PinkRocksLikeMe

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1. Texting while doing patient care?

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to klone's topic in Relations

   OK, this is totally UNACCEPTABLE and taking a picture because you don't have a pen?? That just screams unproffesional! I have to admit one day my watch stop working and I pulled my phone out to use the stopwatch, but I explained to the patient what...

2. Will they hold my first career against me?

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to Curlygirl9195's topic in Pre-Nursing

   No girl, your fine

3. What is the hardest course you have ever taken and why?

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to ginna121's topic in Pre-Nursing

   CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY Did I say Chemistry? LOL I LOVED pysch and I have made awesome grades, then hit chem like a brick wall, having to take class over!

4. What can they do?

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to RachRN66's topic in Disabilities

   The only med I see that is label to treat bi-polar is Seroquel if I am not mistaken, I am not a nurse but a EMT, so please educate me if I am wrong. Tney are probably talking about xanax and ambien and Adderall, because it is almost like your taken ...

5. SWFl RN Looking For Help

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to golf23rog's topic in Recovery

   "TSH"....Ok can you tell I am tired LOL...I meant THC....I don't think they are worried about your thyroid right this second....

6. Don't you hate those bad IV days?

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

   Sorry I just ASSumed and you know what they say about that....

7. Medication error scenario

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

   I would say since it is YOUR responsibility to do the 5 rights it is every single nurse that gave the wrong dosage.

8. The things I wonder...

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am not questioning the fact that some problems do NOT need to be treated at a "minute clinic" I don't think the OP was saying no one should come to the clinic, if so she would not have a job. I do not see the problem though with a sports physical....

9. SWFl RN Looking For Help

   PinkRocksLikeMe replied to golf23rog's topic in Recovery

   Also wanted to say this, I dont know anything about hair follicle testing but can it tell WHEN you took the percocet, if so I would ask them to review that to see that you did not have it in your system in tthe timeframe they are investigating.

10. SWFl RN Looking For Help

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to golf23rog's topic in Recovery

    You will get a job, I will keep you in my prayers about this situation. The only thing I can add is maybe the TSH wasn't the biggest issue but the percocet was. You said they were going off a claim that a patient made about not getting PAIN medicat...

11. Don't you hate those bad IV days?

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Ok girlie, Stop the beating up of yourself!! We ALL have these days. This is what happens to me, if O have IV sticks that do not go well in the 1st hour or so of my shift, the rest of my entire shift is doomed and I feel sorry for the patients to ...

12. Nursing Student with a Drug Addiction

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to VanessaLee13's topic in Recovery

    Stay out of it. Pink

13. First Med Error Blues...

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey, bless your heart. You did what you were told to do by the senior nurse and the doctor. I would just document everything and how it played out for yourself and know all nurses make med errors, it is just a matter of time. And the ones tha...

14. Needing encouragement, trying to get past being fired a few years ago.....

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    First of all I want to say I am so sorry to you for what you are dealing with in your home. I am going through the same thing and it is hard to come to work acting like everything is OK when you are dying inside, I was married 17 years, still am but...

15. Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    PinkRocksLikeMe replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you got let go from your job but I wanted to say the most disturbing thing about your post is that your husband saying you are not cut out to be a RN, what inda crap is that?? I hope you don't believe that, you need support right now in...