facetiousgoddess

facetiousgoddess

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  1. I need a laugh

    ROTFLMAO:yeah::bowingpur:lol2: Can't wait to use that nifty little phrase.......
  2. My Med cart is a magnet, how about yours?

    I too possess a possessed medcart. Usually 3 to 5 pleasantly confused sundowners flocking around the cart.....Me saying "OK everyone two steps to the left. We're moving on...." Tres gotta love it...
  3. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    Finally, the justification I've been looking for to cuss!! n Seriously I once accidently offended a coworker with my language. And apologized profusely.... Last night we had 3 admits, our charge...
  4. "I want him extubated NOW...I dont care if he's not ready"

    She needs to be 5150 to the nearest psych unit...sheesh dangerous broad.....
  5. Competent Nurse

    No comprende, hágale tiene una pregunta? lo siento
  6. east cost vs west coast

    And being a California native living in New Jersey, I miss In "n" Out Burger and REAL mexican food.....and Las Vegas...AC is just not the same! Lets set up an exchange program:yeah: Back to the...
  7. Lpn license will soon expire!

    In NJ we get a renewal notice in the mail. One thing though many states require Continuing Education Units. In NJ you must have completed 30 hours to renew. I would check right away if your state...
  8. Surgical Nurse=Singular Curse!

    I LOVE THIS!!!! Licensed Practical Nurse: Superscandal in electric.
  9. Sad and disgusted

    Have you considered working as an educator in an LPN or RN program? Two of our instructors were in process of finishing their Master's Degree while teaching. One was finishing up her ANP, the other...
  10. Having the "Right to Fall"

    We'll be right over in costume with sage in hand. And totally concur with Edith....that is one of my ongoing rants....the perception that our residents are disposable..... Back to topic....just had...
  11. new to site, saying hi!

    :wlcmghrt: Hello and welcome from a "Jersey Girl".
  12. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    I love cafepress.com...I have the shirt santhony44 mentioned...another one that says: "I'm an nurse, I care for a living but I'm not at work right now...so (naughty word) off." I usually wear that to...
  13. Having the "Right to Fall"

    We are perfect roommates! Where were you when I was in college?? We'll be SCA's oldest members...You be Elizabeth and I'll be Mary, Queen of Scots....We'll make Springer look mild..... And just wait...
  14. I need help managing a very difficult resident!

    Falon, imho This resident can not be managed. You are observing a behavioral pattern that has taken a lifetime to develope. Her behaviors work for her. She receives some form of internal...
  15. Having the "Right to Fall"

    ROTFLMAO.... Can I be your ltc roommate? What you write is so true....
  16. Falls

    Klonopin, because it is benzo is associated with increased fall risk....or he could be experiencing a paradoxical response. Plus primidone can cause veritigo, ataxia, increased confusion and a whole...
  17. Does Anyone feel the same way about these LTCs??

    Aiyiyi.... Nuff said....We really do it all.......How we stay sane is another matter... Witchypoo What is the "beers rule?" Visions of the old college "quarters" game, but with my residents...
  18. Demented Residents & Funny Comments

    Ahhhh the joys of ltc...:chuckle One of our precious lols is using these wide, waving extravagant hand and arm gestures....so I say "Miss Louise, is everything OK?" She tells me as I am walking...
  19. Rudeness from EMTs and Paramedics

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f22/rudeness-emts-paramedics-268561.html Hi Casey, The Commuter started a thread on this on the LTC forum. Excellent thread and the EMTs/Paramedics participated in a...
  20. Scrub sizes in Recovery Room

    As an SN on OR clinicals...I bummed from the scrubs for guys and rolled up the waistband....worked out well..... except for the occasional wedgie.......
  21. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    Its interesting conceptually...and on some mondo bizzario level I could see this happening. I work with a young man who has been an LPN for little over a year. He is planning on returning to school...
  22. What does HWI stand for?

    rotflmao:smokin: I'm so glad you found out. I was going crazy. Now we just need to unearth that really old hilarious thread about non-approved hospital abbreviations. Tres AAOx2 and losing...
  23. nursing homes for the cognitively intact?

    :yeahthat: Pop onto the ltc forum here on AllNurses. There is a sticky re ALF. ALF(s) go from levels 0-9 translated: levels range from totally independent living to almost total care. Cost may be an...
  24. Falls

    and the ever popular UTI....or depakote/ammonia levels....dementia with no impulse control??? We can go on and on depending on the resident's dx(s) and meds... Is there a pattern to the falls? Are...
  25. Is it true nurses dont like their job?

    I may moan, groan, p*ss and complain..... HOWEVER I love being a LPN.