pattycakeRN

pattycakeRN

Cardiac x3 years, PACU x1 year

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  1. Professionalism in Nursing

    pattycakeRN replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    L. Ron Hubbard huh?

  2. Nurse Phobias?

    pattycakeRN replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, wow. Thanks for the

  3. Nurse Phobias?

    pattycakeRN replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    i kid you not: I am eating cottage cheese and toast for lunch :chuckle I am laughing and gagging at the same

  4. Some people... geez

    pattycakeRN replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    We actually had a pt a few weeks ago that was nearly inconsolable because she was in a private room. What?! Sorry, lady, all our rooms are private! She actually wanted someone in there constantly to...

  5. Nurse Phobias?

    pattycakeRN replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good answers! Since I'm now afraid to even google anything, what exactly does harlequin ichthyosis look like? Im going to guess something about scaly skin? Not sure about the harlequin, I...

  6. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    pattycakeRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I was the super-duper friendly barista making your triple grande non-fat vanilla no foam latte at the neighborhood Starbucks just last March ... last day was on a friday and I started as an RN 3 days...

  7. transfer anxiety? need advice please.

    pattycakeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a (not so) new RN. I graduated Dec 2006, got my license Jan 2007 and got my first job March 2007. I still work there, so I'm coming up on 1 year, and I'm feeling kind of blah. I work...

  8. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    pattycakeRN replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like my floor. Our hospital is different than some, i think. Each floor or unit has their own policy as far as color schemes on their own units. I personally could care less what it looks like,...

  9. Pimples, blackheads and acne

    pattycakeRN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I am a picker/popper too. Never had the opp on a pt, but I absolutely obsess over hairs/blackheads of my own. This is a little off topic, but I have some chronically huge, scarred, pitted...

  10. Most RN's first borns?

    pattycakeRN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Only child (more toys for me) and father is a "functional" alcoholic. havent seen him in 17 years or so, since I was 7 years old (not sure if its nature v. nurture issue?) Mom is a nurse as well,...

  11. Who has had the biggest influence on your nursing practice?

    pattycakeRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest influence is my mama. She is a nurse, and I have long heard her talk about and discuss the things she believes. The biggest thing I got out of it was, though it seems obvious, "never leave...

  12. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    pattycakeRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god. *bubble bursting* I'm sorry,

  13. Absolute No-No's

    pattycakeRN replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    oh god... nursing school! worst headache ever. made me wish i had forgotten my corgard that day. woooo how do people even stand up with that crap

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    pattycakeRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on a very nice, less than 5 yo Tele unit in a fairly large hospital. All private rooms, but some are "short-stay" smaller rooms, closer to the nurses stations, reserved for our more confused...

  15. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    pattycakeRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Move to Canada. Healthcare system is better there. (No sarcasm here, just wistful that it can't be like that in the