No Stars In My Eyes

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

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    I never would have thought of that...

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

    This also works for chocolate stains on your white scrubs pants, which I found out when I sat down on a break-room chair where there had fallen two smallish chips of a Hershey's bar.......I was...
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I actually do have a "College Of Hard Knocks" pin which looks like a totally genuine, legitimate college pin. Found it at a fleamarket for $10 and immediately purchased it; now have it on my ID
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    I never would have thought of that...

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

    I'm with you, commuter. I read with sinking stomach from not understanding a single thing, but when I got to #3....... I murmured "oooooh, hellthat sounds
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    Assigned to discontinue treatments not in place. Help!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ets53's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ^^^^DITTO! Let the DON do all that 'fixing' and have it on HER license! No kidding, she won't back you up if you are
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    The FOAM Movement And How To Improve Your Nursing Education

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    What a riot....all the ads for FOAM surrounding this thread! Ah, the literalness of the
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    It's just an option to have your creds listed. Not to burst anybody's bubble, but I personally seldom pay attention to all the letters. Alphabet Soup. Not trying to take anybody's accomplishments...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, egads, I misread the OP and signed the petition because I somehow skimmed it to read that she SHOULDN'T get her license revoked, and now I can't take it back!. Oh, well, there are only 60...
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    Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

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

    Yep, I am also from the days when you could buy cigts from a machine-dispenser in the hospital lobby. Nurses and Dr's smoked in the nurse's station and lounge. And patients could smoke in their rooms....
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    What about life-earned stuff, like VP In Charge of Nebulosity, Born Silly, LPN-ret. Guess VPCN; BS, LPN-ret. isn't exactly clinically earned degrees......but I could come up with a whole string of...
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    A Veteran's Day Tribute from a VA Nurse

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to dantheman0904's topic in General Nursing

    Goosebumps! Must have been so moving to witness
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    Med error and disciplinary action

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Trolleydoll's topic in Patient Medications

    ^^^^^THIS!^^^^^ Knee-jerk, punitive, out-of-context over-reactions are what keep people from reporting something. Instead, we hold our breath, hearts in our throats, fearing discovery. Yes, there are...
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    How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    My first 'real' job after high school was as a file clerk and typist in a big insurance company. When that proved boring beyond belief I took a job as a CNA in a nursing home. I took the job because I...
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    Sponsored Topics

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    just....ugh.
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    The Perfect Shift: Are cameras on us?

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

    A pay raise? Time-and-a-half? Double-time? Show me the
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    Back to work as a RN but PRN. Possible?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Neilda's topic in Nursing Career

    Not trying to be offensive, but since you have NO punctuation in your post at all, it is difficult to separate ideas, thoughts, sentences, and if there is an actual question..... That said, I would...
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    TV ad has no one from my hospital

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

    Not surprising; everybody knows that 'real-life' employees are not acceptable. Not only do they not 'look' perfect, they might balk at weaving fairytales for PR
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    "Warrior Angels rise above corporate health care rules"-Letter to the editor

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

    When I worked in Home Health in the 1990's there was a big company-wide meeting, with a bunch from the corporate office. It was tedious, to say the least. At one point we got the pat on the head...
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    Is your hospital in the Arctic Zone?

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

    EGADS! Ever since menopause, I've REALLY been bothered by working in really warm home or room; it just KILLS me when I have to give a patient a shower. It requires them being naked and wet, so...
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    Night Shift Dulls your brain

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

    If I have to do a night shift (seldom) it takes me two-three days to recover to the point where I no longer feel like I've been flattened by a
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    Recent changes to allnurses

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

    Thanks!
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    Need some comic relief from all this Ebola-ness?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to 1KoolRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    To the tune of "My Favorite Things", with apologies to Julie Andrews. Mile-high fever and upchucking cookies, Sweating like crazy, a soaking-wet Wookie, Splatting out poop like a goose on Ex-Lax; For...
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    Recent changes to allnurses

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

    "Stay tuned for more changes." ?????
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    Recent changes to allnurses

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

    Gee,I can't say as I care for the round avatars. Why was this necessary to change? And how do I delete the grey bar that says 'recent changes to
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    What About Post-Op Bathing?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to medtech000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked in the hospital, I ALWAYS told all my patients that the squeaky wheel gets the grease and to be SURE to ring for me if they need something or I've forgotten something. I told them it was...
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    Shout out!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in Nurses Rock

    I agree! Because of those nurses working the extra hour, I actually got a really decent 7 & 1/2 hour sleep, for a change. I thank you most gratefully! I'll even do the Thanksgiving and Christmas...