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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    johnwaynehair replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday AM, after a 3 day night/weekender shift, our nure manger gave us our PG score for the month-- there was only 1 survey (we're an ICU, so we don't usually discharge), and nursing's rating was...
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    "What Do You Want Me To Do About It?"

    johnwaynehair replied to welnet66's topic in General Nursing

    One of the older nurses (Nurse Betty--I swear!) got that response as a patient was going into respiratory failure (doc was the admitting MD, a nephrologist--no other docs on case); her response was...
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    RN to MD

    johnwaynehair replied to tatty's topic in General Nursing

    Why not try for a DrNP (Doctor of Nurse Practice)? Columbia University is pioneering this degree--click on the link for more info... http://www.nursing.hs.columbia.edu/programs/drnpfaq.html I once had...
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    You know how ppl ask you stuff b/c they know you're a nurse? This tops it all....

    johnwaynehair replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    My standard response is, "Could be nothing; could be cancer...I'd call my doctor if I were you." John/ Transplant ICU
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    johnwaynehair replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Depends...sometimes you can get your dream job, other times you have to start in Med/Surg. It hinges on how prepared you are after graduation, and if you can find a good preceptor program that will...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    johnwaynehair replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have a GI doc down here in TX that likes us to give milk and molasses enemas to patients--can't get them from Rx...have to go to Dietary and mix them up ourselves! You can imagine the looks the...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    johnwaynehair replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Reminds me of something I did in my first few months as an ICU RN: Had a pt with lots of bleeding in her ET tube from a traumatic intubation. Using 1 suction canister for both the in-line and the...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    johnwaynehair replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    While not a true "gross-out" story, this one is still interesting. We got a patient from the floor into our ICU post-op for a lower bowel perforation repair. Seems the lady had not been "regular"...
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    pin ?

    johnwaynehair replied to ken-pin's topic in Men in Nursing

    At UTHSCSA, the pinning ceremony was paid for by the students; furthermore, the official school pin could not be used (we were only authorized to purchase one after the Dean of Nursing had submitted a...
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    What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    johnwaynehair replied to straba's topic in General Students

    UTHSCSA-SON: The "New Curriculum"--Class of May
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    San Antonio Neighborhoods

    johnwaynehair replied to vaRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live about 2 miles from Ft. Sam in the North Central area. Lots of good, reasonable areas around MacArthur High School. Alamo Heights is a great place to live, and the schools are the best in SA,...
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    Anyone from San Antonio??

    johnwaynehair replied to Di0202's topic in Texas Nursing

    I just graduated in May, and I work for Santa Rosa as well, but at their Northwest Campus. I am scheduled to take boards on the 19th, but I've been in a critical care course taught by the hospital...