NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to keep Benadryl in my locker so I could take one on the way home if I knew I'd be too wound up to sleep that night without help. I'm very glad I don't do that anymore lest someone who knew...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ixchel, I'm sorry you're having a rough time. I don't know your story, but I wouldn't wish spinal surgery on anyone. I suggest we have a potlock. Everyone throw in a pound for ixchel to help pad the...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    WILTW: I really, really, really love hospice care. Even in my nightmare first nursing job when everything was new and I was always unsure of myself and my skills, I was comfortable caring for the...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Nutella - first of all, I have a crush on your nursing knowledge. I'm going to sink my teeth into all those links when I've found my brain again (just got home from a shift) Second, if you're doing...
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    allnuisances

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    You triggered the image of a patient with an infiltrated
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wary of being too weary to be
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Edited. Roser13 beat me to
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Darn those body hairs, always crawling up under sterile drapes and into
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I like to squeeze a warm wet washcloth using whatever peri-cleanser the hospital carries and let gravity rinse front-to-back, then gently clean with a bit of an inward-curving swipe. I never go IN...
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    To the best of my knowledge, a hallucination is a brain malfunction causing you to physically perceive something that is not real. If some other part of your body is malfunctioning, it's not a...
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you can tell the difference between touching a patient's vulva to clean off excrement (the lady parts is the internal canal, and should not be penetrated for peri care) vs touching a...
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I went through a period of time where I would have the buzzing sensation (as if my phone were vibrating in a fairly shallow jeans pocket) only to check my pocket and have no phone there, or check my...
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    Shift work and dating

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the clarification, Calivianya. The fact that it happened skeeves me out (no. medical. necessity.), but I'm glad the patient wasn't terribly
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Sexual violence survivor here, so don't tell me I'm trivializing myself by advocating for someone else's right to not have their genitals handled and altered without consent. You cannot put sexual...
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    Shift work and dating

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    A good guy will not belittle you or make it about his comfort when you take measures to protect yourself.* That's not crazy (or creepy!), it's sensible. *Some guys honestly don't know better because...
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    Code Team

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to nursecam17's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital's ICU charge nurse is the RN responder for a code blue. They are also available to come evaluate if you're not at the point of a code blue but you're concerned about your patient's status...
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    Need standard response response suggestions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to lavenderskies's topic in General Nursing

    You have not expanded much on the situation, so no one here knows if providers are "taking out their frustrations on you." There's a difference between recognizing that you can't change other people's...
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    "The term "sexual fondling" means the touching of the private body parts of another person (including the genitalia, orifice, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks) for the purpose of sexual...
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    Need standard response response suggestions

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to lavenderskies's topic in General Nursing

    Being tart to people who ask for clarification invites snarky responses. I get the gist of what you are saying, but without more information on what you are doing that gets a snarky reply, and the...
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I protest at every BLS and ACLS class that they have the dummies on a table that is hip height. I'm just shy of 5'2" and it is Very Bad body mechanics to make someone lean forward on an elevated...
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    That makes sense, and when done properly sounds like it would reduce the risk of diverting waste. I haven't worked anywhere that provided a means to label the new syringe,
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    As with other things, I don't believe it is kosher to document waste in anticipation of doing it in the future. I don't document waste unless it's being wasted (or has already been) at the time of...
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Me,
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    It's almost summer! What are your plans?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    That's my summer plan, too! It's cruel to have all these school nurses popping up on the popular posts tab. I have to hold on til October. Just five more