NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I will not set fire to myself to keep you
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    Favorite Motivational Quote

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    If it doesn't, you need surgery
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    ETOH withdrawal patient on a med surg unit was reaching forward over his mattress, rubbing his fingers, and clicking his tongue. I asked him what he was doing. "Calling my rabbits." A gentleman back...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You never know when you're going to slip on a roller skate and land on something long and
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Code blue, I am dying of
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "If you don't learn to behave, we're going to have to put you in some kind of home!" Said one resident to another in the locked memory care facility where I
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    New Grad Tele job no contract vs OR Fellowship 3 year contract

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to SAS2016's topic in General Nursing

    When I've looked into the OR, in my area there has been 6 months of training. Talk to someone about individualizing the length of orientation if you're not comfortable near the end of your training....
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    IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    You've said all of that before. I asked a direct question about how this applies to your personal nursing
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    IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm sure in context that IVP means IV piggyback. What's your work situation? I have a hard time picturing you on an inpatient unit implementing this practice, especially since I've never seen any...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    On many patients I've had,
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    This is off the original topic but I think follows where the thread has been going. I once had a confused patient pee in his drinking cup. Don't worry, he didn't drink it. I found it on the floor at...
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 1

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Probably because the flu shot is required by most healthcare employers and increased frequency means increased risk. And the story is about an actual experience with the flu
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    Any ED nurses looking for a job?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to klone's topic in Emergency

    I'm recovering from a lifting injury and hope to return to non-clinic nursing within a year or so. Moving is potentially on the menu, and the PNW and Colorado (where I see you've previously worked)...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I push to break the seal before touching the cap. Can even be done before unwrapping the
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    i had a similarly unpleasant experience at my first nursing job in LTC/SAR. A resident's urinary catheter was not draining well due to sediment and there was an order to flush it. I did not properly...
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    April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Let me get you something for those muscle
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    April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Oh my gah. People can be so
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    How do you feel about being a nurse?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, but how to get the coveted OR position without experience?
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Why would people need "special circumstances" to see the body of a loved
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    Washing scrubs?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    I use oxy clean and I've heard good things about vinegar. Whatever antiperspirant you use, put it on before bedtime for the best result. Certain Dry roll-on is the closest to the prescription stuff...
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    How do you feel about being a nurse?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    How do I feel about being a nurse? Disillusioned. Broken. Bitter. Obsession with customer satisfaction instead of safe care, no support staff, bad ratios, unresponsive doctors, unsupportive managers....
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    Will nursing wreck my hands?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Good golly! Organic does not mean easy on the skin. Definitely use gloves when subjecting yourself to contact with harsh chemicals. I always have a box of nitrile gloves at home for cleaning
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    I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    The fears may be overblown, but I don't think they're entirely unfounded. My first nursing year was a similar short orientation trial by fire LTC/SAR position. I left after the SECOND preventable...
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    "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats, OC! May the high
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    Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I know there are different degrees of both risk and actual harm inflicted on a case by case basis, but the original article's link included a case where a patient did actually