Nurse Leigh

Nurse Leigh

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  1. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    Nurse Leigh replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ Our dog had this. Surgery helped, but I am afraid it's back. And yes, the special food is pricey, and the dog is not a

  2. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    Nurse Leigh replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ha. Bottom shaved *due* to her size and furriness (sp?) The vet clinic shaved under her tail and around rectum to help keep it clean. :) I am one proud

  3. Calling out during family emergencies (advice?)

    Nurse Leigh replied to saraelizanne87's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you have enough hours yo qualify for FMLA, please try that. I am so sorry for everything you are dealing with. It makes me sad that such a stigma still exists with mental illness that your husband...

  4. Christian School and Atheism

    Nurse Leigh replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Students

    I think lots of students choose religious universities because some of them are considered excellent institutions of higher learning. (Notre Dame, anyone?) Just because a college has religious core...

  5. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    Nurse Leigh replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    â–ª I learned Botox has even more uses than I'd thought before. â–ª I learned my fat furry cat doesn't look as bad as I'd feared after she had her booty shaved dye to her inability to...

  6. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    Nurse Leigh replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^ Ridiculous and totally not

  7. Would you wait for Dr orders?

    Nurse Leigh replied to AcuteCare4Life's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ But what if a Cat Code is actually a protocol to RELEASE the cats when mice are found. Not sure if I'm just silly today are this is the effects of not eating

  8. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    Nurse Leigh replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ^^^^ They initially tried telling us this is how it would be-that the chaplains, PTs, OTs, RTs etcetera would be responsible for rounding on the patient if they were in thr room, take care of any...

  9. colleague does not want to take day off

    Nurse Leigh replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I took the OP to mean days off as PTO. I suppose I could be wrong but that makes mores sense. Should we start a pool as to when/whether OP will

  10. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    Nurse Leigh replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I attended college at a university not terribly far from Terre Haute and OMG we had a joint that served deep fried everything and ice cream (including *fried ice cream *) that -get this-DELIVERED!!...

  11. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    Nurse Leigh replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^^^ I'm sensing more and more arrogance from the

  12. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    And another angsty thread on the PCA forum has been revived. Wow. I really am grouchy

  13. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    Nurse Leigh replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    ^^ Give me a break. You (see how there are three letters in that word?) *are* the nurse's aide. The purpose of your job is to assist the nurses make sure the patients receive appropriate

  14. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost afraid to ask but, on the topic of strange poster behavior, where you know who? He of all the crazy nursing experiences the world over? No, I'm not going to invoke his

  15. understanding peplaus

    Nurse Leigh replied to nurs15's topic in General Nursing

    Yes that was a strange one. Just went back to reread. OP could never be really clear as to whether or not the 500g(!) was a typo. They were very ambivalent about it. Regarding this particular...

  16. I feel like Nurse Jackie

    Nurse Leigh replied to HkCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I figured it was something really obvious so didn't ask.... ETA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Medical_Program Is this what you are talking about? (Yes, I realize Wikipedia is a...

  17. I'm upset and feel very disrespected.

    Nurse Leigh replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    Ha. Getting upset at being asked a gazillion questions and hanging makes a person "evil" in OP's eyes. That's awesome. She must never watch the

  18. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Comedians. I'm surrounded by comedians. ☆♢☆♢☆♢ I ♡ it here.

  19. Realized floor nursing isn't for me, anything else i can do with a bsn?

    Nurse Leigh replied to enchantedlife's topic in General Students

    I'm really not that old but I find myself becoming increasingly grumpy with the volume of new grads and students who come here wanting directions to the yellow brick road that leads straight to a job...

  20. You are NOT allergic to...

    Nurse Leigh replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^WOW. Ever want to suggest they see if they can make it into a medical journal as a case

  21. ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Nurse Leigh replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you said benevolent! Sounds good to me. Group projects can be a ral crapshoot, depending on the attitudes/work ethics/intelligence of your group members. Good lucknand I hope you have good...

  22. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Nurse Leigh replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know those people who grab someone and BAM they insert a syringe needle right into a vein to administer their sinister (hee-hee) concoctions all while victim is struggling? Can we hire them to...

  23. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Regarding nursing educators: You get what you pay for. I wish the educational institutions understood this. Yes there are excellent instructors working now, but there are also many who are subpar....

  24. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Nurse Leigh replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Ummm, did you read *any* of the responses where it was explained why the fact that you are paying your *school* means nothing to the floor nurses. They receive none of the money you are

  25. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    Nurse Leigh replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't recall who it was, but when the topics of hourly rounding and scripting came up several months ago, a nurse told us that as she was required to spout off nonsensical scripts, she complied -in...