WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. Do nurses talk about their patients when the leave

    WalkieTalkie replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I'd take stretch marks any day over most things I see on a daily basis! Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. We are accustomed to seeing scars, acne, stretch marks, hairy backs, obscene tattoos,...

  2. Can nurse ask family to wait outside while doing treatment

    WalkieTalkie replied to muleboy's topic in General Nursing

    Families like this are so annoying. I recently dealt with a wealthy patient. His wife is a doctor. She got her way and didn't follow any of the visiting hour rules (or most of the other rules...

  3. I Contracted HIV

    WalkieTalkie replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear this If you don't mind me asking, what resources is the hospital giving you to cope with this? I've always wondered what would happen if this were me in this situation. Do...

  4. Refusal of Brain Death exam??

    WalkieTalkie replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well the neuro unit is across from the CVICU (where I work). I occasionally have to float over there. Anyway, I don't recall there being any religious or cultural issues, I think they also did not...

  5. Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    WalkieTalkie replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely correct. I'm glad you realize this now When you know a storm is coming, plan ahead. A lot of times, if I know a friend who is also working the same shift with me and has an SUV...

  6. NEED nurses input

    WalkieTalkie replied to griffly's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, they are called Clerk/Patient Care Technicians. In order to be one, you must be a CNA, EMT, or be in some sort of school for a medicine related field. Depending upon which unit they...

  7. Refusal of Brain Death exam??

    WalkieTalkie replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a family do this once too. Only they refused to donate organs. When we were doing the apnea test, the patient herniated, and part of his brain actually shot out his nose across the room. The...

  8. Refusal of Brain Death exam??

    WalkieTalkie replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this happened on our neuro unit. The lady was brain dead for a week. It was completely ridiculous keeping her alive because we were constantly chasing hypotension, hyperthermia, hypothermia,...

  9. Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

    WalkieTalkie replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    Wow, when I made my first response, I hadn't read this far down yet. Amazing! I can't believe that he did well after all that. Good job on your

  10. Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

    WalkieTalkie replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good god, that is ludicrous! That patient should have gone back to surgery. It sounds like the surgeon didn't think the patient would likely make it through a second trip to the OR and you got...

  11. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG! That's

  12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO, that's hilarious! Hhahaa, I have a similar one: After drinking and having a BAC of 400, never put your friend in a shopping cart and then also jump in to ride it down the

  13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hhaaha, something similar: Do not have sex with the same man that your daughter, your daughter's friend, and some random gay guy are all having sex with. You will get chlamydia (or something worse)!...

  14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO On that same note, never go outside the hospital and down the street and then try to board the bus while still in your gown with you IV pole and pumps! It looks a bit

  15. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    WalkieTalkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never stick your member in a lotion bottle (yes, it may get stuck). On the same subject, never do this and then pass out with the lotion bottle still stuck on your member.... (Darwin award candidate...

  16. what makes nursing school so hard?

    WalkieTalkie replied to kgheen09's topic in General Nursing

    Two words: CARE PLANS These are the bane of many a nursing student's existence. The problem with them is that teachers often get so caught up in the way they are supposed to be formatted, they...

  17. Ever pull the wrong med from the right cubie in the Pyxis?

    WalkieTalkie replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah went to grab a bag of NS the other night, and it's a good thing I always check the labels because it was 0.45%

  18. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    WalkieTalkie replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yeah! I'd rather be honest about doing something wrong at the start than having someone find out about it later! Plus, it's the right thing to

  19. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    It's not already mandatory in all states?

  20. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    WalkieTalkie replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I dislike that the answers to the question is "No I didn't have one, sorry." I think that the caps are silly and are the product from an era of nursing in which nurses were often doctors' hand...

  21. How many hours would you work?

    WalkieTalkie replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Probably at least 36 as I do now because I would be easily bored! Plus, it would be nice to have some extra cash, especially in this

  22. Tattoos and nursing

    WalkieTalkie replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    Even though you perceive it to be "pretty" you may find that a lot of people think otherwise. My best advice would be to wear long sleeves or a bracelet/watch/some other type of jewelery to cover it...

  23. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LOL, I had 75 and I was sure I had failed! Of course I passed. In fact, last year when I took my boards, I Googled and found this exact

  24. Any Magnet facility nurses here?

    WalkieTalkie replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital got this about a year and a half ago because other area hospitals were doing it, and our CEO wanted us to look better. Well let me tell you, nothing has changed that I've noticed. We...

  25. The House of God

    WalkieTalkie replied to 81FSUseminole's topic in General Nursing

    My mom recently read this book and then gave it to me. I loved it! I read it in about a day because it was so good and most of the things in it still hold true today. When I was reading it, we had...