Spidey's mom ADN, BSN, RN

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    Has this happened to you?

    Spidey's mom replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Once I ended up figuring out some bad news in my life and driving home on the usual highway with my two young children. I was so focused on the bad news, that I missed the turn onto a different...
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    Help me name my baby!

    Spidey's mom replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Davey . . .give in to the ransom demands and name the baby Audrey S Mistake . .
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    Do you miss bedside nursing?

    Spidey's mom replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. I was just in Rite Aide talking to a CNA I worked with when I first became a nurse 21 years ago. We talked a long time about how much nursing has changed in the last 20 years....
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    Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    Spidey's mom replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!
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    Are We Too PC?

    Spidey's mom replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I'm 61 and grew up listening to these old songs. My parents were huge fans of Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis, and "The Rat Pack", Bing Crosby, etc. I prefer Dean Martin's version...
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    Holiday Bonus

    Spidey's mom replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    I got one. Pretty decent but I'm not
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    "Baby Led Weaning"??

    Spidey's mom posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi all. I just found out my daughter-in-law has found this "amazing" new movement online. It is called "Baby Led Weaning" which is a misnomer. Basically, it encourages women to start to wean at six...
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    Vaccine controversy

    Spidey's mom replied to degfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh now don't even get me started on this myth. Just about everyone knows I link researchs studies that disprove this one. And I'm not well-liked for taking away the fun part of being in the medical...
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    Use of nurse's office

    Spidey's mom replied to Rsrfrn's topic in School

    As usual, Karen
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    Would you? Do you?

    Spidey's mom replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    Kids can legally get tattoos!?? I had no
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    Hospice IDG/IDT protocols/rules

    Spidey's mom replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks. It does help. We are a small hospice with 2 nurses who see patients and we share call. Our manager also is a nurse who takes call and see patients if need be. We all do admits if needed....
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    Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    Spidey's mom replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    I was coming home from a hospice patient's death, I was tired and emotionally drained, and kind of zoned out on a mountain road where I live. I was pulled over for going 70 in a 55 mph zone. Of...
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    RN hospice attire

    Spidey's mom replied to Sarl86's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Jeans, black t-shirt, lab coat.
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    School nurses...do you work through the summer?

    Spidey's mom replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in School

    Nope - at least when I was the school nurse. Summers for nurse and teachers was time off and we looked forward to
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    Risk of getting your family members sick?

    Spidey's mom replied to Pete_soon2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh you are so right!! I used to be a waitress during high school and we rarely cleaned the menus, salt and pepper shakers, condiment bottles. I didn't know any better back then. Have you ever...
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    It is a broken system - rant

    Spidey's mom replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospice nurse, I encounter the "morphine kills" idea a lot. Hospice as a national organization is working hard to counter myths about end of life and about what hospice does. Also, my dad had...
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    Is it fianally time to retire NETY?

    Spidey's mom replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Big deep sigh . . . Did you read this entire thread? Again, NURSES EAT THEIR YOUNG is a generalization and should not be allowed to continue. Some nurses, old, medium, young . . . can be bullies...
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    Is it fianally time to retire NETY?

    Spidey's mom replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that NETY . . . Nurses . . . Eat . . .Their . . . Young . . . should be retired. It has always bugged me that a generalization about nurses is allowed to continue. None of us are saying...
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    Risk of getting your family members sick?

    Spidey's mom replied to Pete_soon2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I have to use them. If they are out at one entrance, I push my cart to the other entrance. They usually don't run out at the same
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    Risk of getting your family members sick?

    Spidey's mom replied to Pete_soon2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually been researched and authenticated! Our kids bring home most of the germs from other kids. Norovirus is highly contagious. That goes through a school like wildfire and goes home...
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    I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    Spidey's mom replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    What Ruby
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    Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

    Spidey's mom replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

    It looks like he was very near the break room and didn't have to leave his cart/meds anywhere unattended. And it looks like he had a lot to
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    Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

    Spidey's mom replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. We don't keep the supplies to wrap IV's in the patient rooms. I'd have to leave what I was doing and go to the supply room to gather the plastic wrap and paper tape. I think the...
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    Manager catch phrases

    Spidey's mom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    So the idea is to BRIDGE these silos. Got
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    Joint Commission is like critical in laws

    Spidey's mom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    They were just here a few weeks ago. I stayed away from the main part of the hospital. Our little office is next door and they weren't looking at us. But I do have to get the mail and that entails...