Sparrow23

Sparrow23

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  1. Hey everyone. My friend just finished med school and will be starting her residency soon. I'm putting together a little gift for her and one of the things I wanted to do is give her a list of "survival tips" from the nursing point of view. What thing...
  2. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

    Keep a little vial of peppermint oil (or mint extract used for baking) with you. Place a few drops in a mask and wear that for extra-smelly tasks.
  3. Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    I had the same thing happen to me. Had never fainted in my life and never had a problem with any bodily fluids/surgeries/etc. Then one day boom: fainted and threw up, and then passed out again. Came to and was given juice, threw up again as soon as I...
  4. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    One lil old lady (quoting a goodness-knows-how-old book): "Salt water cures cancer." So THAT'S why we give most everyone NS, eh? If only...
  5. What does an RN REALLY do?

    Am I the only one who's confused as to why the OP is passing meds as a CNA? Does this happen often?? eep... (To the OP, everyone else has summed it up nicely: nursing is hard (and dirty) but yes, rewarding in it's own way. If you are not 100% in it, ...
  6. Uniform color by discipline

    I really like it. When random people come up to me and ask what's going on with my pt, I can actually tell them pertinent information instead of... oh say telling the dietitian how well the pt is ambulating after mistaking them for PT, or mistaking t...
  7. My advice: Be the bigger person. If you feel you cannot work there, then find another place and leave with your head held high. Don't prove her right by making a big scene. You can handle this in a professional manner and still let her know that you ...
  8. BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    For my area, yeah, it matters. Very few of the hospitals are hiring ADNs here, and the ones that are... well, they are definitely not the nicest places to work. A friend of mine has her ADN and she is having such a hard time finding a decent place to...
  9. Modified self-scheduling has to go (IMHO)

    Don't get rid of my self-scheduling! Ever! I love it :) Granted, out system is computerized and we can see as we schedule ourselves which days are filled up and which are understaffed, so we all try to be flexible and fill in. Works perfectly. And we...
  10. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    Never has happened to me but happens to a friend quite often where she works. They usually disappear and then are brought back to the ER later on in the shift, drunk. They're A&O so more of just an extreme annoyance than anything.
  11. how many shifts in a row?

    8 in a row once (though one was an 8 and one a double). Wanted to die. Now I even dread going in for a 3rd day.
  12. Two-minus-one pregnancy

    And I kinda wanted to smack Octo-mom upside the head for not making this choice.
  13. CHG vs Alcohol pad with blood cultures

    I just learned this. Apparently the CHG can actually go into the bottle and kill some of the potential bacterial cultures giving false results. I can't point you in the direction of any particular studies; I was just told that some studies were showi...
  14. Med/surg? Different at different places?

    Definitely different in different places! First med-surg job was a h*!! hole of pure insanity (but loved my coworkers at least). Love the place I'm at now and it is the exact same type of med-surg floor I was on before.
  15. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    And to ICUenthusiast, no offense meant with my previous post as I see you do have this disorder. I am happy that those meds have worked for you. I just really really hate those ads!