canesdukegirl BSN, RN

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    Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    canesdukegirl replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, do you care to reply? You have gotten quite a few responses since your last
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    Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    canesdukegirl replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, a bit off topic, but funny nonetheless. There is a new cardiac surgeon who thinks he is "Da GOODS". He even wears a chain around his neck-ack! For some reason, he thinks that all of the nurses go...
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    Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    canesdukegirl replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Your patients ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS.... Without you patients you will not have a job." "However, management must always act to ensure that the staff maintains proper respect for management...." I am...
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    Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    canesdukegirl replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This was my thought as well. The condescending tone comes across LOUD AND CLEAR. I could almost imagine the OP sitting in a parlor, fingers together in a pointed triangle, smiling and nodding at the...
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    Did you start off like me? (With a bright spirit and very optimistic)

    canesdukegirl replied to someday1012's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing...what? Student? Guru? Educator? Lawyer? Hater? Lurker? Auditor? Assistant? Philanthropist? I could go
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    I got a job! *happy dance*

    canesdukegirl replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats girl! You won't regret going into OR nursing. Sorry to say that the steth is not used at all by the nurses in the OR. Anesthesia does all of that. I must warn you that the first couple of...
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    Switching caps between each case?

    canesdukegirl replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I don't ever switch mine out unless we had a big old bloody case with squirting or flying blood. Burn cases usually require a dermabrader to be used, so I will change all of my attire, especially if I...
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    Jewelry policy

    canesdukegirl replied to RN890's topic in Operating Room

    Studs are acceptable for earrings at my hospital. I have seen many scrub nurses wearing big ol' hoops that were uncovered. It is only addressed every once in a while and not enforced at all. Along...
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    Why all the haters?

    canesdukegirl replied to UVAnurse9's topic in Operating Room

    They are 'haters' because they have no idea what they are talking about. Yes, the OR will be tough. Yes, you have to develop a thick skin. Yes, there is a ton of stuff to learn. But ya know, I...
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    How do I 'toughen up?'

    canesdukegirl replied to GoLauraGo's topic in General Nursing

    Just what I was going to say, Jen! The first thing that I thought of when I read your post was, "Wow, the OP must look like someone or reminds her of someone that the wife doesn't really like." It...
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    So Sick of Pushy Patients and Verbal Abuse

    canesdukegirl replied to applesRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So the end result for the pt with Condition H was that she got her milkshake, huh? So let's see...test results were not available to the surgeon, he kept the pt NPO because she was admitted for abd...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    canesdukegirl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you heard a co-worker or an instructor say "FAIR-nix" for pharynx? THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY! Granted, I didn't have to drive
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    canesdukegirl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with the cutest scrub tech way back in the day. Her family immigrated here from the Dominican Republic. She was always so bubbly and positive, laughing all the time and just a pleasure...
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    So Sick of Pushy Patients and Verbal Abuse

    canesdukegirl replied to applesRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Commuter is spot on. We don't tolerate abusive behavior from society in general. So why is it that nurses are expected to? So let's start brainstorming about what we can do about it. There is a risk...
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    Please help answer a couple questions :)

    canesdukegirl replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I must agree with many of the posters here. I think that it is perfectly acceptable to tell your potential employer that you feel uncomfortable with having them contact your current boss. Provide a...
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    Wanting to totally bail out on nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How long has it been since you have had a vacation? A REAL vacation that lasts a week or
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    im selfish? hmmm

    canesdukegirl replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Clear, sometimes I think you and I share the same brain! I was in the grocery store the other day and 2 kids were running around playing tag. I had both hands full (went in to get one thing, ended up...
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    Morphine Reaction?

    canesdukegirl replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that the MS04 dropped his pressure because it is a vasodilator. You would see all of the above sx with a significant drop in pressure in such a short amount of
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    is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    canesdukegirl replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, unprofessional. Send her an email asking for a time during the week that the two of you can meet, and turn in your resignation then. If you have another job during the week, ask for the day off...
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    Nurse hand me the...

    canesdukegirl replied to mindy1982's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG!!! I can't stop laughing! I am hyperventilating! ADIPOSE SANDBAG!
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    Preceptor from hell- no more killing with kindness

    canesdukegirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A few people have stated that you should fight fire with fire, more or less. Take a different, but firm approach. This nurse must view kindness as weakness. We have all met people like this. It isn't...
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    Am I able to become an OR nurse?

    canesdukegirl replied to rikomom's topic in Operating Room

    Argo, this particular surgeon stands on the right of the patient, has his assistant on his right side and only uses one monitor-for every laparoscopic case. So we gotta make room for the whole
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    Is it ok to take a break??

    canesdukegirl replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in General Nursing

    i really like alotaibi's comment of suggesting that you go back 7 years ago to think about what you have experienced in your career as a nurse. now you will have time to think about why nursing pulled...
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    Is it ok to take a break??

    canesdukegirl replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes there is so much negative energy that envelops your mind that you can't possibly think clearly. Taking a break will bring you back to the reason why you went into nursing in the first place....
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    Am I able to become an OR nurse?

    canesdukegirl replied to rikomom's topic in Operating Room

    Please don't let disappointment in this first phase of your learning keep you from working in the OR. Have you ever heard of the phrase "Don't let one strike out keep you from playing the game"? This...