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  1. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    finn55 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! My hair went to check having to pin those Kleenex squares. I had my cap cuffed off a couple of times by confused LTC residents, and hair came with the cap. It's Hell to try to cover my "bald"...

  2. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    finn55 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing instructor would go ballistic if she heard "nurses training." She'd say: Dogs are trained. Nurses are educated. (Calm down,

  3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    finn55 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    In our LTC, the docs would allow residents a beer or wine or mixed drink at hs. Our med room looked like a liquor

  4. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    finn55 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    God, those darned caps having to be pinned! I have a spot on my scalp to this day. Having to wear a cap in LTC was for the birds. Some sweet confused resident cuffed off my cap one PM shift, taking...

  5. Expressing gratitude and appreciation to co-workers

    finn55 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started as a CNA, our PM charge nurse ALWAYS made a point of thanking us at the end of our shift. It never got old to hear the thank you. When I started working charge, I continued the...

  6. Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 1

    finn55 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've worked primarily in Long-term care, and have no hospital experience. This whole ordeal has shaken my confidence in so many areas of my

  7. Observation of the day

    finn55 replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a nurse, and lately, a patient after my femur fracture gone wrong. I made a point of saying 'Thank you' whenever I was helped or medicated or whatever. It goes a heckuva long way. It's a...

  8. Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 1

    finn55 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Psychological stress and facility politics drove me away from my nursing career. I cried EVERY day that I had to go to that place which was a clue that I needed to get out. I loved nursing dearly --...

  9. Nurses out there! What was your hardest Nursing semester???

    finn55 replied to Marsha238612's topic in Nurses Rock

    Just dig in when Patho comes. If you read something, read it again, and then read it a third time. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If you ask, no doubt others in class are wondering it, too....

  10. Nurses out there! What was your hardest Nursing semester???

    finn55 replied to Marsha238612's topic in Nurses Rock

    The hardest semester for me was the 3rd . . .( The first semester of the 2nd year). Our Patho class weeded more students out than anything. I think on my death bed, I'll be ranting about the Krebs...

  11. "cutesy" printed scrubs - staff response?

    finn55 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was in a SNF most of 2012 with my broken femur. My favorite CNA on the PM shift used to wear a Garfield scrub top often, knowing it would make me smile. I was pretty down in the dumps with my...

  12. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

    finn55 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    I am reminded of a fellow student in the LPN program I attended. Her philosophy was: "I'm going to medical school. I'm not going to wipe s****y a***s , I'm just in the program as a stepping stone to...

  13. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

    finn55 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    In a field such as nursing, we are dealing with so many different people in any state of illness. I think, as has been said before, one must deal with all patients compassionately. I spent most of...

  14. Is it really MRSA?

    finn55 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I contracted MRSA after fracturing my right femur. It was a closed fracture, but, without hesitation, everyone I asked where I contracted the infection said, "the hospital". I had five surgeries at...

  15. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    finn55 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where I've worked, we call the plastic urine collector that fits in the toilet, a "nun's cap". Never have figured out why, but everyone knows what we're referring

  16. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    finn55 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    >^..^

  17. Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    finn55 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    >^..^^..^

  18. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    finn55 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    >^..^^..^

  19. remember when...

    finn55 replied to kjpstmb's topic in Nursing Humor

    I remember using sugar and Betadine on decubiti, then using a hair blow-dryer on cool to promote healing, especially on decubiti of the buttocks. I also remember positioning the patient in Sim's,...

  20. remember when...

    finn55 replied to kjpstmb's topic in Nursing Humor

    :uhoh3: In LPN clinical, we had to wear the #&@%ed cap. To be properly placed, we had to thread either folded Kleenex, or a strip of cloth through the tab inside, then bobby-pin onto our scalp...

  21. remember when...

    finn55 replied to kjpstmb's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG! I remember wrestling with those 2200# O2 tanks in LTC! You had to have had your Wheaties to lug the darned things down the hall in their dollies, position them in the resident's room, "crack"...

  22. Nursing Superstitions?

    finn55 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I first started working charge at a LTC, I'd always go in with "This shift will be a piece of cake" attitude. I didn't have to be hit on the head more than twice to change THAT thought. When I...

  23. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    finn55 replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    =^..^= Love nursing Hate all the

  24. What does your username mean?

    finn55 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    =^..^= Finn55 means ... I'm a second generation Finnish-American. Current age is 55, I also was born in 1955. My little kitty face is for Felix the one and only.

  25. Is there hope?

    finn55 replied to WorkinMama's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi everyone! Does anyone have any ideas about where to look for a refresher for Wisconsin? My last job was in a SNF than burned me to a crisp with all the infighting, laziness and crummy attitudes...