nursefrances BSN, RN

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    May 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Ooooh! Urine for it now! (snicker) Get it?? Your in for it....never mind. I'll get some towels, and a mop, and some chucks,
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    I passed, you didnt.

    nursefrances replied to FutureRNKKP's topic in General Students

    I agree with the other posters. Do this for you (and Khalil :) ) It is not a competition (well, it was to get IN to school, but you're in now. ), it is your future job and way to make a living. Maybe...
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    What would your answer be to this question?

    nursefrances replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I DON'T miss these types of questions. Been out of school 4 1/2 years. Hmmm...I think I would say assessment. You would need to assess the patient to know what they needed next. How would I know if...
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    Burned out and hate nursing

    nursefrances replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We had voceras. A vocera reminds me of a police radio, when they have them clipped to their shoulder. A computer voice will say "can you take a phone call?" I HATED that voice. One time I had a...
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    Design your best nursing shoes...

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    And mine would be attached to a beach chair with a bikini clad gluteus maximus, while activated by sand between my toes at a beach in Maui....yeah.....those are the
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    Design your best nursing shoes...

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I saw those in a catalog
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    Throwing the computer out the window!!!

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Ugh! The worst for me was when I would be giving insulin and needed another nurse to cosign. Then the computer would crash stuck in the middle of my insulin documentation. When the computer was...
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    What was the most memorable reaction you had from a patient?

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    One of my most memorable reactions/remarks from a patient was bittersweet. He was going home on hospice with a fast growing tumor that was going to close off his airway. It was removed once but was...
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    I got it!!!!

    nursefrances replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! (Doing a happy dance with you :)
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    Burned out and hate nursing

    nursefrances replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I made the transition from Telemetry nurse to working in an ambulatory outpatient surgery center and I don't see myself ever going back to a hospital setting. I LOVE the surgery center (not affiliated...
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    Pt care- can't get my charting done!!!

    nursefrances replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I first started working at the hospital I was clocking out at the end of the day and going back to finish my charting. Then one of my coworkers mentioned that I was doing this "off the...
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    Keep Your Head Up

    nursefrances replied to EaglesWings21's topic in General Students

    Congrats on being almost one semester closer to becoming a nurse. :) It's very important to celebrate your accomplishments when you are in school. It can be stressful and many psych themselves out by...
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    RN to optometry

    nursefrances replied to uol19's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi uol19. Sorry to hear about your Mom and the strokes. Hope she is doing better. I have background in Ophthalmology and for the last 6 months, I have worked at an eye surgery center. I worked as a...
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    Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    nursefrances replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yikes, there are some scary people out there. I have only been a nurse about 4 1/2 years and I think we heard so many of these stories in nursing school, that everyone I worked with didn't do...
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    PALS Certification

    nursefrances replied to MrsVShott's topic in General Nursing

    I took PALS last year. What comes to mind is the topic of respiratory issues in children. This is the difference I noted between ACLS and PALS. With ACLS, adults had more heart issues. With pediatrics...
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    All good things must come to an end!?

    nursefrances replied to RN_by_day's topic in General Nursing

    I received the best advice from my Nurse Manager at my first nursing job as a new grad. She told me that she knew I was new and I would not know everything (no one does). She wanted me to be...
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    confused about interview yesterday

    nursefrances replied to mollyk23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Me
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Did you ask if I was wearing white? No, I have black scrubs on today. I like your Donald Duck scrub top, by the
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Sal, you knew when you joined the nursing program you would have to wear white. Quit worrying that it "isn't your color". Now me....I can ROCK
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Why did we have to where white today, you ask? Didn't you get the memo? It's a contest to see who stays the cleanest by the end of the day. It's National "check your colon day" tomorrow and all the...
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Like I explained before Doctor, the linen service accidentally bleached the scrubs. They will have more blue scrubs soon. (sigh) I know you like to look like "Dr. McDreamy" from that TV show and these...
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    Would you throw an allnurses.com party?

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Mmmmm Baaaaaby Ruuuuuuth er.....not the idea that they look like poop or anything....I just like candy
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    How do experienced nurses do it to memorize everything?

    nursefrances replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    God bless the Brain!! At the hospital I worked at, we used the kardex sheets that were printed each morning. I would add little notes such as pitting edema (pedal) greater right than left, heart...
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    Habits you picked up from work...

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Our hospital has the paper towel dispensers that are automatic, you know, wave your hand under it and the paper towel rolls out. Once I was at Disneyland, I washed my hands and waved my hand under the...
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    Would you throw an allnurses.com party?

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Well, c'monnnnn over. :) There's plenty of room in the breakroom. Don't forget your coffee cup. See ya