THAT Nurse.

THAT Nurse. BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN

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  1. Clothing issues/malfunctions.

    THAT Nurse. posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Some of you may have seen the bra thread about the girl who doesn't like them (power to you darlin'!). Well, decided we needed an outright humor thread for CLOTHING related funny scenes. I (sadly?)...

  2. Odd observations.

    THAT Nurse. posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a guy who will graduate this coming spring I have noticed an interesting way people talk to me, and am curious if others have similar experiences. I am not just referring to randomly being called...

  3. White sand like particles in wet stool

    THAT Nurse. posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will spare you all the story (unless you really want to know) but the ER sent a patient to my floor. Well, he was rather messy, and during the clean up, we noticed that there was this white, sand...

  4. Improper glove use at your local eatery(s)

    THAT Nurse. replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Like Whispera, I must give a nod to my local Subway. I have one a quarter of a mile from my home, and the workers are VERY good about hand

  5. White sand like particles in wet stool

    THAT Nurse. replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    He did have diapers on, and come to think of it, I have seen this happen before (but we try to keep our patients clean, so thankfully it is rare). It may very well have just been the diapers. It did...

  6. Your Back

    THAT Nurse. replied to patrick1rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Inserting a foley is not the same as lifting a patient. One takes a small amount of time, one puts great strain on your back, and if you do it with patient who decided to "help" by jerking around, it...

  7. Your Back

    THAT Nurse. replied to patrick1rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Misti, It goes with the job, that is undisputed. What you may not know, is that men become the lift team, and I do not mean that in any silly way either. I am routinely referred to as the lift team...

  8. How can I show my NM that I really appreciate her?

    THAT Nurse. replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Just walk up and tell her. Being direct tends to work great for

  9. ANA... Should I continue being a member?

    THAT Nurse. replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, that is why I loathe the ANA, and TNA. The TNA is an exceptional joke, when I went to their legislative conference last April in Nashville, I was sickened. The anti-male atmosphere that seemed...

  10. ER Nurses- Do You Access Mediports?

    THAT Nurse. replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Mediport, is that the same as a port-a-cath? (Located under the skin generally in the upper

  11. Pumping breast milk at work

    THAT Nurse. replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    One of my co-workers does that. I found out when I asked her why she put her milk in what appeared to me to be a sandwich bag, and then in the fridge. (We all got a good laugh once she explained it...

  12. Gee, thanks, Mom!

    THAT Nurse. replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yah, I got family like that. I am one semester from my BSN now, but what encouragement did my POS Father give me in the past? "You should drop out, we both know you are going to fail". I am gladly...

  13. Put the darn chart back!

    THAT Nurse. replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to THAT. This future nurse (a few more months...) has already tried, and failed, repeatedly to decipher the scratchings in

  14. Difficulty Orienting with Younger Nurse?

    THAT Nurse. replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I come from the other side, I am the younger one. As a tech, some of the nurses had me helping them navigate the computers at work. It took me a while to realize that most older folks just aren't fast...

  15. help with abandoment issue

    THAT Nurse. replied to mc10's topic in General Nursing

    No, do NOT just throw the words around. Most people have a good strong BS detector, if you throw the words out people can often times tell when you are just trying to scare them. Be prepared, get a...

  16. The ANA really doesn't like non-BSN Nurses

    THAT Nurse. replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are plenty of reasons to be anti-ANA. It is worth noting, on my experience, nursing orgs aren't nurse centered, and that is the

  17. What perecentage of RN's have a bachelor degree?

    THAT Nurse. replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Under

  18. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    THAT Nurse. replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I am missing something, 6a-6p IS day

  19. help with abandoment issue

    THAT Nurse. replied to mc10's topic in General Nursing

    As 31 noted, unless you are the nurse caring for that patient you cannot be charged with abandonment for refusing to take the patient initially. If the House Supervisor wants it done so bad, tell HER...

  20. No break room on night shift...

    THAT Nurse. replied to theatredork's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would ignore them, and do as I wished. While sleepers do not bother me if they carry their load, I will not skip my break just because they want to nap. If they get short, I will get

  21. Yes Virginia, there is a nursing shortage

    THAT Nurse. replied to rhondaa83's topic in General Nursing

    There is not a shortage of nurses. There is a shortage of nurses willing to work under the current conditions at this pay. The fact that we have bad apples will stand regardless. There are bad people...

  22. Do patient's have the right to smoke even if family doesn't want them to?

    THAT Nurse. replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    Did you miss the part where I noted I work acute

  23. Do patient's have the right to smoke even if family doesn't want them to?

    THAT Nurse. replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    I am with Jbudd. My view, as someone who works acute care, is if you are well enough to go smoke, you are probably well enough to d/c. That said, the whole anti-smoking craze has gone overboard. I...

  24. buying scrubs

    THAT Nurse. replied to max4pack's topic in General Nursing

    Another concern is what KIND of scrubs you want. I don't like the cheap pocket-less scrubs. I want pockets, the downside, is the best scrubs I found pocket wise, are not nearly the cheapest....

  25. Priapism!!!

    THAT Nurse. replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing like an old thread resurrection. That said, I wonder, has anyone ever tried marathon sex as a cure? Think about it, normally it deflates after wards, at least a little. I know if I ever had...