Diary/Dairy

Diary/Dairy RN

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  1. Am I the only one?

    I do this too! It's usually at least a day that I lose! Esp with working nights so I sleeo all day or spend the day tired and
  2. I did not pass....

    Good luck to you next time
  3. The drug-seeker file in ER

    It's a great
  4. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    That is
  5. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    Don't some people not enroll precisely because they cannot afford it on minimum
  6. I am now an Agency Nurse

    Good luck to you in your new
  7. The Doctor Visit

    Awesome
  8. The unit I am traveling to had a lot of requests for this weekend off - the unit manager is working tonight and asked me if I wanted to - I am taking a week off......
  9. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Oh my! I had one confused little old man who reached for me as soon as I came in the room to do my assessment - the CNA was in there and asked him sternly, "What did I tell you yesterday?" To which,...
  10. How was your service today?

    Thank you Elk!!! I really should have minored in Customer Service - It seems like it would have come in really handy over the last 5 years of my
  11. Nursing shorthand symbols!

    1. Could mean "a lot" 2. and 3. could be 1 and 2. I have seen number 3 used instead of the number 2 before. Dunno about #4 and #5. Could you ask the
  12. Sad and Discouraged! :(

    There are other areas of nursing you could explore - Agree with Leslie, talk to someone who can evaluate your
  13. New nurse traveling? Mabye?

    I think that's a good thing - I have been a nurse for 5 and a half years and still feel like I still feel like I am almost there
  14. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    lilac lightweight littman - love
  15. Shifts that new nurses work? I am worried about nights!

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f240/sleep-hygiene-257271.html Thread about sleep hygiene - hope this
  16. Bizzare

    Wow - I just could not do that - but I did read an interesting book called Sperm Wars that says that women will sleep with more than one man to get the best of the best so to speak - I would like to...
  17. Peripheral IV lab draws

    I don't work in peds - but I have drawn from a peripheral IV before - HOWEVER, this can lead to hemolysis of your labs and lead to greater rates of infection - you should check your policy to see if...
  18. Took it for the second time today

    Congrats!!!!
  19. Are You Gel'n

    I have a pair of Dansko's that I have had for a year and they are my favorite. I have high arches and if I stand for even short periods, my feet HURT - I wear inserts in all my shoes except the...
  20. 6 months and feeling down:(

    I remember that new grad feeling too - it does get better! Take some time - spend time with your families, friends.......It takes time to get it all
  21. Smart Cardiac Nurses

    In addition to rehydration/PRBC's and increasing her O2, she may be more confused because of her sodium - I would be interested in determining her baseline mental status to see if this is a change...
  22. How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    When my grandma died in 2000, Mom and Rosie (my sister) helped clean out her kitchen. They found a package of jello that dated to the Truman administration - I just don't have that much of the packrat...
  23. Bedside Report...

    Bedside report prohibited me from getting out on time EVERY single morning....... I do think it is a good idea though - just needs some better
  24. Owwwwww!!!!
  25. Slight change in destination

    Congrats Silver!!! You must have a lot to get