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    Reasons patients turn on their call light

    ixchel replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd just say, "that's what it's there for. So glad to see its working well. Thank you." And just walk away. Good
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't get it. What would be the purpose of a tube in the nose like that? (Obviously that's how it landed in this thread, but
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    Should I wait to have a baby?

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

    I'd wait. FMLA is much more agreeable/flexible than nursing school. School is hard with kids. REALLY hard. I can't imagine how much harder it would be with a baby. My pre-reqs and gen eds were done...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe if nurses were Jedi? "Your eyes will close
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    When people pass their flattened hands down a face and the eyes of the deceased magically
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    HEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP. Los Angeles county public health nursing

    ixchel replied to babyz's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem with a Bluetooth keyboard linked to my iPad. I ended up sending it back for a
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    Quit during orientation

    ixchel replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    OP, I'm going to be honest with you, and I hope you take time to consider what I'm "saying". I think you have unreasonable expectations of what nursing actually is. If you have hopes of working in a...
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    Nursing and the supernatural

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a coworker share with me that he had worked in a nursing home. The rooms were all occupied by two patients. One room had two men, and when one of them died, the other one was ecstatic to lose...
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    Inmate/Staff Relationships

    ixchel replied to Tina, RN's topic in Correctional

    Holy crap. I've joked that if you want to kill a person, ask a nurse how. If you want to hide a body, ask a cop where. I imagine a corrections nurse might be talented at both.
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You know what? Amen to that!!! Ain't nobody gonna die if they skip that "now" dose of their daily
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    On Nurse Jackie, they got a new ER doc, and EMS brings in a coding patient. The MD runs up, thumps the patient, the patient snaps out of the rhythm for like, 3 seconds. So when you're all like, that's...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just introduced my little people to the X Files. Episode 3(ish), they find a girl who had gone missing. Scully shouts out, "She's alive! She's just unconscious!" All the while she's doing chest...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There seems to have been a lot of sadness and loss this week. (((Hugs))) I hope the hearts of all involved can find
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    As the child of an alcoholic, the psychological detox from alcohol will last months, even years, maybe forever, after the last drink. It's why many detoxed alcoholics will call themselves alcoholics...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    This thread got awkward and
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Last night, I learned I'm so glad I don't work where I play. Recognized an addictions/mental health patient (jumped out of a moving car) out with his very young children, right after I saw another...
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    Failed A&P: Need Study Advice for Lecture Part

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

    That is true. All of this will be reinforced time and time again over your next few years. Micro will revisit the immune system, patho will revisit each system addressing dysfunction, med/surg will...
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    Failed A&P: Need Study Advice for Lecture Part

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

    Most body systems have common pattern. The initial chapters with cells, tissues and chem won't follow the pattern, but the organs/body systems will. Focus on: 1. Cellular level: what makes these cells...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can afford keyboards. Not
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    Shocked and Floored-Chronic Pain Mgmt

    ixchel replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    My clinic is a legit place and none of what you described would ever happen there. I'm so sorry for this experience, and I hate that these places destroy the credibility of decent
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    Become a Nurse without Nursing School

    ixchel replied to Longa's topic in General Nursing

    I think the only reason they ever brought that one up was to hear Chase's accent when he said
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    To tell you the truth, I've been loving keeping a personal list of highlights each week. I don't get to chat with people in real life about this stuff, and I've been cautioned to not share much...
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    ixchel replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    YES! Did you look up that
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm stalking you. When you get that feeling someone is watching you in the shower, that's
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    What I learned this week (6/27)...

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    1. Don't go to the hospital code blue during shift change. 2. Not all shaky benzo-wanting 36-year olds are actually benzo-abusers. (Still, pee in the damn cup.) 3. No all drunk chest pains are...