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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    (Your support and encouragement is a beautiful thing and I thank you for it. The request was actually for the poster in the thread I linked. [emoji5]️ But, trust me, your words to me are so...
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    Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    ixchel replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just love this thread so much I want to bump it to the top of the
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Stories from pre-vax days: https://allnurses.com/post8329335-num1.html The thing is, you can sit in an ivory tower an decry the institution of science and feel safe the consequences of the diseases...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Additionally, I may be incorrect about this assumption (Boston, maybe you know?) but Measles does not produce lifelong immunity. I know the vaccine doesn't....
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I became an Oompa Loompa when Gene Wilder sang Pure Imagination. Willy Wonka (HD) "Pure Imagination" -
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have been reminded how unbelievably thankful I am to have gotten out of my first year after licensure. Anyone have some words of encouragement for a newbie nurse?...
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    5 months in, someone talk me off the ledge :/

    ixchel replied to snaps's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP, I am so sorry for your mom's decline in health. Your first year will continue to leave you feeling this way. You will experience a few things as time goes on. First, certain diagnoses have...
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    How are you assessing alcohol withdrawal?

    ixchel replied to nj3456's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a HUGE frustration of mine. I feel those nurse's pain. Med/surg is NOT appropriate for detox. My step down unit, with us taking 4-5 patients, is not either. We don't have a psych unit. We...
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    Pregnant and asking pts to wear masks

    ixchel replied to steffyh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oops! I understand you are nervous, but PPE and adequate hand hygiene work. You are more at risk for catching something outside of work than at work. At work, you are in a controlled environment and...
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    Pregnant and asking pts to wear masks

    ixchel replied to steffyh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My one and only question - why don't you wear a
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    Tools for opening medication packets?

    ixchel replied to oatmeal89's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No, for this I take the back stairs that lead to the ED, which is the closest way to a door going outside. As I make my lengthy journey, I hurl a long stream of profanity toward no one specific, and...
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

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

    For this, if your facility has an ombudsman or a patient advocacy department, put the patient in touch with them. If the patient does not remember what happened, YOU contact the ombudsman or the...
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

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

    Report to management. If that does nothing, or if there is retaliation, report to the BON. This really is a huge
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

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

    If you don't report this, you might as well have assisted the assault. If this nurse engaged in this behavior at a time when it was witness, what is there that no one has witnessed? Report it...
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    acceptable haircolor for nursing students?

    ixchel replied to crownsk's topic in General Students

    What you need to remember is your clinicals will be the first opportunity to make a good impression. As long as you are sporting a hair color that appears naturally in nature, and it looks normal on...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    A
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    Tools for opening medication packets?

    ixchel replied to oatmeal89's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The openers like that one pictured do come in square shapes. Your recollection is probably
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    Tools for opening medication packets?

    ixchel replied to oatmeal89's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We use bubble packs for our meds. I pulverize those horrible things with a sledgehammer, then run them over with my truck, back and forth 4 at least times. I then go to the omnicell and waste it with...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Boston! We're on the edge of our seats for the rest of this
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I just don't even know where to start with this. You have been programmed by fear-mongering propaganda with little more than speculation. Is the "once happy, healthy children" referring to autism? How...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Most simplified demonstration ever. I'll save rusti the googling. (PS there probably is profanity in this. It's been awhile since I've watched it and I don't remember for sure, but their videos do...
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    11/7: what I learned this week: Trey Anastasio wants to weigh your head; Cerner is stupid

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh! Nursing diagnosis: deficient knowledge! Plan/Intervention: give you this: I'll evaluate for effectiveness tomorrow morning.
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    Anxious

    ixchel replied to CuriousRN12's topic in General Nursing

    How much came back out of the patient? If very little, and if you know you were in the muscle, it likely just hurt a tiny bit more going in. Don't stress it, love! You'll master your own technique...
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    Naroctics diversion...Am I going to prison? Help

    ixchel replied to whodatme's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, go ahead and add perjury to the list! Sounds
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I asked before and possibly you missed it, so I will ask again: What harm is the vaccine