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  1. Stinkin', Rotten attitude!

    weirdscience replied to MomaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This *might* be the best thread I've come across on AN, ever ever.

  2. I can never ever again miss an IV.

    weirdscience replied to vermomdebelg's topic in General Students

    Big 2nd to the bending knees recommendation. I bet you were locking your

  3. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    weirdscience replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can you call down to the ED and ask for a report? Someone has to be able to tell you who the pt was assigned to in the ED. This policy seems dangerous and

  4. Charting Bloopers

    weirdscience replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not gonna read all 40+ pages to see if this is a repeat, but somebody's admitting dx was "urinary trach

  5. Danskos?

    weirdscience replied to Rn4life27's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It took about 3 weeks to break mine in. Now my back and legs ache horribly if I wear anything else for my 12's. I wear my Nikes one shift a week to change it up, because the Danskos do make my calves...

  6. What is your Achilles heel?

    weirdscience replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    My allergies have left me with no sense of smell, which both hinders and helps me in nursing. I'm in the sputum/eyeball camp.

  7. Night shift and body mechanics

    weirdscience posted a topic in General Nursing

    Night shifters...do you practice proper body mechanics? If so, how do you minimize disruptions to your sleeping/nauseated/hurting pts? It feels like our rooms are set up like an obstacle course...IV...

  8. Night shift and body mechanics

    weirdscience replied to weirdscience's topic in General Nursing

    I do always rearrange the room during assessment time, before they're asleep. I think part of the problem is just poor design of our rooms. There's really no other place to plug in poles and it leaves...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    weirdscience replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Refreshing!!

  10. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    weirdscience replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

  11. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    weirdscience replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those of you who do not have last names on your badges: how do you respond if asked for

  12. Because that's the way we've always done it around here

    weirdscience replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Nurses Eat Their Young." Excellent

  13. New grad preceptor relationship

    weirdscience replied to Showsmejoy's topic in General Nursing

    What were the interactions that made you think she was blaming you, OP? Need a little more background info...it could just be end of orientation jitters, it seems like a lot of people (myself...

  14. Austin, Dallas & Houston: Which City is Best for RNS?

    weirdscience replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Travel

    Both Dallas and Houston have more hospitals/competing hospital systems than Austin, which only has two major

  15. New grad nurse in hospital and feel like I won't make it through orientation.

    weirdscience replied to krissyr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh...and don't expect to be besties with your preceptor. You'll see some that are, and it'll bum you out, but after you're on your own you'll be able to identify those who will support and mentor your...

  16. New grad nurse in hospital and feel like I won't make it through orientation.

    weirdscience replied to krissyr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's the thing about being on your own after residency: you WILL make mistakes. You will have to force yourself to take every mistake you make and reframe it as something you either A) learned to do...

  17. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    weirdscience replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to worry about the germ factor of wearing my scrubs in public after a shift. Then I started working

  18. What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    weirdscience replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    I always had to work before/after my classes, and I worked in a conservative office environment, so I was usually dressed professionally. I definitely took some (lighthearted) ribbing for being "so...

  19. IV Therapy

    weirdscience replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    "Toothbrush" veins? Somebody clue the noob (me) in on what that term means. School me, please!

  20. Do pt families every drive you crazy?

    weirdscience replied to purple10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try to enlist them to help me/provide information and compliment them on their care of their family member. But it does hurt my heart when a) I ask my pt a question and family interrupts/talks over...

  21. Is night shift healthier for some people?

    weirdscience replied to s0ad's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the follow-up info! That helps me a lot, too. Good to know I am handling the night shift schedule as healthfully as I can be. It helps a LOT not to have to

  22. Is night shift healthier for some people?

    weirdscience replied to s0ad's topic in General Nursing

    *MeanmaryJEAN,

  23. Is night shift healthier for some people?

    weirdscience replied to s0ad's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh! Meanmaryjean, you're exactly the right person to speak to my question/comment, so I hope that you are following this thread. My original comment to the OP was going to be: I, too, am a night owl...

  24. IV bag mistake

    weirdscience replied to jjon's topic in General Students

    I did it in school during lab! Don't feel too bad. It

  25. Night shift dinner time

    weirdscience replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot my nightly Diet Coke! I find I crave coffee way less working at night, but I do drink a 20 oz. Diet Coke each night, only on the nights I work. I also bring a 20 oz. sport water bottle which...