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annie.rn

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  1. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This picture made me laugh so hard! All that's missing is masking tape to mark off the four quadrants of the bed. "If you step one paw over into my quadrant, you're toast!" Thanks for posting it

  2. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Lily sounds like a character. I've never owned a cat (or been owned by one as they say) but recently kept two stray kittens for a few weeks until I could find a place for them. I was shocked that...

  3. How does your facility prevent falls?

    annie.rn replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do all the usual signage/arm band/low bed/bed alarm stuff but the thing that works the best are our video monitors. There is a small camera about the size of a deck of cards mounted to a rolling...

  4. Drug seekers

    annie.rn replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    While I get your point that organs crashing will cause death much more quickly than acute pain will, I disagree that people don't die of acute pain. The summer between my junior and senior years of...

  5. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe that's why I do it, too. I'm glad I'm not the only one

  6. Air Force FY2016

    annie.rn replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure. I got to Turkey b/c at the time it was (and probably still is) considered a remote assignment. At that time, if you volunteered for a remote assignment, you generally got it b/c they...

  7. Air Force FY2016

    annie.rn replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I was commissioned right out of college in the early 90's. Did the Med/Surg NTP. Got deployed to Cuba (Guantanamo Bay) to take care of Haitian and Cuban migrants in 1994. Great experience working w/...

  8. Air Force FY2016

    annie.rn replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    From a prior Air Force nurse who likes to lurk on this forum in order to relive my "glory days" (ha, ha!): ********************************************** CONGRATULATIONS...

  9. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness!!!! Hyperventilating over the cuteness. That tummy! Kill me

  10. Odd interactions

    annie.rn replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, when said masturbation is done discretely. Whipping the sheets back and trying to ejaculate on a staff member is totally disgusting. In my opinion, it borders on

  11. Odd interactions

    annie.rn replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just the other day one of my co-workers walked in on a pt. and his wife having relations. The man had a wound vac on his foot and their 8 and 3 year old children were in the room. A bit later he...

  12. Odd interactions

    annie.rn replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And there you have the definition of hanrgy. Hungry + angry =

  13. Drug seekers

    annie.rn replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Erroneous post. I

  14. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can't explain it. It's a reflexive type thing that I can't control. Like I can't get out all the affection I have for the object I am loving on so I release the energy by grinding my teeth. My...

  15. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I love him! He has the most beautiful and soulful eyes. A good looking dog. Pound puppies are the

  16. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    annie.rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=Nurse Leigh;8744121 Some pics of the feline fur babies. The dog is a little too recognizable to post (she has lots of photos on my Facebook page) Nurse Leigh: Your kitties are so cute they make...

  17. Very, Very Bad Week

    annie.rn replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry, heathermaizy. Your post brought years to my eyes but your optimism made me smile. You are obviously a very strong person. I doubt I'd be able to pull myself together at all, let alone...

  18. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    annie.rn replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I would have gone to veterinary school even if it took multiple attempts to get in. I gave up way too easily on that dream d/t familial

  19. Really, is this real?!?!

    annie.rn replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately it is real. What you describe, however, is about as bad as I've seen. I've witnessed new nurses get dumped on time and time again. It mostly has been very conscientious,...

  20. This isn't the hospice I used to know

    annie.rn replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have not worked hospice for 6 yrs. now but I saw a lot of what is being talked about here even back then. It was very frustrating! I remember covering for the nursing home team when they were short...

  21. plea for collective wisdom -- new grad RN nurse struggling badly

    annie.rn replied to vespera186's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry about this. I think I fell asleep while posting and just now saw it. It's been too long to

  22. Is nursing for me?

    annie.rn replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I don't think it is unusual to have doubts about whether nursing is a good fit for you prior to making the decision to enroll in a program. It is a big decision and it is very smart of you...

  23. plea for collective wisdom -- new grad RN nurse struggling badly

    annie.rn replied to vespera186's topic in General Nursing

    You

  24. An update from the author of , "I Failed out of Nursing School ... Appealed and WON!!"

    annie.rn replied to NurseJen_BSN,RN's topic in General Students

    This is a square on Flounce Bingo if anyone is playing

  25. Males considering nursing?

    annie.rn replied to gaits72's topic in Men in Nursing

    Intellectualism and nursing are not mutually exclusive. Just peruse this board a little and you will see. There are a lot of incredibly smart, witty, well educated and well written nurse members on...