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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That is a terrible reason to turn blood away!!!! Here we are, desperately needing blood (with a lot of iron, no less!), and we're turning away the best you get because a patient avoids a co-pay. NOT...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This brings me back to school, lecture day two in med/surg. Acute pain travels one pathway in the nervous system, and chronic pain travels another. While acute pain brings on the increased vitals, GI...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    To the first part - how incredible! Do they have any safeguards in place to prevent the kids in the program from feeling stigmatized or embarrassed? I hope very much that this program remains...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    If your preceptor sees that you are conscientious, cautiously willing to dive in, and consistently asking questions instead of pretending to know things in an effort to save face, you will not get...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention that! I do wonder about the donation criteria. My friend is getting one unit out twice per week, and this will last for probably 10-12 weeks, with one week breaks here and there....
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    i love nurse

    ixchel replied to vicy's topic in General Nursing

    Mental health is a wonderful choice. It requires strength, compassion, patience and endurance. I, personally, lack the strength and admire anyone who has it! When you say they "gave us a choice 3...
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    i love nurse

    ixchel replied to vicy's topic in General Nursing

    One year! What are you supposed to do during that
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    Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    ixchel replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Forgive me. It appears I didn't "hear" what you were "saying" in the way that you meant
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Poo-Pourri –
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Kraken, I don't know how to say this without being scary. The reason for pap testing during GYN check ups is because lady partsl, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers grow/spread very quickly and...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, my lovelies... I will avoid rambly as I am in pain and rambly left ages ago. I've popped a fever today, and let me tell you.... I really don't know if I have ever felt so bad. Im in a clear...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    New week is up!
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Slow week this week! Goodness! I'm not sure we've ever had so few posts in our WILTW thread. Perhaps we are all mourning the loss of Prince. [emoji17] This next week will possibly be brought to you by...
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    Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    ixchel replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Who says this attempt wasn't already made? The only perspective and conversation shared is the OP's. OP is a nursing student who was given this one glance into this patient's care. We don't know...
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    Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    ixchel replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Could you even imagine? Honestly, the only way I could see this happening is if it became matted which would require 1-lack of pericare and onset of lady partsl discharge (so total neglect of foley...
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    i love nurse

    ixchel replied to vicy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, vicy! And welcome! Congratulations on graduation! Have you been licensed yet? What kind of nursing interests you? I'm still a baby in nursing. I've been working critical care (ICU stepdown) for...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been wondering where Esme is, thinking maybe I just haven't been traveling the same threads as her. Just now I decided to stop waiting to see her around, and searched for her. She hasn't posted...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    On one hand, yes. On the other, they're likely thinking about being fresh off orientation in the near future and getting 3 patients. Just TWO is overwhelming
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Jess, thank you so much for this!
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Amazonian! Like, massive? [emoji5]️ Like, badass?
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was just responding to a pm with you and your box is full! I had a few sads.
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That is part of what inspired this thread to be created. Unfortunately, I missed out on the weeks in my first year, but it is okay. [emoji5]️ I actually make lists throughout the week. I have...
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    Lied to in Interview

    ixchel replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling you and I are seeing eye to eye on this
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    Lied to in Interview

    ixchel replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Unless a couple of people left around the same time and people are just talking about the one that stomped off. Or, maybe at the time of your interview they HAD given proper notice with the excuse you...
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    Lied to in Interview

    ixchel replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Just saw this. I'd jump ship, but only after completing hiring