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GoECU

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  1. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    GoECU replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me too! It popped into my head as soon as I read the

  2. Nurses at Disney

    GoECU replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Sign me up, it sounds like fun! I have to gain 3 more years of experience

  3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    GoECU replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not as nasty as some of you guys' stories, but gross none the less. Last week my patient was bent over in front of me pants down with me squatted down behind her to change a dressing on her bottom....

  4. How did you decide what kind of nursing you wanted to do?

    GoECU replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. It is trial and error. You don't know for sure if you will like it until you try it! I started out on an intermediate neuro floor, moved to corrections, and now I'm...

  5. When and where do home health nurses go to a restroom?

    GoECU replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    I usually stop by the office, my home, or at a fast food place. I won't say that I never would, but I would have to be about to

  6. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    GoECU replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Welcome to the

  7. What kind of bag do you use?

    GoECU replied to brandi13's topic in Home Health

    I use a backpack. It has a lot of different pockets and sections that I can put all my things. I used to use the utility tote from thirty one but it started hurting my shoulder. The backpack...

  8. What grosses YOU out?

    GoECU replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where to begin....mucus disgusts me, poop, nasty wounds or skin lesions!

  9. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    GoECU replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think it does. I think the main reason is stress. I'm finally in a better situation at work now, so I'm hoping the aging process slows some! In the last couple of months I've noticed...

  10. staying organized with hh

    GoECU replied to hhrnohio's topic in Home Health

    Wow, I'm glad my company is all on computer. It is nice to have everything at your fingertips without a pile of papers to keep organized. Good luck with the organization

  11. UNC Chapel hill vs. ECU (online RN-BSN program)

    GoECU replied to whoaitschrista's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'll give you one guess...lol! I'm currently taking online MSN courses at ECU. Haven't had a bad experience yet...I am bias though, been a Pirate for a long

  12. Primary household earner?

    GoECU replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    We bring home about the same but he has no insurance, so he and my daughter are on mine. If I didn't have to pay for insurance, I would be working on my wish

  13. As a nurse, how do you tell your PCP you want anti-anxiety meds?

    GoECU replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just tell them you are a nurse and they will get it! lol! Seriously though, I know a lot of nurses, myself included, that are on anti-anxiety medications and it is nothing to be embarrassed about....

  14. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I didn't expect so many responses. I am starting a new home health job in a couple of weeks and was looking through a scrub catalog and was just wondering what the consensus was! It sounds...

  15. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    GoECU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or No way?? Would I look like a goober or would I be in the holiday

  16. Any overnight nurses?

    GoECU replied to lpn-ny's topic in General Nursing

    I go to sleep around 8am and wake up between 3 and 4pm. I have to have my schedule this way so I'll be able to spend time with my family in the evening before I go into work at

  17. Drawing Blood Question...

    GoECU replied to jmokeefe's topic in General Nursing

    I love the those big ACs!:heartbeat I also use the forearm. I'm not of fan of drawing from hands but sometimes you got to! Don't be embarrassed, everyone has to learn and it takes time to find...

  18. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    GoECU replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in a prison and we were called to an inmate declared emergency. Now this guy had some abdominal surgery in the past and he has chronically dug in the wound and kept it open. We approach the...

  19. nurses attacking nurses

    GoECU replied to bethgrace's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! My workplace is so petty. It is ridiculous how some can blow the smallest things out of proportion. I have never worked somewhere that is so backstabbing as the place I work now, but like the...

  20. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    GoECU replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know how you feel. Many nurses also look down on corrections nurses. I am a mixture of a med/surg, ER, and psych nurse all rolled into one! LTC nurses are similar. We have to rely on our own...

  21. Do you sleep before your first nightshift?

    GoECU replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to get a nap in the afternoon before I pick my daughter up from

  22. Sandman hates me

    GoECU replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, how does your body function on so little

  23. Is your hospital discontinuing isolation precautions?

    GoECU replied to gypsyd8's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow, that is

  24. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    GoECU replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Oh let's see ...babysitter, cheerleader coach, sales associate for American Eagle and Belk, lifeguard, personal trainer, graduate assistant, physical education teacher, membership sales Gold's Gym,...

  25. New grad in correctional nursing

    GoECU replied to jasails's topic in Correctional

    I worked in the hospital only 6 months before I went to corrections. So I'm still a fairly new graduate (less than a year experience) so sometimes it is hard to differentiate if the inmate is for...