CelticGoddess BSN, RN

CelticGoddess has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.

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   Dilemma

   CelticGoddess replied to rtx's topic in General Students

   I never realized it wasn't spelled with an "n" until I read your post. Wow. I learned something new today.
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   Scrubs color requirement??

   CelticGoddess replied to Kendrer's topic in General Students

   Not only did my school specify a color, we had to have our shirts and lab coats embroidered with our schools name. So basically we all wore the same brand of scrub top. The only requirement for...
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   Calling all nurses, do not get scammed by this phone call.

   CelticGoddess replied to Julie's topic in General Nursing

   My husband played stupid when they called about windows (We are an all Mac family). He had the phone on speaker and it was all I could do to not laugh. THe caller was getting more and more...
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   Failed an exam

   CelticGoddess replied to StraightOuttaNursingSchool's topic in General Students

   Can you go over the questions you missed with your instructor? Or do you have access to those questions you missed and the rationales? THat would be a good first step. Try to not stress out over it...
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   Witchcraft Resurgence

   CelticGoddess replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

   It's not painful and doesn't harm? Tell that to my paternal grandmother who was forcibly sterilized when she was in her 30s. She was harmed. So were a lot of other people who were deemed "feeble...
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   Witchcraft Resurgence

   CelticGoddess replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

   To be fair, this is a southern thing. People, even men in their 50's call their mothers mama and their fathers daddy. Hell, I'm from Chicago and I call my dad daddy. It's
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   While we were arguing; We disappeared

   CelticGoddess replied to Yep, Me's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I worked for also had this. When I worked acute care, we had 2 badges so no matter which way they were flipped, our name, face etc still showed. The hospital I was most recently a...
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   Useless Shift Report Information

   CelticGoddess replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   I had a nurse complaint to my (our) manager because I didn't know enough history about the patient. She was upset that I didn't know who did the patients total knee more than 10 years ago. the...
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   OK, don't sweat small stuff about patients, especially from glasshouse

   CelticGoddess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   That ED doc would really freak out over my nephew. He was an adult (like 20 or so) before he was able to swallow pills. He had been on liquid metoprolol since he was 8yo. Until he was able to...
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    Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    CelticGoddess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing
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    New graduate nurse, new job, HELP

    CelticGoddess replied to smiles and medicine's topic in General Nursing

    I love Terry Bradshaw! Part of the Steele Curtain. Go
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    And The Reason Nurses Don't Get Fired

    CelticGoddess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like we worked with the same
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    And The Reason Nurses Don't Get Fired

    CelticGoddess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse did not get fired for giving a non-diabetic patient insulin. The nurse gave insulin to the wrong patient. Pt had to be sent to the ED. Nurse did not get fired for not passing meds but signing...
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    Stupid hurts.

    CelticGoddess replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Fishing hooks are for fishing, not to employ as a sex toy. (Man int his
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    Playing Cards

    CelticGoddess replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    what about Euchre? I grew up in IN and we played a lot of euchre. I love euchre. NO one around here can play it. I guess I need to teach my fellow nurses the