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  1. Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

    Chewie_123 replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

    I got to there and had to spend a couple minutes laughing. Ahhh, reality! Then I saw this: and laughed some more. Anyway. jonsey77, if you are serious, see if you can find (through school or...

  2. Do any of the nurses here hold jobs that are not nurse/health-related?

    Chewie_123 replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Nursing

    I work part-time on the stock team at Wallyworld. It doesn't pay a whole lot less than what I'm making as a new RN, and it's a fun, relaxed, stress-free way to spend my time off. I get handed a giant...

  3. New Nurses/CNAs! Have you gotten sick?

    Chewie_123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is just out of curiosity, but my floor had a bunch of new grads all hired 9/10 months ago. Over the past several weeks, decent percentage of them (including myself) have come down with various...

  4. New Nurses/CNAs! Have you gotten sick?

    Chewie_123 replied to Chewie_123's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replies,

  5. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    Chewie_123 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    My clicky-top-Sharpie. I want to personally thank whoever came up with

  6. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

    Chewie_123 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Overall I would say no. I did get to watch and episode of House the other day, and did notice there were a lot more nurses running around during codes and such than in the first

  7. Do you always state that you are a nurse?

    Chewie_123 replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I think nurses can spot each other a mile away. I had a family member hospitalized recently and within 20 minutes of being in the room I was asked if I was a

  8. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Chewie_123 replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    The dreaded Croc Stop! I was taking care of a case that earned me a case report on grand rounds. So naturally, in front of a bunch of docs and administration-type nurses, I catch a toe and have to...

  9. Why are ampules stil used?

    Chewie_123 replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Where can I get one of these ampule breaker thingies people keep mentioning? I want one. Our dilaudid got switched to ampules to save some money. Had one of those 4mg q 1hr fliers last week....

  10. Night Shift? When do you exercise?

    Chewie_123 replied to Rabid Response's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I like nights. I do yoga and tai-chi. Plus, I live within 40 minutes from the hospital on foot and force myself to walk home after at least 1 shift a week. Its actually a nice thinking/relaxing...

  11. Did you work while in Nursing school?

    Chewie_123 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 20-30 hours a week in a fun, not much thinking required, non-medical job. Gave me time to relax and shut the brain off for a bit. I did miss out on valuable study time, but kinda needed to...

  12. Patient decompensated on the floor, sent to ICU, Have you had this happen?

    Chewie_123 replied to Nurseangel10's topic in General Nursing

    Better the ICU than the morgue. It happens fairly often, someone takes a more or less sudden downward turn. It sounds like you did the right

  13. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Chewie_123 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Ex-ICU nurse who is now the manager of a med/surg floor. Has that unfortunate "everyone-but-ICU-nurses-are-idiots" attitude, has never worked a med/surg floor outside of clinicals, and has no idea...

  14. What are YOUR coping mechanisms?

    Chewie_123 replied to nurturer's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't think you will find many of those NORMAL people

  15. Best. Stress. Relief. EVER.

    Chewie_123 replied to Chewie_123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just got my hands on a Springfiled XD 9mm, 16rd. Lucky to find one with the 16 round capacity, along with a couple extra magazines. It was between the XD and the M&P, but the XD just fit better...

  16. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    Chewie_123 replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had pancakes one day, made by the executive team (lots of acronyms and people I will never see me again). The CMO made me one shaped like a snowman. I'll take whatever I can

  17. TuTonka wants to know--what keeps you in nursing?

    Chewie_123 replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    At the moment... the bills. What? Me burned out after a whole nine months? Noooooo....

  18. Grad party idea for my wife

    Chewie_123 replied to acaringhusband's topic in General Nursing

    New, clean, washed-out urinals make great beer-drinking aids! (plus the resulting pictures are...

  19. "but doctors are better than nurses"

    Chewie_123 replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe. Doctors taking over nursing jobs would be fun to watch. I could sell tickets! Just imagine a bunch of surgeons providing direct patient care on the floor...

  20. WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert to phase 5

    Chewie_123 replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html Doesn't have a whole lot of info, but does go over the

  21. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Chewie_123 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I honestly can't say. My hospital hasen't been able to supply us with 2x2;s, blankets, or adequate amounts of IV fluids for the past month or so. How the heck are they going to provide adequate PPE...

  22. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Chewie_123 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    I wish a few of them would take a hand writing course... Aside from that, (keeping in mind I have no desire at all to become a doc), I really wish both sides would make an effort to be more...

  23. briefs or diapers

    Chewie_123 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I set out from nursing school determined to always call them briefs. Now I've had so many A & O people look at me strangley and insist that they are diapers, that's what I'm going with...

  24. New Grad Milestones

    Chewie_123 replied to emtb2rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    -First time getting through a shift and feeling great about everything that happened. -First time having a Doctor thank you for catching something critical and alerting them. -First time having a Pt....

  25. what is a buffalo cap?

    Chewie_123 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school/did clinicals up in Denver, and we called them buff caps. I get a job in Colorado Springs (60ish miles south) and no one knew what a buff cap was cause its a saline/hep lock down...