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  1. Medical terminology according to patients

    mander replied to nursefrances's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was once told somebody was "packing sugar" when her finger stick was high. I thought that was

  2. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

    mander replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel bad for all the moms who have some condition in which they can't breastfeed. I would feel like the smallest person in the world if I went past a room and heard a nurse lecturing someone about...

  3. Do health shakes need MD order?

    mander replied to Loveness14's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I live in New York. I worked as a care aide on the memory care unit and as a medication aide on the 'enriched' side where everyone was pretty independent. Health shakes were always considered a...

  4. Ugghhh, another new nurse...

    mander replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    That's how I feel but I could never quite find the right

  5. Assisted Living - What EMAR software do YOU use???

    mander replied to OhioITNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as an RCA a little while back and we just got a program called AccuFlo or something. I hated it. It was slow, always messing up, deleting my work.... And we always had to wait ages for...

  6. Lazy supervisor stories

    mander replied to Runninonempty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ah! This is the story of my life lately! I understand I had a month of orientation which was very generous. The thing is half of the time the people orienting me were too busy to really take the time...

  7. Jealous that I have no life

    mander replied to futurenursedd's topic in General Students

    I got married after first semester. Had my mother plan my wedding. Had the hubby working full time while I worked weekends. I actually liked the days we were apart because I got to do homework. It...

  8. I want to go to Nursing School

    mander replied to chicks1225's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my community college, they looked at all prerequisites you have already completed. I had completed all of mine so it was pretty easy for me to get in compared to people who were still in A & P....

  9. One week left on the alternates list :(

    mander replied to Success88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have talked to a few people in my class on the first day who have said things like "I just got called yesterday." They had to accept right then and