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  1. Hygiene Queen

    What are the main things you can get written up for ?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Aongroup1990's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    oh, katherine! how could you! shame! shame!
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    Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    Hygiene Queen replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't like the toll it is taking on my mental health. I spent all day yesterday trying to recover from a shift from hell. I couldn't wake up. I couldn't follow conversation. I couldn't focus to...
  3. Hygiene Queen

    Why is there so much rudeness?

    Hygiene Queen replied to KB1975's topic in General Students

    You never give up, do you?
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    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    Hygiene Queen replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    "I don't believe it! They're wearing their scrubs out in
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    How long after graduation did you wait before taking the NCLEX?

    Hygiene Queen replied to aachavez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in July and I took the NCLEX in September. I needed time to catch my breath after nursing school! I went to Panera everyday to drink coffee and study. I would stay there for about 3 hours...
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    What's the difference between a graduate nurse and an experienced nurse?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    A graduate nurse says, "Don't you want to get out of bed now, Mr. Crabb?" An experienced nurse say, "No more foolin' around, Mr. Crabb! Let's get crackin'!" A graduate nurse always carefully places...
  7. Hygiene Queen

    A rash of firings...

    Hygiene Queen replied to kesmarn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!
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    She got fired...

    Hygiene Queen replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    I have the feeling this is only going to get
  9. Hygiene Queen

    Did you have to brush your classmates teeth?

    Hygiene Queen replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Students

    When I became a CNA, we put hospital gowns on over our underwear and gave bedbaths(all girls and no per-care... lol). We also got to take turns being posied to a wheelchair and left for several hours...
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    Nurse Call button misused once again

    Hygiene Queen replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Tired or not... There would be a
  11. Hygiene Queen

    Difficult Conversation re need for bathing

    Hygiene Queen replied to zoey3270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh good!I cannot tell you how pleased I am that it worked for you too.That's why they called me The Hygiene Queen...
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    Seriously? A hospital is NOT a hotel.

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

    I would ask the patient to open their mouth so I can check. I do it all the time and I am long past worrying about offending anyone. What are they going to complain about? Me doing my job? It sucks...
  13. Hygiene Queen

    She got fired...

    Hygiene Queen replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    You better believe it, toots!
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    Why many new grads don't find jobs....

    Hygiene Queen replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Students

    Don't you have to do "CNA work" in your clinical? The "CNA's work" is your work. I don't know, but I wonder if you haven't already been slapped in a bun with a side of fries, because with an attitude...
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    Difficult Conversation re need for bathing

    Hygiene Queen replied to zoey3270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yaaaay! Whoooooooopeeeeeee! It worked! Uh... Which one? Curiosity has grabbed
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    Death stories?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Bump! One night, when my grandmother was in the hospital, my grandfather was at home and having great difficulty sleeping. At 3:00am, he was startled to hear his name being called. It sounded like...
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    She got fired...

    Hygiene Queen replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was because they were jealous of the nurse's youth, beauty and superior
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    She got fired...

    Hygiene Queen replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    lol Hey, I was just putting the thought out there that the storyteller (in class) didn't get the story right because she didn't understand the difference. Even urban legends may have some basis in...
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    Nursing listed as 4th on a list of fun jobs.

    Hygiene Queen replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    What they don't tell people is that THAT is the hardest associate's degree to get
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    Nursing listed as 4th on a list of fun jobs.

    Hygiene Queen replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wheelchair races! Saline flush fights! Glove balloons! Call light disco lights! Scavenger hunt: Find-the-Tech! Wild and crazy doo-doo misadventures! It's fun! It's exciting! It's all the narcotics you...
  21. Hygiene Queen

    Is $49,000.00 too much for ADN program?

    Hygiene Queen replied to abqfavorite's topic in General Students

    Um... That's the cost of a
  22. Hygiene Queen

    is it normal not to do background checks on ltc residents?

    Hygiene Queen replied to pixiestudent2's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Don't forget psych admissions. God only knows that's like the Black Mark of Death. One a resident comes to us, we have a heck of time finding them
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    Military Time

    Hygiene Queen replied to Tired_Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding? That's where I first learned it (in a nursing home). They made the switch to military time while I was there and it took getting use to... but then I realized how much more sense it made....
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    School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    Hygiene Queen replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    I returned to the nursing home, that I had worked at for 11 years as an aide, in hopes of getting a job. I hadn't been there in about 12 years, but was so fond of it and always wanted to return. I got...
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    Military Time

    Hygiene Queen replied to Tired_Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I thought military time was the professional standard everywhere. If not, it should be. It just makes sense. If someone can't figure it out then I wonder what else they can't figure out. It's not...