Chixie

Chixie

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  1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Chixie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No i cant get your dad home any quicker as we are waiting for transport to get back to us. There is 5 inches of snow on the roads and the county has a shortage of grit so i kinda doubt he will be...

  2. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    Chixie replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, we only have two bands White-patient id band Red-allergies I do like the sound of the DNR and falls risk

  3. We need visiting hours!! Does anybody have them?

    Chixie replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have visiting times and protected meal times so unless the visitor is helping to feed the patient then they arent allowed on the ward at those times.They are strictly enforced,even doctors arent...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Chixie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had one of those shifts today and i just wanted to scream. You may think its funny when your father pulls poop out of his bottom and smears it, throws and generally cakes himself in it but i...

  5. The end of C-diff testing??

    Chixie replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, we are so lucky at my hospital. When the first episode of the runs happens we test for c diff and then we test at intervals until the patient is negative. When they have the first attack of the...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Chixie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We know you were smoking so stop lying!!! We can hardly see you through the

  7. Writeatermpaper.com

    Chixie replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    hmmm how far into your course are you exactly? Im pretty sure they will have mentioned something about plagerism in class as it is a massive issue Our papers are electronically submitted by us through...

  8. Writeatermpaper.com

    Chixie replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    If there is always something wrong with your papers then go to a lecturer/teacher/marker and get help. Read the feedback on your previous work to find out your weaknesses. My weakness was that i made...

  9. Class sizes

    Chixie replied to sproeber89's topic in General Students

    At the begining of year one we had 59 students. We are now 6 weeks from the end of year one and we are down to 34 But this includes both mental health and adult so when we split our groups are even...

  10. Writeatermpaper.com

    Chixie replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Are you seriously considering this?!? Its completely unethical, its cheating. If you want to be a nurse then you need to put the hard work in, if you dont want to do the hard work then get out now. If...

  11. ER nurses wear "biggirl panties"

    Chixie replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    You guys rock!! I have the uttmost respect for you guys. I dont know how you have the guts/balls/strength to do this job but wow im glad that you guys do. Thank you to the a+e nurse who reset my...

  12. "You take the BUS to work!"

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

    I walk to work and i get some odd looks- 'you walk to work, why?' 'seriously, you walk to work,dont you drive'? or other such comments from someone who is 20 minutes late to work because they couldnt...

  13. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    Chixie replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

    Something on the news made me think of this thread and you guys On my local news one of the hospitals up the road from me made an announcement on the local news saying 'if you have flu or a cold then...

  14. Gee, thanks, Mom!

    Chixie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had huge issues with my mother that i allowed to affect my health and after a few years (20 years) of various abuse, emotional, physical and mental, i had a breakdown. When i got myself back...

  15. VENT: Lazy People!!!!

    Chixie replied to chnc1024's topic in General Students

    If people want to slack off then as long as it doesnt affect you then why get yourself worked up? Admittedly if they are chatting during class etc and its is affecting you then yes, get upset and...

  16. "Nursing students with C's are still nurses".. ?

    Chixie replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    As long as we get over a D- then we still qualify and are able to call ourselves nurses. I dont like grades as there is a girl in my class who is fantastic with patients, great with relatives and...

  17. I'm so tired!

    Chixie replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    I have to have a 30-45 minute sleep most days-it helps no end and it means im a much nicer person Ive also found eating berries and nuts helps me with

  18. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Chixie replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    This is a deodorant stick, this is how you use it-Would you like me to show you how to use soap as

  19. Woohoo!! I cleaned the shower today!!

    Chixie replied to Rianna1's topic in General Students

    I actually got round to cleaning my bath the other night as well Im also proud of myself. I recently invited my sister in law over and boy did she start laying into me about the 'mess' and general...

  20. Nursing student and over weight

    Chixie replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    I am a big girl, the biggest in my class and unfortunately someone decided to make some really nasty comments about fat people,fat nurses and me in class. The lecturer didnt know what to say so i...

  21. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Chixie replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    If you have to be an hour late to lectures nearly every day can you at least turn your phone off and have breakfast before you come in?Im sick of you waltzing in 50-60 minutes late, then you battle...

  22. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    Chixie replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Students

    Im a C+/B- student and im happy to be passing But i know that my strengths are in communication with the patients and that dont translate into a grade on a piece of

  23. What do you wish students knew?

    Chixie replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, just WOW, I didnt know you were born as an automatic nurse, i thought we all learnt as we went along the way with help from our fellow workers. im sorry that i dont seem to have an inbuilt satnav...

  24. Do you wear rings on your fingers to work?

    Chixie replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    We arent allowed to wear wrist watches at the hospital where im doing my placement, you an wear a fob watch. You also arent supposed to wear bracelets,rings or false nails but so many nurses do. Makes...

  25. Do you wear rings on your fingers to work?

    Chixie replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Good heavens no! My ring is not the most expensive in the world but it means the world to me so id rather not run the risk of damaging it or getting nastiness in the setting,under it. Makes me feel...