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  1. Hygiene Queen

    What grosses YOU out?

    Hygiene Queen replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mushrooms... between the
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    Ironing your Scrubs

    Hygiene Queen replied to medsurgtrenchesRN's topic in General Students

    That has always been my mantra. Don't think pt's don't notice, either. They sure do. I notice it when I am a pt,
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    Why are patients...?

    Hygiene Queen replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Nursing Humor

    My
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    Why are patients...?

    Hygiene Queen replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Nursing Humor

    Most of these patients lived through the Great Depression or other very hard times. They have lived their lives conserving because that is what they learned they had to do to
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Hygiene Queen replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient pull the call light by accident. She had shoved it up her nose thinking it was her oxygen. Patient's comment, "This doesn't
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    Why are patients...?

    Hygiene Queen replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Nursing Humor

    Why do visitors always insist "Mom has to pee"? Why do old people always want to give you chocolates that are unwrapped and no longer shiny? Why are pills packaged so that you need a machete to open...
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    What does your username mean?

    Hygiene Queen replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was always very very anal about how my patients looked. We used to joke I was "The Hygiene Queen". I am also "The Gero Whisperer" because I'm very good with difficult geriatric patients... that...
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    Comfort measures, what can I do?

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

    Keep their mouths swabbed and moist! They mouth-breathe and the oral mucosa becomes soooo dry. Good skin care... warm some lotion and use it! Do NOT force food or drink! Their bodies are shutting...
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    Nervous about CNA clinicals start tomorrow

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

    If your patient will "miss you", that means you did a great job.
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    A little confused...

    Hygiene Queen replied to RileyLola1018's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    One month of training? Sounds like you will just learn the "how to's"... but not the "why" behind it. I'm scared of
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    So Frustrated....

    Hygiene Queen replied to BethyGirlie's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    And with all these tasks and patients, who the heck is keeping the patients SAFE? How well are basic needs being met? Are you changing and turning all these folks by yourself? Can you get them to...
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    Ironing your Scrubs

    Hygiene Queen replied to medsurgtrenchesRN's topic in General Students

    I'm "old school". I starch and iron. It just looks sharp. Nobody wants a sloppy nurse. I keep my shoes clean, my nails short and my hair
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    Looooong narrative notes

    Hygiene Queen replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If that doesn't sound like a bloated rationale from a nursing school careplan, then I don't know what does! Too funny! Sad truth: this is what some sadistic instructors WANT to
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    CNA Bootcamp?

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

    I started out in a hell hole that I would not have placed a dead dog. Was it worth it? Yes. Why? Because: I learned what lackadaisical management meant. I learn what lack of empathy and ethics meant....
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    terminated-though I was "allowed" to resign

    Hygiene Queen replied to Goldenhare's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you were TOO good for them. Sounds like you will be far better appreciated elsewhere. And I figure it this way too, not only should they we evaluating you, but you should have every right to be...
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    cruelest thing I heard a nurse say

    Hygiene Queen replied to work67's topic in General Nursing

    Does being elderly allow one to be rude? Was this elderly person alert and oriented? Again, what's the context? If the patient was confused, then the nurse was ignorant. If the patient was a...
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    Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

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

    I was already an established student at my community college, so no, it was no biggie for me. I am assuming you mean the assessment for entering the college in general? That would be your first...
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    Please give this nursing student some answers...

    Hygiene Queen replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Students

    Take care of yourself. I know your pain! It is very hard to concentrate in nursing school while going through such a difficult time in your life. I have had much support and THAT is key! Sorry, I...
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    Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

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

    I got a job at a hospital that has an amazing tuition reimbursement program (my education has been essentially "free"). I was 35 years-old an felt I was getting too old to be an aide (my own...
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    Song/Music Suggestions for Psychiatric Patients?

    Hygiene Queen replied to dchen's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I was just going to mention the Ramones! "Teenage Lobotomy" "I Wanna be Sedated" "Psychotherapy" Not GOOD to do, but hey, it's amusing to think about. We had a respected OT who was brave enough...
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    My friends won't be in my study group!

    Hygiene Queen replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    They will learn fast. They will learn that, "I didn't know I had to do that" is the phrase of death. They will learn on their first exam that these exam are... peculiarly different than any they have...
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    Have anxiety issues over making friends

    Hygiene Queen replied to krazykchan's topic in General Students

    I'm quiet too (but once you know me... BACK UP!!!) Anyhoo, I noticed something interesting. Students may not really start to talk to each other... until they are together in clinical. Clinicals can be...
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    Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

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

    I became a CNA on a whim. I was 17 and my best friend called me up, "Hey, I'm taking a CNA class. You wanna take it with me?" Total whim. I thought I was going to be an Art teacher, lol. I decided...
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    What Freaks You Out?

    Hygiene Queen replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh... my... gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawd!!! I would have passed out. I hate feet too! How about when you are showering someone... and they have the brown gunk between their...
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    What do I do? Quit?

    Hygiene Queen replied to HelenLouise's topic in General Nursing

    It's not healthy. It's something that is now consuming other aspects of her life (red flag!) and... It causes her to be further anxious about her anxious behavior (red flag!). When a behavior causes...