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    How do you sign?

    donsterRN replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    I sign first initial, last name,
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    home remedies you would NEVER try

    donsterRN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that if you cut a raisin in half and put the cut side on a wart and left it there, it would eventually cause the wart to
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    Just a random vent

    donsterRN replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I've been very lucky. Every patient I've had who has identified as a former (or current) nurse has been just lovely.
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    Just a random vent

    donsterRN replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: BAMBOO bag??? LOL!!! I would've probably given in to the urge to laugh out loud to her face. Just
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    Just a random vent

    donsterRN replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience with family members who identify as "nurse" that those who behave as in the OP's example are not nurses. Those that are nurses couldn't be more kind and helpful, often rolling...
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    Failed nursing first time, no CUNY would take me back. What to do next?

    donsterRN replied to Lerochka's topic in New York Nursing

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    Random Nursing Thoughts

    donsterRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going to mention hiccups! Several nights ago, around 0300, one of my patients put the callbell on to report his hiccups and said he needed something for them. I offered him some water...
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    Are there any policies and procedures against workplace bullying?

    donsterRN replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto this excellent post. NO ONE should have to endure
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    Thats it! I'm moving...where can i get a job?!

    donsterRN replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    This is the site for Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. They are actively recruiting.
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    What is the best nursing advice you ever got from another nurse?

    donsterRN replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    "It's always about the patient". Said to me by my preceptor when I was a fledgling, new nurse. Made my days a lot
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    Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

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

    AMEN!!!
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    If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    donsterRN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe you could be Miss America! I hear that pays well. Of course, the job interview is fairly
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    help about position paper

    donsterRN replied to jackie20's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously???
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    Fantasia credits nurse for saving her

    donsterRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It's great that she gave the nurse her props for telling her what she needed to hear, but this woman's history is one bad decision after another. At some point you have to own up and take...
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    Isolation Gowns

    donsterRN replied to Redhead28's topic in General Nursing

    We use the yellow, "nylon-ish" gowns with the cotton at the wrists. One size fits all.
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    Pinning Ceremony Keynote Speaker

    donsterRN replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    Last year, I was the student speaker for my pinning ceremony. This year, I was most flattered and humbled to have been asked to be the keynote speaker for this year's class. It never occurred to me...
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    First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    donsterRN replied to galenanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please don't let this experience sour you on nursing as a career. There just wasn't any way you were going to succeed that day. As someone previously pointed out... you were sucker punched. I'm...
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    Has a employer ever asked you for your Diploma?

    donsterRN replied to mr.hustle's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired before graduation, so I didn't have a license or degree to show the HR people. The director of the program wrote a letter on my behalf indicating that I was expected to graduate when I...
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    Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    donsterRN replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

    Diet Pepsi all the
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    Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    donsterRN replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I generally do not answer the phone anyway; if I want to talk to someone, I'll call them. The hospital calls frequently enough that I've learned to expect it. I work hard there, and I treasure my...
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    One more old guy headed to LPN school

    donsterRN replied to red2003xlt's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hurray, indeed! Much luck and success to you in your new
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    BSN Required...what does this mean for the 2yr ADN programs ?

    donsterRN replied to DaddyO's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I "think" the only diploma program left in NYS is at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in
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    Daddy Put In Bye-Bye Box

    donsterRN replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Nursing

    How wonderfully touching! I got a bit teary,
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    Pet peeve

    donsterRN replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    The one pet peeve I can think of right now (and you know there'll be more...!) is this: urinals on the bedside table. Eww. Eww. And eww. I glove for just about everything, I guess. That's just a...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    donsterRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I can't determine which of these is worse! The heparin drip is familiar to me; I once had an RN shut one of my heparin infusions off because the pump was beeping and she didn't have time to find me to...