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  1. Funny Things Naieve Medical Personnel Have Said

    imanedrn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG... Although I'm white, I grew up in Hawaii, and it irks when me when people call Asians oriental. "Oriental" is an adjective used for

  2. 12 months seems like forever!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks a ton for all those words! I'm able to think those things occasionally. When the fire gets hot, though, I get so caught up with the details that I forget the big picture. Some days are better...

  3. Should I be a Nurse??

    imanedrn replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    No apologies necessary. I just had to play the sperm

  4. It's 6:59!!! For pity's sake!

    imanedrn replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have that problem too because I felt like I wasn't doing MY job. Then I remembered, as the poster who noted the quote on their hand-off sheet, that nursing is a 24/7 job. It's not...

  5. It's 6:59!!! For pity's sake!

    imanedrn replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always willing to stay and help with smaller tasks (giving pain meds, handing a newly ordered IVPB), but admits / big orders are understood to fall on the next shift after 6:30 (am or

  6. It's 6:59!!! For pity's sake!

    imanedrn replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, anything ordered (or new admits) after 6:30 (am or pm) generally fall onto the next shift. I am VERY thankful for this unwritten

  7. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    imanedrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN, and I would NEVER think to ask a CNA (let alone an LPN!) to clean up bathroom covered in feces! I might as well ask another RN or my charge nurse! I'm sorry, but this matter really gets...

  8. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    imanedrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would NEVER ask my CNA to clean up a bathroom if the walls were covered in feces! And forget about asking an LPN! How insulting to both of their professions! In reality, this is where...

  9. Anyone ever heard of the "International White Heart" symbol?

    imanedrn replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the nursing symbol was the lamp of knowledge. The symbol at the top center of their home page is kind of a triangle-shaped lamp. You can see the flame on the right -- although it's

  10. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

    imanedrn replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I like Scrubs! Even though it's a far cry from reality, at least Carla (the only nurse!) gets some attention as doing a lot of the work. Also, although she's friends with the docs, she...

  11. ANCC RN-BC / Committed to Med/Surg?

    imanedrn posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'll start with my background, then go in to my question... I'm a NG (just over 4 months now), and I started in med/surg for the experience (though I'm on a purely med/tele/isolation unit). Like many...

  12. Should I be a Nurse??

    imanedrn replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no, he di'nt! He did NOT just pull the male card out! Ok, ok... I guess you're up against SO many females, you have to at times... But let it be known, I am FAR more logical and rational than...

  13. 12 months seems like forever!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In brighter news, I had a GREAT day. (Please please please don't jinx Wednesday...) I actually got to work a tad later (around 0630) than I normally do (around 0620). When I got there, my mind was...

  14. CHART Reviews

    imanedrn replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    This is precisely what happened in my example. It seems so exhaustive to review PAGES of orders (some illegible!) just to make sure a med was NOT

  15. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    imanedrn replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I'm so thankful to read this... I'm a NG -- just over 2 months on my own (just over 4 total) on a med/tele floor. I have a per diem HH job lined up. Haven't started yet because the DON is trying to...

  16. 12 months seems like forever!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unlike you (and paragraph #2), I think I spend TOO MUCH time doing what you mention in paragraph #4. And while I'm in full agreement with paragraph #3, I can't seem to get over paragraph #4! My...

  17. 12 months seems like forever!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your advice is so on point... Unfortunately, I'm one of those types that is ALWAYS looking at the obviously greener grass on EVERYONE else's lawn (said with MUCHO sarcasm, as I'm old enough to know...

  18. 12 months seems like forever!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's what I thought (re: "$2000 for what?")! In any case, good for you, asking for a different preceptor. I "hinted" that my preceptor wasn't "precepting" me very well, but I wasn't assertive...

  19. Should I be a Nurse??

    imanedrn replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    My first BS is in business management, and, from what I learned there, I agree: You're absolutely right about patients being "customers." After all, every case study in nursing school referred to...

  20. Funny Things Naieve Medical Personnel Have Said

    imanedrn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was a BIG issue for my school. We're the only university in town, but there are a few other schools with BSN programs. All the others are ADN programs. There is this false belief by some...

  21. How many times have you cried???

    imanedrn replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I thought I was getting better, but I had an emotional setback yesterday. Maybe it was just a stressful week (all 3 days split, instead of closer together), but I did NOT want to go into work...

  22. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    imanedrn replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor who, at the end of the semester of our Fundamentals class (while we were also talking about death and dying), told us a story about a patient she knew who was being cared for in...

  23. Back to MedSurg........

    imanedrn replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey! You sound like me! I've been doing this med/tele thing for about 4 months, and I have a hard time dealing too! I'm actually taking on a per diem home health job because I think it might be a...

  24. Random Nursing Question for all on getting started

    imanedrn replied to whit4800's topic in General Nursing

    Ever since I was a junior in high school (up until 3 years ago), I wanted to be a surgeon. When I started university in 1998, I was a bio (pre-professional) major. After the first semester, I was...

  25. Too many Chiefs in the Teepee: When Docs Battle

    imanedrn replied to NsgChica's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I would have jumped