3aremyjoy

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  1. Cirrhosis

    3aremyjoy replied to MikeHale143's topic in General Nursing

    KatieMI, you just made my geeky heart

  2. Do you clean bedpans or throw them out?

    3aremyjoy replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    We use hygie-bags that contain an absorbant strip of material in them to line the bed pan. The pan and bag are then taken to the dirty utility. The bag is disposed of and the pan is put in the...

  3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    3aremyjoy replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh rad10....that's just wrong! So wrong..... on so many levels! Good on you for keeping nurse

  4. New nurse no training?

    3aremyjoy replied to EricaFrost's topic in Home Health

    Your Spidey Senses are tingling for a reason. You are correct! This is NOT safe! This is NOT normal! You DO need orientation. RUN from this

  5. CPNRE September 2014

    3aremyjoy replied to sweets21's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Passed! And just signed papers for full time palliative care position! Life I good

  6. Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    3aremyjoy replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Not a motivational/uplifting one, but it's got me through some (ahhhem....)moments ... "I am 100% washable"

  7. Things Little Old Ladies Say

    3aremyjoy replied to raiisfun's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not a LOL, but my patient referred to peri-care as "washing the laundry". I can't sort my laundry now without

  8. CPNRE September 2014

    3aremyjoy replied to sweets21's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Can. Not. Wait. May. Die.

  9. CPNRE May 2014

    3aremyjoy replied to sweets21's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    That was one tough test! I achieved academic honors with distinction all the way through school, did the predictor tests with 95-100% chance of passing and it didn't prepare me for

  10. From construction to nursing, has it been done?

    3aremyjoy replied to jerc47's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just turned 40, finished nursing school and getting ready to write board exam. Worked in swine barns. Ya, it can be done. Go for

  11. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    3aremyjoy replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Save your back, it's your pay cheque! Raise the bed to working height EVERY time! When boosting someone in bed, raise to your working height, lay bed flat, place into trandelenberg, have pt grab side...

  12. Community Health Diagnosis

    3aremyjoy replied to JenHaz99's topic in General Nursing

    So you have identified the issues of substance abuse and poverty. What can these issues CAUSE? Those will be your "risk for" statements. I'll get you started, poverty puts people at risk for...

  13. "Take the skin off the tape" advice given here

    3aremyjoy posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is for the brilliant nurse that gave the advice to "take the skin off the tape, not the tape off the skin". I searched high and low for the thread this was mentioned in so that I could thank you!...

  14. Burned Bridges

    3aremyjoy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well said TheCommuter! I think you could put together a great article with what you've written

  15. Burned Bridges

    3aremyjoy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not the age of the car, it's the

  16. Burned Bridges

    3aremyjoy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    TheCommuter, Will you please be my mentor? I am working on this.... and its so

  17. Burned Bridges

    3aremyjoy replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for this articulate and kind post. I'm 40 years old and just fully understanding this now I'm ashamed to say. Grandma was right, you'll catch more flies with

  18. Patients REALLY do these things!

    3aremyjoy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a nursing student who has been reading AN to better understand nursing culture to better prepare myself for the field prior to graduation. I am proud to say that AN has well prepared me for the...

  19. Dear Nursing Student with ADD what study strategies help w/memory ?

    3aremyjoy replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes to everything vintage mother said! Organization is one of the most difficult things us ADDers struggle with. Adopt the "do it now" principle. Because you will get distracted and forget to organize...

  20. Calling all nurses: Enough with the high-velocity urination contest!

    3aremyjoy replied to CheesePotato's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, would the competition be for distance, the velocity, or the volume held? Inquiring minds want to

  21. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    3aremyjoy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    ^^Like a

  22. How Hard is LPN school if You are not good in science.

    3aremyjoy replied to jazzy1990's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If it has been a while since you were in school i would highly recommend taking a highschool level cHem and bio As Well As A seNior

  23. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    3aremyjoy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Although I consider myself to be a still soft and squishy approaching old bat, I am just entering the nursing field. I have found myself shocked at the repetitiveness of new threads and in awe of the...

  24. Beginning of last semester!!!

    3aremyjoy replied to Shandra2008's topic in General Students

    Starting last semester on Monday! I CANNOT

  25. Benefits of taking PSW program instead of Pre health program

    3aremyjoy replied to Missfuturern1690's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I think I understand what the OP was stating. For some of us, especially if we're older with a family that needs our income, having your PSW and working might be the only way to make your dream...