Twinmom06 ASN, APN

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  1. Twinmom06

    Dumbest thing said to family

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

    in the words of Mr. Takei... ohhhh
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    Where do you work and do you like it.

    Twinmom06 replied to DixieGrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First job - Float pool in a large teaching hospital Still there - liking
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    It just has to be said (vent)...

    Twinmom06 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I enjoy my job and workplace as well! Its a good feeling, isn't
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    Nurse or ninja?

    Twinmom06 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    condom catheters - even as a student I could get them on guys with the "innies" - the nurses had a good time busting my eggs about
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    Malpractice Insurance?

    Twinmom06 replied to BaileyC's topic in General Nursing

    we were required to have it as students so definitely as a practicing RN. I forget who mine is through right now - but it was the same as I had as a student and they gave me a new grad rate at 50%...
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    Carseat for babies under 4lbs

    Twinmom06 replied to jnick31's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    my twins (both under 5 lbs at birth and came home with me) were in regular Graco infant
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    JCAHO Requirement

    Twinmom06 replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital also does
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    Charting things done by others...

    Twinmom06 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    We use Epic and we can actually chart "performed by" if we didn't do the vitals
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    Good Nursing Shoes

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

    I swear by Alegria shoes...I've tried Shoxx, Dansko's and Nursemates and the Alegria's by far are the most comfortable (and I'm not a small
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    Charting..... HELP!

    Twinmom06 replied to KinkyKurlyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry about that! Used Meditech for 8 short weeks, and after charting in Epic at a different hospital, Meditech seemed like the stone
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    You know you're a nurse when...

    Twinmom06 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    or more balls than a tennis
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    Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    Twinmom06 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I only get $1.50 for nights…right now nights works since we have school age kids…The hospital I work for, however pays the nurses really well ($26+ for new
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    Most unforgettable Halloween costume...

    Twinmom06 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    a former co-worker of mine came dressed as a shower - pipe strapped to her back with a shower curtain hung around it - complete with rubber ducky and shower
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    Twinmom06 replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    dayshift 4-5:1 nights 6:1 -
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    Twinmom06 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    interesting about bactrim…what is TEN? I saw a medical show where a girl survived SJS after taking OTC cold
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    Twinmom06 replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    the only interesting thing I've seen so far is a man who had a systemic reaction to chemotherapy and developed Stevens-Johnsons syndrome…the poor man sloughed from neck to toes including his member...
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    Are pattern/print scrubs unprofessional outside of pediatrics?

    Twinmom06 replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear print tops with solid pants (the few pair of printed scrub pants I've seen REALLY look like PJ's lol) - I don't think there is anything wrong with it, and most that I work with wear print...
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    Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    Twinmom06 replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    the two places I've worked so far, the nurses cover for each other very well and generally do get a half hour lunch break - also HR automatically deducts 30 minutes from our paycheck daily so you have...
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    Why??? Sleep interrupted nocturia post 12hr shift...

    Twinmom06 replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    my first fundamentals clinical our CI made sure we understood that using the word pee was not acceptable - we could use "urinate" or "void" (which I don't know where void came from when I think of...
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    Couldn't believe he did this...

    Twinmom06 replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    is it possible the CNA was a nursing student from a different school? The nurses I worked with would let me insert foleys because I was a
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    How NOT To Be An Annoying Nursing Student

    Twinmom06 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    ice packs in the bag and go to the cafeteria - that's what we were told! (I'm a new grad so this isn't "old" for
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    Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    Twinmom06 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    uh...yup
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    Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    Twinmom06 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    double
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    Help! What to wear to work when you use hospital scrubs

    Twinmom06 replied to roma4204's topic in General Nursing

    most of the nurses that wear hospital scrubs just wear in whatever - most kept socks/shoes in their lockers and wore flip flops or slip ons (even in cold
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Twinmom06 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    you know what kind of day its been when the first beer is open by 4 pm (I get off at