nursefrances BSN, RN

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    Got the JOB!

    nursefrances replied to LiveHigh2012's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!! What an exciting time. Good luck to you.
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    nursefrances replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you will......you
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    Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    nursefrances replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a land line either, so work calls my cell. One time in a 5 day span I had ONE day off in the middle. They called me at 5:30 am on my only day off after working 2 or 3 in a row. REALLY??...
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    Miss Tander Teaches

    nursefrances replied to dianah's topic in General Nursing

    Good Message. :) And it took me down memory lane. This made me think of one of my clinical instructors, she was tough and scary. I joined her group one quarter and eveyone in the class had her the...
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    nursefrances replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Another Murphy's law: you think of things to add to the post while reading other posts but when you get to the end you can't remember what you wanted to
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    nursefrances replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    And this is why I ALWAYS bring
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    Ugh...Bedside Report

    nursefrances replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I feel awkward during bedside report. It's 7 am and lets have 20 nurses all talking at the same time. Some patients look at you like they would rather be sleeping then hearing you discuss their bowel...
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    Stumbled in here...

    nursefrances replied to MyheartRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hugs to all. :) MyheartRN, we are glad you found us here on AN. You are among friends. Also if you want a laugh or to just chat with others check out Breakroom. It's where I go after a stressful...
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    Funny joke/story: The Psychiatrist &The Proctologist

    nursefrances posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    i got this is a forward from a friend. made me laugh. enjoy. the psychiatrist &the proctologist best friends graduated from medical school at the same time and decided that, in spite of two...
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    2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    uhhh..Mr Smith? It's time to go back to your room and finish that Golytley now. And let's put a gown back on you and take off that
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    Embarrasing illnesses

    nursefrances replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    My friend was an ER tech when we were in nursing school. A guy came into the ER with a VERY LARGE, pink, vibrating... um.....foreign body. After it was removed, it was cleaned, then gift wrapped and...
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    Embarrasing illnesses

    nursefrances replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm game......where's that like
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooh
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmmmm.....pie...... Sorry....I get sidetracked easily. Back to
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    How about a roller skate repair technician? No..just kidding, I heard that once on a show or movie (can't remember where). I had to google foundry (A foundry is a factory that produces metal...
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    He..He....Moonlighting at a candle
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    How does your unit handle vacations?

    nursefrances replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I try to request 4-8 months in advance, I usually plan around my kids' days off. Last year at this time I had already put in request for Christmas time. I am going to Maui on the 17th of this month,...
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    Fingersticks and Gauze?

    nursefrances replied to smiler2010's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer using a sterile 2X2. it just seems cleaner to me. Yesterday I ran out of gauze in my cart and I used a clean paper
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    Just put an end my misery if...

    nursefrances replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I have thought about this (OP) sometimes while at work and see a real sad case. What trips me out sometimes is how old some of the open heart\cabg patients are. They seem to doing these surgeries on...
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    Woah!

    nursefrances replied to peaches88's topic in General Nursing

    I too love all these things, I have been unhappy lately and I try to remember these positives. I think one reason why we complain so much here (AN) is because everyone gets it (been there done that)....
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    Does your unit have to absorb the cost of sitters?

    nursefrances replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    THIS is the main reason I am always burned out and getting somewhat bitter at work. We have sitter patients often too. We have a 32 bed unit and 3 CNAs. More often then not our CNAs are in sitter...
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    Change in consciousness for nursing

    nursefrances replied to alwayslookingnp's topic in General Nursing

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    Change in consciousness for nursing

    nursefrances replied to alwayslookingnp's topic in General Nursing

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    Nursing Cartoon Caption Contest taking a toll on relationships...

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, my hubby would say the same thing about me because of this