RN~in~CT

RN~in~CT

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  1. Doctor's handwriting

    RN~in~CT replied to soon2binOK's topic in General Nursing

    On one particular day I was trying in vain to decipher the dr orders, and he happened to still be on the floor. Went up to him and said that I had lost my "dr-to-english" dictionary, and thus was...

  2. A good report on MY hospital stay:)!

    RN~in~CT replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss Glad to know you are ok. As for cleaning the house while waiting for EMS...and driving yourself to the ER.... SPANK SPANK Stay well

  3. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    RN~in~CT replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Peds, burn unit, ltc, psych ~ thats it in a nutshell

  4. Thanking God For A GREAT Position!

    RN~in~CT replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!!!!! My last post somehow was in French??? Being that I dont speak french, I have simply no clue how that happened! I am so confused, and for me that is a very short trip....

  5. Thanking God For A GREAT Position!

    RN~in~CT replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    .

  6. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    RN~in~CT replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sounds about right to me!

  7. Nurses in Recovery

    RN~in~CT replied to ruca30's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Welcome! Firstly, congrats on being clean for 3 months!! As for the employment issue, how about an environment that involves no narcotics, such as a physicians office? Not sure about all MD...

  8. wound question

    RN~in~CT replied to pjs40's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks for the update! Learned something new today

  9. HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP--student nurse in distress

    RN~in~CT replied to prairiegirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I was the green one in clinical while dissecting a cat...heck, we had this cat thru 2 full semesters. Anyhow, on one particular day the "greeness" got the best of me and I vomited. Made it thru...

  10. wound question

    RN~in~CT replied to pjs40's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I've never heard of

  11. What is your least favorite.....

    RN~in~CT replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    My least favorite thing is suctioning ~ just the sound of it gets me....and the WORST is having to suction a trach!! Ok, now even thinking about it is making me

  12. NA, PCA, PSA - what's the difference?

    RN~in~CT replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly sure of the differences. They are called PCT's at the hospital ~ patient care technicians. I am not sure if they are certified... ie CNA. At a prev hospital they were called PCA's ~...

  13. those darn germs!!!

    RN~in~CT replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry those pesky germs got you! I just got over a 3wk germ-fest myself. Get as much rest as you can, and I hope you are feeling better

  14. Nclex Results

    RN~in~CT replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Drats, won't let me edit...

  15. Nclex Results

    RN~in~CT replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

  16. Nurses are not Doctors

    RN~in~CT replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Plato ~ While I agree w/ your description of a nurse at the bedside being compassionate, I honestly dont understand how you can say that "Doctors, their PAs and NPs, will always fail in the end. But...

  17. Surprised Myself! (Standing up to Doctors)

    RN~in~CT replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    {{ Standing Ovation

  18. Good nursing shoes

    RN~in~CT replied to doularoz's topic in General Nursing

    I love love love my Calzuro clogs! They have these little "bumps" on the footbed that sort of massage the bottoms of my feet as I

  19. How long is your shift report?

    RN~in~CT replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    I work eves, and we tape report. I try to start taping b/w 9:30-10pm ~ this way I can get it done. If there are addendums/changes by end of shift, I either write an fyi note and leave it w/ the...

  20. Short Tempered Nurse

    RN~in~CT replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    {{{ hugs to you }}} I can certainly relate to your frustrations ~so many things can shorten our fuses....and mine is not all that long to start off with! Just remember you are only human

  21. But I have little kids!

    RN~in~CT replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Are you suggesting that single people w/out children should always work Christmas so that those w/ kids can be home every

  22. Newbie

    RN~in~CT replied to manda_0323's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Amanda & Sympathoadrenal!!

  23. Renerian's thread "Worksheets from your shift..." uppdated w/ a poll

    RN~in~CT replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    I save my sheets in my locker at work for about a week, then I put them in the bin to be shredded. So sorry that happened to

  24. Nurses caps!

    RN~in~CT replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working in a physicians office, we all donned nurses caps for Nurses Day. (Caps pre-date me, but one of the nurses made us some faux caps). The patients loved it... though I had a bad...

  25. Can LPN's take phone orders?

    RN~in~CT replied to Tweety's topic in Florida Nursing

    They are not allowed to take phone orders