3ringnursing BSN

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    I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    3ringnursing replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    If particulate matter was inhaled into your sinuses, or got onto your soft pallet, it's theoretically possible that it could account for the taste. How about you try a neti pot to flush it out to see...
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    I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    3ringnursing replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A coworker and dear friend endured a chest woundvac last year after a routine appliance placement went haywire and extruded itself from her chestwall. She had several surgical revisions ending up with...
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    Becoming Dad: An Humbling Birth Experience of a New Father and Nurse

    3ringnursing replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with my BSN 7 months pregnant, drove to Phoenix to sit the last pencil and paper NCLEX 1 1/2 months later, then delivered my only child at 27 years old via C-section 2 weeks afterward....
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    I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    3ringnursing replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know at one time I felt the same way when I first became a RN … then one day I became very sick, and suffered such severe pain I wished I would die. Suddenly I was on the other side of...
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    To Tell or Not To Tell

    3ringnursing replied to MiAmorPickles's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a Vencor years ago when I had only been a RN for a couple of years and we acquired a CNA via agency who eventually signed on as staff. He had worked as a medic in the military and had some...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    3ringnursing replied to OldDude's topic in School

    It's actual footage from the OldDude Institute of Head Lice Studies (aka: ODIoHLS). It's federally funded data found here:
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    3ringnursing replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Not sure if you have kids and ever watched Invader Zim, but there is a whole episode about the dreaded "Lice Queen" (she moves from school to school, laying eggs and infesting all the children with...
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    Suspended for a Medication Error

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Beth. This article is beautiful, in a scary messed up way, because we all have been there, done that. The eloquence of the way this went down paints a very vivid picture. And I think I am safe to...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    3ringnursing replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Maybe if the teacher comes clean and finally requests a lice check through the proper channels you can convince her they are Yucatan head
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    3ringnursing replied to OldDude's topic in School

    I bet you're right. My favorite clinical instructor, a critical care clinical instructor, told me more than 20 years ago me she & her girlfriend lived in Hawaii for a bit of time. They lived in a...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    3ringnursing replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Cockroaches do the whole whacky, waving, flailing, inflatable tube-man thing too when stuck on their backs. We found a GIANT beast in the med room one day stuck on it's back, waving all it's hairy...
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    3ringnursing replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    A lip scrub will help get rid of dry, flakey skin on lips. Jelly Pong Pong has a yummy coffee and coconut sugar based lip scrub that will help keep your lips silky smooth: "A shea butter-based lip...
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    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    3ringnursing replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Oh, dear Lord. God bless you and all school nurses. I would think your judgement trumps family members who may be thinking in terms of dollars & cents, and not what may be best for their little...
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    3ringnursing replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are so kind. Thank you, and hugs right back (I sure needed that virtual hug too). I hope you recover soon. I'd bring you homemade chicken soup if I
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    3ringnursing replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    Doh!
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    3ringnursing replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a death in the family. This sounds simple enough, but it wasn't. My dad's youngest brother was actually my close friend too. He lived out of state: his daughter (not a friend) waited 87 days to...
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    The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    3ringnursing replied to I.Am.A.Nurse.'s topic in Nurse Management

    Being middle management sounds tough - stuck in the middle, on call 24/7, and not paid nearly enough. My supervisor is in the same boat: back in school working on her doctorate, 2 young girls grade...
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    Flu Shot or Mask?

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm unable to get the flu vax either due to a chronic health condition. I work from home, therefore never see a live patient in the flesh any more, but every year - every single year - my...
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    From the other side...nurses as patients.

    3ringnursing replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are feeling better now. It is a horrifying experience being on the receiving end of health care. And we all learn something from
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    3ringnursing replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    How dare you present anything educational, or draw something anatomically correct! Bad nurse!
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    A Waiting Room Christmas Story

    3ringnursing replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful story! That was like a Christmas gift. Thank you so
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    How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    3ringnursing replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Probably the masses would say "a really bad stomach ache". :) Your lingo screams:
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    How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    3ringnursing replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. I'm very conscientious anyway, but I find I second and third guess
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    Overweight RN talked about

    3ringnursing replied to VegGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Imagining this scenario playing out hurts my heart. It's no fun being singled out and mocked for any reason. Being on the receiving end of ridicule and scorn is a painful experience - adult or
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    HELP! Threats to call BON!

    3ringnursing replied to Nechic01's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds scary. What a whacko. I'm so sorry for the hell you are being put through. I know you're worried about your license and potential reputation as a future NP, but I think of even greater...