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    if you graduated in the last 5 years

    Twinmom06 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated in May 2013 and had several offers to choose from. Started working June
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    Coworker tried converting me on my break

    Twinmom06 replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Really?
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    Would you quit over white uniforms?

    Twinmom06 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't quit as long as I could choose the style/brand of white uniform I'd
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    The B word. Again!

    Twinmom06 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    we're just freezing our collective assets off here in PA - I have family in MA and its ridiculous! Stay
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    Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    Twinmom06 replied to suzyqart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    not a fan either...tried and tried and tried with different pairs, sizes and manufacturing (box leather, patent etc...) I'll take my Saucony's or Alegria's any day. but again its alllllll
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    attn working mamas.

    Twinmom06 replied to heather.m's topic in General Nursing

    I said THEY meaning MY children. I was providing a positive example of how daycare worked for US. The statements of "they're only little once" in the context of this thread imply that working is a...
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    Looking for suggestions for good scrub pants

    Twinmom06 replied to Sally_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear WonderWink Wonderflex. I like them because I'm short and heavier and they go up to 3X in Petite. I have just about every color they offer and they do have tops/long sleeve tshirts to match or...
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    attn working mamas.

    Twinmom06 replied to heather.m's topic in General Nursing

    The statements "they are only little once", and the like really are negative. You're right they are only that little once - and that little is very very stressful. I had twins, went back to work...
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    What's your dress code at work?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    the only color coded in my hospital is housekeeping...everyone else can wear whatever print/color/style
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    Changing to 8 hour shifts

    Twinmom06 replied to JMoney's topic in General Nursing

    I just got out of 5 8's to 3 12's (I'm still on a floor though) - the thought of going back to 8 hour shifts turns my stomach! I agree that going to PACU is a whole different
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    Changing Trachs

    Twinmom06 replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in General Nursing

    you mean inner cannulae? I just started doing this with my new job and the best advice I can tell you is to volunteer to do EVERY trach on the floor. You'll get more comfortable the more you do
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    Do you really get the worst of the worst when you float?

    Twinmom06 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I floated for several months and never felt **** on. I got the same assignment as everyone else. I usually got the first admission, but never got more admissions than anyone else (in fact I've taken...
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    Ugh. Rejected from dream job

    Twinmom06 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started in the float pool. The way my orientation worked was I did 6 full weeks of dayshift on one unit to get oriented to the hospital, its policies and how a floor worked. I then did 6 full...
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    Ugh. Rejected from dream job

    Twinmom06 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had my heart set on L&D also and did an externship there one summer...found out what shrews the nurses were and now wouldn't go there for all the tea in china...my new love - end of life care...
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    The Med Room.

    Twinmom06 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've polluted the med room on a few occasions. Supply room
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    preceptors that disappear for a 20 minute smoke break and leave 2 fresh orientees (me being one of them) to run a step down
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    Getting unemployment for called off

    Twinmom06 replied to tiggerslilyrn's topic in General Nursing

    PA has fairly liberal unemployment laws. I know the one floor in my previous hospital was the first one to get closed (and most likely to stay closed the longest). Those nurses could collect a...
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    Pierce County, Washington nurses suing over mandatory flu shots

    Twinmom06 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital requires a mask from November to April when an unvaccinated employee is within 6 feet of another person (staff or patients). There was only one other staff member with a documented...
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    Do you lie when they ask, "how long?"

    Twinmom06 replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    most people tell me I look mid to late 20's for age (I'm actually almost 41) so when I tell them 18 months (or closer to 2 years now) it isn't that shocking. It IS when they ask me how old I am...
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    why so many 12 hour shifts?

    Twinmom06 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I just went from 8 hour shifts to 12. Personally I love it!!! 5 8 hour overnight shifts are a
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    Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Psych - from nursing school I couldn't stand psych. In 18 months of floor nursing I've seen so many patients that they simply can't place due to violent histories and so much encephalopathy that I...
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    Undershirts

    Twinmom06 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was going to suggest the C9 shirts from Champion (available at Target). Also the Peaches Orange line of undershirts are about $15
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    Demanding patient wanting me to page MD about insignificant issue.

    Twinmom06 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually phrase it this way - "well I understand you missed a dose of ____ however in order to get an order we'd have to wake the doctor up for that. When he makes rounds in the AM, you can ask him...
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    Smallpox Vaccinations

    Twinmom06 replied to 1highlandslad's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the 1972 time frame. It greatly explains why my husband and sister (born 6 months apart in 1969 and 1970 respectively) have scars and I don't (born in
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    Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    yea - checking BG is fairly innocuous - its not like you're giving insulin coverage and it makes a good tool to GET the orders you