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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah.... I wonder who decides which to link there. There have been a few questionable choices lately. I feel bad because I'm honestly not trying to make nurses look like jerks. Fellow nurses might...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree and had the exact same
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was gonna be a midwife delivering babies. Old sick people?! Blech!!!! I'm now an RN on a step-down unit and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so glad we get generalist education! I kept an open...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Of course Farawyn liked this.
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    [emoji23][emoji23] Trust me - I'm pretty sure none of us is expecting a 10" erect member standing in all its glory. What I'm describing (and probably the others commenting are describing as well) is...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Makes total sense! Being on a cardiac floor, a large percentage of my male patients have
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Alternating top and bottom only once or twice, I usually press hard immediately above and then just below the member. We have a urologist who will just bop the area just above the member and it'll pop...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE THAT WORD. And
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    If you get Ben Wa balls stuck in your lady parts, you are supposed to squat and push. (Ben Wa balls are like those heavy Chinese stress balls that you roll around your hands. They are great for...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I learned that everything stretches with increased weight, it was nipples. These nipples were the size of small plates. I'm a mini girl, had never seen a larger person naked, so this...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I do hope that these lessons find their way onto someone's list for next week.
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is indeed far easier to maintain a clean lady parts when you do not leave a snickers bar in there. (Or other variable perishable
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Worst news possible! (For us, not her.) She was discharged the shift after I had her and was given a referral to follow up outpatient with an OB/Gyn asap. So unless she comes back and has healthcare...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've just learned David Bowie passed away, just days after his 69th birthday, after a 1.5 year battle with cancer. Sad loss. He was in his home, so one can hope he was surrounded by loved ones and...
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    Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    ixchel replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    Please. I may have gotten some on
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    Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    ixchel replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    Norges Studerende Ungdoms Avholdsforbund (NSUA - What does NSUA stand for? The Free
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    Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    ixchel replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    OP, I'm sorry for the previous experience you describe from nights you've observed. I assure you, that is not the way it should be. I bounce around between night shift and day shift. My preference in...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    WELCOME, NEWBIE! This place is fantastic! Kick off your shoes and stay awhile
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Guuuurrrrrrlllll.... We can talk Lost anytime you want. And don't you worry - the savagery is coming. Well, it was on prime time network tv, so as much savagery as that
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    Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    ixchel replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The patient is a FAMILY MEMBER of the original poster. Family members may share whatever they like without HIPAA coming into play at all. If I post my spouse's entire medical history right here for...
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    Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    ixchel replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She isn't violating HIPAA. She is posting as a patient family member, ranting about care that family member received. Hopefully the hospital got permission to post their response,
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, jeez, with that thing, who needs
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    Just tattoo DNR on my chest. . . it's been done!

    ixchel replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a bit weird to open a post that's been bumped and see "edited by Brian" on it. (And then I realized the post is from
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    ixchel replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Dear god when will this thread just