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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Are any of you loyal?

    xtxrn replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    The last place I worked before disability was something else (actually, the facility was very nice- but.....). As I watched the administrative nurses getting sacked, the rest of us were literally...

  2. sex offender in LTC...right to know

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can you anonymously report this to the state health department

  3. sex offender in LTC...right to know

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I knew that employees go through background checks- which is good.... I didn't see anything about the residents having them- just that info wasn't presented from the registry (and most aren't...

  4. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    xtxrn replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    i believe you. i've had one ed that was consistently snarky and nasty- i'd get sent in by my employer while i was still working, and they'd get really mad that i had been shipped to them. i was...

  5. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    xtxrn replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    When you have been assaulted, you're in shock of some degree. You are not thinking like you normally do- AND you desperately want to trust someone and a nurse SHOULD be someone you can trust to not...

  6. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    xtxrn replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    You will find major idiots in any profession....do what you want to do. A lot of nurses have worked or do work with some wonderful people :) Hang in there, and get some help with the trauma aspect...

  7. Who delivers donated organs?

    xtxrn replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Dominoes Pizza....30 minutes, or it's free (yes, I know they stopped the 30 minute guarantee a while back

  8. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Humans can spot fake a mile away Can you imagine being at the grocery store, checking out with your UltraMegaSuper Kotex & Midol, and some perky, smiley guy is at the cash register with some...

  9. Just curious...

    xtxrn replied to StL_Momma27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What part of CA- and is it urban or rural?

  10. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can see you now- you look great :) But you might want to take the wax smile off before the head cheese gets

  11. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PLEASE.....NOT Mary Poppins.... she'd take a spoonful of sxxx and cram the medicine down if she had to be a nurse- but she'd look entirely too pleased about it- someone would kill her - it wouldn't be...

  12. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen the "Star" forms at my doc's office..... I'm gonna get a wad of them next time, and do nothing but send back comments on how insulting it is to be given "stars" for "good behavior" as an...

  13. Problems with straight cath on a male pt

    xtxrn replied to JenGLVN's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf He's 17, and mom is still thinking potty training is gonna happen? (poor lady) I'd tell mom that to get the urine out, he needs to be positioned in a way that can't be done on the pot...

  14. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think I'd be taking my happy butt somewhere else....but I know jobs are tough to come by. Keep thinking of them in terms of squid. Spineless, live in the dark, are always down too deep to be seen,...

  15. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Might want to change your name to PerkyPetals, too

  16. The happy policy

    xtxrn replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what ???? that is unreal. do they want a flowsheet of when you poop, in case that might be causing you some discomfort that may need to be reflected on as well? so- they probably have an...

  17. Smells like...

    xtxrn replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    IDK. I'd be sure the doc knows. If the pt is rehydrated, and things smell better, then maybe that's part of it, but I've seen a lot of dehydrated people, and their poop didn't remind me of burnt...

  18. Any nurses out there graduate knowing everything?

    xtxrn replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    Also, in school, things are sort of compartmentalized into whatever you're studying at the time....when you start work, you have to pull it all together, and that takes a few years to really feel...

  19. Smells like...

    xtxrn replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Smells like a GI consult.... When I searched for it a few seconds ago- the two most common answers were (noncommittal) GI bleed (If you've never smelled it, ask one of the nurses who has- they won't...

  20. Are any of you loyal?

    xtxrn replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    I was loyal until that proved to be foolish. Then I had no trouble going elsewhere. I told one administrator (LTC) that as an employee I felt it was my job to support those I worked for and if I...

  21. Nursing caps

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I had to wear one during clinicals EXCEPT in psych (street clothes) and ortho/neuro- they didn't want us graceful, 'confident' nursing students to hang ourselves in the overhead trapeze and traction...

  22. sex offender in LTC...right to know

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is that relatively new? :) I'm here in ILLinois (where ex governors make license plates as part of their retirement

  23. sex offender in LTC...right to know

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that if the family of the fondled resident decides to take action the administration is going to get crucified in court for not giving you the information to protect ALL residents. There are...

  24. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm an ADN - our instructors had about 8 students each. And eyes in the back, sides, and top of their heads. Kinda creepy after a while But they were sort of like skill-hunters. No matter who on...

  25. Any nurses out there graduate knowing everything?

    xtxrn replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf