nursefrances BSN, RN

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    Overtime dependent nurses

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

    My favorite quote by financial guy, Dave Ramsey: "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." I became a little "crispy" (I got a kick out of this from a...
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    nursefrances replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    Twenty years ago (before nursing) I had a new patient in the clinic for eye discharge (blocked tear duct-infected). She was a mess, hadn't slept, a scarf wrapped around her hair. She had a large...
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    Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    nursefrances replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh
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    The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    nursefrances replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have a frequent flyer eye surgery patient. When one of us is checking the surgery list for the next day you might here someone say, "Guess who's coming in tomorrow?" And everyone knows it's him....
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    Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    This is very true. All the nursing students I know who worked as CNAs obtained jobs on the floor where they worked as a CNA. They had proven their worth and that they were hard workers. Not all...
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    Bizarre/funny things patients do

    nursefrances replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once we had a little old lady, she must have worked in the PTO during wartime in her day. She would sing/yell old patriotc songs. To a point it was cute but the other poor patients (who weren't hard...
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    The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    nursefrances replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, makes sense......but still, I won't gamble with any of it....Baaaad
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    Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    nursefrances replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:
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    Funny chart entry

    nursefrances replied to nurse lala's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or the patient s/p bilateral bka with strong pedals pulses and good capillary
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    Expecting better results with less staff and high ratios

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

    This...... I wish I could find the clapping/applauding
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    It's end of shift and I'm leaving on time. Not!

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

    I had one doctor (a cardiologist) call me (sounding kind of upset) telling me he didn't want the on call cardiologist to see his patient because the Dr on call was incompetent, etc. So the doc tells...
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    Bilingual (Spanish) in healthcare

    nursefrances replied to Loving-and-Learning's topic in General Nursing

    I found this online: Medical Spanish for Hospital Nurses I don't know how the course is. This is something I should look into myself. I am not fluent. I took 3 years in high school then worked with a...
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    Getting Recognized by Former Patients On The Street

    nursefrances replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I ran into a patient's mom at a yard sale at her house. I hadn't seen them in 10 years but she recognized me. There were other friends of hers with her that asked how we knew each other. I immediately...
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    My Poor Legs!

    nursefrances replied to nynursey_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The cheapest place I found the Remedy compression sleeves was on
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    My Poor Legs!

    nursefrances replied to nynursey_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I loved my Danskos in the hospital but not for the ambulatory surgery center. I wear running shoes now. I threw my Danskos away, not planning to wear them
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    hipaa violation or not?

    nursefrances replied to 1MiMi1's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You definitely have to be careful in public but I could say something like, "I had this CHF patient....difficult to ambulate.....he had dialysis....high blood pressure.......diabetic..... Well, I...
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    is nursing really worth the debt

    nursefrances replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it would still be worth trying to go the traditional route. Maybe you can get a student loan for those two classes? It sill seems cheaper than going the private school route. Good luck in...
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    is nursing really worth the debt

    nursefrances replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I knew a seasoned nurse (male and single) that would work 10 days straight at times. He always worked extra days between his regular floor and it's sister unit. So let's be conservative and say he...
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    How Do You Want Me to Remember You?

    nursefrances replied to JulieRomanoLee's topic in Critical Care

    Love this story. Thank you for sharing. My "unforgettable" nurse was my OB nurse when I was delivering my second child 13 years ago. I wasn't a nurse/not in school yet. I was planning to have a...
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    is nursing really worth the debt

    nursefrances replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I always think back to med-surg 2 when we lost about 20% of our class. I had a 3.84 GPA when I started the program and ended with a 3.5. I was trying very hard to get all As. I would agree that...
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    Night Shift and nutrition

    nursefrances replied to 1fastRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmmm, carbs. I remember when I was in my first year and I wouldn't take a morning break. One morning I forgot my stethoscope in my locker. A nurse, who was my preceptor when I was a student, was...
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    Not happy anymore

    nursefrances replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

    So much great advice on this thread. Our stories are very similar. I was on tele. I was preceptor to students in their last quarter of school. I took a break from precepting because I knew I would...
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    Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    nursefrances replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! You forgot "I have the
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    Expecting better results with less staff and high ratios

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

    That's one of the many great things about being here, my friend. I like to have the "I'll scratch your back you scratch mine" attitude (in a positive way of course). I try to be as helpful as...