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  1. What Patients do to make you mad!

    twotrees2 replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have enjoyed this thread- i have had to chuckle at many of these- not because they happened to you butbecause they have many times happened to me and isuspect a lot of us lol. we all know how...

  2. Absolute No-No's

    twotrees2 replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    several places i have worked utilize varying colored highlighters to have the time ( am , pm noc ) stand out - the main problem i have seen is if the one who does the order forgets to highlight it -...

  3. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    twotrees2 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps - if you dont buy anything, if you dont want a house or vehicle, and if youre not dead by the time you hit 30 from a heart attack from stress. i dont see it working but hope you can do

  4. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    twotrees2 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    all i recall was them saying give a firm but not to hard fk flick to the tip of the member or a firm but not to hard squeeze at the base - dont recall a specific name- perhaps it was just some nursing...

  5. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    twotrees2 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    we were taught that or a gentle squeeze at the base of member- never taught to flick it hard- never used the info- would just finish up washing and levae em be. wasnt thier fault ( as pointed out it...

  6. Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

    twotrees2 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    sometyimes even today ( though i am much much better at it now owrking with a high hiv and hep and other stuff ) i forget gloves and have to go out to the hall to get em ( not in pts room as i work in...

  7. Do I have a right to be upset?

    twotrees2 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    where i am working now- they force the nurses to work 16 hour shifts anmd turn around to come back toi their next sheduled shift in 8 hours. they do this at the last min even knowing the spot hasnt...

  8. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    twotrees2 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    fr bdays- they announced over the speaker system that it was so and sos bday and to say happy bday as you come upon them, i was not happy - i told em that next time at least they could get

  9. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    twotrees2 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    just a thought - anytime i have seen the ones who "go into it for the money" and are NOT able to link up with the compassion and hard work and responsibility they dont generally last to long. they...

  10. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    twotrees2 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    i gave a gift for nurses day to my nurses ( when i was charge at the nursing home) - it was a coin that had the nursing creed on it and was quite nice. not the most expensive - think it was like 4...

  11. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    twotrees2 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    yes definatley - if they would let me. my health may be an issue but if they wouldnt take me then id fill in where others were able to

  12. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    twotrees2 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    thank you to for your service and semper fi! :) and to all who i may miss or dont get to reply to ( im getting tired and skipping a few posts lol) - many blessings and your service is very much...

  13. I work at Disney World now!!

    twotrees2 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    in one job we had to take a "customer service class" - required- the theme - "the patient is ALWAYS right - if pt is wrong refer to rule number one

  14. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    twotrees2 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    oh i recall one gif cracked us all up - our administartor - got us all 20 min phone cards lol. ( in the day and age of cell phones and no cost long distance ) we all gave ours to the very very few who...

  15. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    twotrees2 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    the most expensive gift was from a home health agency- they gave us really good quality jackets for fall/ spring - with linings and nice color and very comfortable ( of course with thier name lol) -...

  16. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    twotrees2 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    when i first became a nurse the pay wasnt "all thatat" considering what i came into when i came back after being a stay home mom. i was glad i hadnt put "what salery do you want" in the app like they...

  17. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    twotrees2 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for your service!! semper fi- my son is a marine. my jobs ranged from waitress to fry cook to stay at home mom - then i went and became a cna and after almsot 1 yr i knew it was for me so i...

  18. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    twotrees2 replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    do not have any problem giving morphine on a scheduled bassis to keep the patienmt comfortable. one of the night shifters who would come in and several times found a patient who had been dying dead 0...

  19. Some nurses make you sick!!!

    twotrees2 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    many places use this rule so they are sure that the bags are flowing and the patient is tolerating the feeding . personally - what i do is add enough for my shift- however i set the timer to beep at...

  20. So I'm fired. Again.

    twotrees2 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    it breeaks my heart when i hear folks who "hate it from day one" - seems to be a going thing these days of throwing out the new grads to fend for themselves. if you dislike it that much i wuold say...

  21. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    twotrees2 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    i agree its not clear what is expected though i think to much is expected of a new grad - at least in LTC - i have seen many a good compassionate insecure new grad just quit due to the lack of...

  22. Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    twotrees2 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the clarification- i see your point- i guess i wasnt thinking of them looking up at work before getting results. i have when i worked at the hospital made copies of some of my records (...

  23. Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    twotrees2 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    why wuold one not be able to get access to your own

  24. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    twotrees2 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    id like ti say tyhat it depends on where you work if you need to write the careplans or noot- the gals where i work ( i am agancy so am not yet allowed - however as i work only there all the time lol...

  25. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    twotrees2 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    i was alwasy told it is so we "know where to go to look things up IF we should ever need it - makes sense to me - what doesnt make sense to me is back then we had GOOD orientations - months of being...