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    Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

    teeniebert replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    Someone a couple pages back posted, "What friends?" That's kind of how I feel. I don't have many friends. However, the friends I DO have are the kind that, I can see them once every 2 or 3 years,...
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    For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    teeniebert replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Another thing I'd like to get... http://www.eggcamper.com/eggcamper%20electric.htm Of course, we'd have to buy a vehicle big enough to tow it. My smart fortwo just won't cut
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    Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    teeniebert replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    I know that I know 2 transgendered women, if that makes sense. I may know more than 2, but if so I have no idea they are TG! Anyway, the first time I met one of them, she was introduced as "Julie"...
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    Absurd Medical Abbreviations

    teeniebert replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    How about PROM? During my last clinical round (on a med/surg/rehab floor) it caused some confusion...to the students, it meant 'passive range of motion', to our instructor it meant 'premature rupture...
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    For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    teeniebert replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I want a smart fortwo--a blue one, with plates that say "TEENIE". And a protoceratops. Nice, small herbivore. Well, maybe a procompsognathus...I like therapods best, but I don't want one that will...
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    Is nursing really a dirty job?

    teeniebert replied to xobeeautiful's topic in General Students

    Yes, nursing is a dirty job. Some of it involves bodily fluids, which you will have to clean off of the patient. You may also have to clean the floor depending on where you're working (not spic n...
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    "You take the BUS to work!"

    teeniebert replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Co-worker: "You take the BUS to work!" abbaking: "...and...?" You might find out why your co-worker thinks it's a big deal, or you might get a funny look. When I rode the bus regularly it was for 3...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    teeniebert replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My pharmacology instructor pronounces it "doo-co-lax".
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    Green Christmas-Full Cemetary??

    teeniebert replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    My Grandpa promised my mom he'd stick around for Christmas but he wasn't sure about New Year's...he passed away on New Year's Day (years ago). I've also heard stories of people 'not wanting to ruin...
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    Share Your Saying

    teeniebert replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Off Topic: My brother-in-law was never told that cats can't be trained. He had two kittens trained to come when called, sit on command, and 'speak' for treats within about 3 weeks of adopting them....
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    Update on Transgender nursing Student

    teeniebert replied to Transgender_n_TN's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're unable to continue your education at your current school. That said, I'd like to congratulate you on continuing toward your transition. I can't honestly say 'I know how hard it is,'...
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    Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    teeniebert replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see...right now I'm working toward my LPN (April 24, baby!) so in 5 years I would HOPE I'd be close to getting my RN, either ADN or BSN. However, my husband may be getting his MS in computer...
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    This made me chuckle

    teeniebert replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

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    Dear Med/Surg Final,

    teeniebert replied to mandyloo's topic in General Students

    No kidding. I was actually GLAD when we got to the calculations final because math is either right or it isn't. There's no 'choose all that apply' or 'which should you do FIRST' or 'prioritize this...
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    Distal Pulses

    teeniebert replied to skimainiac's topic in General Students

    A lot of people in my class have had trouble finding the posterior tibialis pulse. I've found that it's easier to palpate if you put your palm on the outside of the person's heel and curl your...
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    What FUNNY but IMPORTANT things did you learn this semester in nursing school?

    teeniebert replied to AZO49008's topic in General Students

    "Is this normal for you? Does member detachment run in your
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    What FUNNY but IMPORTANT things did you learn this semester in nursing school?

    teeniebert replied to AZO49008's topic in General Students

    This was during foley practice in our lab...my group had finished with the 'female' mannequin and the instructor said, "let me see if I can find another member so you all get a chance to practice."...
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    Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    teeniebert replied to frellyou's topic in General Nursing

    I had wrist surgery under conscious sedation. I remember trying to sit up to see what the surgeon was doing, then the anesthesiologist doing something (turning knobs? pushing buttons? I don't know...
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    Funny video about catheters

    teeniebert replied to drjrf2000's topic in Nursing Humor

    that. was.
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    what will you be doing over the break?

    teeniebert replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    Today we were out of school at 2:30. We had review for next week's musculoskeletal exam scheduled from 1 to 5, and the instructor told us last week, "I have 28 people coming on Thursday. There is no...
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    teeniebert replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    :chuckle :lol_hitti :roll
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    So irked

    teeniebert replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Good job!!! We have 2 weeks of clinicals left (2nd of 3 terms), and I still haven't placed a foley on a real person. I have, however, witnessed several difficult insertions. The first was on a...
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    teeniebert replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    You know how that one student is always coming to you, crying because they don't feel like 'part of the group' and the others make fun of their disability? Before you tell off the rest of the class,...
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    i sign your paycheck !!

    teeniebert replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Really? Your name is *insert corporate healthcare entity name with all the INC, PC, Not-For-Profit, Division Of, etc. taglines*? Must've been hard learning to spell that in First
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    Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    teeniebert replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    I don't know if these have been posted before, but I got a really helpful hint from my Neuro instructor last week. I always have trouble remembering decorticate and decerebrate posturing--which one...