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  1. Handwashing and hand sanitizer killing my hands... help!

    smiles13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK... between handwashing and the "conditioning" hand sanitizers 5days a week, 8hrs a day, my hands are SO red and painful regardless of using STRONG lotions after I leave the hospital. I work...

  2. Handwashing and hand sanitizer killing my hands... help!

    smiles13 replied to smiles13's topic in General Nursing

    thanks

  3. oldest nursing student?

    smiles13 replied to grammyd's topic in Nursing Career

    My thoughts and prayers are with

  4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    smiles13 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's really sad , but nice to hear others talk about having a mental illness and being a nurse. I'll never forget some of the things that were said to me while I was in school WORKING on my...

  5. Why do so many nurses seem to dislike working in Med/Surg

    smiles13 replied to LovePeaceJoy's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry MryROSE! :) Everybody has their area they are meant for in nursing... I disliked med/surg because it was very physical for my small frame... if you like to dig in and multi-task, you...

  6. Question from a HS Senior - How to become a NICU Nurse?

    smiles13 replied to Meg05's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Go for it! I graduated in December and started in Feb. in the NICU. I knew I would like to work in peds, OB, or the NICU when I first started school, but my advice is to use nursing school to explore...

  7. How did you know NICU was right for you?

    smiles13 replied to Nurse Tammi's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just started in the NICU 2 weeks ago... Right now I LOVE it. I NEVER had any NICU experience. I went into it after doing an OB rotation, I love working with the sicker babies (I guess I like a...

  8. Getting Rid of Urine Smells

    smiles13 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think a lot of times it's a nose thing... I come home and even though I know there is nothing on me, the smell is there. At work, I make sure my hair is back and other items (name tags, etc.) could...

  9. What Freaks You Out?

    smiles13 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel dumb asking, but what is a code

  10. What Freaks You Out?

    smiles13 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I can stomach ANYTHING, but watching newborn male circumcisions gets me light-headed. I'm female... but it still really gets me. Burns also really bother

  11. How did you find out about allnurses?

    smiles13 replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I was searching on Webcrawler for NICU nursing information. I just about went back to my search, but I looked around and was suprised :yelclap: I plan on telling my friends about

  12. Nursing School Bloopers

    smiles13 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    From babysitting I realize that once baby boys are undiapered, they usually pee... So, in the nursery I tried to be careful and cover them ASPA. One night I wasn't so lucky... changing a one boy, I...

  13. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    smiles13 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school, my friend couldn't say the anatomical names so she called them "Bamm Bamm"- testes, "Fred"-member, and "Pebbles"-breasts "Wilma"-lady parts... I couldn't even remember all the...

  14. Starting Psych and OB, any advice?

    smiles13 replied to lalagirl15's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I loved my OB and Psych experiences. Psych was more observation and theraputic interactions, as for OB we did basic exams on mothers and babies, gave pain medications, and watched procedures (my first...

  15. oldest nursing student?

    smiles13 replied to grammyd's topic in Nursing Career

    GO FOR IT!!! I'm only 24, but in my class having an older student in my class was a relief, gave great generational perspective, and was very inspirational! Not only will you change your life and...

  16. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    smiles13 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    When... You go out to dinner with non-nursing friends and realize you have nothing to talk about because their faces start to turn green when you tell them about your day You hear your phone or alarm...

  17. Do you get nervous before going to clinical?

    smiles13 replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    I just graduated and every clinical I had to take a deep breathe before I got there Some days were better and even now I can feel my stomach turn at times. It does get better... in my last semester,...