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    Create Your Own Meme

    NurseCard replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Are you that nurse who managed to get that catheter into that 95 year old combative dementia patient who likes to bite people and pinch the life out of every arm that she can get a hold of?" "Why...
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    Caption Contest

    NurseCard replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Top: WHEN THAT ANNOYING FAMILY MEMBER WALKS UP TO THE NURSES STATION Bottom: THEY ASSUME THAT I'M HAVING A BREAKDOWN, AND JUST WALK
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    Internal transfers/job hopping

    NurseCard replied to Friskee's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't think so. I think it is much better to change jobs but stay within the same company, than to keep hopping from company to company. Now, if you keep getting hired to a particular...
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    Insurancedo

    NurseCard replied to Jdawg55's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Wow... I actually had health insurance the whole time I was in school, but never realized it was a requirement. Wonder why it is required? In case you injure yourself at the clinical site I...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    NurseCard replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    "I was gonna read this thread, But I got high, Was gonna comment on this thread, But I was
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    Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    NurseCard replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking of the Ray Stevens song, "A-hab the A-rab" right about
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    Insurancedo

    NurseCard replied to Jdawg55's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of insurance? Malpractice insurance I'm assuming? My nursing program did not require it. I'm guessing most nursing schools do not require it, although some
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    Need advice

    NurseCard replied to nursene526's topic in General Nursing

    You could probably finish your prereqs in MO and then find a nursing program in FL. Prereqs should transfer. I really would not start into a nursing program in MO unless you are willing to stay and...
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    Blood withdrawal from peripheral IV

    NurseCard replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in General Nursing

    We do it here at my hospital. No policy against it. Other hospitals may not allow
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    NurseCard replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had someone come in one night, saying that the bald spot on his head looked strange and he was
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    When do you throw in the towel and call it a wrap?

    NurseCard replied to lilura's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have NEVER heard of anyone **having** to pick up their paystubs, let alone having to pick them up or else no direct deposit?? That is
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    My Mom passed away. Did I do the right thing?

    NurseCard replied to LovingMom1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Emergent; please please seek counseling. I am happy that you were able to get that off of your chest. You did nothing wrong. If you are truly thinking of hurting yourself......
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    Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    NurseCard replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm honestly not "impressed" by my current job either, but I love it. I work on a med surge unit of a critical access hospital. That basically means that the patients that reach our floor are...
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    regarding ratios: 5:1 days, 6:1 nights

    NurseCard replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds about right, if you have nurse aides helping you. On my med surge floor we do primary nursing, no aides, and when our census reaches 5:1 or 6:1, we're
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    Toxic work environment survey

    NurseCard replied to tsunade's topic in General Nursing

    I attempted to answer the poll questions and kinda gave up. Hope you can utilize Survey Monkey or something similar, and then I will gladly answer your
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    School nurse spots leukemia in a pupil

    NurseCard replied to Emergent's topic in School

    I'm thinking of skin that you can "see through". You can see many veins underneath. Thin skin.
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    7 months into my ADN program my long time employer doesn't want to work with my schedule

    NurseCard replied to pandalovey's topic in LPN to RN

    Sorry this is happening. I wish I had better advice other than start looking for a new job that will accommodate your schedule. They have probably made the decision that, if they let you work part...
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    New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    NurseCard replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize, my advice probably was not great. I was coming from the point of view of "hey, do it while you're young". It really is always better to stick that first job out for a year at least. I...
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    April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

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

    Sternal rub?... didn't work. Ammonia inhaler?... didn't work. Thumbnail bent back?... nada. Wet willie?... no dice. Stethoscope left in freezer for five hours, applied to the groin?
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    New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    NurseCard replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    Well if you have the opportunity and the means, I say go for it. However, be aware that when you decide to go back to work, finding a job may be difficult. I mean, if you travel for a year, when you...
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    New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    NurseCard replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    Explain "go travelling". As a travel nurse, or just for yourself? As in, you aren't going to work, just travel? I ask because I would never advise someone with less than 2 years experience to do any...
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    Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    NurseCard replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!!!! I am in tears.... such awesome
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    Orders from hell...

    NurseCard replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Had a GI doc once that, when he would get mad about something the nursing staff supposedly missed.. would WRITE an order that said "Write an incident report about
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    Procedure Error: How Bad Is It?

    NurseCard replied to wanna_be's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Back when I worked with patients going to surgery, nurses would have the patient sign the consent, but NOT before the doctor has explained the procedure. The consent basically says "Dr Jones has...
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    Talking to "Regular" People

    NurseCard replied to k_worRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I wish I was like that. I'm SO introverted. Small talk feels so forced and awkward. Can't stand it. I get lonely sometimes. But it doesn't bother me like it once did. Anyway though, after so much...