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  1. Delegating bedmaking, bedpans . . .

    nurse_clown replied to pancake's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes you have to delegate bedmaking and bedpans. i think it depends on the job. i have two jobs that allow me to do that. i do use bed pan and bed making as an assessment tool. i've learned...

  2. If you could do it all over again.....

    nurse_clown replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    i think i'd still be a nurse. although, i would have rather made that decision in high school and worked a little harder. i also would have studied a little harder and would now be a braniac...

  3. groan....i don't know what to do.....

    nurse_clown posted a topic in General Nursing

    this might be long.... i'm an rn. i work two part time jobs. i was injured on one job and was off for six weeks. now i've done two weeks of "modified" duties and got clearance to go back to full...

  4. groan....i don't know what to do.....

    nurse_clown replied to nurse_clown's topic in General Nursing

    okay, i've done a little bit of thinking and have decided not to take the new full time job. but i've also decided to recommend one of my friends for the job too. hopefully, she'll take it but i'll...

  5. Nurse's Aid acting as a Nurse

    nurse_clown replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    i look young for my age too. i still get carded for winning "pull tab" tickets. i get carded for everything. and your situation happens to me too. i don't let it affect me though. the job has to...

  6. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    nurse_clown replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    whoa!!! fired?? yes it's a free country (even though i'm a canadian nurse) but what about the american's "war on drugs?" what happened to that? why should she be fired for making an obsevation?...

  7. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    nurse_clown replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i hurt my back at work about six weeks ago. before that, no one had a problem with my ADD. but now since i'm on "modified" duties the occupational health nurse has told me that i will do my hours on...

  8. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    nurse_clown replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    some ortho nurse said that about long term care nursing. not sure what she meant by that. maybe that's what they say about psych nursing? i'm in oncology and long term care and i rely heavily on...

  9. My job was eliminated

    nurse_clown replied to shari_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    at least if you take the job as a staff nurse, you'll still be with the team! try not to feel humiliated and worthless because i'm sure the team works hard and believes in the vision of the facility....

  10. Hearing Impaired Nurses

    nurse_clown replied to ark-two's topic in General Nursing

    where would i be able to purchase one of those? i've ruptured both my eardrums (long story) and now i have this constant ringing in my ears. it's painful to take off the stethascope and i really...

  11. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    nurse_clown replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    when i was a student, there were a few rn's who had bscn on their badges. where i work now, the hospital doesn't put bscn on their badges. it's just rn or rpn. one of the nurses puts the initials...

  12. I may just be a nursing student, but I do know a little sumpin' sumpin'

    nurse_clown replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    when i was a nursing student i lived in a condo with two other students. one was eating an orange, talking and laughing at the same time. a little bit of juice makes her cough. then she started...

  13. being treated unfairly by school teachers?

    nurse_clown replied to GoofieRN's topic in General Nursing

    sorry you are going through this. i'm sure there are nurses who have never made a med error in their life. but there are nurses who do make a med error at one point in their careers. you are...

  14. bombed on my final

    nurse_clown replied to joey323's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: hang in there. it is going to be all right. when i was a student, i made friends with a girl who was kicked out of another nursing program. it's hard on the ego. especially when it's...

  15. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    nurse_clown replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: that is an awesome idea!!! i find them to possess a lot of experience. not just as aides but as they are as individuals. most of the ones i know are very experienced in life ~ far more...

  16. Nursing Dreams

    nurse_clown replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    [color=darkslategray]on the topic of dreams, i have a question. i feel kind of silly asking this question because i've tried to read on the topic. it just doesn't make sense. i understand about the...

  17. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    nurse_clown replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    no. but it's commong knowledge amongst my coworkers that i'll either be very early or pretty close to being late. i leave at the same time. i live about 3 km from my hospital job and i give myself...

  18. Nursing Dreams

    nurse_clown replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    yeah. dreams are weird, eh?

  19. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    nurse_clown replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    i understand the challenges students go through. been there myself. been to my faculty advisor many many times trying to make sense of profession. i was diagnosed with add and dyslexia while in...

  20. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    nurse_clown replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    no. that's not what i was saying. suesquatch: i will not indulge in a debate about psych meds as i have been there-done that- worn the shirt- didn't like it! personally, i don't react well with...

  21. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    nurse_clown replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes life gets hard. if you want to be successful, you have to work hard. i think i made some good suggestions rather than "pop a

  22. I Have A Confession to Make

    nurse_clown replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    when i graduated from nursing, i went straight into child welfare. it was a great job. then hubby and i moved to a different city because he was getting promoted to a new position in his company....

  23. So, I had a bad day......

    nurse_clown replied to CardioTrans's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    :icon_hug: sorry about your bad day. we can mostly handle what's thrown at us. but every now and then our humanity gets the best of us. sending you my support. thanks for the post. i have always...

  24. Nursing Dreams

    nurse_clown replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    i had a scarey dream once. in my ltc job, i cared for a former nurse. i wasn't too attached but i only see certain residents awake during the night time. two weeks after she died, i saw her in a...

  25. You know how ppl ask you stuff b/c they know you're a nurse? This tops it all....

    nurse_clown replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    before i became a nurse my friend and i were sitting in the waiting room of a clinic. there was a receptionist and this man walks in and says to the receptionist "my wife has a boil on her butt!" -...