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    I give in, I'm a COB

    ixchel replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm crusty on the outside and gooey on the inside.
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    The Elephant In The Room

    ixchel replied to ru4real's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had no idea where you were going with it at all. Racial minorities in healthcare have frequently been the lone member of their race at their place of employment quite often. Please take a...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    ixchel replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Would you like to talk more about
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Makes you wonder what search terms people are using to get it in the
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can't wait to see what our ED nurses might contribute to this thread tomorrow morning. This week, I learned..... 1. I understand anorexia comes hand in hand with laxative abuse, but I'm pretty sure...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    New Netflix show Bloodline - Character goes to ED for chest pain. "You didn't have a heart attack. Your heart was in atrial fibrillation. We shocked you back to normal rhythm. We're going to send you...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I just wrapped up my first of 6 (with a day off in between numbers five and six, not that that day off counts when I'm supposed to clock out at 0700). I haven't had time for a bunch of Mondays yet,...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I'm ready to start next week's thread already. Hilarious learning opportunities à l'Ixchel Medical Hospital Center Facility. (Name changed to protect the innocent.) I hope that you are all...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    (I was being silly.
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

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    I Want To Support My Pre-Nursing Student Girlfriend. Please Help!

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

    Speak for yourself. I, personally, am in the process of creating a whole new vernacular for this place. It will be ahhhmazing. And every word will be two letters,
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    And dermabond? How do you get them to stay
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe THAT'S the truth about
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    I had a terrible week my last week at work. One of those weeks where the patient load was so heavy and busy that charting just wasn't happening. After one of my patients left and the room was cleaned,...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    ixchel replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    You could totally Baby Albert EMTB against shiny
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    Medications by enteral tube challenges

    ixchel replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in General Nursing

    Weird. Perhaps I haven't had someone on a med that required stopping. Is it to make sure they take it on an empty stomach? Bolus feedings or increasing the rate over the day makes sense, I would...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    But!!!!!!!! What about all those hot young residents, or if she's in a community hospital, the MDs fresh off residency?!!!!
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    You'll see, I promise. :) And its one of those "you don't know what you don't know" situations. Honestly, I was blindsided. But you recover. The more open minded to it you are, and the more willing...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure why it popped in my brain - I know the lead in line isn't "what are you". Oh, well. Levity in a challenging thread is still good.
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    I do agree. ICUman tends to contribute quality stuff. I only realized he was a student recently
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    A hat. A broach. A
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    You know what nurses do through observation. It is not the same as knowing through experience. There is a bit of a difference with nursing. I really don't know how else to put this. I can tell you...
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    A sense of accomplishment

    ixchel replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Can't believe I missed this one! Reminiscent of my kids when I was in nursing school, teaching them the stuff I was learning because if I could teach them, it meant I knew it. Those little monkeys...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Look - here's the reason why I say that. You may see what they do. You may hear what they say. But until the education is in your brain, until the responsibility of that med you're giving is yours,...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Both my grandmas were nurses. One of those grandmas raised me from 2-8, then 15-19. She's a huge part of my life. I didn't know jack about nursing until I was a