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1. Care plans are stupid.

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   I do actually. Thanks!

2. Care plans are stupid.

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   That is precisely my point. Thank

3. Care plans are stupid.

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   I am def not saying I don't plan my care. Oh, my gosh. I am planning my care every moment of the day. It's called prioritizing. A piece of paper doesn't ensure that everybody's on the same page...

4. Care plans are stupid.

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   What do you mean I won't have to do another one in the 'real world'? I wish. I'm an ADON in the real world at a LTC facility and I bet we spend almost half of our day staring and obsessing over these...

5. Care plans are stupid.

   maestrotee posted a topic in General Nursing

   That is

6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   maestrotee replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   WHAT THE ...?!?! I think I just threw up in my mouth a little!

7. Merry Christmas from...

   maestrotee replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

   Merry Christmas from South Bend, IN. 40 degrees, and the snow has melted, turning my backyard into a mud pit . Good food, family, friends. Let the festivities

8. Army Nursing

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   Carl, thanks for the response. There is much to consider. One of the biggest emotional factors will be going away from my five year old for a time. He is still young enough that I will feel the...

9. Army Nursing

   maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

   gabirder, thanks for the response. Yeah, that's what the recruiter was saying, 2LT, 22 months of pay to secure my BSN. Heck, it would probably only take half that time cause I have tons of...

10. Army Nursing

    maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, of course that would make me a CO, commissioned officer in the

11. Army Nursing

    maestrotee posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, apparently the army is still hiring. I just got off the phone today with a medical recruiter who told me the army would give me 1900 a month to go from my ADN (licensed RN) to my BSN, and be...

12. Today I almost yacked ...

    maestrotee replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Note to self, must have talk with family clarifying the removal of necrotic body parts ... LOL! Seriously, that is the truth! Sometimes when I look at these people's feet, wounds, whatever, I just...

13. Caught stealing drugs

    maestrotee replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting. I guess I just never did the research about that particular drug. No surprises, not the first time. Okay then, maybe my dog could benefit from it after all ... :paw: Holy cow! I just...

14. Today I almost yacked ...

    maestrotee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have seen wounds that I could fit a small child in, cleaned trachs with caked on goodies that took an eternity to scrub clean, been witness to the olfactory insult of a GI bleed, even been vomitted...

15. Caught stealing drugs

    maestrotee replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    What? That is truly bizarre! I've never heard of anyone using tramadol to get 'high'. It's mood-altering characteristics are similar to that of a Flintstone's vitamin. Honestly, a doctor prescribed...