No Stars In My Eyes

Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN

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    What nursing task do you loathe???

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

    Might we be triplets? Or at least kin of some kind? My siblings used to think it was very humorous to torture me by coming into the bathroom and brushing their teeth , while I was a captive audience...
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    Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

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

    Nine thousand. MOST impressive! One couple for each year of experience, eh? You get around, doncha?!! When I met hubby, he was working as a Sheriff's Deputy. I used to know ALL the Ten Codes used...
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    Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

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

    Have told this one before, but....I was a student nurse in 1970, a patient on the floor had bone mets and her entire hip and leg had been amputated. The CA was sill spreading, though and she was in...
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    I'm running away to PetSmart

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

    I couldn't volunteer at pet-adoptions. I would be immediately suspicious of a potential adopter, dubious about their ability to take good care and love this animal the way it deserves and needs....
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    This is a placenta...

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

    DISgusting idea: Everyone get into the tub! Blech, blick, blargh! I can see the dad being crazy enough to do it, but to make your two other kids get in? Uh,
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    I had a friend once who was addicted to unhappiness. She was a great story-teller and she would repeat her woes ad infinitum, like a person repeating the rosary...one story for each bead. She used to...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

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

    NGT = archaic and abominably torturous. Don't we have something better in this day and age? Everything about it is totally gag-worthy. They would have to completely conk me out to get my...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    Just wondering, since there are Barbie dolls who have many and varied 'careers', is there a Barbie RN Psych Nurse Action Figure? And does she drive a little, pink MG midget sports
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    The core of home health care..

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    Ah, okay. Is that the same as being paid per
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    Well, you were being a little bit 'whatever', but that's okay; we like ya
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    The core of home health care..

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    I may be a little muzzy-brained tonight, but The "FFS" that they still call "FFS"......what izzit? I understood all of the post except the "FFS" (which they still call
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    This is a placenta...

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

    Be mo' beddah to chop it up, fry it with onions and sage, then stuff the umbilical cord like sausage. I can't even believe I just wrote that. Now I am grossing myself out.
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    This is a placenta...

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

    What's next? Deep-Fried, Stuffed Placenta-Cakes? (I know there a folks very into placenta's uses, which are quite "meaningful" and "symbolic" but I just have to say, this is kind of a gross
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    Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

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

    God forbid that a nurse anticipates a need of her patients. Better to waste your time going back and forth for the Saline. the syringe, etc. YOU HAVE THE TIME, doncha
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    The core of home health care..

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    I left, because after 9 years my company was having medicare woes r/t a certain 'Financial Officer" who was trying to 'play' the system and got caught. The whole HH division's caseload was transferred...
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    Night Shift Impacting My Relationship

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Newbody's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ugh. In my opinion, the girlfriend sounds pretty passive-aggressive, co-dependent, and quite decidedly
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    I come from back in the day when Thorazine was the drug of choice for almost all psych patients. 'Successful treatment' was keeping them snowed enough to be quiet and not cause a ruckus. Then someone...
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    Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

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

    Have a New-Agey, Positive Thinking friend who would approach a challenge like your hubs' like this: "Oh, what a wonderful opportunity to practice patience!" You can't just magically reach a state of...
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    Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

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

    Good one!!! Like this post 12, 488,932.02
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

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

    These are all the things a Unit Secretary or Ward Clerk used to take care of so the nurses could be doing their own jobs. A BIG loss, because a good ward clerk really helped the floor to HUM,...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    Pplllllrrrrrbbb (raspberries) to the Zoupa Natsy, who has delusions of being a Thread
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    We are Nurses and we can do anything

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

    calivianya -- Not be snarky in the least, but now ya got me really curious....how do the housekeepers make a bed
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    We are Nurses and we can do anything

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

    I work private duty in patient's homes. I have bathed, brushed, scratched and walked many dogs. All voluntarily, by the way. On the other hand, when a patient's wife brought her stored silver down...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

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

    Oh, thank you, herring! That was the best fun, listening to "Elenore"; it's a real toe-tapper and head-bobber of a
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

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

    Had, over the years, five different, really great vein spikers to mentor me. All agreed I was pretty hopeless. Plus, having people hold up their fingers in a cross shape when asked if they would let...