GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    what are these people thinking???

    GadgetRN71 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I thought of the legal implications. But technically, the culprit would be eating the brownies that weren't for them in the first place. If it ever came down to it, the person who put the EX-Lax...
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    what are these people thinking???

    GadgetRN71 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    That, or mix up a batch of brownies/cookies with Ex-Lax-the person with the loud explosive diarrhea would be your
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    I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    GadgetRN71 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, there are many people who don't like to teach, because they are insecure. Such people get defensive when you start asking questions-they fail to remember that they were students once as...
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    what are these people thinking???

    GadgetRN71 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Med students, residents, surgeons seem to be the worst offenders of this where I work. We were having a farewell party for one of the techs and had put the food out early before she came down. They...
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    Death bed visions

    GadgetRN71 replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! There's a hell vision for you...you die and wake up in the OR, permanently on call!! I get a chill just thinking of it.To me, the scary thing is people who think they have all the answers. We've...
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    Death bed visions

    GadgetRN71 replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to believe. Sometimes, I believe in these kind of things and other times I am very skeptical. I'd find it more convincing if the patient in question was not a believer and then...
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    The Stress of School Ruined my Relationship!

    GadgetRN71 replied to carriesm8's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I don't want to sound like a downer here, but she may not want to come back. As painful as that is, you may have to face that hard truth. We can't make someone want to be in a relationship and...
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    Shortage of OR Nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to walktheline's topic in Operating Room

    1. There are some nurses that can scrub(I'm one) but in any given case, you are either the scrub or the circulator, you cannot do both at once.2. I don't know about other places, but in my hospital,...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    GadgetRN71 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, not too many Amish in New England or mennonites either. They were dressed regular. Just stinky. Quite a few of them had greasy, unkempt hair
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    Spine Surgery so Scary

    GadgetRN71 replied to sheisbb's topic in Operating Room

    Nope, I love scrubbing and circulating backs. There are a lot of pieces, but maybe your reps could do an inservice or something. These cases ,as well as much of ortho, come down to experience and...
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    Shortage of OR Nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to walktheline's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, there are cranky people in the OR at times, but you learn assertiveness when you do this job. And I don't think there are any specialties where nurses are treated all that well. For the most...
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    Shortage of OR Nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to walktheline's topic in Operating Room

    There is another person handing instruments to the doctor and this may be a surgical tech or an RN who scrubs. Being a circulator is a physical job-I am constantly on my feet. We also move patients...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    GadgetRN71 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know, there are plenty of people with poor hygiene. I just was putting forth the idea that sometimes we can't tell what's poor hygiene and what is related to illness. But, I guess sometimes it may...
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    The Stress of School Ruined my Relationship!

    GadgetRN71 replied to carriesm8's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those that say that if all it took was school to ruin the relationship, then maybe you're better off in the long run. Sometimes SOs also get jealous when a mate is in NS for various...
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    Why is nursing considered a sexy career?

    GadgetRN71 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, this one made me laugh so hard, I
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    Why is nursing considered a sexy career?

    GadgetRN71 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really know. We deal with puke, blood, mucus and poo and none of those things are sexy, unless you're in to the kinky
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    Drexel NCLEX-RN review?

    GadgetRN71 replied to lala422's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital in which I did my new grad orientation gave this to us free of charge and it was worked into the orientation. I found it to be pretty good and I passed on the first try w/ 75 questions. I...
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    Noticing a trend here

    GadgetRN71 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angelfire makes some very good points. I have also noticed a trend of people seizing on one sentence or idea they dislike in a thread, and running with it. Often, these people see things that aren't...
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    Patients say the funniest things...

    GadgetRN71 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    I was helping Endo do a colonoscopy a couple of years back and this middleaged lady started moaning her husbands name while the scope was up there. At first I thought she was in pain but some of the...
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    Any current/former nursing students have unsupportive families?

    GadgetRN71 replied to crazyco's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I can't help you financially but I can give you some advice. This is your life and you have to do what's right for you...sometimes, family members/spouses get jealous if they see you wanting to...
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    Surgical Tech Duties

    GadgetRN71 replied to Laird215's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, interns/residents don't count in my book-to me, they're not "real" surgeons yet. In my specialty, our residents are good eggs and if I ever got a resident or intern that was fighting me on the...
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    "And it's all going to be your fault"

    GadgetRN71 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is right on the money and I'm a newish nurse(just under 2 years). I would also like to add that certain personality types get blamed more than others. Meaning, management doesn't like...
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    Surgical Tech Duties

    GadgetRN71 replied to Laird215's topic in General Nursing

    The good thing is that usually when you point out a break in technique to surgeons or others, most are professional and want to do the best they can for that patient. In the OR, there is something...
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    State required sexual aide for longterm care resident.

    GadgetRN71 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was just thinking that anyone who works LTC, Psych, Rehab etc should be a nominee for sainthood, because I cannot imagine dealing with some of this stuff on a daily basis. Incontinence, fine. Nausea...
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    State required sexual aide for longterm care resident.

    GadgetRN71 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That would be the day I turned in my resignation:barf01:...I also agree the family needed to purchase the sex toy and IMHO, they(or the patient, if able) should be responsible for any maintainance...