audreysmagic RN

Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control

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    Is there a "nursing for dummies" type book?

    audreysmagic replied to knittygritty2850's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, Davey, every psych nurse knows that conversation too well! "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP WITHOUT A TV?"
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    Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    audreysmagic replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they are, and I'm still a little salty about it. "Everyone contributes!" ...yes, and would it be terrible to give them their own weeks? I wouldn't have a problem with that. But co-opting ours...
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    Go to the nurse.

    audreysmagic replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    "I colored on my thumb with a
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    Suspension

    audreysmagic replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience that being short-staffed or otherwise severely stressed multiplies how long it feels like it takes to do ANY paperwork (if not the actual time it takes) by a factor of at least...
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    Suspension

    audreysmagic replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going to say this! I've looked at the staffing when I arrived and mentally went "nope nope nope" the whole way to my floor, I've joked about turning around and walking right back out, but...
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    I think I might hate nursing

    audreysmagic replied to Lexi256's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse you, I play Township. ...kidding. I do play it, but when I'm working the floors, I'd only ever have time to do that on my break...if I GOT a
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    audreysmagic replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    A wise
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    audreysmagic replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Restraints 1 I keep thinking of this... No, restraints aren't fun. I hate them. I support psych facilities looking for alternatives to mechanical restraints. But they're necessary sometimes,...
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    "Thats the nurses job!"

    audreysmagic replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    A lot of the time during my school nurse days, I was in SPED classrooms. Some of it is this, for sure. And I found a lot of it is people just being so scared of literally anything that a kid that...
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    "Thats the nurses job!"

    audreysmagic replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    But it sure is funny how if a kid wants to go home, they suddenly become medical
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    Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    audreysmagic replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, they like to rag on nurses a lot, and often will shadow this forum to report back to their peers about how "dumb" nurses are. I stopped looking at stuff there after it was harshing my mellow...
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    Garbage Report

    audreysmagic replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

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    what's your favorite...

    audreysmagic replied to wonderfullyanonymous's topic in School

    My
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    Garbage Report

    audreysmagic replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    "Worst reports" in general for me are the kind that are just too vague... "Oh, it's all good" etc. Especially in psych! Sure, they're not in physical danger, but their specific behaviors are super...
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    Garbage Report

    audreysmagic replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    audreysmagic replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    Luxury, as many have said, is relative. My best friend, who works at Home Depot, and is helping to raise her four young nieces, views my ability to live in an urban apartment with no roommates and pay...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    audreysmagic replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    My hair gets oily on its own...but it's too short to flow. Maybe that's why I'm not
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    Starting my 40th year

    audreysmagic replied to kitty29's topic in General Nursing

    Both great sources of wisdom, TBH. My favorite Dr. Dyer-ism is, "When a baby cries in the night, you don't go into their room and scream back in their face; you put a breast in their mouth." I use it...
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    Starting my 40th year

    audreysmagic replied to kitty29's topic in General Nursing

    If I had a child in NICU, trust me, I'd want a nurse that was perhaps a little anxious about how my kid was doing. Obviously, anxiety can be crippling for some people and can absolutely interfere...
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    Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    audreysmagic replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    Also, every time I see anyone post "is so-and-so the boss of so-and-so" anywhere, I think of my peds patients telling me, "YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    audreysmagic replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I did, for a couple years, out of necessity. Not something I recommend. To OP, follow your gut on this one. I'm not a devotee of the "you must do med-surg first" club, but you will get incredibly...
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    Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    audreysmagic replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem once with a secretary. She spent most of her day telling me how I should have been running my unit as a charge nurse, telling patients what they could and couldn't do, and...
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    what's your favorite...

    audreysmagic replied to wonderfullyanonymous's topic in School

    I may have told this story before here, but it's one of my favorites...when I was a school nurse, my favorite part was (as some have mentioned) the adorable ridiculousness of little kids. One time, I...
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    Dealing with Stress at Work

    audreysmagic replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I feel you on that! Hangry is a very real thing. But it's so easy to get busy with work and know you should eat, but want to do just one more thing... Self-care is so important in this field, no...
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    Feeling Defeated

    audreysmagic replied to NewGradRN96's topic in General Students

    I can't tell you how many times I cried in nursing school, especially during my rotation with one instructor in particular. She LIVED to make students cry, and openly admitted to it, because if we...