RheatherN ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    Clothing issues/malfunctions.

    when i was on a floor one time, i saw and aid that had lacy boy shorts under her too white; too thin scrub pants. that was just sick. i have a nurse on my floor currently that constantly wears...
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    Being a nursing student

    all the posts keep saying something about getting into the nursing program and the students being dumb. what about when you get to the end and you dont think they should have ever graduated?? that is...
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    Funny things that pts say

    so where i work we have discharge papers with their procedure; vs; meds and when to call the dr stuff. SO!! i was doing such teaching for a pt after TAH-BSO; Appy. you know, normal stuff, but when i...
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    Funny video about catheters

    okay, so i almost needed a foley , almost peed my pants!!!! HALARIOUS! good to wake up to! keep it up!! will show off at work.
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    Charting Bloopers

    i have done that on accident!!! lmao! i was an MA for while b4 nsg school, i wrote this in the chart and then looked at it...OMG! needless to say- that paper went right in the garbage!!!hahahahaha...
  6. IMHO, its all about the hospital. the pt thinks it sounds good so they go for it. it does NOTHING for me as an RN
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    any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    but i dont get it...how in the world is that going to make you a busier hospital????
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    Day shift vs. Night Shift

    good luck with your task. that will be difficult, but try and stay neutral. i know that each shift is a different breed and does things different and has different ideas, but you should be able to...
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    Kitty litter as an order

    hey, good to know!! tx!!
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    Lung Sounds

    it took me a little bit, i would make sure i was listening to lung sounds as much as i could. i would get as much experience in clinicals as i could also. if you are on the job, you can ask the...
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    On-call at home and police wake you up?

    I know for a fact your husband is dead wrong. no pun intended. we have had to actually do that for a collegue. she was always on time, by on time i mean early, didnt show up- didnt call, we called and...
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    2008 NANDA Nsg Dx

    Okay, i have an updated list, and it shows the dx, but no r/t or m/b. I dont want to up those parts cuz it wont work for my instructor. She said to look online, but when i do, all i find is the book....
  13. did you guys get the lecture about 15 times about the pass/fail line? they showed us about what we need to do to stay above this "line" and that if you do the first how many ever ?'s good, you are...
  14. so we have this md on our floor that is a notorious guy for having that "god" complex. when i was on orientation i heard him totally taking out a nurse verbally because she completely disobeyed his...
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    What's the best gift from a patient?

    this may be the cheesiest thing ever, but a huge heartfelt thank you that completely melted my heart. ppl say thanks all the time, but it was the way she said it that meant the world because i knew...
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    so question....the ever elusive LINE

    LOL!! thanks!! hehe.. i know i know.. but
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    Licensure

    ur welcome!! enjoy allnurses. its a WONDERFUL resource!!
  18. yeah, i am sure that was it. but he does act like this to everyone,, all the time, no matter the situ. he did have a total reason to be ticked off, just like the ohter time i heard him blow a gasket....
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    Licensure

    i do not know this anwser, but will try and help. do you know where you would want to practice? like a state? because that is where i would start, by getting ahold of the BON of that state. once you...
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    Time management + getting/staying organized

    it took me a while to perfect things, but i am feeling like i have a great handle on stuff. i have a process of exactly how i do things when i walk in the door at work. i do the same thing every day,...
  21. You know what, i dont want to say i had a TON of math questions, but i had enuf that they were coming back to haunt me for a bit of my test. i have a girl i worked with, she had tons of ?'s on math...
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    New Grad Question

    Apply and tell the truth of the situation. i was hired before i graduated, w/out my grad nurse permit and got it once i was already on the general hospital orientation. they already had my name tag as...
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    May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    I grad 5/15; passed boards 8/1. long gap in between, i really didnt want to take it right away, but when i did go to schedule my boards, i couldnt get in until august! that was terrible! my boss was...
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    Nose Piercing

    just because someone has a piecing of any sort does not make them trashy or unacceptable to work. i do believe that eye and lip and those types shouldnt be in the workplace, just makes it look...
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    How far did you travel?

    i have about a 45 min drive. i dont totally mind it now, i would be in a little bit of shock to have the 5 min drive to the hospital down the road from to me walk in and get jumped right away. the...