No Stars In My Eyes

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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Well, a real indication of her tolerance was that she sat up TALKING to her room-mate for several hours after she had 'the works'. It's my opinion that although she was in for 'back-pain', she was...
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    Hospice

    Hospice , in my experiences with it , is WONDERFUL. It can add a depth to life that isn't available anywhere
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    when and how do you know if your employer turned you into the BON?

    They haven't decided??!!! Way to go for leaving someone dangling in the wind!( imagine a string of pithy cusswords here) In my case, they 'invited' me into the office, and after talking and offering...
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    Nursing or Cursing?

    Note to self: Don't get sick in the
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Had a patient ring the desk and say she wanted to see the medicine nurse, and when I went in her room, she said, "I'll have 'the works',please." The 'works' were: a pain shot, a muscle relaxer, her...
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    Should I feel bad?

    Respite-Care
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    Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    OH! In my first year as a nurse, I took care of a young man who would become a famous magazine + newspaper columnist and TV commentator . He wasn't famous at the time, but he was extremely intelligent...
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    Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    I sat next to Minnie Pearl in a restaurant once; does that
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    Oh, it applies, it applies
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    lindseylpn/post #192----A-ha-ha-ha...I just went to give you kudos for this particular posting, only to discover I did so a little over a month ago! AND posted something myself. Now to add an...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Once upon a time there was a Dr. Hooker who was inordinately fond of writing a generous prescription (or 2 or 3 or.........) for Quaaludes; though he is a doc no
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    Should I feel bad?

    My agency would call another agency to get coverage if it was a "must staff" case; I don't know that it is a common practice anymore, but a MUST STAFF designation meant exactly that. Our...
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    Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    YEP. A TV personality, a singer, and tho not "famous" an FBI agent and a couple of CIA guys. The FBI man, bless his heart, was so afraid of needles that he suffered silently in pain for quite a while...
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    Should I feel bad?

    I agree. I've worked for an agency for thirty years, and it is THEIR job to get a nurse to cover for you, and to run interference with any complaints the family might have about the situation. Take...
  15. Wait...yeah, that's what I was responding to when I wrote "so true". I also see it as our strength. I just now realized the title of the thread was "nursing's biggest setbacks".
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    A guy named "Real Angers"( ! ) Dr Pitteloud. Dr. Art Sober Dr. B. Flaming Dr. Crye Dr. Proffitt
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    Who HATES the term MURSE?

    Not bad ; CNA's would be certified Caregivers? Probably would take a while to catch on, but I'd go for it; it's gender neutral without being offensively PC
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    Insomnia

    Wish I could help you, but I am one wicked, back-sliding sleeper!I am supposed to be aiming for 7-8 hrs/noc, HOWEVER....unless I take my medicine (latest try is seroquel 25 mg.) at 7 PM at latest,...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Unfortunate names for Neonatal/Perinatal docs : Dr. Boozer, Dr. Raper, Dr. Booher, Dr.
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    Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

    I'm just thrilled to find an organization that addresses our concerns!:yeah:I've signed up; I've never felt the desire to be an activist, but this is a REALLY worthy
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    Who HATES the term MURSE?

    And that's MR. Turd to some, I'll
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    WHATTA
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    EEEEEKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    Just LOVE those sweet little old "La-la" folks; they can really make my