GitanoRN BSN, MSN, RN

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    Do I Say Something When They Call or Just Let it Go?

    GitanoRN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    unquestionably, you raise a doubt in their conscious, which leaves you with no regrets on the matter, therefore, you are left with a clear conscious that you did the right thing...just
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    GitanoRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    when you thought you were done at the end of your shift, that's when your pt. in 317-a, falls over the bed rails while you still have 13 min. to spare on the
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    Are there any nurses out there that thought nursing school was easy?

    GitanoRN replied to Danny, Are_In's topic in General Students

    first of all, congratulations on your desire to further your education. regarding your post, i must say that nursing was easy to me in the sense that it came naturally, prior nursing i had this...
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    What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

    GitanoRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hate is a strong word to use in this scenario, and so it goes... i dislike it when i call a meeting and all i hear from nurses is their whining, it almost sounds like a litany for which i can almost...
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    RNs being drafted during World War 3

    GitanoRN replied to Laboratorian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hypothetically speaking if you are referring to the conflict that denotes a successor to war world ii if so, i'm certain that it wouldn't be a problem for us nurses to be accounted for on behalf of...
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    I hate ignorant people...

    GitanoRN replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    i have one thing to say "ignorance is a bliss" when it comes to those who speak up without
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    Where are all the young nurses?

    GitanoRN replied to bestallaround's topic in General Nursing

    no need to fear, the nursing schools are brewing them as we speak there are plenty of young nurses finishing their program, and many others looking for jobs. therefore, if young blood is what you're...
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    Stumbled in here...

    GitanoRN replied to MyheartRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    my hat goes off to you for having the strength, determination and courage to post such a powerful revelation for others to realize that they are not alone. however, despite the notion that nurses...
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    Why are some people so successful while other's are failing

    GitanoRN replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    on this note, i would give you a simple answer... for the same reason we are not all perfectly sculpture muscle bodies and have naturally pearl white teeth, or 6' tall with an iq of a genius just...
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    Does your personal doctor work where you work?

    GitanoRN replied to Calder's topic in General Nursing

    there's nothing more i rather witness than these so called nurse-haters physicians, work by themselves and see the outcome of their pt.
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    Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    GitanoRN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    unit clerks? that's a luxury on some of our units, and administration is leaning towards facing them out all together in order to save . therefore, the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the...
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    GitanoRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    every weekend or holiday, when you're scheduled to work someone will call
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    Single person check in blood transfusion

    GitanoRN replied to uniquenurse's topic in General Nursing

    needless to say, too many errors had occur in the past with only one staff member, therefore, after typing and crossmatching by the lab. this is done by checking the lot, serial numbers, blood type,...
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    Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

    GitanoRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    if a pt. tells you that he only smokes 5 cigarettes a day, or only drinks socially double the
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    Gift ideas for a preceptor? (school nurse)

    GitanoRN replied to brillohead's topic in School

    awesome website thank you for sharing, i will pass it along to the new students when they come
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    Does your personal doctor work where you work?

    GitanoRN replied to Calder's topic in General Nursing

    needless to say, if one is comfortable with the idea of having their pcp on site where they work more power to them. however, i'm not that comfortable myself since i have a 50 mile long medical record...
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    And so it begins...

    GitanoRN replied to whichone'spink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    wishing you the very best in all of your future
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    GitanoRN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    one of my neighbor's son was admitted recently to a facility regarding addiction and they payed up the wazoo just to keep it hush,hush. needless to say, since they are a well known wealthy family and...
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    Old union, new union or no union

    GitanoRN replied to Towbongsnjrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i'll be brief in giving you my answer and so it goes... is like having car insurance you hate to pay for it, however, it's good to know that is there just in case you need
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    scope of practice

    GitanoRN replied to nurserosita's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree with the previous posts one word of advice... don't do it...just
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    Night vs Day shift

    GitanoRN replied to swaffy's topic in General Nursing

    unquestionably, a well thought of blog thank you for sharing
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    how do nurses wear nail polish?

    GitanoRN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    while we are in this subject, there are a couple of nurses male & female at the facility where i work that sport their black nail polish like frankenstein & elvira wanna bees... even though...
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    Things we think that we do not say... humorous...

    GitanoRN replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    while getting a 6'5" pt. ready for his appendectomy surgery a i uncovered the myth that not all men are cut equal even when they say large hands & feet, means well you can fill in the blanks....
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    Working for the Rich Population?

    GitanoRN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    having experienced both sides of the coin if you will, i recall while working in ny at a well known plastic surgery clinic, a wealthy family member was admitted to the facility where i worked....
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    "Senior Codes"

    GitanoRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    They're "senior codes" to be used when sending a text to another senior. You better learn them before suffering from CRS (Can't remember Stuff)! * ATD - At the Doctor's * BFF - Best Friends Funeral...