Mandychelle79 ASN, RN

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    Are you or someone you love the worst patient ever?

    Mandychelle79 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I had my last baby, I tried to be the pain in the butt patient that I see all the time, but in the end I couldnt. I am however a strong advocate for my children ( or grandpa when he was alive),...
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    What are your tricks for leaving work at work?

    Mandychelle79 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have an hour drive home. If I have a bad night, I have a specific playlist in my iphone for the ride home. If its a really really bad night, I do that and then I go zombie hunting ( House of the...
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    Nursing student survival tips

    Mandychelle79 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    ok maybe some easy mac. Im being serious here. Any food that takes more then 5 mins to prepare (7 tops) is pretty much out if you want to be able to eat a lunch, assuming you get a 30 min lunch...
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    Nursing student survival tips

    Mandychelle79 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    You will be amazed at how fast that paycheck goes and that ramen and cheese sandwiches are what you are able to inhale on your
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    Nursing student survival tips

    Mandychelle79 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Nah, they forgot the coffee, soda, chocolate, ramen, or any food that can be purchased from a vending machine and consumed with little or no effort. Still the same as a nurse, my patients would...
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    New On Call procedure. Need ideas, suggestions

    Mandychelle79 replied to gerRN23's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Before instituting any time of mandatory overtime policy, you may want to check your state
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    5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    Mandychelle79 replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I told you doing Bath Salts was not going to be a good idea, but would you listen
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    Those around us are clueless...

    Mandychelle79 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    since my mom is a nurse my sister, father and I ( along with other realitives) grew up/ heard the medical jargon all the time. My husband is starting to get it and I cant wait to start leaving notes...
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    Tell me more about psychiatric nursing...

    Mandychelle79 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Psychiatric

    The way the job market is right now this may not be possible. That was my plan but ended up getting hired straight into
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    Nursing listed as 4th on a list of fun jobs.

    Mandychelle79 replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I do work psych so maybe thats why I think it is fun. Where else can I be my crazy self and feel normal. But on a serious note, I think you can have fun in most facets of nursing, not every...
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    Time Frame for Med Administration

    Mandychelle79 replied to Unknown member's topic in Patient Medications

    Our Emar opens the meds up to be given up two 2 hours on either side of the scheduled dosing time. Because of the unit I work, when the patients come up for the meds between 8 and 10 I give them all...
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    A question to nurses with children

    Mandychelle79 replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    Ive been known to Volunteer to work afternoon shift on the holidays and I have kids. My family celebrates when we can all get together. Like Im better my moms side ( all 35 of us or so) we get...
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    A question to nurses with children

    Mandychelle79 replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    We just celebrate when I am home. I typically work afternoon shift so I can spend the morning with my family and then go to work allowing them to go to my inlaw's without me. This year Im off...
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    Calling a doctor question.

    Mandychelle79 replied to iwashere's topic in General Nursing

    We call personal cells. He answers Doctor Insert last name. I usually say Hi dr, its Mandychelle79 from facility. Then
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    Mandychelle79 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you pack two main course for your lunch. One that has to be eaten while sitting and the other one that you can inhale in a few seconds without risking death by burnt mouth. When your husband...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Mandychelle79 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes when people are continuing to complain about the same thing over and over again ( such as the dietary dept messing up yet again, d/t pt hand writing being illegible) Get over it already....
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    My warm and fuzzy for the night

    Mandychelle79 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Working behavioral health, dealing with some very very sick people, I never know how much the small things I do are noticed by the patients. I am not looking for a thank you or anything like that....
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Mandychelle79 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Preface this by saying I work in psych... No really, you do not scare me. I grew up on a farm with tons of guys a heck of a lot bigger then you and held my own against them. Do not make me go all...
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    Is 2 years experience charge nurse ready?

    Mandychelle79 replied to C0252786's topic in General Nursing

    I would have loved to have had 2 yrs experience before being charge nurse. Everyone on our floor takes charge at some point in time so ever since I got of Orientation ( and the majority of my...
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    Mandychelle79 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    you have to call the doctor who hates to be woken up at midnight for a triage pt and then again in an hour because as you were hanging up with the first call a second call came
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    4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    Mandychelle79 replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    She always says "Some People Just need punched in the
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    Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    Mandychelle79 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    From the family side My husband's grandma was a resident at the LTC facilty my mom and I both worked at. She was there before my husband and I met. When she passed, not one staff member besides my...
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    Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    Mandychelle79 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC, I went to some of the pt's funerals. I grieved for some of the pt's more then I grieved for my grandma. When my grandfather died his PCP and his Chiropractor both attended his...
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    New Nurse Blues

    Mandychelle79 replied to Ashlee-SN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As another new nurse, been working the floor for 7 months, you sound like me my first oh 5.5 months. For whatever reason after my 6 month review I kinda feel like things that were so hard/frustrating...
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    charge pay

    Mandychelle79 replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

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