nurseygrrl

nurseygrrl LPN

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  1. getting too close to your patients?

    nurseygrrl replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Monica~ I'm sorry that all this is going on. You have to do what's best for yourself and what makes you feel good. Do you like being friends with this woman? It seems as though you took on a big...

  2. Fifth Disease

    nurseygrrl replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    lynn, I am glad to hear the arthritic symptoms lasted only a week. I hope it's the same for me! I just got home from the doc (my co workers MADE me go) :chuckle and she agrees this is a symptom of...

  3. Fifth Disease

    nurseygrrl replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    No, I haven't yet. I was there this Monday to see her and I hate going to the doctor! I am going to see what happens over the weekend and if it worsens or doesn't clear up, I'll go

  4. Iron Jawed Angels

    nurseygrrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! Thanks for reminding me!

  5. Shingles? At MY age??

    nurseygrrl replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should be going to work with an active case of shingles. I work in LTC and I know for sure my infection control nurse would beat me senseless if I came to work with shingles!...

  6. Virtual Surgery Game

    nurseygrrl replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    That was so cool! Had to call my lawyer I guess that's why I'm a nurse and not a surgeon!

  7. Iron Jawed Angels

    nurseygrrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome movie! Made me want to burn my bra!! :rotfl: Seriously, what a struggle women went through to give us the rights we have today. I have been a proud registered voter since I was 18...

  8. Nursing and body piercings

    nurseygrrl replied to Pronurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have dealt with this sort of thing all my life since I never quite 'fit in'. All I have to say is who cares? If you act professionally, who in the heck cares what you have pierced? Yes, poking a...

  9. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    nurseygrrl replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh! Nurses are always the ones made to feel guilty when things aren't right. Stand up and say it with me fellow nurses...NO!, THAT'S NOT MY

  10. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    nurseygrrl replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not! We nurses have to start putting our foot down. It seems that any job that needs to get done falls on the nurse if everyone else is too busy or other departments are understaffed. I...

  11. ??Pregnant???

    nurseygrrl replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    You can't be sure until you see your doc and get a test in his/her office. I was told that those tests are pretty accurate. I took one on the advice of my doctor, it was negative and I wasn't...

  12. Tonsillectomy Question

    nurseygrrl replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had my tonsils out at 26. I had post op bleeding exactly 2 weeks to the day after my surgery. The doc said that is VERY common. It's also scary as hell! I went to the ER, but it had stopped on it's...

  13. Quicky poll

    nurseygrrl replied to koan's topic in General Nursing

    I use math on a daily basis, but I haven't run across anything like what was in my Math For Meds book. I'll get a liquid med that's say, 10mg per mL and I have to give 20mg., so you give 2 mLs. It's...

  14. Feeling sad.....

    nurseygrrl replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    {{{{{Snoopy}}}}} We have a CNA where I work who has various health problems and is always calling in. She also has a son who is ill and sometimes he needs her. I totally understand because when I was...

  15. Working short staffed -- your stories

    nurseygrrl replied to Diuretic Junkie's topic in General Nursing

    I always enjoy it when I drive into work at 6:30am in the thick of a snowstorm and get mandated to work 3-11 because although the roads are plowed clear now, most of the staff have called

  16. CNA's...complaining constantly...

    nurseygrrl replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    The OP was speaking about bad apple CNAs, that's what this discussion is about. I doubt that anyone here is grouping ALL CNAs into the 'whiney, lazy, manipulative, insubordinate' category. There are...

  17. I really need help

    nurseygrrl replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    That's a wonderful choice cat...I hope you find your way, and I hope you find happiness. For now, we're all here for you. We

  18. Status

    nurseygrrl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I am still trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here....could you please explain how you first called Mother Teresa arrogant and now you claim that you want to be like her? Many of your...

  19. Male nursing students/nurses

    nurseygrrl replied to krebs.cycle's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't trying to berate him. I was trying to point out that there is discrimination everywhere and he shouldn't let that type of thing bother him. I'm sorry if my post seemed otherwise. It's...

  20. Yikes, my hands are a mess, help!l

    nurseygrrl replied to dlmrn's topic in General Nursing

    I get this from the powdered gloves and also from keeping gloves on for too long (powdered and non-powdered alike). I used an antifungal cream...worked

  21. RN refresher course

    nurseygrrl replied to RandyV's topic in General Nursing

    I found this by doing a search...sounds pretty good although I would do some research before forking over any dough...good luck!

  22. Low Down on Nursing Education

    nurseygrrl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha!! The one on the right looks like he's about to deliver a serious knuckle

  23. Low Down on Nursing Education

    nurseygrrl replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    If the OPs point is that higher education in nursing shouldn't automatically give you a certain position, then I agree. I am an LPN at a facility that has only RN charge nurses. Yet, when I started on...

  24. CNA's...complaining constantly...

    nurseygrrl replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    jnette~ I do this every day. I buy lunches for them, let them take extra breaks when we have time, assist them with anything they need (I am told that is rare in my facility), thank them profusely...

  25. Male nursing students/nurses

    nurseygrrl replied to krebs.cycle's topic in General Nursing

    You took the words right out of my mouth! Also, what about the negative portrayal of FEMALE nurses in all types of media. From most perspectives, you'd think female nurses were nothing but little sex...