Poi Dog

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    New Job -- Unfriendly Welcome By Staff

    Poi Dog replied to Michizzle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So how did they treat you differently today? I am
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Poi Dog replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I originally read this as Vodka...see what happens when I read without my
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    New Job -- Unfriendly Welcome By Staff

    Poi Dog replied to Michizzle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a CNA and I have never tested a new nurse or any employee out. That's just not how I roll. I keep my mouth shut, work, and dig out when I am done. I work with CNA's who act like they own the...
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    make up?

    Poi Dog replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    I iron my scrubs too. I have found that spraying my scrubs with starch and tossing them in the dryer works. But yeah, nothing beats a good ol'
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    make up?

    Poi Dog replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    I wear waterproof mascara and chap stick. It is pointless to wear anything else because it all goes to heck after I bathe someone. I look like a hot mess after bathing
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    You requested not to have me as your nurse because....WHAT?!

    Poi Dog replied to rntj's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Disappointed in pay

    Poi Dog replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    You listed some valid positives of the
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    Funny things patients say !

    Poi Dog replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was talking with a resident and she told me that she missed her husband who had passed 5 years ago. I then asked her what he had passed of. She looked at me and replied, "He slept with that s!@t and...
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    Intervew

    Poi Dog replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like it was a relaxed interview and that you two meshed well. I am sending you some good juju. Let us know if and when you hear back from
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    My daughter is quitting nursing school!

    Poi Dog replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    I, personally, have discovered that I place more value on something if I pay for it myself
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    Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    Poi Dog replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish I worked with
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Poi Dog replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have replied, "No but someone must have put some stupid in your water." I am feeling feisty
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Poi Dog replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A patient calling me the "c" word, telling me I am going to hell, that my "kind" stink, and that I am ugly...all while she was holding on to a cross. It was disgustingly
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    A funny thing that happened to me today

    Poi Dog replied to 3xmom's topic in General Students

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    we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    Poi Dog replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    Eww the thought of a glove being punctured during a procedure makes me want to regurgitate my lunch. My finger nails are fugly in all their short glory. I make up for it by painting my toe nails a...
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    failed pre-employment drug screen

    Poi Dog replied to chk888's topic in General Nursing

    Call me uninformed but I didn't know that weed stays a person's system for weeks. Yes, I live a sheltered
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    Passed State Exam today - Thank you Fuzzy!

    Poi Dog replied to Starletta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! Yes, fuzzy rocks!
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    Time off for Funerals???

    Poi Dog replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a CNA whose maternal grandmother had passed 3x in a year...Ai yi yi.
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    More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

    Poi Dog replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am thinking of those dreaded headshots a company called Glamour Shots used to produce. Everyone I knew who did one looked so 80s.
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    Getting over mistakes

    Poi Dog replied to cogath's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sometimes being so focused on not making a mistake can cause a person to inadvertently make more mistakes. I know, I know that sounds like a fortune cookie but to an extent it's true. When you go in...
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    More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

    Poi Dog replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Being mighty purty like will open them doors right on
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    Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    Poi Dog replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at another facility, there was an older CNA there by the name of Hill. Hill was kind of grumpy and set in his ways. I would smile at him in the morning and ask how he was...he never...
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    New tips for new CNA students?

    Poi Dog replied to KatieShoe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Work on being efficient and managing your time. In the beginning you will be slow because you want to do everything by the book. Not that that's the bad way but in the real world, monkey wrenches get...
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    Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    Poi Dog replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am picturing her tackling you in order to answer the
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    That one patient that haunts you.

    Poi Dog replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    The tears are flowing