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    Tylenol overdose and the public's ignorance.

    Hygiene Queen replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol seems to be the drug of "choice" for teenagers (esp. girls) looking, not truly for death, but attention. It is so sad and frustrating. I had a pt who had already had a liver transplant years...
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    Tips for a Future CNA! :)

    Hygiene Queen replied to sj73201's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1) Never rush your patients... rush in between. 2) Don't let anyone (the patients, your coworkers, your charge nurse, no one) catch you doing nothing. They will have no respect for you. 3) Just do...
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    Anyone ever heard of anything like this?

    Hygiene Queen replied to JusBeinANur's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow! So, of course, staff is fleeing left and right. I don't blame them. However, now you have a short-staffed facility... care will suffer further... and, hence, you are at further risk. Now...
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    Random sentences in textbooks

    Hygiene Queen replied to sairin8's topic in Nursing Humor

    Let me run out and get some pom-poms today... and I want to be at the top of the pyramid, for a change,
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    What does your username mean?

    Hygiene Queen replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Interesting. I would have assumed you must be from Los
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    Why are patients...?

    Hygiene Queen replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Nursing Humor

    Why do patients fill the spec cup up to the brim-- with urine dripping down the side... and then set it down on the nurses'
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    Sometimes I wish the patients family would stop by unannounced...

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

    I never know when family is coming and I don't care. I keep myself in check and take a huge amount of pride in my work. I take care of my patients whether family is coming or not. I find such...
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    SMELL

    Hygiene Queen replied to klt324's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't know if this would work for you, but I learned to deal with the smells by simply telling myself, "This is what I signed up for. I'm tough. It doesn't bother me... see how professional I am?"...
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    cna taking rectal temp

    Hygiene Queen replied to CNA2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked LTC years and years and years ago. Once a week, after the patients were in bed, we did rectal temps. However, we also digitally removed impacted stools... I think there is a time and a...
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    Lament of the White Clinical Pants

    Hygiene Queen replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    Women should not be forced to wear white pants, especially if they cannot get to the bathroom to "change" in a timely fashion. A fellow student and I once tripped over each other. I was carrying...
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    They're Their and There

    Hygiene Queen replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    Yes! Yes! Yes! I do not speak near as well as I write. Some things pack more punch when said wrong! My former in-laws assumed I was an illiterate dunce because: a) I had no college degree, b) I...
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    Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

    Hygiene Queen replied to Seth O Scope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When people tell me I'm "going to hell", I get excited and say, "Yay! YOU bring the ice water... and I'LL bring the fan!" Sorry, off topic. I
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    Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Hygiene Queen replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Good golly! There is nothing worse than finding a bed that has been neglected. The bottom sheet acts like a sieve and the layer of "skin dust" found on the mattress of a stripped bed is revolting!...
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    Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Hygiene Queen replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Right. I was taught the tucked in mitered corners were for when the pt was not in the bed. The bedding at the foot gets draped over the foot board when they are in bed to help circulation, prevent...
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    Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Hygiene Queen replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Tight draw sheets, pillow case openings away from the door, no linens dragging the floor and perfect hospital corners. Learned to do it so fast and so efficiently, I can make a Martha Stewart perfect...
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    Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    Hygiene Queen replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    My grandma used to do that. I'd smell the smoke wafting from the driver's seat all the way to the back of the station wagon.... and I liked it!!! lol I think I was a weird kid. However, that said,...
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    Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    Hygiene Queen replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    My great grandmother (born in 1902) was a southerner and very lady-like (and ultra conservatively religious). She did not play cards and she did not go to the movies and there was no "heck", "dang" or...
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    Getting hit on at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We once had an elderly male who had a "thing" for redheads. He would follow me through out the facility in his wheelchair and go on and on about how much he looooved redheads. He was...
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    Getting hit on at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, there was a complete butt head, who worked maintenance, who was positively floored by the fact that I would pay him no attention. He was an extremely handsome young man... but he knew it....
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    Smelling Cancer?

    Hygiene Queen replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, for the love of Pete! lol I didn't catch
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    Smelling Cancer?

    Hygiene Queen replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's sickly sweet. I never associated it strictly with cancer, but you can smell a distinct odor when someone is "shutting down". We had a patient admitted to psych. She should have been in...
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    OMG! Why??!!

    Hygiene Queen replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    I worked evenings in LTC for 11 years. I can tell you: You can put them in bed... but they don't sleep!! You'll be
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    They're Their and There

    Hygiene Queen replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    "Women" when they mean "woman". "No" when they mean "know". "Advise" when they mean "advice". "Effect" when they mean "affect". Ugh! Those are my biggest peeves! I never correct anyone, except (not...
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    Why do I miss the REALLY good threads?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget the "CNA vs Nurse" threads. My all time favorite heated topic was the one about gum chewing. Some very passionate and funny posts on that
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    How about a reality show about Nurses....like "COPS"

    Hygiene Queen replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Cops isn't really all that accurate. Ask a cop. And really, I don't think I would want to watch a show that is about my work, lol. I don't watch a lot of TV, but when I do, I don't want to think of...