No Stars In My Eyes

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    Brian Short News

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    When I clicked on this thread, my heart and stomach just plunged, I lost my breath and a jolt of adrenaline shot through me. Such a tragic loss for everyone.....family, friends, community, co-workers,...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Jacob Rockstar RN Psych Nurse Action Figure is going to get a face
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Jensmom! I have seen one, but did not know what it was or how rapidly it developed. Interesting/helpful
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw a very similar cartoon in The New Yorker, only the men were in suits and ties, and the words below said "Businessmen on
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    I think this quote is brilliant, pertinent, and well said! It's true! I worked a fresh spinal-cord injury floor as my first job in nursing, right when they were coming up with the halo-frame, which...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not sticking up for the poorly depicted fake codes and all, but would you like to be the actor in the bed getting the straight-elbow compressions?
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    Nurses and their pens

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    My mother and I used to go into stationery and office supply stores and practically drool over all the diff. kinds of paper, notebooks, pens, etc. It was
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Excellent first post, Elevate1.618 ! You made many pertinent and well-considered points. I liked the way you laid it all out. And not only that, but I agree with 98.354709% of what you
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    Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not an RN and I have never played one on TV. I started out as a nurse's aide, went to LPN school, was an LPN for over 40 years, then retired. I now work part-time as a CNA doing private duty...
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    Nurses and their pens

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Last time I 'smoked' a pen was in the third grade; very sophisticated, doncha know, to hold a pen like cigt. and 'puff' on
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    Is there a test to determine which area of nursing you are best for?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of reminded me of the 'tests' in COSMO. Hahahahahaha! ETA Disclaimer: Haven't read Cosmo in over 25 years or
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    Nurses and their pens

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yo! You a jarhead? (We re-watched Jarhead last night, so this clicked in with me
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Somebody who's Respiratory sounds ARE SQUEEKY, PURRING, with variable tones of GURGLING, BUBBLING, etc...... what used to be called 'Junky".... I heard a friend/co-worker say to a long term patient...
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    Is there a test to determine which area of nursing you are best for?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the link on pg 1; the test to see what kind of nursing would suit you..... Says I'd be good as a School Nurse. Yuh, right >
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was in nursing school int the 1930's and when the students were learning the customarily used Latin abbreviations, they thought it was hysterical to rattle off supposed 'dr's orders'......as...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    The Professor could fashion a nose for the Skipper ( a la MJ) out of a coconut shell, and attach it with gooey fish-guts which, once it dries, acts as an alternative to rubber
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    What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is kind of an off-shoot from the main subject: When I was in elementary school my mother, being an RN, wrote the BEST excuse notes to turn in when I returned after being out. I wasn't just sick...
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    What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe OP should have spun a fantastic fairy tale about how her potential and future children will all be perfectly healthy and never have any illnesses, nor accidents; they will be born with...
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    Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    ...And I just woke up! I pour my coffee, settle in to the sofa, and grab my laptop-notebook for all the latest 'news', as if it was the morning
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not Julie. But if your MiL is like mine, I'm
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    Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to investigate; he must not have been on any of the treads I visit. ETA: Okay, I just checked his posts and oddly enough I'd encountered most of them. Apparently I wasn't impressed enough to...
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    Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even know you were here, and now you're going away? Well, I hope you find your family. Maybe you could keep an online daily diary of your
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    August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    He's NOT stupid, he is mute because he was born without a mouth. Some kids at MIT have built him a 3D mouth on their computer. Now he wants ME to create an opening for his new mouth. So, are you...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    For my MiL there should be a space on the intake/assessment sheet where you can list DELUSIONS. Like, for example, "I can't breathe" .... said when she has normal color, normal pulse and normal...
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    What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I was asked the above, it would so stun me that I would probably have given my standard answer to a stupid question...."Uh, I dunno; what's your BEST GUESS?"