wooh BSN, RN

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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    wooh replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    But you post in large fonts in a place where you don't know my pet peeves. And larger than necessary fonts are a pet peeve of mine. I normally don't complain about it. But I figure if I don't throw...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    wooh replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    And your weird aversion to other people eating, should not be made MY
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    A Word To The Wise.........

    wooh replied to NDXUFan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Apparently sapphire, 2-5% (it changes from post to post) of nurses are unprofessional and abusing their patients. These statistics are backed up by someone that has the grades to go to the #3 law...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    wooh replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I have much bigger issues to worry about than classmates taking care of their basic
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    Patient with zofran pump and no orders

    wooh replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient Medications

    Just because the alternative zofran IV around the clock is available, doesn't mean it's better for the patient. Would pharmacy demand a baclofen pump be discontinued as
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    Hospital Policy Vs. Unit Rules

    wooh replied to StayLost's topic in General Nursing

    I agree this is questionable practice. But I also agree with others that just not doing it won't end well for you. When our superiors come up with "brilliant" ideas, they get their feelings hurt...
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    Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    wooh replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Whatever you may think, nothing you do saves the nurse more time than they lose dealing with you. It's WAY faster to do something myself than to check and see if someone else did it right. Don't...
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    Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    wooh replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Perhaps she remembers being a student nurse (since it was only a couple months ago) and is trying to give you advice. Perhaps the students here jumping on OP have forgotten what it's like to be a...
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    I cannot ever seem to pass my NCLEX!!! No matter what I do and how hard I try!!

    wooh replied to jjgrlh0318's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you are blacking out from stress because of PTSD, you need counseling before you do ANYTHING else. Whether you can pass NCLEX is the least of my concerns. I don't want you passing on a fluke and...
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    rescue meds...or not.

    wooh replied to johnys's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Looking for possibilities to get meds faster in such situations, short of transfer to an ED (which is traumatic in itself), perhaps some different communication with the pharmacy? I've found at my...
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    One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    wooh replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Yep, also missed an test. I'm not a morning person. And three alarms to wake me up are necessary. That's why I got off dayshift. But when I missed the test, I accepted the consequences. Learned...
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    Doctor's attitude towards nurses

    wooh replied to jrsnars2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So address it at the time it happens. "Oh, let me show you how to use the fax machine." "Oh, here are the papers you need right here," and point to them. She does it because she gets away with it....
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    One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    wooh replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Unfortunate things have happened to me. But when they do, I've had to deal with the consequences. Point is that somebody not giving me a pass doesn't mean HE/SHE lacks
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    One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    wooh replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    You would think in this profession, people would be more responsible. It is unfortunate OP isn't so
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    One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    wooh replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    If you oversleep for NCLEX, you're going to have to go back and sign up again and lose the money. Even with an honest excuse that's actually VALID. Sucks, but sometimes life sucks. (Also have two...
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    travel nursing with no experience

    wooh replied to krorton's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked with a couple of travel LPNs when I still did adult med/surg. The *Hospital (*Cough *Achoo) didn't like paying for RNs at all, they sure weren't going to pay for travel RNs. But why on...
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    Pseudo Munchausen parents...

    wooh posted a topic in Pediatric

    Anybody have a patient's parent that seems to be living off the attention they get from having a sick child? Not a Munchausen by Proxy parent that actually hurts their child so that they can get...
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    Nurses continue to eat their young

    wooh replied to DalekRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nurses continue to not understand that there are critical people in all
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    There has to be a BETTER WAY to obtain a blood sample.

    wooh replied to lady3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is why "customer satisfaction" shouldn't have anything to do with "quality"
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    When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    wooh replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I otherwise agree she's pretty selfish, a part-time worker who wants to work part-time isn't being selfish. We've got pretty much the same policy, but if the three of us on the unit (only three...
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    When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    wooh replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ugh, when people want to switch but are picky about which day of mine they'll pick up? Nope, won't do it. Or when people act like they're doing YOU a favor by letting you work for them? Oh H to the...
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    To those who like their nursing job....

    wooh replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    The what I do is irrelevant for you as it all depends on what floats your boat. Some love peds, some love geriatric, some love ED, a small few love working the floor. :) What I've found is most...
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    Prioritizing infusions

    wooh replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    In a perfect world, I'd give the platelets first. But if vanc is in hand and it's going to take 15-30 minutes to get the platelets in hand, the vanc can be half done if I go hang it and then deal...
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    Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    wooh replied to hope4ccns's topic in General Students

    Don't go into the workplace expecting to be treated badly. If you expect to be treated badly, you're going to find it. Take everything as a learning experience, don't take it personally, and...
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    Occurence reporting to punish other nurses

    wooh replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's why when it's a system error, and I bother to do a report, I tell exactly WHY it's a system error and what system change is needed to fix it. (Or at least id the break in the system.) I make...