Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by Hellllllo Nurse From what I've been seeing, I think it's very true. At least in the US. Things may be different in Oz. That was inflammatory?

  2. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked w/ male schizophrenics. A number of them are chronic mastubators. They can leave things nastier than poo that need to be cleaned up. -And there ain't no way I'm embracing

  3. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Your experience is very different from mine. I was a CNA for three years, an LPN for eight ,and have been an RN for seven. I work in dialysis, where the techs do not undergo CNA training and are not...

  4. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    (my bolding) My mother-in-law is an RN, PhD, Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is also a respected published author, head of a teaching hospital's research dept, and serves as an expert witness in court...

  5. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly- I agree totally. Some here have stated that my comments were rude- but I stand by them. I called it like I saw it. I did not say those things to be rude- but to be completely honest and...

  6. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Where is that? I have a friend who's been a psych nurse for 20+ years. She's a diploma

  7. Important: Toy recall Aqua Dots

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you've bought this toy, return it for a refund. If you don't know where you bought it, Toys R Us is offering a refund whether or not you bought it there. If the dots are ingested, they turn into...

  8. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need a BSN to be a psych nurse- but psych pts have bodily functions,

  9. Do you now wish that you chose another career?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't love nursing; sometimes I don't even like it. But for reasons I can't explain, nursing is very important to me, and I need to do it. I am just compelled. I have no idea

  10. Guys in Support Hose?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    Lol.

  11. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I said more and more. I did not say YOU. I've been a nurse for 15 years, and this is my opinion.

  12. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I've done the exact same thing on a travel

  13. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Fell asleep on my couch, still in scrubs, w/ a scope around my neck. I woke up with a big, red stethoscope imprint on my face. It took half the day for it to go

  14. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Life gave you lemons that day- trying to make

  15. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've been seeing, I think it's very true. At least in the US. Things may be different in

  16. Guys in Support Hose?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I buy support socks which are made for men. They fit me better than the girlie ones- and I'm a

  17. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    These people don't want to be real nurses- they want to be pseudo nurses. Stepford

  18. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    This has got to be the most rediculous thing I've ever heard. what the hell is wrong w/ admin? What would I have done?

  19. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    More and more new grads don't want to get their hands dirty. What is the

  20. Agency owners getting rich off the backs of nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to -jt's topic in Agency Nurses

    This is why American Mobile is known as the head of the Evil Empire. Only nurses who don't know any better work for them and the other companies they own. The rest of us travelers make decent

  21. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is so ironic- in Az where I'm from, everyone says "You guys" - doesn't matter if it's a group of females. This is just what everybody says. I think "you guys" could be the western equivalent to...

  22. Somalian patients

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I formed my opinions of female genital mutilation after reading this book- written by a Somali woman who survived this horrible tradition. Not all girls live through it....

  23. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have spent some time in New Orleans. Ironically, my husband just flew in from NOLA @ 1130 today. No teenage store clerks called me honey there. Everyone was very polite and considerate. They all...

  24. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    So why are you in

  25. Opinions spouted on religion and politics at nurses station

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work there anymore either. I have contacts that still do, so I know things haven't changed. No matter what anyone's views are, bringing up politics and religion at work is just bad practice. I...