BostonTerrierLover BSN, RN

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    Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    Lol, We nurses are a strange breed,. . . my wife said,"God! How can you eat and read that stuff!". . .(walking off disgusted, Lol) She couldn't hang it on lunch break in the Nsg Lounge,
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    Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    I have to put two down, because they both were really gross, but the second story haunts me to this day with chills and hair straight up on my neck!! 1. A large male that when he drank coffee, if...
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    Avoid "Karing with Kindess" CNA program

    I learned something today, so I'm glad y'all talked about past routes to RN and LPN. I think that is so cool; that's a really neat piece of Nursing History that makes total sense! Sprout here was...
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    For those who have failed the NCLEX

    Wow, my heart goes out to you guys! My stomach started growling soooooo loud when I sat to take the test (it was really a freak thing), and of course its deathly quiet in test room, and it was every...
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    Nurse practitioner in EM/ER

    I work in a small critical access hospital, and take patients on a rolling basis of admission, Over the weekends, the doc works a straight 60 hour shift, so I handle everything but Cardiac, Major...
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    Am I crazy?

    I just always looked at the women who had 2-3 kids, and worked, comparing my plight to theirs, I never had the :redbeathe to
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    Would you leave current job for a Mon-Fri less stressful opportunity?

    I love 7 on, 7 off! Wouldn't trade it for
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    Yes, I am in

    Cool, that is just awesome, now
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    Counting Respirations

    Sounds like your undiagnosed and untreated ADHD like me:jester:That ADD Comercial came on (about the ADD brain being like a T.V. flipping channels to represent the ADD thought process), and my wife...
  10. Just found one more flaw in southern dialect, we "borrow" everything! toilet paper, light bulbs, pens, . . .and "fixing to. . ."You would be surprised how many onions I have borrowed and never...
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    Pt refusals

    I'm sorry, I don't want to derail the thread, just hate how how many lives drugs negatively affect. I wasn't critiquing anyone. I know it's a hot topic in transplants. Hope I didn't choke on foot....
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    Suboxone side effects

    I am really thankful Suboxone came out, I really hope it doesn't get the same rep as Methodone. This stuff is really changing people's lives in ways I haven't seen yet in the addictionology arena (if...
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    Think im in big trouble!

    I see it comes clearer to this DummyRN now, you were using scissors to change the dressing and nicked the line. My advice would be stupid now with better said, but I would recommend investing in a...
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    I joined this site for positive inspiration

    Yes, you will read a ton of things that will scare you and keep you up at night. You might even be like me, and some of it will make you lose an appetite, a previous good mood, or pop the bubble you...
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    Pt refusals

    Above all do no harm, pt's with alcoholism and addiction have said more ruder, more hateful, and meaner things to theirselves on a daily basis. They need us to be the voice of reason, not negatively...
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    Who Has Quit and if You Did What Do You Do Now?

    I haven't really left nursing, but I got a non-nursing degree to do something different. I went to theological seminary and now am in foriegn missions 6 months out of the year. I love that I can use...
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    Have ya'll forgot me out here?

    I get tickled* now working at my small town county hospital when non-acute patients with three day old colds (that they got tired of at 3:32am) come in at the same time we are waiting on the chopper...
  18. Once heavily burdened with no where else to turn and 2 patients waiting to use the bathroom, I opened the door, . .swallowed, and asked. . "Mrs. XXXXX Can I borrow your bedside commode, I promise I...
  19. Hahahaha I am going to have to borrow a Depend's pad from my grandmother to read this thread I can tell
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    Bad Clinical Experiences - Little to no hands-on

    I was a VERY AMBITIOUS student in clinical, I always "tried" to get to do something. I remember checking the IVs to see if they needed the 72 hour change. Then you had to wait on your instructor,...
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    Dealing with nosy family members.

    Not to play devil's advocate, but the drama of the ER, and the never boring days are what drew me to the ER. Human Curiosity is a very strong driver. I don't think there is anything really that can...
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    Anyone wear Dansko clogs?

    No, but I have used my wife's pink fluffy robe. IT IS FREAKIN
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    How early is too early to give a PRN med?

    When dealing with Narcotics, always follow the book. I wouldn't do anything with them you couldn't flip open your Policy and Procedure Manual for your facility out and point to the line that will...
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    Think im in big trouble!

    What was going on when you knicked the
  25. That was a total