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  1. futurenurseanesthetist

    itsme replied to angelsuzie's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Brett, I love that saying below your signature!! I am going to print it for my

  2. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    itsme replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It is very hard to discipline a child nowadays without them saying "im calling the cops" I think that is a big part of the problem in todays society- not enough disipline. No I dont mean...

  3. futurenurseanesthetist

    itsme replied to angelsuzie's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Angelsuzie, in ALL of your posts you have amajor concern about "cleaning up" people. That is part of nursing, no matter what specialty. To leave someone "messy" is abuse. Illegal and immoral abuse....

  4. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    itsme replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the reason I asked about kids, is because usually folks without children are constantly giving advice on how to raise them. I do agree that slapping in the face is not a spanking, I was just...

  5. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    itsme replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    James, Keep in mind there is a huge difference between a spanking and a beating. How many kids do you have? By the way, I have 2 and thank goodness they behave, and I havent had to spank

  6. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    itsme posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! I think this is the right place to post?? Any ways, my 16 year old daughter has to have a pelvic exam and is absolutly petrified. She has heard the many horror stories from all her friends,...

  7. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    itsme replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi guys! We have her appt. made, and I have been talking alot to her and she is a bit more ok with it. she really does like her doc. She has a female doc who is young, like only a year or two out of...

  8. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    itsme replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh my gosh- 9 is so young. That must have been awful. I think my daughter is feeling a bit better about it, we have a very open relationship, and I think I may have calmed some of her fears! I...

  9. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    itsme replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know what you mean! They rank right up there with going to the dentist for me! I actually told my doc one time that I was probably gonna die right there in the stirrups!!! Course I cant tell my...

  10. Why LPN??

    itsme replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Just want to say I am an LPN, and proud to be one. I make 18.59 and hour (just got a raise). In every newpaper around this area there are jobs for both RN and LPN. As I have always said, it is...

  11. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    itsme replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have to have a MD order for any kind of restraint, we have very few restraints. Not alot of falls, but we are told that the resident has "the right to fall". Side rails are considered a restraint...

  12. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    itsme replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    super-duper smart!!! smart azzed!!!! Happy day everyone, I gotta go to

  13. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    itsme replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we are all Super-smart, especially me!!

  14. sleeping staff

    itsme replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like the perfect time for a fire drill!! That would wake them

  15. Embarrassing moments?

    itsme replied to canna42's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was passing meds, and went to give a lady hers, her water cup was empty so I said "just a minute while i fill your water dish"!! Obviously I had my dog on my mind or something!! Worst part was there...

  16. If You're becoming a Nurse for the Money......

    itsme replied to Kaelie's topic in Nursing Career

    RN pupil, why can only the slender ones wear the dresses? Give me a break. Do you really believe that? It takes a hell of a lot more than a slendar babe out of some x rated movie to be a real...

  17. Still encountering racism on the job

    itsme replied to ucandoit's topic in General Nursing

    NO ONE should have to put up with racism. I live in a very small sorta redneck town and it bothers me to no end when people are racist. I have tried to raise my kids to not judge by color, and to...

  18. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    itsme replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I was once asked "what do you think is the worst infection we have at this facility?" Well, duh, I dont work here yet, so who knows?? Needless to say, I refused the job. By the way, the infection...

  19. No holiday pay!!??

    itsme replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    We get double pay for the holidays worked, or the option of a different day off with pay, if we choose to "save" the holiday

  20. Blood Glucose Monitoring

    itsme replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    nurses do accu checks at 0600, insulin at 0630, breakfast at 0700. night shift ends at 0645, day shift begins at

  21. Sewing your own scrubs

    itsme replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

    I make all my own tops, for about 8$ a peice. It is fun to have tops for every holiday and season. they are actually very easy to make and dont take alot of skill!! I also make vests, which are...

  22. Sent home after 4 hours...AGAIN!!!!

    itsme replied to NURS4GOD's topic in Agency Nurses

    At the LTC where I work, as a regular employee, we cannot "bump" our agency staff without a week notice. We have wonderful nurses that come in and I always tell them thanks for helping us, if it...

  23. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    itsme replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very small facility, and we have 2 foreign staff members. I find them interesting, and very qualified to do there work. They teach me phrases in there language, and I teach them what...