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    What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    This week, I learned...... 1. When a person is anuric, a fentanyl drip may not be the most appropriate option for them. 2. Patients seriously get spoiled in ICU. Boy do they get disappointed when they...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I made a pet thread.
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Here, she's too tired to be
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    This is her at the pet store. She peed on that cushion, so we bought
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    This is my dog. In this picture, the a-hole had a Lego in her mouth
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    What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Also, when you know you've done everything to ensure the line is patent but it JUST.WONT.GO..... Make sure the stopper is in the on position. lol Not going to admit how many times I've missed that...
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    What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I think your list is fantastic, and see a humbleness yet confidence in you that tells me you are off to a fantastic start! Best wishes on an awesome
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    My mind is absolutely BLOWN by how many people think hospice is a dumping ground for nurses who hate people and want to interact as little as possible with patients. May those posters find themselves...
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    Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    ixchel replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    OP, if you're still around, I'm very curious to hear an
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    What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've just learned that since I'm going to sleep now, I need to be intubated. Perhaps nursingaround1 was Michael Jackson's nurse with the
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    Washed RBC

    ixchel replied to vuphan86's topic in General Students

    That video!!!!!!! Holy crap! So basically some American guy scores a dialysis machine, and convinces the population that, because blood that's had fluids added looks lighter, it's CLEAN! This man...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Yes. I thought it was rude. I don't think it is EVER appropriate to tell someone not to have kids. It's essentially telling that person that they are so incredibly horrible that they should never...
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    Do you need to have labs done for anti-biotic therapy?

    ixchel replied to fallen.embers89's topic in General Students

    If the antibiotic is nephro- or hepatotoxic, then yes. You may also want to get a WBC count to monitor whether it is coming down after therapy is
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    clinicals

    ixchel replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    I'm not going back through all 165 posts to find it. You said you were being accused of abandonment, and that's what I was responding to. Starting a sentence with the word "um" is reminding me of a...
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    Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    With this post, you've lost me. And I don't understand why you were so worried about her airway. By your story, she had spontaneous respirations without
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I can't eat an odd number of small candies (i.e. Skittles, m&ms). I love Allie,
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    clinicals

    ixchel replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    YOU said you were overwhelmed. Remember I asked you for clarification? This whole thing is making so little sense to me. I get wanting time to decompress, but really, what's a half hour of your life?...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at
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    S/P Fall, A&I x3 days

    ixchel replied to guest114's topic in General Nursing

    Alert and
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Given your willingness to calmly consider what others have expressed, I'm leaning more toward, "you have an open mind."
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I'm not a nay-sayer of the OP, so when I say what I am about to say, it is not reflective of her or my opinion of what she's experiencing. That said.... Paperwork. People. Two incredibly different...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Perhaps I'm wrong, but I'm quite certain introvert is not a
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I believe you are trying to bridge the divide in opinions here, and I appreciate it. The thing that is riling me, and others, up is this: If we are to be fair, cutting and pasting snippets doesn't...
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    I give in, I'm a COB

    ixchel replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Complete with certificate and
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Seriously? You said quite clearly that God is required in order to be a good nurse. Bucky's response to that was