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    Nursing School Bloopers

    RedWeasel replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a pt who on the previous shift had been administered monistat per lady parts-i guess they didn't remove the cap and a Dr had to come in to remove
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    Nursing School Bloopers

    RedWeasel replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    on my first day as nsg student, i and another student who gave a pt a bath did this. It took everything in me not to laugh cuz the other student was a male and just as shocked to see how they -the...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    RedWeasel replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh lord i am dying! Once I was in a pts room with my aide and the pt was npo and on tube feedings. The chg RN stuck her head in and said do you want anything from Mac Ds? "Oh I dont know -hey (to my...
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    RedWeasel replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    nursing school is boot camp-It tells those instructors which students can handle the stress and who cant==whether they are right or wrong (lets face it if they dont like you....oooh) It was the...
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    What students need to know

    RedWeasel replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Also if you look at my post I wrote regarding tips and things to know---you will see I certainly want to pass on the things I have learned...I realized I needed to contribute what the OP had asked...
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    What students need to know

    RedWeasel replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    I know that! I am trying to tell them that the grumpy nurses they encounter can and do feel that way. I am more than happy to go out of my way to help them with something, as most nurses are. Nursing...
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    Best lotion & hand soap?

    RedWeasel replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    gold bond green with the menthol, the best. For not just hands but anything itchy and chaffed. (not for diaper area mind you)....I also look for any regular lotion with PETROLATUM or PETROLEUM as the...
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    Good shoes for people with high arches?

    RedWeasel replied to jab41910's topic in General Nursing

    swedish wooden leather clogs---clogsonline, dalaclogs, sanita, clogwild etc. Will take 2 weeks wearing a few hours a day to breakin across top of foot but WELL worth
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    GOOD Shoes

    RedWeasel replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    try the swedish wood leather clogs--clogsonline---takes 2 weeks to break in proper across the top of the foot but well worth it -great support....lots of cute styles...Also try dala clogs, clogwild,...
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    Plantar fasciitis--it's killing me!!

    RedWeasel replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    try swedish leather with wood bottom clogs-great support. it takes a good two weeks to break them in across the top part of your foot wearing them a few hours a day but it is well worth it. dont give...
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    littmann stethoscopes

    RedWeasel replied to bookworm1's topic in General Nursing

    i got a bright orange classic ii e stethoscope-no one wants to use it -course my lanyard with my badge on it was black and rubbed on the orange now the middle of the steth looks brown but still works...
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    I am so stupid!!!!!!!

    RedWeasel replied to edisonnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You passed NCLEX didn't you? You are competent with your knowledge. Now the real education begins. Sometimes I think nursing school is just the prerequisites for being a nurse. This is just another...
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    ADHD, Ritalin, and Drug Tests

    RedWeasel replied to providencest's topic in General Nursing

    It leaves your system so fast make sure you take it before the test (on schedule though) I dont see how it can test compliance because it is out of your system so fast. Does he know this as a doctor....
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    Is this a privacy violation?

    RedWeasel replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    my bad
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    Survey

    RedWeasel replied to Email4KH's topic in Rehabilitation

    ok this one is weird but if one is desperate, in event of fire, tornado etc. You know those inflateable chutes pp use for plane evacuations that they slide down, how about ones for each floors of...
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    Survey

    RedWeasel replied to Email4KH's topic in Rehabilitation

    i saw this one rehab facility that had these poles near the bed from floor to ceiling the pts could use to lift themselves and stand and pivot---it was cool, but they would probably need to be able to...
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    New grad considering Rehab

    RedWeasel replied to annerbo's topic in Rehabilitation

    we are in the midwest too on the river---our motto too is bowel bladder and skin.....maybe we bump elbows haha....but anyway rehab is challenging but it does amazing things---people start talking,...
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    Discharge Planning and CHF

    RedWeasel replied to madwife2002's topic in Cardiac

    would you ever let a person with chf refuse a cath on your unit? One ICU nurse did for my dad--didnt get one till next day---got 1800 ml off his bladder immediately. Then took cath out sent him home...
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    Iv Flow Rate

    RedWeasel replied to Kinjo's topic in Cardiac

    again sorry for being off topic, I must say that hospital had excellent nurses, but the one in the ER gave another RNs drawn up, unlabelled lasix for her ( "is this one the lasix?" "yeah, go ahead and...
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    Iv Flow Rate

    RedWeasel replied to Kinjo's topic in Cardiac

    Sorry this may be off topic, but how many of you cardiac nurses would allow a pt with severe chf refuse a cath on your floor? My dad recently decided to go to another hosp in our city that is not his...
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    How many of us 30 somethings are out there?

    RedWeasel replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i was 34 when I became an
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    What's your pick for the perfect nurses watch?

    RedWeasel replied to MShell's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the glow in dark one very nice, gets pts attention too....but does anyone else find the watch starts to smell even with washing and allowing it to dry off of your wrist....it's kinda...
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    What students need to know

    RedWeasel replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    anyway students should know: Expect the unexpected, Never assume, Be prepared (for anything), assess assess assess, know how to prioritize, trust your intuition, if it doesnt feel right or a pt seems...
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    What students need to know

    RedWeasel replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    i dont think students are below us-i was one till 3 years ago, but I never took a chair if it meant a nurse had to stand. THEY have 6-7 pts to get report on, you have maybe 2...you are guests, They...
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    Is this a privacy violation?

    RedWeasel replied to linzz's topic in General Nursing

    actually it is health information privacy portability act. HIPPA not HIPAA pretty sure anyway....i