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    What does this presentation mean? NOT HOMEWORK.

    Hygiene Queen replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering about the lymph nodes, since you mentioned her surgery. That could be part of it. Trilafon can cause heart failure in older adults. I love these kind of discussions on
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    Break up during school

    Hygiene Queen replied to Nicoleashley's topic in General Students

    I think he started treating you bad when he met someone else because you were of no use to him any longer. Not everyone does that, but some do. You won't expect it and it's shocking. I suspect you...
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    What Would You Do: Nursing Edition

    Hygiene Queen replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I was training a really stupid CNA. I'm not being mean. She was an idiot. Anyway, we were showering a very obese woman, "Mary", that had been messed up from steroids and had a severe chronic illness....
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Hygiene Queen replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We've had plenty of threads where we have shared stupid things we've done or misunderstood or whatever. That's not the point of this thread though. Sure, it could be something lacking... or maybe...
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    Rules for refusing assignment

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cry_0527's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    OP states they are not worried about future employment: If OP gets fired, they may not be worried about their current employer because they have no intention of working there, but I wonder if OP has...
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    Rules for refusing assignment

    Hygiene Queen replied to Cry_0527's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If your hospital has a policy that one can refuse a second pull, then there's your answer. Take the issue up with your manager. Every hospital has their own policies. There is no way for us to tell...
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    Under who's license?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Texasborn80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That doesn't make it right... if that's true. Everybody looks up meds-- even doctors and pharmacists. Look up your meds. If you want to handle them, then do it responsibly. As for "working under"...
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    New CNA needing help with time management and arrogant co workers

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

    I used to start my shift by looking over my assignment and prioritizing my duties. Some of this involved knowing the residents and how things will go with them and working around that. I also used to...
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    Hygiene Queen replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I am over there under another name and have noticed you there. I don't participate, I'm just interested in what people come up with. Unfortunately, there are some ridiculous hand-wringers,...
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    Blood Pressure Meds

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

    You're missing the point. The point is that the policy was likely made due to unreliable aides in the past. If that was indeed the case, then those aides should have been fired. Not only that, but if...
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    Rant*I hope I'm never their patient

    Hygiene Queen replied to xtina334's topic in General Students

    What a bunch of judgmental slop. You're not "worried", for Pete's sake. There's always a holier-than-thou student that like to pass off their announcement that they are superior to others by...
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    Interesting ward combinations

    Hygiene Queen replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    A geropsych unit mixed with anything else. Constant complaints from the middle-aged crowd there for things like depression. Yeah, depressed younger folks really want to endure Grandpa Smith drooling...
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    Nursing nightmares.

    Hygiene Queen replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I took care, my friend. I
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    Nursing nightmares.

    Hygiene Queen replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember if I told this one on AN or not, but I once had a nightmare that I was walking down the hallway at work and one of our little tiny old ladies was shuffling slightly behind me....
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    Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I always loved telling my elderly patients to "walk this way" and then launching into a Groucho Marx walk down the hall. They loved it! Other than that, I loved loved loved washing them up and tucking...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I once led my unit with "Superstar" by The Carpenters. Those scanners on the COW look too much like a mic. I may or may not have made an ass of myself on an almost daily
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    Soo tired of bedside...

    Hygiene Queen replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I can't full-on run, but I walked like a maniac and sometimes would jog until I felt like my boobs were going to fall off. It also help me to tap into my creative side: drawing, writing and...
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    Any of you have side jobs other than nursing

    Hygiene Queen replied to Grobyc82's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've known quite a few nurses who were real estate agents on the side. I guess it's pretty flexible, so it works for them. For awhile, I did fingerprinting on the side and my experience with elderly...
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    Why do you smoke?

    Hygiene Queen replied to Grobyc82's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I started smoking when I was 14. It was a full blown habit by the time I was 20. We always knew it was bad, but it wasn't as frowned upon as it is today. You could legally buy a pack of smokes at 16....
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, there. That's only to be played in desperate times, such as when the fart CD is not available. It's an acceptable substitute-- but it's a dangerous substitute-- as John Denver has been known to...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Reading these responses just kinda reinforces to me that I gotta be where the music is. That's just how my brain works. Maybe that's why I loved psych and, especially, my dementia patients. Anyway,...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Hygiene Queen replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked geropsych, I played music all the time. Do you know how soothing Marvin Gaye is? The patients loved hearing music... so did I. It soothed me! There were nurses elsewhere in the hospital...
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    Bad clinical day

    Hygiene Queen replied to dragonhawk's topic in General Students

    Ah. Seems like there's always a student or two who think "telling on" another student makes them look smart. If they were really smart, they'd realize that things aren't always what they seem,...
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    How has nursing changed you?

    Hygiene Queen replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    I do too. When I was working as an aide in nursing home, we had a resident who was dying and comatose. She had been a very exacting woman and one of her demands was that we aides brush her hair for...
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    Prns

    Hygiene Queen replied to Pamcorey's topic in Patient Medications

    That depends on your facility. We had to give any pulled PRN's within 30 minutes of pulling them, though it wasn't really enforced. Some places may give you more or less