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1. Ethical Question About Pacemaker

   breaktime replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   I agree with limaRN. I see this as no different than extubating a pt when withdrawing care. You are stopping a medical treatment/intervention that a pt no longer wants. It's not like you are smothering a pt with a pillow (in the case of extubation). ...

2. patient load on your neuro floor

   breaktime replied to KittyinNj's topic in Neurological

   I work in pediatrics so I can only comment on that and not adults. Further, my ICU handles all types of patients with the exception (generally) of cardiac patients as we have a separate ICU for that. We are a well known hospital when it comes to neur...

3. Comparing A Nurses' Salary

   breaktime replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   I live in the southeast and make a little over 50K per year as a relatively new nurse (been working here for 1.5 years, first job out of school). That is actually a bit lower than the other hospital systems in my immediate area but I work at the hosp...

4. Our Death-Defying, Death-Denying Society

   breaktime replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism

   I agree with both of the above posters. I think people should be educated about their options in end-of-life care and death should probably be something we think about more in our society. However I also agree that changes need to happen elsewhere be...

5. How much does a bag of fluids cost?

   breaktime replied to kk2021's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Just another example of how nursing has become a cash cow for so many schools, and they are milking that teat for all it's worth.

6. Do Other Professionals Skip Restroom Breaks And Meals?

   breaktime replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   I keep reading how the people complaining are Martyr Mary and yet generally it is within the same post people say you can find time to take a break. No, YOU can find time to take a break, that doesn't mean every other nurse out there does, as people ...

7. Do Other Professionals Skip Restroom Breaks And Meals?

   breaktime replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   In several of your posts you state, where do you work that _____. I work in a PICU, and 2 minutes with no one watching my patients is absolutely enough time for them to decompensate and die. Besides the fact that it is our unit policy you don't walk ...

8. 3rd shift clinical...Will i get enough experience?

   breaktime replied to newbieRN724's topic in General Students

   I did my preceptorship on nights and loved it. It is true things are a little different on nights. You will probably get fewer admissions on average than if you on dayshift. You'll also see the docs a little less (on the floor, the other services if ...

9. Sedation Woes...

   breaktime replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in PICU

   Our usual gtts are also fent and versed, with precedex often being the next added agent if needed and of course the pt doesn't brady on us. We don't have a 24 hour rule with precedex, only with propofol for the reason mentioned above so it is only us...

10. Why I don't tell my family...

    breaktime replied to umcRN's topic in PICU

    I agree with all of you, family members, friends, and whoever else we talk to who doesn't work in a similar field just don't get it. Luckily for me my family doesn't ask too many questions, and can handle a short, unspecific description of a bad day....

11. School Nursing Practicum - how to translate into acute setting?

    breaktime replied to Unesdala's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with the above posters. I think you might be surprised at how medically complex some of these kids are today, and yet they are managed primarily outside a hospital setting. Seeing kids like that who do a lot of their own care (e.g. a 7 yr old...

12. Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    breaktime replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    Personally anyone who thinks an ambiguous med order is OK scares me a little. "All nurses" know Bactrim is Bactrim SS? If both medications (SS and DS) are in the formulary, I would want to know which one specifically was ordered. I'm a nurse and woul...

13. Pre-cepting

    breaktime replied to NSGstudent12's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would say go for OB if that's what you want. For one thing, after spending more clinical time there you will have a better idea of whetehr or not it is really what you want to do. Also, as someone else mentioned, with new grad jobs being so scarce ...

14. Confused, need your help

    breaktime replied to futuredream's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually even possible to test for a license in another state, while you're still living in CA. Just call the BON for the state you plan on moving to and they can explain the process. It generally takes slightly longer than testing for your home...

15. One year later....words of wisdom for new grads

    breaktime replied to joanna73's topic in New Nurse

    Good advice, all of it. I would add that it is important (and difficult at first) to make an effort to remember you are taking care of pts, not just performing a series of tasks. What I mean by that is when you're very task-oriented, as most new nurs...