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    Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    ixchel replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Confession: this worked for me once. I got called in on an on call night shift. It was like, 0200, I think. Got pulled over and the cop saw my scrubs and badge and let me go with a
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    Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    ixchel replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Humblebrag.
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    Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    ixchel replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, for general surgery, we have one who is 60 and struts his stuff like he's god's gift to mankind. We have one that is tiny, Asian, and talks fast. He's also typically irritated. Like, always. And...
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    Has anyone failed the NCLEX with the computer stopping at 75?

    ixchel replied to wakeuptoreality's topic in General Students

    I love pretty
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    #nursesforgive

    ixchel replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Texting member pics? True story - I was a landlord of apartments ages ago, and we'd get a lot of traveling nurses. This one guy we got was distractingly hot, and we had definite, immediate chemistry....
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    Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    ixchel replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I got into nursing to marry a doctor, preferably a
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    #nursesforgive

    ixchel replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Except when politicians text member pics. member pic texting gets you bad
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    All Men Shift

    ixchel replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    skydog, I believe you might benefit from some time discussing your feelings on gender differences with a
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    Life support removed 5 days still alive?

    ixchel replied to twinkie303's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, twinkie. I am so, so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, allnurses isn't a place where you'll be able to get answers to these questions. Partially because TOS really doesn't allow it, but also...
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    What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    ixchel replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    Doctor: this is Dr. Nephrology. Did you page me? Me (after thinking for a good, long second): No, I did not. Do you know which extension you need? Doctor: No. Me, asking the few nurses in the nearby...
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Prader Willi is an awful
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    Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There is an inmate who intentionally makes shivs to swallow. He repeatedly gets admitted to ensure the bleeding is controlled and to rule out verices (because he never admits to swallowing the shivs)....
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    Foreign graduate but licensed in Maryland

    ixchel replied to RNqwerty's topic in Nurse Registration

    How soon until you move? I'd recommend starting to discuss this with the BON in CA immediately. If you have some time, you can research your education options and maybe get started in MD before you...
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    Is Coreg part of a standard treatment for heart failure at your facility?

    ixchel replied to E.Renez's topic in Cardiac

    Think about what beta blockers do. How do they affect HR, CO and peripheral vascular resistance? What effect does this all have to do with workload of the heart and blood pressure? How could this...
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    Physical assessment on sedated pts

    ixchel replied to Allend's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like a patient or patient family
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    Physical assessment on sedated pts

    ixchel replied to Allend's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question you would have observed an answer to not only during nursing school, but also the first day you observed a preceptor on orientation and probably every day since. You would also know...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    ixchel replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to add a pad those days, especially if I'm working. With the instead cup, it'll empty on its own when you pee. (Forgive me if I'm getting too
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    ixchel replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a second. I thought this was the >1000 post flu vax thread. This is crazy. I don't even know what thread we're in. These suckers need to be
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    ixchel replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. My immune system needs the bacteria I'm colonizing on my skin and the creepy men at Walmart need to smell how much I stink so they leave me
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    ixchel replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    ixchel replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    And life-threatening complications from the
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    Short Rant Alert!

    ixchel replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since we're going in that direction, it seems..... My fellow lady nurses, if you haven't tried Diva or Instead Cups, try them. Diva is a thick and stiff cup that you won't feel once used to it....
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    A question for the COBs

    ixchel replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Yorktown back in July and they had a doctor's tent set up. The enema administrating tool made me want to cry. I also got into a discussion* with the boy manning the tent about the original...
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    mandatory flu shot

    ixchel replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Crap.
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    mandatory flu shot

    ixchel replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ugh, and now that I've read it.... Of all the mandatory vax threads, this is the one bumped.