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8/22 What I learned this week....

OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

Yes, I do. Because I'm paranoid like
What to expect ADN nursing OCC

OCNRN63 replied to dela2012's topic in General Nursing

You can't be an anesthesiologist as an ADN. You can't even be an anesthetist as an ADN, at least not without getting your Master's degree and going to school to become a CRNA. I agree with the PP;...
The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

OCNRN63 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

JustBeachy: There are several places that will give flu vaccines
I paid 200 dollars for pvt

OCNRN63 replied to jancarlocastaneda's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

I agree. It's a scam, preying on people who are stressed
I'm the worst CNA they ever had

OCNRN63 replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

I've seen doctors get the same treatment from nasty patients, particularly if the patient wants an Rx for narcs and the doc says
Patient safety and narcotics

OCNRN63 replied to jay082's topic in General Nursing

It's really difficult to deal with patients with that personality type. In spite of what your patient says, from your description of the situation it sounds like you were doing the best you could....
Patient safety and narcotics

OCNRN63 replied to jay082's topic in General Nursing

I think I would have tried to talk to her when she was lucid and get an in-depth pain assessment. It's obvious that what she's getting right now isn't working if she's resorting to setting an alarm...
Expecting a tough question

OCNRN63 replied to lkhrn's topic in General Nursing

I agree that your best answer is to say you wanted a fresh start after your mother's death, and just leave it at that. I'm very sorry for the loss of your
colleague does not want to take day off

OCNRN63 replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

I read it several times, and I disagree. Just because you think it's so doesn't mean it is. Some people are workaholics. That's just their nature. Personally, I would be more suspicious of someone...
I'm a sexless nurse

OCNRN63 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

"I'm too sexless for my shirt, too sexless for my shirt, so sexless it
ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

OCNRN63 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

Don't feel like the Lone
RN new grad can't find job :(

OCNRN63 replied to cylmara's topic in General Nursing

You may need to expand your job search to locations outside FL. FL is saturated with nurses. You may need to be patient, too. Many nurses are waiting months -> over a year for jobs. Try doing...
A Rant by a Special Snowflake.

OCNRN63 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

People value a good cup of coffee and a pastry more than the
Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

OCNRN63 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

That's how it used to be done, at least that's how it was when I was a
Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

OCNRN63 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

Many, many years ago, I sheared off a telephone pole with my parents' Volvo station wagon. That did not total the car. A few years later, my mother hit a deer. Thatâ€‹ totaled the
Boyfriend of a Nursing Student

OCNRN63 replied to AZStudent01's topic in General Students

You're probably too young to understand the reference, but it came from the song "Lady Marmelade" by LaBelle. It's a song about a hooker, which made my co-worker's reference especially
Boyfriend of a Nursing Student

OCNRN63 replied to AZStudent01's topic in General Students

One night when I was working in the ED, one of my co-workers went out to triage. He came back in, and I asked him what was wrong with the patient. He said "She's got a problem in her 'gitchy gitchy...
Difficult Orientee

OCNRN63 replied to ejnjj143's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Kind of
Why did you become an MA?

OCNRN63 replied to studentih's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

I think the confusion is also in part because MAs don't really have a clearly defined scope. Their scope is whatever their supervising physicians allow them to
To smile or not to smile-from the interviewer

OCNRN63 replied to NursetoMogul34's topic in General Nursing

You and me
8/22 What I learned this week....

OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

No, it's not. If you ever need help, shoot me a PM. I've played organ, piano, and a couple other instruments over the
ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

OCNRN63 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

Please tell me you got the Apple Care protection. I crunched my new iPad last year, and it was a piece of cake. Just went to the Apple Store, handed over the iPad and receipt,and badabig badaboom, I...
ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

OCNRN63 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

I have no idea what you're talking about. Where is this exclamation
ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

OCNRN63 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

I did that too (I fear dentists the way I fear spiders, clowns, and mimes). I had 11 cavities. The dentist I went to was great, but the selfish thing went and got pregnant, and she and her dentist...
ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

OCNRN63 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

That's how I took your comment, that you were agreeing with the PP, not saying that she herself looks bad in

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