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    Should I make a stink about this?

    ixchel replied to Zooey72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is also not ambiguous. Describe the function of elastin in
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    Should I make a stink about this?

    ixchel replied to Zooey72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do not agree, then your understanding is incorrect. This is part of what makes fetal circulation unique. The line between fetus and mom is drawn between chorion and amnion. Everything inside...
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    Should i stay or should i go?

    ixchel replied to Lou7's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OP, your first year is hell. It was for me, too. It does get easier, I promise. For me, after the crying, the frustration, the constant exhaustion, the disengagement from life in general, I asked my...
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    BSN to PA?

    ixchel replied to allisonkhall's topic in General Nursing

    NP, my dear. It's NP you want. And it is a fantastic career
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    Do others follow this practice?

    ixchel replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in Men in Nursing

    OP, A+ for creativity. That's definitely a new one! You do realize, though, that the other 50% of thefts are by females, though,
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    I need to interview a public health or hospice nurse for school

    ixchel replied to ReallyStalkingNurses's topic in Public, Community Health

    Not even a hello, please, or thank
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    ixchel replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Insurance AND potential number of call outs. URIs are definitely a bigger problem in
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    New grad need advice.

    ixchel replied to regerterb's topic in General Nursing

    The issue isn't that you will choose to not finish. The issue is that you will choose to not continue after finishing. You are an expensive employee to them right now, an investment. You will be...
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    A coworker made me so mad!

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

    This is exactly what I thought reading the OP. To have a phobia this severe and then to not be able to overcome it for the sake of ensuring your life isn't in danger from severe abdominal pain is...
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    Hand Hygiene

    ixchel replied to Dikid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is quite likely that their hands were being washed out of the room. After removing PPE, I go for the sink at our nurse's station, which requires no touching of anything. For respiratory infections,...
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    Misconceptions about Nurses.

    ixchel replied to vnvelez90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OP, what type of class is this for? Were you given these questions to ask, or are these questions your
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    Nominate Your Favorite Nurse: #NURSESEARCH

    ixchel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the OP, thank you for sharing what could possibly be a really fun opportunity. Perhaps a nurse could help bring balance to the Dr. Oz force. We could send in Been there done that, or...
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    Nominate Your Favorite Nurse: #NURSESEARCH

    ixchel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    OMG that will be in my phone's search history forever. NOADLS, I am being completely serious - you send me info, I will nominate you. I imagine if this is a voting thing, you'll get a rally from this...
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    Urine Assessment

    ixchel replied to bam445's topic in General Students

    Sorry, I just realized you requested narrative format. "Patient's urine yellow, clear, mildly malodorous, with quantity
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    Urine Assessment

    ixchel replied to bam445's topic in General Students

    I would probably use the words "mildly malodorous", but before doing that.... What kind of antibiotic is she on? If you're able to be with this patient again, I recommend going in with another nurse...
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    ixchel replied to fsadafsdfd09's topic in General Students

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    ixchel replied to fsadafsdfd09's topic in General Students

    Never
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    Funniest thing you've heard in an interview

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Tell NOADLS I say
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    Funniest thing you've heard in an interview

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    While many of the students I graduated with were vying for the new grad residency a few of us landed, one particularly arrogant person answered, "what number letter is the letter 'm'?" with, "I don't...
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    Drug seekers

    ixchel replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed!
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    Magnet status

    ixchel replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap! Does it really cost that
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    ixchel replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Or you could passive-aggressively print multiple copies and tape them up in several strategic spots. *giggle* (I only half kid when I say that. You likely aren't the only one receiving this...
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    ixchel replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ask her what kind of charges she'll try for if you put in your two weeks' notice. Your charge nurse deserves some well-chosen cuss words describing her intelligence. You are not required to do...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    ixchel replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Yaaaaasssssssss!