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  1. Sick Day

    confused101 replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Someone said you had to be on a vent and have your nurse taking care of you to call in for you. Even then maybe not covered!

  2. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    confused101 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is

  3. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

    confused101 replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a wonderful husband. Most of my other coworkers are the same way. Not much divorse on our floor. I do know alot of nurses who are on both ends of the spectrum though. Such as the fireman...

  4. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    confused101 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't use it for PRN's either. Our med system won't let us do it one minute early much less 30 min. That would send red flags all over the place where I

  5. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    confused101 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Now what is funny! What did the pt.

  6. IV's, piggybacks, IV machines.....help!

    confused101 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't know about a meds going together, I call the pharmacy. They are great where I work for that info. Getting the med up on the floor is a different

  7. IV's, piggybacks, IV machines.....help!

    confused101 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    yes, don't forget to clamp. i have wore alot of antibiotics!

  8. Setting Limits W/ Pts on Medical Floor Who Also Have Psych Concerns?

    confused101 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sometimes it helps to put when a patient can have prn medications on dry erase boards. It has helped us in the past. Setting limits works only if everyone does it. I have seen pt's pit one nurse...

  9. Setting Limits W/ Pts on Medical Floor Who Also Have Psych Concerns?

    confused101 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Are we working on the same floor??? I am too in your shoes. Our hospital had a medical psych floor for at least 20 years. I work with a nurse that worked there. It is sometimes unreal what we have...

  10. you might be from ohio if:

    confused101 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Picked up by the cops is not all over?? That's funny. I say that all the

  11. you might be from ohio if:

    confused101 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I know what you mean there. In Columbus, the east side and Bexley are on the same main street through town. Bexley is very pricey and East end some places you will get shot after

  12. you might be from ohio if:

    confused101 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Yeah, I go down to see my inlaws and I always ask them on the phone is "What are you doing? or How are you

  13. Good/Not-So-Good Hospitals - Dayton Area

    confused101 replied to Susgu's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I used to live in Dayton as a child. East side near University of Dayton. Boy was that a change when I moved to Southeastern Ohio. I remember crack deals on the corner and you didn't go over to the...

  14. Pay Rates In Ohio For New Grads.

    confused101 replied to dark10gable's topic in Ohio Nursing

    21.75 a year ago for me, but I moved to a different hospital system. Don't forget shift diff, weekend diff and yearly raises. I got a two dollar raise between yearly and a raise of all the nurses....

  15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    confused101 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    The dueling Messiahs is the funniest thing I have heard. Then they tried to part water in a cup is just the cherry on top of the sundae. Thanks for the amusing picture.

  16. *sigh* How Many Times a Week Do You Say No?

    confused101 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Just today while I was trying to sleep, my manager called and wanted me to come in another shift other than what I am used to doing. I went in alot when I was a tech. When I needed to leave that...

  17. MMR didn't take?

    confused101 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all nurses! I get a call from my OB today. Yes the stress began there! I got a letter a week ago saying all my blood work is ok. My husband and I are trying to have a baby and I'm trying...

  18. MMR didn't take?

    confused101 replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that I'm not the only one. I'll try to get another titer after another shot. If my memory serves me right I thought I got the measles as a child even when I got the shot. Who knows. I...

  19. St. John's Wort

    confused101 replied to SashaO's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Several years ago, I took one dose or was it two? Can't remember now, but if the world was about to end I would be ok with it. I was happy. Oh! so happy! It made me really weird! I tried some...

  20. Nybody else can deal with anything except vomit?

    confused101 replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can't do the dry heaving thing. I only puked once and it was when I was cleaning up stool in a bedpan. It was just noxious. I have a hard time with smells. Like dishes that have sat for awhile....

  21. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

    confused101 replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 6 weeks of orientation in all. I felt like I was ok by the end of the whole thing. First night I was out, I had a guy start to crash and I didn't know what to do, but I knew to ask for help....

  22. Cellulitis and spider bites

    confused101 replied to nursekatie22's topic in Medical-Surgical

    oh yes! I have so many MRSA spider bites right now it is crazy! I just thought it was the norm right now!

  23. Cellulitis and spider bites

    confused101 replied to nursekatie22's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It seems I have cellulitis on our floor all the time. But, yes, during the summer it has

  24. What do you think of this?

    confused101 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    What craziness! My managers on my floor are off of their rockers, but I don't even think they would pull something like this. Like someone else stated, maybe want to float to ICU's. Move away from...

  25. looking for a poem

    confused101 replied to hollyann77's topic in General Nursing

    Boy is that true! Cute