Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a man years ago in my previous career who smelled so badly that nobody could stand to be in the same room with him. The manager finally talked with him, and he opened up to me about it...
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    How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    Virgo_RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I really don't want to be hurtful, but at the same time it's really not fair to subject others to it. Perhaps I'll pull the preceptor aside and have a little talk with her. Maybe she's...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    If it's not important enough for the OP to use reader friendly formatting, then why should it be important enough for me to work so hard to read and understand their post? If the OP wants their post...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. It seriously takes so much effort and concentration to wade through a post with zero punctuation, horrible grammar, and terrible spelling, that I usually don't bother to read posts like...
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    Being a Caregiver considered to be Healthcare profession?

    Virgo_RN replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA providing in home care, I was required to wear scrubs. One of my clients lived in an ALF that employed "RCAs", or Resident Care Associates. The RCAs wore polo shirts and
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    Virgo_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, she cannot have a sandwich. She is on clear liquids. I don't care if you don't think her daughter should be allowed to visit. She is mentally competent and can state for herself who she would...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    ummm
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    Recommendation for a white lab coat?

    Virgo_RN replied to prodigy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That just seems
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    Hierarchy in Nursing?

    Virgo_RN replied to cingle's topic in General Nursing

    Heirarchy exists in the entirety of society. It's not unique to nursing. There are heirarchies within every occupation, every family, every community. Heirarchies are not necessarily fair or...
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    Hierarchy in Nursing?

    Virgo_RN replied to cingle's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Dear Lord. :icon_roll From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: When I was a CNA, I didn't feel the need to be included as a "nurse". I figured I'd be considered a "nurse" when I had...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Virgo_RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    The way I see it, you don't make it through med school by being an idiot. If you think nursing school is tough, it pales in comparison to med school. Those people worked their asses off to become...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    Virgo_RN replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    my thoughts
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    Leaving the Hospital Behind

    Virgo_RN replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and good
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    Recommendation for a white lab coat?

    Virgo_RN replied to prodigy's topic in General Nursing

    I thought white lab coats were for medical
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    Virgo_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Congratualtions! That's the stupidest question anyone's asked me all week! You win the prize! What's the prize, you ask? Well, bend over and you'll find
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    Seriously, the apothecary system?

    Virgo_RN replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it a couple of
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    Virgo_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Your husband is an
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Virgo_RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to burst into song when I see a doctor coming: Well I was feelin Sorta bad Asked my family doctor bout what I had I said doctor, Mr. MD Can you tell me What's ailin
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    MedSurg vs. Other.......

    Virgo_RN replied to PatiencePlease's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, there is no hard and fast rule that you have to start in med/surg. I started out in cardiac as a new grad. However, keep in mind that the dream job you want may have...
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    rhythm question

    Virgo_RN replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    A third degree block is a complete dissociation between the sinus node and the ventricles. A single nonconducted P is not a third degree block. You can tell a third degree block because the P to P...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    Virgo_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am asking you to keep your leg straight because I like to torture people. It has nothing to do with that sheath in the second largest artery in your
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    administering blood products

    Virgo_RN replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    Same
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    Maybe a dumb question about physician errors

    Virgo_RN replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    I think it probably depends upon the nature of the error. As the person who is administering the med, it is the nurse's responsibility to know whether the dose is appropriate and whether the drug is...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    Virgo_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    If just one more relative asks me what time the stress test is tomorrow, my head is going to