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    Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

    NurseCard replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh, and if you want a REALLY good laugh, google "Gilbert Gottfried reads '50 Shades of Grey'".
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    Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

    NurseCard replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LOL, just the other day one of my coworkers walked up to me and, COMPLETELY serious, she said "Um... you just need to know that so-and-so is now reading "50 Shades of Grey" and so we are to chart any...
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    Should I bring treats on my last day of work?

    NurseCard replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Um... I like those peanut butter balls that are dipped in chocolate. Bring some of
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    Unable to answer family questions about DVT.

    NurseCard replied to arallenrn11's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes... it's been a long time since I worked in Med/Surge/Acute Care, but I remember moments like what you described, quite well. When the family is firing off all of those questions at you, it's...
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    Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

    NurseCard replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

    As a psychiatric nurse, you will use your critical thinking skills, your assessment skills, your communication skills... invaluable tools that are difficult to relearn once gone. As a psychiatric...
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    Screwed up my phone interview, should I cancel face-to-face?

    NurseCard replied to whichone'spink's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you have the funds to go to this interview? Do you have other opportunities in your area? Do you want this job? Do you NEED this job? These are all questions that you need to ask yourself. =)...
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    Why I became a nurse, the down and dirty

    NurseCard replied to libran1984's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that post. ER nurses are indeed a special breed and you all do love your jobs more than most, I think. =) I first became a nurse because I thought working in a psychiatric hospital sounded...
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    Losing my 1st Nursing Job and I feel helpless & hopeless

    NurseCard replied to nulife4good's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm afraid I don't have any advice for you as far as how to keep up your skills while being on leave, in fact I would suggest you use your leave to get yourself better, as that is what it is for....
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    LTC Orientation...rough start

    NurseCard replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hang in there. I have to say, I hated my current place of employment as well when I started, but now I'm strangely having a hard time wanting to leave. The residents really grow on ya. It gets...
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    LTC Orientation...rough start

    NurseCard replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I *guess* because SOMEONE had to sit with him and that nurse was the only extra body available. Still makes me mad that in SPITE of my LTC having this extremely TIGHT budget, there was a NURSE...
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    LTC Orientation...rough start

    NurseCard replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Doing skilled nursing in a nursing home a.k.a Medicare wards/Post-acute is like signing a death warrant for your nursing career." What in the world do you mean by that? OP: I have to agree with the...
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    Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    NurseCard replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "He's in the
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    Hospital Beep Syndrome

    NurseCard replied to hypatiafaerie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't hear beeps and such, but I work in LTC... when I'm at home lying in bed trying to go to sleep and I hear just the least little crash... a shampoo bottle falling into the bathtub, the cat...
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    Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

    NurseCard replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The other night I went into one of my rt's room to flush her G tube. She looked at me and smiled and said "HIIIIIII! Yer sexy!!" =) I laughed and then said "I like your babies" (she has these two...
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    Which would you choose???

    NurseCard replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ewww, tough choice. On one hand, you've got a job that pays more and is much closer to you, but like you said, no room for advancement. On the other hand, you've got a job waiting at a hospital that...
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    Does the "I'm going to make a HUGE mistake" feeling ever go away?

    NurseCard replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not in my nine years of nursing. =) I think someone said it above but perhaps in a different way but: if you get too comfortable, then THAT is when you are more likely to start screwing
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    Mental Health Nursing Myth?

    NurseCard replied to cha0tic's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I mean if you get out of school and spend six years in mental health, a Med/Surge or ICU manager may be less likely to hire you than, say... if you just graduated nursing school 6-12 months ago...
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    Mental Health Nursing Myth?

    NurseCard replied to cha0tic's topic in General Nursing

    I have known folks who have worked in the mental health field for a short time, who have gone on to careers in ICU, Med/Surge, OB, etc.... It could depend on how long a person STAYS in mental health....
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    How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    NurseCard replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    Way, way before I started nursing school or before I even considered going to nursing school, I knew my specialty. A friend that I had just started working with, informed me that he was just about to...
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    Where would I be a good fit?

    NurseCard replied to LouisVRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I vote ICU if you want to stay on nights. You won't interact with that many people, you'll stay busy, etc. etc.. Gotta be perfect, lots of charting... BUT, if you are willing to move to days, I vote...
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    CRASH cart in LTC

    NurseCard replied to sammysnips's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I have someone who is a full code and I get that feeling that something isn't quite right, I send em' on out before the time comes to get out the crash cart. :) Course... you don't always have that...
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    What will my responsibilities Be

    NurseCard replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pretty broad question. =) especially if you are studying to be an RN, not an LPN. As an RN in a LTC, you might be working on the floor passing medications, doing treatments, charting, taking off...
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    I'm a PRN nurse... just wondering, what's it like at your place?

    NurseCard replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work PRN, well actually I'm agency but the principle is the same.. for a facility. For a while I was getting as many hours as I wanted; for about five months actually... then the call-offs...
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    Residents who make stuff up about you.

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Very good post, and it makes sense. Thank you. =) The good thing is that you do learn who to be extra careful
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    Residents who make stuff up about you.

    NurseCard posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pet peeve of the day: A+O residents who either flat out make up stories about things staff does to them OR, in my case, don't exactly make the whole story up, just TWIST it. Why do they do this??? Is...