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kanzi monkey

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  1. Am I too old to go to nursing school and into a nursing career?

    kanzi monkey replied to is58tooold's topic in General Nursing

    TSH? Thyroid Stimulating

  2. "Did you report her?"

    kanzi monkey replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, Bala! ummm....are you being ironic? Cause that's really funny! Are you NOT being ironic? ummmm...cause...that's really

  3. What Would You Love to Find in the Break Room?

    kanzi monkey replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Tempurpedic pillows (down is acceptable). A soft light (candle light or lava lamp are both appropriate*). A soothing voice (may be disembodied). The smell of the ocean (fresh spring, or spring rain...

  4. Patients on Medicaid

    kanzi monkey replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd rather spend a lifetime with people living on welfare and medicaid than one minute with paris

  5. Scrub top design

    kanzi monkey replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    How about plastic scrubs? Designed by Lego

  6. Reported Suspected Elder Abuse, now I'm terrified

    kanzi monkey replied to danvet's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's outdated, but I think this is a valuable discussion for RN's to have--this situation could have been theoretical, and it would still be important!

  7. Reported Suspected Elder Abuse, now I'm terrified

    kanzi monkey replied to danvet's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm not sure I understand all the details of this situation, but from I know that when I was studying for the NCLEX last January I was informed that the reporting of suspected abuse was to go...

  8. Spouse of Home Hospice Patient Makes Me Feel "Ookie".....

    kanzi monkey replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    "volatile" sounds like an excellent word to describe this person. And honestly, even if he was totally charming, objectively the things he is saying sound very dangerous. ummm....he's only NOT...

  9. Prioritizing AM care (longish)

    kanzi monkey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, Can anyone give me any suggestions about the best way to fit in getting patients washed up in the morning? I work on a med-surg floor with 4 patients, and nurses assign two or three of...

  10. Prioritizing AM care (longish)

    kanzi monkey replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies! You all have some great advice--and Kylee, I appreciate the perspective from the PCA standpoint. The PCAs on our floor are assigned to 5 patients to wash up--but they do...

  11. Patients on Medicaid

    kanzi monkey replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I gotta go to work, so I'll be fast (and perhaps inarticulate) Many people in this country refuse to understand the gap between people with money and people without it--the bourge/the proles....

  12. Hesi Scandal at my School!

    kanzi monkey replied to yotoc's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if I'm a bit dim here...but what is the HESI test? I never took it--I had to take an "NCLEX-like" test that was designed by nursing staff at my school. Then it was off to taking the NCLEX. I...

  13. 4th day as an RN on my own

    kanzi monkey replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hiya! I recently got off orientation myself--and your original post reads exactly like some of my night shifts. The whole thing with coordinating with CT--oh, that's exactly what would happen to me....

  14. Overtime...What's fair?

    kanzi monkey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefull2009 said: Part-time is just that, part-time. I have talked to very few people that have "set" part-time hours that work in hospitals. It's just a part of the working environment that you...

  15. How do YOU feel about nurses striking?

    kanzi monkey replied to LydiaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I don't think anyone is happy when faced with an imminent strike. The way I see it, I think about the days when I have a reasonable patient load (which is always cause I'm new and we have...

  16. understandable english

    kanzi monkey replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know JlsRN? Are the people she's referring to from a village where people "barter and rise with the

  17. understandable english

    kanzi monkey replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't think I was clear with what I was saying. The OP is obviously frustrated about nurses "with accents" that are difficult to understand. S/he doesn't specity which accent (southern?...

  18. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    kanzi monkey replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    wow, sorry! I'll try to read through the posts more before I get all "chip on my shoulderish"

  19. understandable english

    kanzi monkey replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    "And for heavens sake, wear a watch and learn what it means to come to work on time" I am just wondering what this has to do with the OP's original point. Is this somehow related to nurses with...

  20. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    kanzi monkey replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    This post confused me a bit so I actually went and looked at a few of the OPs posts--I couldn't find anything that was denigrating to women. The OP said she (assuming "she") was a feminist--which is,...

  21. Learn From My Mistakes

    kanzi monkey replied to firstyearstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Use great caution with Ambien--even in very low doses. It does not always help people sleep. I had a pt the other night--5 mg Ambien--spent the whole night in a waking

  22. Provigil for shift workers

    kanzi monkey replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    In the sleep study you're hooked up to an EEG. My test, which is currently the standard, is called the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT). Basically, I went to the sleep center at night, got wired...

  23. Provigil for shift workers

    kanzi monkey replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a secret about me--I actually have narcolepsy. Meaning, I fall into REM sleep faster than most people put their head on the pillow. I am lucky to not experience waking paralysis, but I have...

  24. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    kanzi monkey replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Evenstar, understand you have kin on this board. :) Arwen's story--and the other elves that sacrificed their immortality for their love and hope for humanity--has been most inspiring to me in my...

  25. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    kanzi monkey replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Kanzi is the name of a bonobo chimpanzee (2 genes distant from human genome) who could communicate ideas, thoughts, wishes using a lexicon board. I have much respect for this monkey. I only hope that...