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    Pill packets suck

    smf0903 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    These are the bane of my med pass existence...statin foil blister packs that wouldn't open or tear along the perforation if you dropped an A-bomb on
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    smf0903 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    A woman comes up to me and says, "I see you're wearing scrubs, are you a nurse? I've seen so many commercials this weekend talking about nurses week!" I figured this was okay, so I said yes....
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    Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    smf0903 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    People can flame away if they want, but the idea of a grad with one year (or less!) of experience going back to school for NP is crazy. Crazy with a capital c. I see it time and time again in our...
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    Feel stupid for having BLS question (getting ambu bag ready first)

    smf0903 replied to Zithromax's topic in General Nursing

    Just to add to what the others said...our beds also have a removable headboard that can be placed under the patient. Never be afraid to ask questions!
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    New nurse.. Just want to quit everything..

    smf0903 replied to nohseungjin's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^That's a statement full of truth right there!! Holy crikey, listen to those here and don't look back! Good luck to you
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    Out of 10 year hibernation. Am I overloading classes?

    smf0903 replied to Ladybug0409's topic in General Nursing

    When I started back I had been out of school for 20 years. I took a course load similar to what you just listed. After that first semester I jam-packed my school schedule. One thing I found was that...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    smf0903 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a pt we had, also pleasantly confused who ended up with a foley. We went to check in on her and she kept asking for more Kleenex. After a couple of boxes (given by different staff,...
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    Herniated disc!? SOS

    smf0903 replied to California22's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have herniated discs. You'll have to find what works for you. I wear good shoes, wear compression socks, slop down with icy hot or biofreeze before my shifts, and do yoga. Yoga has been the single...
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    So done with a co-worker

    smf0903 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have looked back at previous posts regarding nasty co-workers, and I know a lot of people deal with this...maybe I just need to vent!! We have a very good vibe on our floor. Everyone works together...
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    How does a student fail clinical?

    smf0903 replied to nsm1639's topic in General Students

    Right?!? And there I was trying to think when I even SAT at
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    How does a student fail clinical?

    smf0903 replied to nsm1639's topic in General Students

    I agree with the above responses...safety issues are huge and can be a reason to fail clinicals. Or you could pull a chair up beside a patient and take a nap. Yeah, that happened in one of my...
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    So done with a co-worker

    smf0903 replied to smf0903's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the replies. I think I mostly just needed to vent somewhere about this! I don't understand why some people are just so darn miserable. Me? I'm gonna keep on keepin' on I keep reminding...
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    Don't do the physicians work!

    smf0903 replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have no issue with taking the occasional verbal order. Sometimes our hospitalists are ridiculously busy and I'd be waiting for a month of Sundays for them to get a chance to put the order in...
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    Are your pre-req grades a predictor of your grades in nursing school?

    smf0903 replied to jss1985's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is accounting where your heart is at? If it is then go back to it and quit wasting time on what everyone thinks you should be doing. Life's too short, do what you
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    What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    smf0903 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I would have just done a BSN from the get-go. The ADN I earned took just as long as a BSN. That's really the only thing I would change. Well, that and I'd have gotten my RN at a younger age (I was 42...
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    Code status

    smf0903 replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Students

    Full code, DNR-CC (comfort care only), and DNR-CCA (comfort care arrest...can intervene up to the point of cardiac or respiratory arrest. Many of the DNR-CCAs we have also specify things like no...
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    Not entering vital signs in pt chart per MD orders...

    smf0903 replied to Sadie2016's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else, that is way weird and I'd be documenting my assessment no matter what he said. I'd politely let him know that you document assessments and vitals and if he'd rather you not...
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    Anyone catch HIV from patients as a Nurse or Nursing student? My biggest fear!

    smf0903 replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I find prions fascinating. Ugly but fascinating. I did an extensive project on Fatal Familial Insomnia in my genetics
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    Anyone catch HIV from patients as a Nurse or Nursing student? My biggest fear!

    smf0903 replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No. The poster was probably talking about CJD, which has a spontaneous, familial
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    Hmm...that's nice

    smf0903 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is the same for people who pull the "I'm related to so-and-so here" as if it will somehow get them better/different treatment. When our hospital president's dad was on our floor everyone was like...
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    Medication safety

    smf0903 replied to TJnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    It comes with time and experience. You'll become more familiar with that meds frequently given in your area. I am always slower at med passes when I float to another unit because I am not as familiar...
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    Hmm...that's nice

    smf0903 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^^Exactly! I can't even open my OWN chart for heaven's sake. Everyone has to go through Med Records to look at/obtain their chart. Nurses, doctors, etc should already know
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    Hmm...that's nice

    smf0903 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is because my patient assignment comes up on my screen so anyone looking over my shoulder can see my other patients'
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    Hmm...that's nice

    smf0903 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my gosh, this bugs me so much! That and the people who just waltz behind the nurses' station. I tell people that there is HIPAA protected information and they need to step around the nurses'...
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    What makes you say/think "it was a good shift?"

    smf0903 replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    No one died unexpectedly, I clock out on time, and I don't have anyone else's bodily fluids on me