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  1. Always_Learning

    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    Always_Learning replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi there. I don't have any specific advice for you per se, but I just wanted to let you know you're not alone. I am a new grad in ICU, completed orientation, and have been on my own for going on 2...
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    Need Survival tips for Night Shift!

    Always_Learning replied to RedDirtNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly new night shifter, too, and I guess I'm not the best person for advice, because I have to stay on nights (for the most part) even when I'm off in order to avoid acting like a zombie. For...
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    improving staff responsiveness

    Always_Learning replied to idonthaveaphd's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of designating a "call light concierge" - basically one CNA whose responsibility it is to answer call lights and pass the need (pain med request, info request, etc.) to the appropriate...
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    what was your favorite....

    Always_Learning replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    Oh, and as for the amount of time studying, that's all very individual. I only worked part-time while in school, and I did put a great deal of time and effort into my studies. However, I didn't feel...
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    what was your favorite....

    Always_Learning replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    I loved critical care; also found psych very interesting. I hated OB with a passion (couldn't join in with all the other girls in my group remarking how "CUUUUUUTE" the babies were). Peds was a good...
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    Top 3 worst halloween costume to wear at work.

    Always_Learning replied to nola1202's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hmm, what to be for halloween... - Grim Reaper. - JCAHO Inspector (sure to strike fear into the hearts of all). - C. diff spore (I'm thinking a costume with old IV antibiotic bags hung around your...
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    RN school graduation gift to self? What did you promise yourself?

    Always_Learning replied to OnaTrek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bought a new car...couldn't believe it. I am typically so thrifty (AKA cheap) that I would only buy used, but I DID need a reliable vehicle that could handle bad weather, right? After all, nurses...
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    Confused, need your help

    Always_Learning replied to futuredream's topic in General Nursing

    I think your quickest, most detailed answer would be if you call your current state's board of nursing. Some states have reciprocity agreements (in other words, if you're licensed in state A, it will...
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    Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    Always_Learning replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that more "hands on" practice with skills would have been beneficial, although I understand that due to faculty/student ratio, skill availability, and clinical hours, sometimes that just isn't...
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    What have your co-workers done to make a shift go more smoothly?

    Always_Learning replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Running and getting meds from pharmacy for me when a patient's not doing so hot, doing ANY part of an admission for me, helping turn/bathe/whatever, grabbing something for me when I'm in an isolation...
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    Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    Always_Learning replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    LMAO!
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    Could I be stressed and not know it?

    Always_Learning replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to do this too...I say, "Nah, things aren't too bad! I don't think I'm all that stressed!" And then I realize I've lost weight...or have had lots of headaches, etc. Might be a "Type A"...
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    Oh, those ingrained abbreviations....

    Always_Learning replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    My husband gets so befuddled when I leave him sticky notes with nursing abbreviations. "Honey, what's a "c" with a line over it mean?! Oh, WITH! You couldn't just write
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    Breast Cancer Pumpkin

    Always_Learning replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    How about emblazoning one with "Palpate yer pumpkins,
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    Do you think AN posters are TOO cynical?

    Always_Learning replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only cynical to the ones wanting someone to do their homework. Other than that, I feel I'm pretty warm and
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    Always_Learning replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "It is easy, when we are in prosperity, to give advice to the afflicted." ~
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    Don't Know What I've Got Myself Into

    Always_Learning replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

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    How to remain professional during female/male nudity?

    Always_Learning replied to Duke9023's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't even find the words to dignify this with a response... Edited to add: I smell a troll...OP's join date is Sept. 16,
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    Just started my first nursing job last week, is it too early to put it on my resume?

    Always_Learning replied to sillywilly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Put it on there! You're working there, aren't ya?
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    My Nursing Career In Six Words

    Always_Learning replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    Stress, poop, fear, learning, fear, poop. (You didn't expect me to string 6 words together into an intelligible sentence, did you?) P.S. - I meant patients' poop, not my own. Most of the
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Always_Learning replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, does anyone else watch the Food Network? This totally makes me want my own show: "And here, judges, we have for you a lemon poppyseed muffin with a raspberry-Diprivan cream filling, for those days...
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Always_Learning replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Suck it up, buttercup! Don't you know we eat our young? MUNCH, MUNCH, I say! Pass the ketchup! *Nom, nom,
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Always_Learning replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    If things go according to plan, you will meet yourself a hot doc and not even have to work! You will sit at home and bake muffins for the patients. Ooh, you could even make Ex-Lax muffins for patients...
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Always_Learning replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I...cannot...breathe!
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    Always_Learning replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO!!