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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    AmoLucia, nobody can top your skills. I'm just waiting for the next installment. Reminds me of an aide I used to work with. She'd find the worst romance novels and read them out loud at break, in the...
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    Why do I feel like I'm reading a 4th rate Daphne du Maurier
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    I feel like Im going to fail clinical!!! what do I do

    Hygiene Queen replied to redruddi31's topic in General Students

    How do you figure that? Are you saying that the only nurses out there are nurses who only do it for the money? Because by your reasoning, no one with a heart or passion ever gets to become a nurse....
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    Nurses and bullies...

    Hygiene Queen replied to nightingale4me's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I don't think sticking up for yourself against a bully makes you a bully. This makes no sense to
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I also worked geropsych. We had a dementia patient -- and former nurse-- who would take off running down the hall yelling, "Call the pharmacy! Call the pharmacy! I've made a med error!". Talk about...
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    I always feel like I don't fit in! help!!

    Hygiene Queen replied to 93Brit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've always been like that to a degree and on one hand, I sometimes yearned to fit in better, and on the other hand I was glad I was not part of any hurt feelings or arguments that often come with...
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    I Thought I Had My Dream Job, but My Past Took It Away...

    Hygiene Queen replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Try LTC. I know you said you couldn't handle it, but you'd be surprised what you can handle when you have no choice. In the meanwhile, getting a job anywhere outside of nursing (such as retail) can...
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    patient abuse in psychiatric nursing

    Hygiene Queen replied to julesjameson3333's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in psych for a long time and I never, personally, saw anything remotely resembling abuse. I was lucky to work with some really good people and I don't think it would have been tolerated. That...
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    :roflmao: So
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    I've been waiting to see if anyone else would continue the
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    Nurses leaving on the fast train

    Hygiene Queen replied to jadeclnc's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Good luck with that because, ya know, all those patients that are going to inpatient psych willingly check themselves in and want to be there... I'm convinced that psych is the last place where...
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    "Suddenly, a tortured cry shook my foundations. It crumbled me to the core. It shattered my shimmies. I ran, though I ran blindly, not seeing but hearing, feeling, tasting the anguish which I knew I...
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    Hygiene Queen replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think most of us can come from that point of view since most of us has been in the patient's/patient's family's shoes at some time. People often talk about "the patient's point of view" forgetting...
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    Blood Pressure Devices.

    Hygiene Queen replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in General Nursing

    The wrist ones tend to be okay for a layperson to easily track BP's at home, but maybe not the best for a professional who needs to be more accurate. I agree with a good old fashioned stethoscope and...
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    Not understanding how to read manual BP!

    Hygiene Queen replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Students

    The dial goes in increments of 2. Really look at your dial and you'll see this. If you start at, say, 80 and count in 2's ("80, 82, 84, etc.) you'll see you'll be right on the mark when you hit 90....
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    Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you, bud. I don't even bother to read those things! I also hate stock photos of nurses smiling and holding clipboards while wearing a pristine lab coat and perfectly perfect hair. A...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Hygiene Queen replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't mind freaking a few people out with my impish residual energy... but I'd like to move on after I've had my fun! On another note, several months ago a well-loved long term client had passed...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    Hygiene Queen replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an elderly daycare. It only had 6 employees and about 20 clients. It was not only fun, but it was the easiest job I had ever had. I couldn't wait for the days I worked there. It was a...
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    Does anyone here actually like being a CNA?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Veronicax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, it doesn't happen too often that you get urine and feces on your arms, but it can. You scrub your arms up to the elbow. A long sleeve top makes me cringe a bit as whatever you get on the sleeve...
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    Does anyone here actually like being a CNA?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Veronicax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The only time I came home smelling like feces was my very first job. It was a nasty hell-hole. The residents were neglected and their hygiene and grooming was poorly tended. The call lights and bed...
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    Preceptor Didn't Do Much Training and Complained Behind My Back Of What I Did Wrong

    Hygiene Queen replied to ArtfulGem's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I dealt with some nasty behavior from more experienced aides when I was new. Some of it was my own dippy fault, but some of it was just ignorant people enjoying their power. They enjoyed building...
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    Does anyone here actually like being a CNA?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Veronicax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I absolutely loved being a CNA. I found it very satisfying. I loved getting people clean and comfortable. I loved running around and being busy the whole time. If it had paid better, I would have...
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    PRN and HS ordered together

    Hygiene Queen replied to NHRNBombshell's topic in Patient Medications

    You're overthinking. The time span between a 1400 dose and a 2200 dose is adequate. I would not hold the HS dose, as that is scheduled for that time for a reason. The patient may have anxiety that...
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    What's the worst nursing mistake you've done or seen someone else do?

    Hygiene Queen replied to AnnG_'s topic in General Nursing

    I've only once ever seen a nurse fired for a medication error. The reason she was fired was because she tried to lie about it and cover it up. I watched her give the wrong medications to the wrong...
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    Working as a cna in high school

    Hygiene Queen replied to tshaner99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Those are questions you would have to ask the facility to which you are applying. I worked at a very nice LTC that happened to be next to a high school. We had quite a few high school students who...