canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Scripting sounds patronizing

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What I think is really funny about scripted responses is that they are very similar to the cultural standards of double talk communication in the South. I was trained to talk that way to stupid...

  2. What I learned this week (6/27)...

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Ixchel, you made Facebook!! Way to

  3. What I learned this week (6/27)...

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It's true! I had to report it to get it taken down. Poor guy is probably having his money stolen while he's laid up in the

  4. What I learned this week (6/27)...

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned today that people are dumb enough to post a patient's driver's license on FB to try to find family. With DL number, full name, and DOB. Are they trying to make sure this guy's identity is...

  5. Delirium tremens, level of care?

    canigraduate replied to hybr1d's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have seen 18 pts to one RN, but there were also two LPNs and one

  6. Right time to go into the icu

    canigraduate replied to garn12's topic in Critical Care

    Honestly, it depends on you. There is no one right way. If you find a spot you want to stay in for a year, just go for it. Or, you can research the different ICUs and go with the one that has the best...

  7. Win $100! June 2015 Caption Contest

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

    "I know normal people don't have a shower in their living room, honey, but normal people aren't covered in hospital

  8. Win $100! June 2015 Caption Contest

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

    "No, you cannot get autism from a decontamination

  9. Win $100! June 2015 Caption Contest

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

    "You don't really want scabies, do

  10. Delirium tremens, level of care?

    canigraduate replied to hybr1d's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can handle an alcoholic on a medical floor pretty easily, unless they start to tank. It's hard knowing when that is going to happen without some sort of standard tool. In the US, we have a couple...

  11. This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned the most about cancer while watching people I love die from it. I can't imagine being surrounded by it on a daily basis. Total buzzkill, I know.

  12. This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The more you spend, the cooler the color. Literally. I really need to get out on the threads more. I keep missing fun

  13. Taskstream stalking once again! (vent/brain dump)

    canigraduate replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    Yay! You're so

  14. What I learned this week (6/27)...

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that it is OK to say no to an assignment across town and it is OK to quit a job that does not meet your needs. I learned that I am not the only one who forgets to email people back. I...

  15. What I learned this week (6/27)...

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Eh. I know you love me. No

  16. Mean girls....OR Bullying

    canigraduate replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Operating Room

    You are focusing on your fear of what could be true. You are feeling that little bit of insecurity that all newbies do and you might have blown it out of proportion. Don't give your fear that much...

  17. Two CVICU nurses singing about ACLS!

    canigraduate replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

  18. Two CVICU nurses singing about ACLS!

    canigraduate replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Lol!! The Edelweiss parody is

  19. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    canigraduate replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a good one the other night. New admission in observation, calls and says: "Can you call the doc and let her know about the boil behind my testicles? You wanna see?" At 2:30 in the morning....

  20. Want to bash the job listings SOOO bad.

    canigraduate replied to canigraduate's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks, I went on there and posted a nasty review for the one hellhole and a great one for the place I wish I was still

  21. Two CVICU nurses singing about ACLS!

    canigraduate replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    This is how I felt yesterday when I was doing a mock code. Very mellow - I know my ACLS, baby. Now, if the patient had been real, it would've been more like the Immigrant's Song. AAAAAAHHHH AAAAAHHH...

  22. I Need A Nurse To Interview!!

    canigraduate replied to BeaRamos's topic in General Students

    I recognize you from somewhere. Oh, you're the one that believes in the PVT. You tell Thumper and Bambi I said hello, over there in fantasy land. I bet you're the Blue Fairy, she was pretty...

  23. Alaris pumps?

    canigraduate replied to Tantorium's topic in Critical Care

    They're OK. They are easy enough that I figured out how to use them enough to deliver IV fluids and secondaries without any instruction. The air-in-line is usually pretty easy to fix as long as your...

  24. Should I do more??

    canigraduate replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    It's a craptacular position to be in, and I wish you the best of luck getting out if

  25. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    canigraduate replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    (((hugs)))