really hard stools, but for me had two soft, non-formed stools. The day shift nurse (who'd had him the day before) couldn't believe it, and asked something like...

  13. RT refused to give NEB!

    queenjean replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Our RT department is awesome. I depend heavily on their opinions and assessments of our patients. I have run into the situation where when I called RT, I said something like "My pt is coughing pretty...

  14. Do you have to take ATI exams?

    queenjean replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    Interesting how the programs use them so differently. In my program, we simply have to take them until we pass with a 90% or higher. We can take them 100 times as long as our final score is 90% or...

  15. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    queenjean replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind finishing an admit left over from day shift usually. The exception to this is that they don't tell their charge nurse or the night shift charge that there is an unfinished admit, so...

  16. Is it professional??????????

    queenjean replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    When I lived and worked in Germany, I made every attempt to speak German; but a lot of times I reverted to English, especially when I was with a bunch of English speakers. Unless you are completely...

  17. What determines the size of a woman's areola?

    queenjean replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Students

    Mesmorph wrote: "I swear guys, I will have the most screwed up sex life ever when I'm married haha. I have been so wronged in so many ways by nursing school!" I'm probably going to get banned or...

  18. So here I go....

    queenjean replied to sf7126's topic in General Nursing

    Well, they can't discriminate against you because of age--and being in your thirties isn't old!!! Nursing is great; some other challenging positions you might consider includes respiratory therapy,...

  19. Anyone ever seen this before?

    queenjean replied to leesespieces's topic in Patient Medications

    I wonder if he is confusing milk with yogurt? I would think the sugar in the milk would promote yeast and/or bacterial growth. Yogurt, however, has live active cultures (some more than others) that...

  20. Undermining Authority

    queenjean replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    A little off topic, sort of... I've noticed that our SSI start at a much lower blood sugar level than even two years ago. Most used to not start until 200 or 250; now many start at 100. Obviously...

  21. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    queenjean replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I was just saying that if you didn't want to take care of child molesters, you should work someplace the child molesters usually don't seek care. While you may have victims of child molesters, abuse,...

  22. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    queenjean replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I've cared for several very unsavory types. Some with histories of child abuse and neglect; some with histories that are probably even worse. Here is my philosophy. When I am taking care of these...

  23. I'm scared, angry, and don't know

    queenjean replied to Annie2005's topic in LPN to RN

    I second reading the material before lecture (that way you not only get exposed to it multiple times, but you also have the opportunity to clarify any questions during the lecture). I also agree that...

  24. The difference of nursing roles RN to LPN.

    queenjean replied to shaab0117's topic in LPN to RN

    I am an LPN, transitioning to RN currently. The difference I see between LPN and RN is the critical thinking skills education. Not the *ability*, just the educational aspect and expectation. Some of...

  25. Banning Crocs?

    queenjean replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I stopped wearing my crocs to work after I had a lovenox needle go through them. It was one that you were supposed to depress the plunger firmly, and then the needle retracts. Except the needle...