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    Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    vanilla bean replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    First, let me state that my initial post was in response to a specific poster, and was not in response to your general topic. My point was that it is appropriate, in some situations, for hospital...
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    Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    vanilla bean replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    "Fetching a pitcher of water" was something I was perfectly willing and able to do, once I ascertained from the nurse that it was OK to do so. I didn't delegate that task to a PCA when I was willing...
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    My Managers steal from the budget???

    vanilla bean replied to NTechTruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Embezzlement is
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    Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    vanilla bean replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly why some people *do* use that line. Because they are not the party responsible for executing the request being made of them. One thing I realized during my many years working as an RT...
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    How did you deal with the stress of an out of state move?

    vanilla bean replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! My husband and I sold our house in the Northeast and moved thousands of miles away without ever having visited the place we were moving. We had no jobs, no place to live, and didn't know...
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    Lack of Professionalism in PACU

    vanilla bean replied to MamaJean, RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thanks for your response. To be clear, I agree that shouting in patient care areas is not good practice. My initial comment was in regards to your taking umbrage at being called "that
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    Lack of Professionalism in PACU

    vanilla bean replied to MamaJean, RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And if she had referred to you as "bed 21" would that have been better? They certainly can't refer to you as "Ms. MamaJean" (or your actual name) because of HIPAA. You were in an area where other...
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    I hate the fluff stuff

    vanilla bean replied to ZLindy's topic in General Students

    I hated the fluff too. Keep your head down, eye on the prize, and plow
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    switch from medical school to nursing?

    vanilla bean replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    As much as I dislike "Dr. Phil," there is one sentiment that I've heard attributed to him that I agree with wholeheartedly: a child shouldn't be born with a job. A child shouldn't be born with the...
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    Help! Infant on vent at home with pulmonary hypertension

    vanilla bean replied to tpeek55's topic in Home Health

    Have you ever been suctioned? It's enough to make a grown human cry, never mind a baby. And, in case you didn't realize, crying in and of itself can cause high pressure
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same reaction when an adult says they have to go potty. Just,
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently I've used it enough now that my iPhone has stopped autocorrecting it,
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    hahahaha! You
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Naw, that was just spit (if Kramer and Newman are to be
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    When George used to be a paraben hand
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Kramer's cologne "The Beach?" You guessed it - LOADED with
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    When Kramer went swimming in the East River and got covered in
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    I want a new word.

    vanilla bean replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    That one time that Elaine couldn't go to Kenya with Peterman because she tested positive for
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    So, not
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    No! I love that! I've been describing coughs that way for nearly 20 years - love that it's now acceptable documentation language, lol. Also, 'pulmonary toilet' is alive and well in my neck of the...
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Just saw "prophylactively" used in the title of a thread. I don't think that's a real word,
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Flaccid
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    Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    PARABENS
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    Words You Hate

    vanilla bean replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Not medical, but I HATE the word delish. Also, can't pronounce 'practice exam.' Practice, fine. Exam, fine. Practice + exam = practix exam. Every.