traveler85

traveler85 specializes in med-surg.

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1. Night Shift

   traveler85 replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

   I worked night shift for a year and a half. Here's what I can think of off the top of my head: 1. Light blocking curtains - these are a must for sleeping during the day. 2. There will be some nights that things are slow. For the most part, however, ...

2. Hot coffee or tea & MRSA?

   traveler85 replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

   So this is how we are exposed to all those nasty bugs and keep from getting sick - we're all too jacked up on coffee! Exciting news, I must say, as now I have an excuse to continue feeding my Starbucks habit

3. Co-worker passed away. Bad day at work

   traveler85 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so sorry for your loss. I will be keeping you, your co-workers, and her family in my prayers.

4. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

   traveler85 replied to mindlor's topic in Relations

   AprilFresh, It is not about the actual act itself. I have no problem whatsoever getting a patient a drink, or an extra blanket, or a snack. What I do have a problem with is when said patient is calling me into the room every 5 minutes (even though e...

5. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

   traveler85 replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

   I NEVER give any type of insulin without first checking BG. I had a brittle diabetic once that bottomed out every morning, even after receiving only Lantus (her blood sugar at HS was somewhere around 140).

6. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

   traveler85 replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in May 2008, licensed in August. I had a job lined up upon graduation at the hospital/unit where I precepted. Worked there for a year and a half, left due to burn out and issues in my home life, and have not been able to find another nurs...

7. Nurses with PCOS? Or Advice?

   traveler85 replied to Aly529's topic in Stress 101

   ALY529, I am so sorry to hear all this. To be honest, I do not have any experience with this, so I cannot give any advice. I do want to let you know that I will be keeping you in my prayers. I wish you the best.

8. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   traveler85 replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   I spent 18 months as a nurse and never found the right way to cope. The hospital I was at was in transition of being taken over by another, we lost our manager 3 months after I started, the director (who happened to have her little brown nose stuck w...

9. Prayers Needed

   traveler85 replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

   Praying for you both :heartbeat

10. A Tribute To Those We Care For

    traveler85 replied to Laurab14's topic in Geriatric

    Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

11. Nurses,say you had the chance to choose another career,which one would you choose ?

    traveler85 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Initial dream: do nursing, then go on to be a doctor (starting to rethink that one...) Dream job: food critic, wine taster, artist, painter, writer, or maybe just an internet job that I could work from home. Acheived dream job: my friend and I are o...

12. Blaming the nurse

    traveler85 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nuclear Med has gone home for the day and refuses to come in to run a scan - nurses fault

13. Normal SQBS, critically low venous BS?

    traveler85 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way the finger was still wet from the alcohol wipe? I've seen that make a difference in glucose readings

14. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    traveler85 replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

    The veins. I'm always looking at people's veins. I have one friend that gets so weirded out by it. :) I also have a tendency to take note of what prescription medications my friends and family are on and speculate the reason why they are taking it

15. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    traveler85 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Humor

    I'm not a grammar nazi per se, but I do ask that whatever is written at the very least be legible. I can't tell you how much it irks me to see multiple mispellings, multiple words missing, and so little punctuation that the entire paragraph looks to ...