Wet Noodle

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1. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

   Wet Noodle replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Men in pink polo shirts began in the preppy days of the late 70's. Men in pink dress shirts began a bit before that, I think, during or just after the wide tie days. Pink scrubs on men is news to be,...

2. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

   Wet Noodle replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   And yet the customary dress for RNs now is surgical pajamas. It's all a matter of what we are used to. Think about what people of stature in other cultures

3. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

   Wet Noodle replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   ...except for the 12 hours of your shift. ...as long as what you do is within your scope of practice. ...as long as what you say keeps up the Press Ganey

4. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

   Wet Noodle replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   There also used to be these things called "orderlies"-"attendant in a hospital responsible for the non-medical care of patients and the maintenance of order and cleanliness." Yes, they maintained...

5. Not sure what to do. Licensed RN working as tech.

   Wet Noodle replied to Spikey9001's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Are you saying that, with their encouragement, you worked beyond the scope of your job description as a tech? (This is completely separate from your scope of practice as an

6. 8 or 12hr shifts?

   Wet Noodle replied to ashleyr34's topic in General Nursing

   Three-day-week shifts are great for nurses, but not so great for patients' continuty of care, where they might not see, for four more days, the nurse who's been taking care of them for three days in a...

7. Name Badges Worn Backwards

   Wet Noodle replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   That's a creepy story. He already knew where she worked, so the horse was already out of the barn at that point. I don't know what the answer is for badge holders (stable and unobtrusive, but annoying...

8. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

   Wet Noodle replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My, my, my. Yes, but you see, I'm not robbing parking meters. I'm just kidding around. If your posts are any indication, you sound like an excellent

9. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

   Wet Noodle replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Even male nurses? What did male nurses wear in the days of caps, starched white dresses, hose, and white grandma shoes? (Presumably, not

10. Anyone starting at Keiser university may 2012 in ft Laud??

    Wet Noodle replied to LivingInDreams's topic in Florida Nursing

    What percentage of people who start at Keiser end up passing their exit exam? For instance, if a school were to weed out all but one student, and that student passed the NCLEX after graduation, then...

11. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    Wet Noodle replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    There's always something new to learn about urinary catheters. It makes me think about General Mills, General Motors, General Westmoreland, General Hospital, and general

12. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    Wet Noodle replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not only that, but one of Obama's campaign promises was to reform healthcare. He won by a mandate-worthy margin. People who say the President is violating the will of the voters who elected him are...

13. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    Wet Noodle replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This pdf file from the Kaiser Family Foundation is also a good summary of the ACA: www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8061.pdf Understood. It sounds like you were dealt a lousy hand. I hope you find a...

14. Good idea to keep job in hospital while in RN school?

    Wet Noodle replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Nursing

    True. but I'd think that would still put you ahead of all the new RN grads with no clinical experience, most other things being equal. But I could be wrong. (Shouldn't there be a smiley with...

15. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    Wet Noodle replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay. My boss? Oops. Oops. If it were her company.... Oops. Oops. Oops. And was the girl an adult? I just thought I'd throw that in there. Oops. Oops. Oops....