NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Meaning of your username?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend in NZ that is coming to the U.S. this fall. Making it out to NZ is my two year to-do list, though she swears (having been inundated with the LOTR fandom for over a decade) she'll stay...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    What, really? *fangirls at the
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Ice all around for the repeatedly bitten
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    male nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bonta's topic in Men in Nursing

    Best to ask the patient before initiating, lest you make them feel like they have no choice in the
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    Obese Nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Only if you eat food,
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    Obese Nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    They already are via higher health benefits premiums for heavier employees (disguised as "discounts" for lower weight people). They didn't tell me my pre-employment screening affected health benefits,...
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    Obese Nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I thought that was
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    Obese Nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    That's why you don't drink in the 24-48 hours prior to a clock in/weigh in. Also helps with not needing to pee during the
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    Obese Nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    And they only allowed male patients because they're more
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    male nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bonta's topic in Men in Nursing

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    male nurses

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to bonta's topic in Men in Nursing

    The idea behind selective acceptance/hiring practices is to even the playing field for people who have to fight harder just to get considered. White males are the LEAST likely to be facing an uphill...
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    Meaning of your username?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I once heard a unit secretary answer an internal phone call "ICU, do you see
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    Are we over-reacting?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to RainMom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC/SAR where I spent my first year as a nurse was not a good place, but it had a locked Alzheimer's unit (still walking & talking, but mental and behavioral issues, and maybe 1/3 were...
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    Preparing for Doctor's Office/Outpatient Position?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm considering a transition to an outpatient setting to reduce the toll that nursing has taken on my body. I'm guessing that my most likely options are transferring within the network if things go...
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    Meaning of your username?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    My brain converts it to "merlot" every
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    Is this a hipaa violation?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to NurseRatchedTheBest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Leaving aside that you're claiming you don't know if sharing a patient name is a HIPAA violation... There are HIPAA violations and then there's bad behavior. If you chat about a patient in an...
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    when you feel creeped out

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    You said "No, you cannot refuse care because you can't stand the guy." But you're allowed to refuse to administer a medication when the parameters for administration (according to available...
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    Meaning of your username?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Are we compact or
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    Female vs male patients

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That does kind of describe nursing,
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm never eating popcorn
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    Let's have some fun!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    You're the Dakin's in my infected sore, the oxy when I cry "No more!" You're the clouds over my grass, the smoke over my fire, the NG tube that won't come off its wire. "Get it wet before you put it...
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    Let's have some fun!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

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    when you feel creeped out

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    The guy who kept yelling "DEEPER" over and over as I was inserting his bisacodyl suppository. He often had "constipation" and I lucked out that no one had charted his BMs for several days and could...
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    when you feel creeped out

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    Occasionally a patient comes along that things nurses should have to submit to sexual harassment or assault. It's not fair that they are allowed to commit assault and battery while their nurses are...
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    Female vs male patients

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Male, 30s, nausea & vomiting. "Probably another ETOH withdrawal," I grumbled to myself, then berated myself for being prejudiced. But WAS another ETOH withdrawal. A fellow who told me he hadn't...