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  1. monkeybug

    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This one was not a provider, yet. He was a med student. We were not really a teaching hospital, but we had an agreement with a medical school. We had residents and students, but we had just as...
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    tattoos/piercings

    monkeybug replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    But where would we keep our pens, hemostats, alcohol swabs, and all the other stuff we load down our pockets
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    Bye Bye Floor Nursing

    monkeybug replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in General Nursing

    I loved being an L&D nurse, but I hated my job. If I had been allowed to just nurse, I'd still be doing it. But it seemed like every day management, administration, or JCAHO threw up a new...
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    Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    monkeybug replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've read this whole thread and laughed out loud, thinking about the times I've tried to patch together a meal for a patient because dietary couldn't or wouldn't do it, tried to use hemostats as a...
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    medication mismanagement?

    monkeybug replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow. I've come to think that there's no one as sensitive as an administrator or manager. Question their perfection, and they decide to hurl lightening bolts from their gilded thrones. I once knew a...
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    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had it happen a couple of times. One of the students refused to slide in close to the patient for the delivery. Maybe she was afraid of body fluids. Of course, the slick baby slid right out of...
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    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Into the placenta bucket in the bottom of the bed. No injury (just shocked parents). No discipline that I'm aware of--one of the reasons the nurse was so
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    Why is Pit started on spontaneous labor?

    monkeybug replied to Katie71275's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my last hospital job, everyone got pitted. It was standard operating procedure. The docs were in a hurry, basically. Why wait till 2 am when I can pit the thing out by 8pm? seemed to be their...
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    A "full" light blue top tube

    monkeybug replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having one of those mornings, I'm probably the only one whose mind went
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    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    monkeybug replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    An OB resident asked one of my coworkers if she always wore gloves for cervical exams. Umm, yeah, sport, I do, because I'm not their sexual partner. Another resident was very upset that the baby...
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    Elder Abuse/ Neglect

    monkeybug replied to juliepag's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If that's the real name of the facility, you might consider editing it
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    A "full" light blue top tube

    monkeybug replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I was interested to see where this thread was going! A nurse trying to justify wearing a tube top instead of a scrub top because it was "full" was what came to
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    Anyone used their EAP?

    monkeybug replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    I used EAP once, when I was dealing with infertility. My infertility doc and NP both begged me to see a counselor, and finally sort of gave me an ultimatum. Looking back, I wish I'd done it sooner....
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    Pain control in narcotic addicted pt

    monkeybug replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Are you God? Sylvia Browne? Miss Cleo? The Dog Whisperer? How do you really know. That's our point. You think you know, but you may not. People with years of chronic pain under their...
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    The competition....

    monkeybug replied to Glycerine82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I cringed in horror one day at work, as I listened to a student from my former nursing school embarrass herself and everyone affiliated with the school. One of the staff nurses offered to let her do...
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    New Grad Nurse & Pregnant

    monkeybug replied to cp2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I passed up an opportunity to interview in a another department when I was pregnant, and I always regretted it. Especially after I found out that they hired another pregnant girl (visibly pregnant)!...
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    Recent Graduate-Want OB-History of "Near" Fainting

    monkeybug replied to melmacrn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you talked to a doctor about this? Could it be anxiety? I was in L&D for 15 years, and I fainted in the nurses station one night. No big deal, no one got upset with me. I also had a near...
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    How do you get call covered when someone is ill?

    monkeybug replied to 7219leigh's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a specialty unit with call. We took call 4 hours before and 4 hours after a shift. If you called in sick, they would just try to cover it. Ask around, make calls, etc. We didn't...
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    Red/Black/Grey Maternity Scrub Top

    monkeybug replied to corbinRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Because I'm hard to fit, maternity scrubs were an issue for me. I ended up investing in 3 sets of scrubs from Sassy Scrubs (sassyscrubs.com). They do custom scrubs. You choose the style (pockets,...
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    Pain control in narcotic addicted pt

    monkeybug replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    So true! Besides, pain is a personal experience, and like all personal experiences it can cause unique reactions. If this is the first time you've ever really had pain, you may go nuts. If it's the...
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    Extremely Overweight Nurses

    monkeybug replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, thanks for writing me off in one fell swoop because I don't meet your standards of beauty. Seems like I see a lot of judgment, and wouldn't it be hard to be compassionate and caring and...
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    Can you work straights days?

    monkeybug replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is just awful, though. Many hospitals ensure night shift workers by 1) offering shift differential pay, so there is financial incentive to working nights and (2) hiring all new nurses in on...
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    OMG Say it correctly!

    monkeybug replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, this! Ok, I'm going to make one up, but it's similar to a name (and mispronunciation) I've dealt with. If your name is spelled "Rattner" do NOT be surprised if people do not pronounce your name...
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    How often do bad references for good workers happen?

    monkeybug replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's how we all felt about it. What is she saying to the other manager? That she's totally ineffective and useless? Well, at least she's putting an honest face on it, because she IS totally...
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    monkeybug replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Do any of y'all remember Donnagel PG? Basically kaolin and paragoric liquid with a faintly banana taste. You used to could buy it OTC. My grandmother kept a bottle in the fridge. It would take...