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  1. Two Doctors

    nekhismom replied to dianah's topic in Nursing Humor

    They were all too funny!! :rotfl: Schizoids and Hemorrhoids :rotfl: Freaks and Cheeks :rotfl: Lost souls and Assholes :rotfl: Too

  2. Aaaah, Chocolate!

    nekhismom replied to donmurray's topic in Nursing Humor

    kinda rude, wasn't

  3. Changing Shifts

    nekhismom replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It depends on your needs. If you can handle flipping back and forth between working days and nights (it would KILL me), and you want to test out both shifts, then the day/night shift may be fine....

  4. Anyones test shut off at 75?

    nekhismom replied to Jabber964's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats!! :balloons: Mine also shut off at 75, but I thought I failed because most of my questions at the end were easy. They were very specific disease oriented questions, but they were brief,...

  5. Topics on boards???

    nekhismom replied to sun_chica's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had several priority questions, NO delegation questions, and quite a few med/surg questions. I only had 1 oB and 1 newborn question, and I think I only hade 1 or 2 psych questions. I want to know...

  6. 10/10 pain..venting!

    nekhismom replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    You know, I don't like the 0-10 pain scale, either. When I had to have an emergency appy, and the nurse asked me to rate my pain, I told her I couldn't THINK about a stupid number, but it freakin'...

  7. New Nurse Salary

    nekhismom replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree ORRNLORI. Cost of living is cheap here. It's cheap where I'm moving. I still won't be making $27/hr, but when you consider the average salary in that area, I will be doing just

  8. RN call outs, how do you handle them?

    nekhismom replied to Carotid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I need a mental health day!!! NOW!!! TONIGHT!!! Nights are killing my brain. I stay disoriented. The only reason I'm coherent tonight is because I'm off tonight! I go back tomorrow for 3 12's, then...

  9. Team Nursing, Does it work???

    nekhismom replied to nurse lucky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've wished for team nursing at times just to get by!!! HA HA, really, some days it's practical and others, it isn't. And like TWeety said, you gotta have a good team spirit or it's all down the...

  10. Needle stick injuries?

    nekhismom replied to prairiegirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I like the self-retracting needles on some syringes. We don't have them at current facility. Actually, we don't have any safety equipment like that, even though I thought it was mandated by law now....

  11. How bad is the isolation problem where you work?

    nekhismom replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As for the handwashing situation, I have noticed that the alcohol-based foam has done a great job in increasing compliance with handwashing. I like the stuff, but after a few uses, I just HAVE to...

  12. How bad is the isolation problem where you work?

    nekhismom replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nor do ours!! They refuse to be tracked. We have a big infection issue right now and all employees are supposed to be tracked throughout the hospital, but docs and lab don't comply. IT KILLS me,...

  13. Increasing our workload once again!

    nekhismom replied to Sadie04's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think you will probably benefit from it in the long run, but are ALL of you expected to be trained/certified in 8 weeks? YIKES!! As with any change, it can be difficult. Let's hope it doesn't...

  14. Do Doctors know what Isolation precautions mean??

    nekhismom replied to Christean's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OUr docs just tend not to TOUCH the patients if they don't have to, thereby avoiding all isolation precautions altogether. They'd rather just peek at the kid over the edge of the crib or through the...

  15. Medical patients on post-partum floor?

    nekhismom replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I totally agree with most of you! MRSA, VRE, etc. SHOULD NOT BE ON A PP FLOOR! Now, ante-partum I see the need for specialized nursing knowledge of OB, and isolation along with proper handwasing...

  16. Equal Pay in Nursing for women vs men?

    nekhismom replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, if I ever need a nurse, I'm asking for you! :kiss Pay equal?? Are you kidding??? Even though my system SAYS all new grads receive the same pay unless they were LPN's before, this is NOT the...

  17. NCLEX review book questions seem very easy.....

    nekhismom replied to rpbear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I thought my NCLEX review questions were easy, too. I also thought my NCLEX qusetions were easy. BUt not everyone gets an easy NCLEX, just my opinion. I kept thinking I was failing the NCLEX...

  18. Unhappy 22 Weeker

    nekhismom replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Gompers, your unit sounds like a dream! I work nights, so we don't have OT at night. And there are NO play things on the unit unless the parent supplies them. We have a couple of swings and bouncy...

  19. Preemie Nipples

    nekhismom replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have preemie nipples, either. It's all regular "term" sized nipples. I think our MD's and NNPs push the kids to PO feed so early, we have like 25 and 26 weekers who po feed at least once a...

  20. Patient Abandonment Laws

    nekhismom replied to ChevyRNTexas's topic in Texas Nursing

    thanks stephera! You know, the Texas NPA is giving me a really hard time. I mean, it's not supposed to be that hard, ya know? Sheesh. I'm gonna read it again, and I might just print it this

  21. Anyone experiencing new uniform requirements?

    nekhismom replied to queenb091's topic in General Nursing

    At my current facility, we can wear anything except denim scrubs. Any color, print, etc. If we choose to wear a T-shirt rather than a scrub top, it must NOT have any writing on it unless it is...

  22. Woman w/ cig picture...

    nekhismom replied to Rhon1991's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it was ever one of my favorites. I'm glad it was

  23. It is With Sadness I Write This

    nekhismom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Fran! SO sorry you are feeling down over the debates going on around here. I always try to keep it civil, but I am only human, and may sometimes get caught up in the heat of a debate. Thanks...

  24. All burnt out and ready to roll!!!

    nekhismom replied to grumpynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hoping things work out well for

  25. Give and Take

    nekhismom replied to versatile_kat's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, duh, I get it now. Sorry. Sleep deprivation in full force over